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About Me

Mari Earl is the aunt of Kurt Cobain, the late lead singer of the grunge rock band, Nirvana, who committed suicide in 1994. After her nephew..s untimely death and several Cobain-related suicide incidents Mari realized the need for a message of hope to be delivered to a hurting generation. A singer-songwriter and professional musician for twenty years she now devotes much of her time to bringing her message, called Life..It..s Worth It to thousands of jr. high and high school students each year. In 1998 Mari was invited to Sioux Falls, SD where teen suicide was so prevalent that one of the high schools had been nicknamed ..Suicide High... Her visit actually minimized the suicide rate. Her message has had a similar effect everywhere she has spoken. She has been featured in People Magazine, KING TV..s Evening Magazine, and interviewed for documentaries, books and magazine articles...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/14/2007
Influences: Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Carly Simon, James Taylor, The Byrds, The Band, The Kinks, Cream, The Beatles, Dan Fogelberg, Dusty Springfield, John Denver, Anne Murray, Johnny Mathis (thanks Mom), Blood, Sweat and Tears, Chris Tomlin, Paul Baloche, Darlene Z (who can remember how to spell that name?)
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Nirvana? Grunge? Whats that?

Since words do have meanings, let's do a little word study here...curious minds want to know...WARNING: Though the definitions are directly from Webster's Dictionaries, some of my comments contain Chr...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:31:00 GMT

Bipolar

Because I am asked frequently about bipolar I am compelled to share these resources here on my MySpace page...be sure and check out the Mercy Ministries site and the awesome success stories&...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:31:00 GMT

Wisdom to Ponder

For those who are interested, here is a summary of the main points of my presentation... 1. The way we think determines the way we live our lives and the choices we make ...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:57:00 GMT

A Necessary Struggle (The Butterfly Story)

A man came upon a butterfly just as it was beginning to come out of its cocoon (actually called a chrysalis butterfly facts). The man could see that the butterfly was really struggling inside of the ...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:45:00 GMT

Nirvana's Song Lake of Fire - fact or opinion?

"Lake of Fire"Kurt sang this song during Nirvana's appearance on MTV's Unplugged. Curt Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets wrote it. It talks about where the "bad folks go when they die." Assuming the writer...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:06:00 GMT