http://weirdinter.net A look and discussion of the departed famous, infamous, and just plain interesting, and miscelaneous other oddities scattered across the globe. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:20:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Alma Rubens was a movie star, considered to be extremely glamorous, and was the adored idol of the acne and bobby socks set. Leading lady to Douglas Fairbanks Sr., she was indeed a star. Her grand image came crashing down around her, along with her career, and her life. ... http://weirdinter.net/2008/08/25/alma-rubens-1897-1931/ Queen Victoria Jackson Haley was born a slave. She was married to a local ferry operator after the civil war, and was the grandmother of renowned author Alex Haley. The story of her life was the basis for one of his novels, "Queen", which has also been made into a ... http://weirdinter.net/2008/08/21/queen-jackson-haley-1857-unknown/ One of the most mistold stories in American History is that of the legendary Sacajawea, a native Shoshone. At age twelve, when modern almost teens are hunting for acne scars cream and just beginning to think about dating, Sacajawea was kidnapped by an enemy raiding party, then sold as ... http://weirdinter.net/2008/08/21/sacajawea-birth-and-death-dates-under-debate/ George Lea was not only regionally famous in his time, he also became well known overseas for his abilities in training and fighting gaming roosters. Not exactly your Ping Golf kinda guy, he was reported to have been happiest when with his birds. He was a slave at birth, ... http://weirdinter.net/2008/08/21/george-lea-both-birth-and-death-dates-unknown/ Alex Haley was the author of, among other things, the incredible phenominon that swept the country in the seventies... the television miniseries, ROOTS. The original series was followed soon after with a second series, which brought the entire story to the attention of the country, and lit a fire under ... http://weirdinter.net/2008/08/21/alex-haley-1921-1992/ Mae West was a far renowned, buxom entertainer, from a time well before models starved themselves to get a job and Twiggy made Ms. Average run for the fad diets and fat burners. A true legend, her career spanned several decades. Her signature line, "Come up and see ... http://weirdinter.net/2008/08/10/mae-west-1893-1980/ Ike Wister Turner was a Grammy winning blues musician, but unfortunately, this was not his most prominent claim to fame. Most Americans know who Ike Turner was mostly because, for a short while,magazines in little baskets next to tv stands all across the country boasted headlines that screamed about the ... http://weirdinter.net/2008/08/10/ike-wister-turner-1931-2007/ I realize that this is only July, but... have you sent out your Halloween invitations yet? Seriously, I found out YEARS ago that if you expect grave and ghost hunters to attend your Halloween gatherings, you had better get them confirmed on your guest list EARLY. People with ... http://weirdinter.net/2008/07/28/just-one-more-thing-really/ This one is for the grave hunters out there. (I ought to add a category on here labeled "advice.) Going after pictures of celebrity graves is one thing, but if you are a true hunter, you are looking for not only the famous, but the interesting as well, ... http://weirdinter.net/2008/07/28/today-is-the-day-for-sidenotes/ If you ARE going to be traveling this season, you probably don't need anyone telling you about what is essential to take with you. However, a lot of brand new grave hunters don't realize that, in addition to a really good digital camera, you pretty much need to take ... http://weirdinter.net/2008/07/28/and-another-side-note-while-were-at-it/