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Kurt Cobain’s Green Cardigan from ‘Unplugged’ Performance Sells for Record-Breaking $334K
ktla ^ | 10/26/2019

Posted on 10/27/2019 7:42:16 AM PDT by BenLurkin

Not only did the final sale amount exceed expectations — set between $200,000 and $300,000 — it’s the most expensive sweater ever sold at an auction, according to Julien’s Auctions, which held the event.

The sweater has sentimental value for a lot of fans. The “Unplugged” concert is considered one of the band’s best performances, and it made the thrift-store cardigan iconic.

The cardigan has never been washed since the concert and has all the original stains...

His custom, left-handed Fender Mustang guitar, used during Nirvana’s “In Utero” tour in 1993, sold for $340,000.

Meanwhile, Elvis Presley’s 1976 Harley Davidson XLH Sportster 1000 motorcycle went for $106,250. His 1974 Mercedes-Benz 450 SL Gold Coupe sold for $125,000, according to the auction house.

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1 posted on 10/27/2019 7:42:16 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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Sweater: money better spent on feeding the poor and hungry.IMO


2 posted on 10/27/2019 7:54:37 AM PDT by duckman ( Not tired of winning!)
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To: BenLurkin

I was never that big a fan of Nirvana for whatever reason.

I prefer Alice in Chains.


3 posted on 10/27/2019 7:55:54 AM PDT by chris37
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Man in the Box
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1i5HaQV9ck


4 posted on 10/27/2019 8:02:42 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: chris37

Jennifer Lopez in a
Mud Wrestling Pit!
.
That’s what I Like.


5 posted on 10/27/2019 8:14:24 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (Despised by the Despicable!)
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To: BenLurkin

Scroll down at the link and get your own green sweater for less $$, lol.


6 posted on 10/27/2019 8:18:57 AM PDT by gloryblaze
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To: BenLurkin
The cardigan has never been washed since the concert and has all the original stains...

First world problems...with this extra $400,000 from daddy's trust fund that I have lying around, not doing much of anything, should I use it to buy this dirty sweater from some dead rock star or do I try to get Monica Lewinsky's stained dress instead?

Decisions, decisions.

7 posted on 10/27/2019 8:19:51 AM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: BenLurkin

Seven replies and no one has chimed in with a “never heard of him” yet.


8 posted on 10/27/2019 8:27:26 AM PDT by Atticus
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To: chris37
I prefer Alice in Chains

Yep.

9 posted on 10/27/2019 8:30:35 AM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: BenLurkin

Thanks very much!

Down in a Hole acoustic live-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWK0kqjPSVI

This is my favorite selection by Alice in Chains.


10 posted on 10/27/2019 9:10:06 AM PDT by chris37
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To: BenLurkin

You could buy a little getaway condo or a beach cottage. Dumb, but not my money.


11 posted on 10/27/2019 9:22:27 AM PDT by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: chris37

Pearl Jam. Love


12 posted on 10/27/2019 9:24:14 AM PDT by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!)
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Oh yeah. Pearl Jam is great!

Just Breathe live-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo-UKCxCglg

This is my favorite performance by Pearl Jam.


13 posted on 10/27/2019 9:30:41 AM PDT by chris37
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To: duckman

Still better than some Boomer paying millions for some piece of crap that the Beatles once touched.


14 posted on 10/27/2019 10:16:05 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Spktyr

The Beatles suck.


15 posted on 10/27/2019 10:40:46 AM PDT by shelterguy
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To: shelterguy

Plus I wouldn’t give 34 cents for something cobain had.


16 posted on 10/27/2019 10:41:45 AM PDT by shelterguy
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To: BenLurkin

Most overrated band in history.


17 posted on 10/27/2019 10:42:45 AM PDT by Phillyred
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To: duckman
Sweater: money better spent on feeding the poor and hungry.IMO

There's nobody starving in America.

18 posted on 10/27/2019 10:48:56 AM PDT by Drew68
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I'm with you about AIC over Nirvana. Shame about Layne Staley in his later years though, according to this article....

Recording Layne’s vocals was difficult because of the loss of his teeth, which resulted in a lisp that affected his speech and singing ability. Consequently, they tried to stay away from lyrics that accentuated his lisp. “It was kind of hard to do that, because it shows up pretty much everywhere on those tracks. But it was easy for me because Layne and I got along really well. So I didn’t have any problem with him at all. It was just a matter of getting him into the studio, having him sit down and get creative.”

19 posted on 10/27/2019 10:52:45 AM PDT by Textide (Lord, grant that I may always be right, for thou knowest I am hard to turn. ~ Scotch-Irish prayer)
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“There’s nobody starving in America.”
You might change your mind if you volunteered to give time to a local ‘Food Pantry’ or feed the homeless who have fallen on hard ties especially on the holidays. Just sayin’.


20 posted on 10/27/2019 11:01:54 AM PDT by duckman ( Not tired of winning!)
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