Another unflattering picture of Courtney Love

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Story here.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:35 (twenty-one years ago)

time she lost the facial hair really

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:38 (twenty-one years ago)

gross. someone stick a muzzle on her. that mouth is huge.

― cutty (mcutt), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:38 (twenty-one years ago)

'Lady, I hate to interrupt your interview but there's this huge spider totally crawling up your dress.'

― jubal harshaw (jube), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:44 (twenty-one years ago)

unflattering picture of Courtney Love

Isn't that kind've like saying "a luminous glow" or an "alien outworlder"?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:44 (twenty-one years ago)

I think it's weird the Seattle PD never launched a criminal investigation, considering details like the two different handwritings on Kurt's suicide note.

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Laughing at ugly people is like, sooooo cool, maaaaaaaaan.

― don (don), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually, it is.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:16 (twenty-one years ago)

hey man, she's "pretty on the inside."

― King Kobra (King Kobra), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:16 (twenty-one years ago)

That's debatable.

― don (don), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Have you been there?

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:20 (twenty-one years ago)

i think she looks beautiful there.

― matthew james (matthew james), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Laughing at ugly people is like, sooooo cool, maaaaaaaaan.

It is when they seemingly go out of their way to be uglier.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Isn't that fairly "punk" though Alex?

― don (don), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Im glad that this worldwide conspiracy against rocker chicks is finally being exposed for what it is.

but wouldnt said conspiracy completely defy the meteoric rise of linda perry? hmm? HMM??

― bill stevens (bscrubbins), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:23 (twenty-one years ago)

to see ugliness where there is none is a very sinister thing. i worry for you all.

― matthew james (matthew james), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I mean.. I don't give a toss about Courtney Love.. but how is this thread any better than CAss's Fat People Should Be Shot (or whatever it was) thread?

― don (don), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Isn't that fairly "punk" though Alex?

If your definition of "punk" is based on postcards, sure.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:24 (twenty-one years ago)

but how is this thread any better than CAss's Fat People Should Be Shot (or whatever it was) thread?

That thread: sweeping generalizations.

This thread: character assassination.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Less pious grandstanding, more comments on article, ok thx.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Glad you've defined what *type* of nasty you're being.

― don (don), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:28 (twenty-one years ago)

I think that's a little dramatic, Alex...

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Less pious grandstanding, more comments on article, ok thx.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Glad you've defined what *type* of nasty you're being.

Glad to be of service.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I mean, Don's Superior Dance is actually kind of amusing and all but I was wondering if anyone had anything new to say about Courtney's credibility, particularly with regards to the juxtaposition between the public image she's displaying and the accusations she's making about her treatement at the hands of law enforcement.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Ow!

― don (don), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:32 (twenty-one years ago)

The singer and actress covered a wide range of topics in her diatribe, touching on her lifestyle and her image.

"I'm exactly the same as I've always been," said Love, who stopped on her way out to touch up a court artist's rendition of her. "I'm not a demure housewife. Why should I start acting like one?"

Excuse me but.......STOPPED ON HER WAY OUT TO TOUCH UP A COURT ARTIST'S RENDITION OF HER??!?!?!?!?!?!?!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:32 (twenty-one years ago)

"STOPPED ON HER WAY OUT TO TOUCH UP A COURT ARTIST'S RENDITION OF HER??!?!?!?!?!?!?! "

that IS pretty funny.

― don (don), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I didn't hear that she lost custody of her daughter. That's sad (= sad that Courtney's this fucked up at this point in her life. It's also sad that she still seems to be milking a bad girl image to boost her pub and record sales in light of all that).

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:35 (twenty-one years ago)

I read that she drew a moustache on the drawing. I wish I could remember the source.

― bill stevens (bscrubbins), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:37 (twenty-one years ago)

"I'm exactly the same as I've always been

http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/brookesalbumcovers/thumbs/courtney1991.jpg http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/brookesalbumcovers/thumbs/clsmallupclose.jpg http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/brookesalbumcovers/thumbs/clwomacklookalike.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:37 (twenty-one years ago)

stopped on her way out to touch up a court artist's rendition of her

Perhaps it was too flattering?

