While the Internet's grunge fansites may be abuzz about Krist Novoselic's admission that there will be NO MORE Nirvana rarities releases (hey, not like we needed 'em anyway), the big news for us at the Duty is Krist Novoselic's admission that he's the Master of his local Grange Hall. Whoa! How 'bout that? The Grange Hall! The Master! That guy from Nirvana is now the guy you call when you're trying to book your neice's quinceanera or host your county-wide Bingo tourney. Ha! How great is that?
I kinda wanted to make fun of the fact that the same dude who precipitated a major musical and cultural shift is now arguing with retirees about who's on Thursday's litter detail at the local playground, but the truth is that when I think about how the guy who not only precipitated my own obsession with things like Dinosaur Jr and the Electrical Audio forum, but also got my friends to check out Jello Biafra, punk rock, and sharecropper blues I think that the K to the Nov is the noblest cat around for dedicating his time to betterin' his community instead of putting out shitty records and living off his legacy rehashing tired Cobain nostalgia. In fact, I'm pretty glad to live in a world where a guy like this, a guy who could be knee-deep in promotions for yet another steadicam-shot Nirvana dvd comp is instead only a minor internet presence focused on his backyard garden and his beat up camper van.
You can keep up with Krist's thoughts on community organizing, sustainable democracy, and even music at his blog over at the Seattle Weekly, and be sure to check out his recently dictated 85-page oral history (!), something I'm currently printin' out for inclusion in the Duty's permanent bathroom readin' collection. Nice!
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