Thursday, December 11, 2008

Naked 'Nirvana baby' still chasing dollars

All apologies, but here we are now, 17 years after Nirvana's breakthrough album irreversibly changed music, and the naked baby pictured on its cover is still chasing dollars.

Elden returned to California's Rose Bowl Aquatics Center to recreate the moment.

Elden returned to California's Rose Bowl Aquatics Center to recreate the moment.

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Spencer Elden, the underwater infant pursuing a dollar bill on the cover of 1991's "Nevermind," is doing swimmingly these days, having graduated a year early from a Los Angeles-area high school.

Being the "Nirvana baby" -- as Elden calls himself -- has been profitable.

Now 17, Elden says he was paid $1,000 to re-enact the famous pool pose for photographers. Compare that to the original shoot, which paid $200. More of the article here. Heads up a Ia Brandon.

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