Cobain Continues: A Kurt Cobain Survives Collaborative Timeline

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February 2003-The surviving members of The Doors form a new group, The Doors of the 21st Century, to play the music again. They are backed by Angelo Barbera, the bassist in Robby Krieger's band, Ty Dennis, the drummer, who fills when John Densmore is unable to play, and Ian Astbury of The Cult on lead vocals.
 
(Broadcast regulations become more liberalized, but they ensure net neutrality cannot be touched before they fade away)
 
July 25, 2003-While on a co-headlining tour with Kiss, Aerosmith lead vocalist Steven Tyler pens a letter expressing disappointment in the rebranding, especially since Disney Imagineers did not consult the band over this move.

July 27, 2003-Cobain addresses the affair. "I honestly could care less about being part of this attraction. It certainly isn't something I imagined doing."
 
July 30th, 2003: The Cobains take a family trip to Disney World, with Kurt and Frances particularly enjoying the Rock-N-Rollercoaster, contrary to his earlier statement.
 
December 6, 2003-As the last planned show of 2003, Nirvana plays a concert at the Gorge Amphitheatre, filmed and recorded for a live release. In addition, on this day, Virgin Records releases the separate shows from the summer 2001 Middle Eastern concerts in a box set.
 
December 8th, 2003: Conservatives across America are disgusted by the release of the Live Intuition: Middle East box set, believing that Nirvana is supporting Islamic terrorism.
 
December 10, 2003-Nirvana pens a statement to counter this response. "We always intended for these shows to be released. They would've been a Christmas gift two years ago, but Universal was determined not to make waves. However, at this point, this is exactly what we should be doing. It's a statement of solidarity for innocent people caught in the crossfire."
 
December 12th, 2003: President Bush announces that the United States is planning an additional military invasion and occupation, this time in Saudi Arabia to overthrow the Islamic government present in the country.
 
December 15, 2003-Senator Hillary Clinton gives a speech condemning President Bush's actions. "More than ever, President Bush and his administration is acting erratically, and without any thought for the consequences. Iraq is not any better because of our involvement, it's far worse. New terrorist groups, those who think al-Qaeda is too tame, are filling the void left behind. And the President refuses to engage our resources to seriously track down Osama bin Laden, the supposed reason for the War on Terror."
 
December 18th, 2003: In a small compound near Abbattobad, Pakistan, Osama Bin Laden is found dead, with Arabic symbols carved into his head. A U.S appointed linguist decodes the message as reading: "ISIS IS THE TRUE SERVANT TO ALLAH!".
 
December 19, 2003-The Bush Administration tries to spin this as a victory for their side, and that their strategy is working. Many however, correctly point out that bin Laden was not killed in a U.S. military operation, and there is simply no reason to take the credit.
 
December 22nd, 2003: Tim Burton begins producing a film adaption of the Maurice Sendak book Where the Wild Things Are. Layne Staley is approached to voice Carol, the head wild thing.
 
December 25, 2003-A massive, career-spanning Van Halen box set is announced by Warner Bros. It is announced that to commemorate this milestone, a "Best Of Both Worlds" tour featuring both David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar will be held.
 
January 2, 2004-Nirvana is confirmed to be performing at this year's Lollapalooza as the headliner. Combined with their Super Bowl performance the following month, Nirvana has well and truly arrived at the top of the game.

January 3, 2004-Ron Paul's poll numbers begin to truly surge within the crowds of voting Republicans, becoming the most popular primary candidate of all time. President Bush, meanwhile, is clearly failing to even start momentum, let alone maintain it.
 
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