― boldbury (boldbury), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Perhaps she'd drawn her with a Ramones tee-shirt?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 17 May 2004 18:14 (twenty-one years ago)

The court artist asked Courtney to sign the drawing - instead, she drew a moustache on it. That's not so bad, you'd do the same. Court drawings suck, aesthetically.

― Lalalala, Monday, 17 May 2004 19:29 (twenty-one years ago)

They're great! I prefer them to photography.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Monday, 17 May 2004 19:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Every time she gets herself into another shit situation, she always uses both the "I'm famous so I'm persecuted" and the "Please you can't do this to me because I'm just human" defenses in the same breath.

"Please don't do this to me.... I'm not the greatest mother in the world but I'm her mother. This incident will affect my custody case with my daughter. I'm not going to be able to get my kid."

Courtney's got to be either one of the dumbest people alive or one of the most severely challenged with regard to impulse control.

― martin m. (mushrush), Monday, 17 May 2004 19:55 (twenty-one years ago)

http://thesmokinggun.com/graphics/art3/0514044inside1.jpg

― nonthings (nonthings), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 01:08 (twenty-one years ago)

http://thesmokinggun.com/archive/0514044love1.html

― nonthings (nonthings), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 01:09 (twenty-one years ago)

http://photoshop.superdownloads.net/uploads/court.jpg
http://photoshop.superdownloads.net/uploads/sloth.jpg

― John 2, Tuesday, 18 May 2004 12:25 (twenty-one years ago)

"The police have a conspiracy against rocker chicks."

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Seriously though, I dare you to post a pic of yourself in a somewhat emotional state (who wouldn't be after a court hearing, especially one as bogus as this, but still could affect your future) - MID-SENTENCE! No one looks great in a mid-sentence picture. Not even Alex in NYC.

I'm not the world's biggest C.Lo fan but if she constitutes as ugly, then I don't know what the fuck you expect from 39 year old women.

― Lalalala, Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Are people seriously having this much difficulty grasping the concept of an unflattering picture?

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:10 (twenty-one years ago)

No one looks great in a mid-sentence picture. Not even Alex in NYC.

Hell, I don't look good when my big mouth is entirely shut, but that's not really the point. Incidentally, I believe it was Don who first called her "ugly" (in his weird way of defending her). I just find her transformation into, well, Michael Jackson rather disarming.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Okay, I get you. Although I must say she looks a helluva lot better in person than in pics, recently.

She should cut the collagen injections though.

― Lalalala, Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, I was just gonna say that. Her lips looked just fine the old way. She must be outta her mind if she thinks that looks good.

― Kerry (dymaxia), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 17:54 (twenty-one years ago)

She must be outta her mind

er, well, she is.

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 18:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, getting robbed of 40 million by your ex would drive anyone a tad crazy. Might even make you throw some rocks against the window of said boyfriend's house, who knows?

(I have this on good authority)

― R. W., Tuesday, 18 May 2004 18:53 (twenty-one years ago)

That's right. It's all the ex's fault isn't it.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 19:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Wait, which ex?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 19:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Courtney protected by phallanx of zealous apologists SHOCKAH!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 19:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, imagine how ridiculous someone with a zealous repetitive approach to discussing Courtney Love could sound, hey Alex?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 19:23 (twenty-one years ago)

"I believe it was Don who first called her "ugly" (in his weird way of defending her). "

Way to take my words out of context. No I don't find her particularly attractive, but I think the pointing and laughing is a little mean-spirited.

― don (don), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 21:54 (twenty-one years ago)

can we make fun of her for doing blow?

― don carville weiner, Tuesday, 18 May 2004 23:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Hahaha!

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 23:45 (twenty-one years ago)

but she had a prescription for that nose candy!

― Shakey Mo Collier, Tuesday, 18 May 2004 23:46 (twenty-one years ago)

whoa the dude who got hit was from London, Kentucky?

that's the only thing that I find interesting about this story.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 23:50 (twenty-one years ago)

She's trying to look like the bloke out of Dead or Alive, but his face is far prettier.

