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  I think that too many people always talk about the legacy of Nirvana, and
how the band effected and influenced them.  Of course I too like hearing
things of that nature mentioned, but I would much rather hear people's
experiences and stories about the band instead of  more of the same articles
that have been dug into the ground ever since the band's demise.  So let me
tell you of my own personal stories, as I have never shared these with anyone
really ever before.  I hope you find this an interesting read.  I feel I have
to get this out there, help other people do more of the same like this than
just repeat the cliche terms that have already been burned into our minds.
Many times I wished I paid more attention back then, as most of my memories
have been in the wake of the band, and not back when Nirvana was literally
everywhere in our society.

  Let me just state a few facts.  In the height of Nirvana's success I was
around the age of 11 and 12, and basically just getting turned on to all the
great music that would await me in the upcoming months.  At the time I
probably was more interested in cartoons and things then seeing the latest
trends on MTV.  But I can remember a few cool stories.  I remember seeing
Nirvana's live performance of "Lithium" on the 1992 MTV VMA.  They must have
showed it quite a few times because I remember even being at a friends house,
and telling him to wait for the end of the performance where Krist throws his
bass guitar up in the air and gets smashed in the head.  Then to watch for
Kurt to come along not realizing what happened and kick him in the butt while
Krist is still down on the ground.  I know I always realized were not like
most others bands, and there was something special to them.  I missed out on
going to the Nirvana concert 11/27/93 in Miami, but I do remember hearing the
commercials being played on the radio.  If I knew what lied ahead, I would
have made it a point to make it there.  But we all have regrets like that in
our lives don't we?

  But the day I will never forget is the day I turned on MTV, April 8th, 1994.
I was at my grandparents house, and there were special reports being flashed
on the screen.  Kurt Loder was there, telling everyone that Kurt Cobain died
of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.  I don't remember crying, I just remember
being in a major shock.  I had never really heard any story similar to it with
a celebrity before.  I kept watching while Nirvana's videos were played.  I
recognized many of them, but at the time I don't think I had ever seen the In
Bloom or Sliver videos.  That's when it really started to sink in what a loss
had just occured.  That was also the first day I ever heard the name Courtney
Love.  A guy with Rolling Stone magazine was there with Mr. Loder, and I
listened to what he had to say.  In the upcoming months, I bought the
Nevermind album on cassette, maybe the first album I had ever ever bought on
my own and loved every song on there.  I was surprised to see Kurt flicking me
off when I opened the thing up! 

  I then started buying up every Nirvana album on CD once I got my CD Player a
few months later and putting them in.  I got In Utero that Christmas, (same
day as I got my cd player) and listened to it that night.  It was such a
departure from the other album.  It was one of those albums that you can't
take all in on the first listen.  It has to be listened to a few times before
you can really appreciate it.  Nirvana quickly became my favorite band.  Then
when I got a computer two years later, I discovered the internet.  It was so
exciting to find so much information that  I would have never found out about
them otherwise.  For the next two years after that I tried to get my hands on
whatever I could find.  I started buying Nirvana items through magazines, and
got quite a collection of books, t-shirts, cd's, and videos of the band.  I
started various websites.  Nirvana will always be my favorite band, but lately
I have found myself calming down on how much time and money I spend on them.
I don't want to be an over obsessed fan.  If anything comes out new, through
Geffen, I'll be the first in line, but until that day I'll stay where I am.  I
think I know and have more than enough stuff from one band to last me a
lifetime.  I'll never forget what Nirvana means to me, and I hope any of you
never do either.

-Brian Peterson
The Nirvana Information Archive
http://members.aol.com/WPeter4105/index.html

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