Forever 27
Janis
Growing up I always romanticized the club, much like I did with Charlie Manson. This just came from being a fan of Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin, and conspiracy theories. Every time I would be around Draven or her friends, I would hear about the white lighter. If someone got one in a pack, which you don't see often anymore, they would write on it, or color it with a sharpie.
If someone had an unmarked white lighter and tried to lend it to someone, they almost always refused, calling it some"bad juju." Jim, Jimi, Janis, and Kurt all had the same type of white lighter on them when they died.
One of, if not the earliest, legend of The 27 Club goes back to blues guitarist Robert Johnson. He was an okay guitar player, fell off the map for a year or so and came back with fingers as fast as lighting. Some swore he sold his sold to the devil at the crossroads, others just say he trained with talented musicians. Whatever the case, he did still die at 27 and many say the howling of hellhounds was heard outside the door.
I studied Robert Johnson when I first got into "Supernatural," for the hellhounds and crossroads references, he was actually featured in an episode as well.
What do you guys make of all this: conspiracy theory or just interesting, unfortunate coincidences?
Jim
Jimi
Kurt
Amy
....and the list goes on.
Just like Bonnie and Clyde., you can't rightly claim the theme of death without once mentioning the infamous, "27 Club."
The club consists of the unusual high number of musicians that have died at the young age of 27.
Growing up I always romanticized the club, much like I did with Charlie Manson. This just came from being a fan of Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin, and conspiracy theories. Every time I would be around Draven or her friends, I would hear about the white lighter. If someone got one in a pack, which you don't see often anymore, they would write on it, or color it with a sharpie. 
If someone had an unmarked white lighter and tried to lend it to someone, they almost always refused, calling it some"bad juju." Jim, Jimi, Janis, and Kurt all had the same type of white lighter on them when they died.One of, if not the earliest, legend of The 27 Club goes back to blues guitarist Robert Johnson. He was an okay guitar player, fell off the map for a year or so and came back with fingers as fast as lighting. Some swore he sold his sold to the devil at the crossroads, others just say he trained with talented musicians. Whatever the case, he did still die at 27 and many say the howling of hellhounds was heard outside the door.
I studied Robert Johnson when I first got into "Supernatural," for the hellhounds and crossroads references, he was actually featured in an episode as well.
What do you guys make of all this: conspiracy theory or just interesting, unfortunate coincidences?
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