― Sasha (sgh), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 23:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Okay, that is a LOW BLOW.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 23:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Courtney being attacked by phalanx of zealous haters SHOCKAH!

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 00:01 (twenty-one years ago)

y'all are just zealous.

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 00:03 (twenty-one years ago)

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20040513/i/r2690298581.jpg

― sos (yaye), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 00:35 (twenty-one years ago)

hahaha you are all going to hell

― don (don), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 00:42 (twenty-one years ago)

oh my....is that picture real? i'm now one of the hater-playerz

― paulhw (paulhw), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 01:01 (twenty-one years ago)

gotta love the look on the guy on the left side behind her.

hell, that should be a new LJ icon:

http://www.kingfishphoto.com/courtney_fan.jpg

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 01:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't really think so, VengaDan. There's no physiological difference between men and womens' mouths, and just judging on the face, I know who I'd rather receive a blow job from.

― Sasha (sgh), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 02:38 (twenty-one years ago)

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20040513/capt.nyll10705132157.courtney_love_nyll107.jpg

nothing better than going to trial in your Sunday Best

― Kingfish Disraeli (Kingfish), Thursday, 20 May 2004 01:35 (twenty-one years ago)

five months pass...

http://sfgate.com/chronicle/pictures/2004/10/28/dd_courtney28001.jpg

Look out below -- a 'rehabbed' Courtney Love takes the stage

Aidin Vaziri, Chronicle Pop Music Critic

Thursday, October 28, 2004

Last seen getting carted off to Bellevue Hospital, rock's one-woman hurricane attempted to kick back into gear what's left of her career at the Fillmore on Tuesday. Having been through hell over the past few years -- the arrests, overdoses and custody battles -- it would seem Courtney Love, who turned 40 in July, would have finally shaken off the desire to make like a train plowing straight into an 18-wheeler. Except, no, she hasn't.

Backed by the Chelsea, an all-girl band that basically looks like the Runaways on crank, she arrived on stage just one minute late -- a good sign -- and, in the next minute, proceeded to hike her sheer black dress up to reveal black panties and bark out the first of countless, "F -- . F -- . F -- . " Not a good sign.

This pretty much set the pace for the next hour. The band would thunder through some dusty old song from Love's back catalog they barely knew how to play. The bedraggled singer would spend half the time revealing her fleshy thighs, flicking lit cigarettes into the audience, and, if she got around to it, growling whatever lyrics she actually remembered.

By the second song, "But Julian I'm a Little Bit Older Than You," she skipped straight to the part where she wails, "Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!" For "Malibu," she absentmindedly dropped the microphone at her side and puffed away during the chorus. "You're seeing a fabulous show," she shrugged when people forgot to applaud. "F -- feel lucky!"

Sensing danger early on, one of her roadies leapt onstage to remove an idle microphone stand. And still, the show was a mess, even by Love's liberal standards. "I'm sorry I'm not playing guitar tonight," the singer said, leaping onto a shaky monitor. "But I feel like a rock singer." She then took off her shoes and sparkly knee-high socks to perform the rest of the show barefoot, occasionally sticking a pudgy foot out for some brave soul in the audience to grab. "I'm all rehabbed," she hacked. "It's so f -- embarrassing."

She sounded horse. Not hoarse, but like an actual horse after it had been run through the glue factory. On top of that she kept clutching at her crotch. But, again, not in the boastful manner that someone such as Nelly normally does; more like someone who might be suffering from a raging case of something nasty.

The band pressed on, bludgeoning through random Hole hits such as "Asking For It" and "Awful," most of which were rendered completely unrecognizable. Love met audience requests with antipathy. "That's really sad that you ask for the biggest hit," she barked at one point. "Don't do that."

During a torrential "Violet," she skipped over the security barrier and into the audience where she was promptly felt up by the first three rows before an enormous bodyguard pulled her back onstage. She spent a good portion of the rest of the night in the horizontal position, croaking, "They just rehabbed my ass."

Then, as if things couldn't get any more unreal, Robin Williams walked out in a camouflage vest to announce the encore, a burlesque version of "House of the Rising Sun."

