Cobain Continues: A Kurt Cobain Survives Collaborative Timeline

November 18, 2003-Michael Jackson's latest album, Xscape, is released. It features some new songs and some leftovers from the Invincible sessions. The lead single is the R. Kelly-penned "One More Chance." Kelly, for his part is awaiting trial on charges of indecent exposure and sexual urination on an underaged girl.

November 24, 2003-Nirvana plays a set in the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy.
 
November 28th, 2003: After returning from their Dixie Dope tour, Nirvana surprises everyone by hosting another Unplugged concert in New York City, their second in 10 years. The track listing for the concert is as follows:

1. You Know You're Right
2. Sammy Sendoff Says Hi
3. Aloner Clan
4. Greatolfredumlovin'homohatingboozieusin'potperusinmerica
5. Dixie Dope
6. The Horrifying Husb
7. Pearls in Chains
8. Shannon's Shanty
9. Anyone Still Here?
10. Negative Creep
11. Blew
12. Hbush Hastily Exits
13. Mr. Tambourine Man (Cover, originally by Bob Dylan)
14. Time of Your Life (Cover, originally by Green Day)

(The songs are not necessarily performed in this order)
 
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I remember in 2004, there was a pair of albums called "Rock Against Bush". I think that those albums will exist ITTL, but they'll have a somewhat different roster of bands (the original albums had mainly punk bands).
 
December 1, 2003-The Democratic Party announces a decision to stick only on Congressional and gubernatorial races in 2004 should Ron Paul primary Bush, leaving the race between Paul and Zappa. In the event that Paul doesn't primary Bush, Al Gore looks to be the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination.

(I forgot to ask: how does the California recall election end up ITTL? Does Arnold still win?)
 
October 18, 2003-Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger overwhelmingly wins the California gubernatorial recall election.

December 2, 2003-Nirvana receives and invite to Schwarzenegger's first State of the State Address.
 
(No, because they have a sense of how horribly Arnold will fuck up the state's finances by eliminating that car tax. Also, should they do the Super Bowl instead of Janet Jackson?)
 
(Maybe the equivalent is a charged political message, and Republicans demanding an FCC intervention because of it)
 
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