Static Live Magazine July 2020

COBAIN’S HAUNTED GUITAR
from the start because Frances gave her new beau her
father’s already famous Martin guitar as a token of her
love, and part of her dowry, when they got engaged in
2014.
Was it the fact that Frances would no longer be under
Courtney’s control, or that Kurt’s guitar (estimated even
then to be worth a fortune) would now be beyond
her reach? Perhaps both… In any case, Courtney
descended into a long-term and unrelenting rage
which only intensified when the marriage collapsed
after three years, leaving Silva with the guitar and
Courtney, still fuming, demanding it’s return.
Despite all protests, the Martin was officially granted
to Silva under the terms of the divorce, apparently
causing Courtney to increase her efforts to redeem the
guitar whatever the cost.
Even though ownership was ruled no longer in dispute,
the court stipulated that Silva’s continued ownership of
the Martin was contingent on his leaving the residence
he had shared with Frances Cobain. However, Silva did
not comply. Courtney saw this as a slap in the face to
her real estate fantasies.
Flash forward to June 2016. A black Escalade, with
tinted windows, pulls up outside Isaiah’s West
Hollywood home late at night. Three men exit the
car and enter the home via the front door (we must
assume they were supplied with a key by somebody!)
and proceeded to bang on Isaiah’s bedroom door,
claiming to be police. As soon as Isaiah recognized
Lutfi (controversial bodyguard of Britney Spears and
Courtney’s current manager), he realized they weren’t
police and had probably been sent by Courtney.
The trio, Osama (Sam) Lutfi, Ross Butler (remember
Ross the Intern from the Jay Leno Show?) and Yan
Yukhtman (a local thug), dragged Silva to the car all the
while yelling and threatening to kill him in a hideous
manner if he didn’t tell them the whereabouts of the
guitar. It was then that the real police arrived, thanks to
a visiting friend who called 911, and Isaiah was set free.
(Rumors persist that the friend who called the cops was
in fact Silva’s mother.) Fearing for his life, he agreed
to the Lutfi scenario that it was all a prank, but filed a
criminal complaint a few days later. This is the basis of
the ongoing criminal lawsuit.
However, this wasn’t the only event of intimidation
recorded in the ongoing saga. Silva’s ex wife and baby
mama, Jessica Sullivan, was also accosted by thugs of
a similar ilk, long before the Black Cadillac incident.
According to the complaint filed in Los Angeles
County, Courtney and Lutfi engaged in “stalking and
emotional distress.” Following failed attempts to bribe
Sullivan to take Frances’ side in the divorce, the duo
resorted to a barrage of abuse. Text messages, phone
calls and face-to-face verbal confrontation ensued,
mostly filled with foul language and sexist comments,
including death threats to Sullivan and Silva if the guitar
wasn’t returned to Courtney. Comments like: ‘your
daughter will be orphaned’ that led Sullivan to fear for
her life. Some of the harassments were infantile, like
advertising her dog as “free” on Craigslist, listing her
private phone number.
So who will buy Kurt’s Axe? Will it be an already
famous musician? An up-and-coming star who wants
to see his name in lights? A famous restaurant/
casino conglomerate well known for rock-and-roll
memorabilia? An eccentric private collector? A
museum in some far-off land? Will fraudulent clones be
made and offered for sale? Will it be heard once more
by adoring fans or forever be silenced as a monument
to what might have been?
It’s June 2020 and a beautiful day on Canal
Street, downtown New Smyrna Beach.
Usually known for its local hustle and bustle...
but today three worlds will collide. Three
very different lives are coming together to
create an unbelievable fantasy of a future in
the fashion world.
It’s a big day for Premiere Model Management,
the 27 year old local model agency. We are
polishing the windows and modern glass
furniture in the old brick, open beam wood
ceiling loft, at 137 Canal Street, above the
iconic Jason’s corner restaurant. The agency
must look beautiful for our big casting. Today
we are expecting one of the world’s top
modeling agencies Elite Model Management,
who is coming all the way to little New Smyrna
Beach to see our top 25 models, and consider
them for representation around the world.
We purchase fresh flowers, water bottles, and
mints to have out, get the clipboards ready
for the models to sign in, lights and music on
to create the ideal atmosphere in hopes this
global firm will offer a contract to one of our
local hopefuls!
It’s also a big day for the new faces.. the day
most have been dreaming of. A chance for a
personal interview with the star makers of
our industry. It’s like graduating from college
with a finance degree and being requested
for a personal interview with top Wall Street
investors. An opportunity that only knocks
once if you are lucky. The new faces are from
14- 22 years young, all tall, beautiful, lanky
figures, with the most beautiful faces and
fresh skin. Each one of them is getting ready
at home in their sleek black outfits and heels,
and applying only mascara, and lip gloss to
the most gorgeous sculpted faces you have
ever seen. Each model is on their way to be
early to the office and meet someone for
5 minutes that can possibly make dreams
come true!
For the third component, Elite Director of
new faces and CEO of the conglomeration
have decided to drive up from Miami, to our
little town in search of the next Supermodel.
It’s imperative for these top world agencies
to always find the fresh new faces to develop
and groom to 10k earning daily booking
rate models. They have seen a proven track
record with Premieres models, and are happy
to make the trip. They sit inside the cafe with
myself and my daughter, who is in college
and training to run the agency in the future,
and watch the new beauties walk by as they
sip their cappuccino. A huge window seat in
the cafe ,perfect place to admire the beauties
strutting by to Premiere’s front door to attend
the casting. “wow”, they say, “You have so
many gorgeous new faces! How do you find
them?”. I tell them I am blessed beyond
belief of a flow of referrals and incoming new
prospects.
The casting is about to start, and all three
parts of a future have come together to find
a new future star. This is how it all happens.
What a day we had, super successful, and
three contracts offered out of the 25 hopefuls.
What a fantastic day of business on the Canal
Street NSB.
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