You might want to add the new MTV Unplugged In New York DVD to your X-mas list or even buy it for me for X-mas (Hint Hint...Hahaha). It's nice to finally see that it is out so that we all can add it to our collections. I found this story and it blew my mind. I'm not a drummer so I don't know those sticks at all. But to think that they might have passed on the entire show because of it is a bit crazy.

From Rolling Stone.....

Dave Grohl told us the amazing back story behind Nirvana’s November 18th, 1993, MTV Unplugged, which is finally getting a DVD release this month. The guys in Nirvana were not blown away by the Unpluggeds they’d seen. “Most bands would play their hits like they were at Madison Square Garden, except with acoustic guitars,” Grohl remembered. “We thought, ‘Rather than do an acoustic version of “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” let’s call the Meat Puppets, let’s see if we can learn this Bowie cover.’ ” But the Unplugged rehearsals were an utter disaster. “Kurt would turn to me and say, ‘Can you play quieter?’ Eventually I said, ‘Do you want me to just split?’ I was barely touching the drums.” Salvation came from Unplugged producer Alex Coletti, who handed Grohl a pair of Pro-Mark Hot Rod drumsticks (made from bundled pieces of wood). “We ran through a song, and Kurt’s face lit up,” Grohl said. “Those sticks saved the entire show.” Grohl is still haunted by the performance. “Before he sings the last note on ‘Where Did You Sleep Last Night?,’ for that split second Kurt has a look of fear that still freaks me out,” he told us.