It's a pity no one was there to see it. The Fillmore was more than half empty, even with extra tables scattered on the floor to make the crowd look thicker. Earlier in the day, the promoters had offered 150 free tickets for giveaway on Live 105.3 FM. The radio station respectfully refused, confirming that Love has successfully driven away even her most sympathetic supporters.

After running around the stage grabbing her boobs and doing bad Jazzercise moves for a few more minutes, she closed the show with a shambling version of one of Hole's biggest hits, "Miss World," singing the kicker over and over, "Now I've made my bed, I'll lie in it/ I've made my bed, I'll die in it."

What a show.

E-mail Aidin Vaziri at avaziri@sfchronicle.com.

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― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 29 October 2004 02:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Robin Williams???????

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 29 October 2004 02:30 (twenty-one years ago)

San Francisco's favorite son.

― adam... (nordicskilla), Friday, 29 October 2004 02:32 (twenty-one years ago)

And the best kind of advertisement fro rehab.

― adam... (nordicskilla), Friday, 29 October 2004 02:32 (twenty-one years ago)

By this time next year she's gonna be just like GG Allin. Watch out for flying Courtney poop!

― From a Land of Grass Without Mirrors (AaronHz), Friday, 29 October 2004 02:34 (twenty-one years ago)

She does actually look better in that pic than she has in a while, i.e. not such a cracked out skeleton.

― From a Land of Grass Without Mirrors (AaronHz), Friday, 29 October 2004 02:41 (twenty-one years ago)

(I'm not saying she looks GOOD, but compare it to the pic topthread)

― From a Land of Grass Without Mirrors (AaronHz), Friday, 29 October 2004 02:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Robin Williams walked out in a camouflage vest to announce the encore, a burlesque version of "House of the Rising Sun."

This is one of the signs of the apocalypse, no?

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Friday, 29 October 2004 03:06 (twenty-one years ago)

I mean, the Sox just won the pennant and Bush is favored for reelection.

What do you people need? Locusts?

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Friday, 29 October 2004 03:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Robin Williams.

― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Friday, 29 October 2004 03:29 (twenty-one years ago)

wow, she has gained weight. and she looks good -- or she would, if she were a normal person.

― motown modown (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 29 October 2004 03:33 (twenty-one years ago)

sorry to hear about her gynecological troubles tho

― motown modown (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 29 October 2004 03:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Seems like she's working on a double chin there.

― seedy poops in the woods (Queen Electric Butt Prober BZZ), Friday, 29 October 2004 03:50 (twenty-one years ago)

She is looking very "Live Through This" Courtney in that pic. Even the hair is a throwback.
Definitely on *something*, though.

― From a Land of Grass Without Mirrors (AaronHz), Friday, 29 October 2004 03:50 (twenty-one years ago)

She kind of looks like Hillary Duff in that last picture.

― knit, Friday, 29 October 2004 03:55 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm kind of still rooting for her to eventually find her marbles.

― From a Land of Grass Without Mirrors (AaronHz), Friday, 29 October 2004 03:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Tootles Love

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Friday, 29 October 2004 06:26 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't usually go in for Courtney Love bashing because a) it's too easy and b) I think her public self-destruction is sad as opposed to funny. She had promising music and film careers, not to mention a child, and she seems intent on throwing it all away. While reading that review however, there were a couple moments when I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"She sounded horse. Not hoarse, but like an actual horse after it had been run through the glue factory."

ha! ha! ha!

I do hope she gets her shit together though. Frances doesn't need two dead parents.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Friday, 29 October 2004 06:50 (twenty-one years ago)

i think she looks good in the pics. like she is getting her shit together. just actually looks like she is not going to die at any moment ...

― doomie x, Friday, 29 October 2004 08:07 (twenty-one years ago)

one month passes...

I am sad that the original article is gone, especially because of the part Alex quoted about her drawing on the court artist's rendition.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 27 December 2004 14:34 (twenty years ago)

Also that concert review makes it sound like a fantastic experience! I would have loved to have been there.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 27 December 2004 14:37 (twenty years ago)

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