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Rolling Bones
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Oct 26, 2006, 12:34 PM
 
Cobain trumps the King for moneymaking power beyond the grave.

"Angst-ridden grunge rocker Kurt Cobain has pushed Elvis into second place in a list of highest-earning dead celebrities, with the late Nirvana frontman raking in 50 million dollars in the past year."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061024...c_061024193010

Sh!t! Even Dr. Seuess made 11 million smackeroos last year

Here's some funny comments.

http://www.drudge.com/news/86820/big...is-kurt-cobain

My favourite:

"Elvis was much bigger then Kurt. By 300 lbs at least."
     
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Oct 26, 2006, 12:36 PM
 
Yeah, I saw this yesterday.

I would have entitled it, "Dead people make more money than you."
     
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Oct 26, 2006, 12:39 PM
 
They'll be digging me up to fleece more off my bones.
     
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Oct 26, 2006, 12:56 PM
 
BTW who do you think is better Kurt or Elvis?
For me Kurt Cobain wins by far
     
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Oct 26, 2006, 01:01 PM
 
We'll see how well he sells 30 years after his death and 50 years after his heyday.
     
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Oct 26, 2006, 01:02 PM
 
Originally Posted by tboparis View Post
BTW who do you think is better Kurt or Elvis?
For me Kurt Cobain wins by far
Cobain at least wrote his own music. Elvis was more of a performer than a writer.
     
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Oct 26, 2006, 01:03 PM
 
Originally Posted by tboparis View Post
BTW who do you think is better Kurt or Elvis?
For me Kurt Cobain wins by far
For you it would be Kurt, that's understandable. You were alive in that time. However, if you lived through both, you would probably go with Elvis.
I like my water with hops, malt, hops, yeast, and hops.
     
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Oct 26, 2006, 01:05 PM
 
Well I don't think Kurt's sales will last but I still think that he has acheived more than Elvis
     
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Oct 26, 2006, 01:07 PM
 
Elvis is alive, dammit!!!
     
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Oct 26, 2006, 01:09 PM
 
Originally Posted by Rumor View Post
For you it would be Kurt, that's understandable. You were alive in that time. However, if you lived through both, you would probably go with Elvis.
I think that you're right. If I had been around during Elvis I would probably today say that I preffered him than Kurt.
     
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Oct 26, 2006, 01:12 PM
 
Originally Posted by Rolling Bones View Post
Elvis is alive, dammit!!!
I like my water with hops, malt, hops, yeast, and hops.
     
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Oct 26, 2006, 01:20 PM
 
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That was his best movie. Better than "Stay Away Joe."
     
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Oct 26, 2006, 01:22 PM
 
It was good, but the Evil Dead series was great.
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Oct 26, 2006, 08:39 PM
 
Originally Posted by tboparis View Post
BTW who do you think is better Kurt or Elvis?
For me Kurt Cobain wins by far
They both suck(ed).
     
   
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