Kurt Cobain was a friend of mine. Senator Quayle, you're no Kurt Cobain
(Heh.)
Jimi Hendrix. Kurt Cobain. Both from the state of Washington. Both guitarists. Both were the leaders of musical trios. Both died young.
But how do they stand up against the kings of coincidence, Abraham Lincoln and John F.
What happens if we take the well-publicized Lincoln-Kennedy coincidences and replace the names of the dead Presidents with the names of the two guitarists?
I'm using a special version of the coincidence list as my source. Other than changing the names, I have made no other changes. I considered changing "Oswald" to "shotgun" and "Booth" to "barbituates," but I didn't.
Jimi Hendrix was elected to Congress in 1846.
Kurt Cobain was elected to Congress in 1946.
Jimi Hendrix was elected President in 1860.
Kurt Cobain was elected President in 1960.
The names Hendrix and Cobain each contain seven letters.
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both were shot in the head.
Hendrix's secretary was named Cobain.
Cobain's secretary was named Hendrix.
Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners.
Both successors were named Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Hendrix, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Cobain, was born in 1908.
John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Hendrix was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Cobain was born in 1939.
Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are comprised of fifteen letters
Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.
Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
And here's the kicker,
A week before Hendrix was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland.
A week before Cobain was shot, he was in Marilyn Monroe.
Well, it doesn't appear that the Hendrix-Cobain coincidences stand up to the classics.
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