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If transmogrifying musical icon Courtney Love often appears to have the temperament of someone who woke up on the wrong side of the bed—assuming she spent her last abrupt slide into unconsciousness in a bed at all—it only adds to her mystique. Still, it's one thing to watch your cherished guitar heroes mouthing off at the world from afar, but quite another when that turbulence is directed at you. That's exactly what happened to aa WOW Report staffer, who reports of his ego-shattering run-in with Love following her Friday night performance at the House of Blues:

I noticed a frail blonde with a Betty Page haircut sitting on the bench at the front entrance digging through her purse and swearing. I realized it was Courtney Love herself. David LaChapelle and Sharon Gault (Madonna's old makeup artist) were assisting her in some sort of frantic search. I slowly approached and Courtney immediately snapped, "Can you give us some privacy?" [...] Courtney continued to dig through her purse and I overheard her saying that she'd lost a $3,000 jacket inside the club...I sat on the bench with Sharon while Courtney complained to David about her $3,000 loss.

Then Courtney, David, and Sharon piled into a black town car. I followed in a cab. They ended up at the Chateau Marmont. I jumped out of the cab and said, "Hey, Courtney!" I was about to tell her that her show rocked and ask for one simple picture. That' s it. Before I could do that, she said, "Why is this ugly guy following me?" and sauntered into the hotel. The Chateau Marmont security promptly told me to leave the property. I cried hysterically all the way home...I am still crying as I'm writing this. What a horrible, horrible night. I want to flush my head down a toilet.

Our hearts go out to the writer, undeservedly decimated by his idol. Maybe Courtney mistook the guy for a stalker, and not just someone who trailed her in a cab from one place to another to express his admiration for her work. Clearly, however, Courtney was in a fouler mood than usual that night, having left the gig one $3000 jacket poorer (unlike Kurt's clothing, Courtney's is pricey and worth holding onto). We hope this will provide at least a modest level of consolation to Ibrahim the next time a track from "America's Sweetheart" plays out of a nearby speakers.