Cult Figures and Artifacts
Plaid Stallions
Endless hours of browsing at this blog dedicated to 70s culture.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jun 30, 2019 -
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Category: Cult Figures and Artifacts, Culture and Civilization, Customs, Pop Art, 1970s
Spikehorn Meyer, Friend to Bears
One of the forerunners of those folks who cuddle up to bears. Luckily, Spikehorn was never hurt.Article here.
Find-a-grave site.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jun 21, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Cult Figures and Artifacts, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Eccentrics, Regionalism, Twentieth Century
The Mystery of Ambrose Small
Master Weirdist Charles Fort once made a jest involving two mysterious vanishings: "Was somebody collecting Ambroses?"One of the Ambroses involved was the famous Ambrose Bierce.
The other was much less-known: Ambrose Small.
One would think that after so many years, all had been said about Small's disappearance. But I can't find any reference to this further extension of the case as seen below.
Original article here.
More on the Small case.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Oct 22, 2018 -
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Category: Crime, Cult Figures and Artifacts, Death, Twentieth Century
Alois Swoboda
His Wikipedia page tells us:
His course did not use apparatus or exercise equipment. Claims in Swoboda's courses included the ability to regrow lost limbs and heal a heart damaged by a heart attack.
Article in POPULAR MECHANICS to be found here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 03, 2018 -
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Category: Body, Bodybuilding, Diseases, Cult Figures and Artifacts, Exercise and Fitness, Frauds, Cons and Scams, Twentieth Century
A Thief in the Night
Before there was the LEFT BEHIND series, there was this.Wikipedia entry here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 19, 2018 -
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Category: Armageddon and Apocalypses, Cult Figures and Artifacts, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, Religion, 1970s
The Can Museum
It seems to me that you could profitably waste many hours exploring The Can Museum.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Dec 05, 2017 -
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Category: Cult Figures and Artifacts, Culture and Civilization, Products, Retailing, Collectors
The Fountain of the World Cult
"Members of Fountain of the World cult in Chatsworth are pallbearers and mourners at funeral of their leader Krishna Venta and two other cult members killed in dynamiting of their headquarters."
Read a long fascinating article on this Manson precursor at the LA WEEKLY.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 16, 2017 -
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Category: Cult Figures and Artifacts, Death, 1940s, 1950s
Rosaleen Norton: Australia’s Most Famous Witch
Excellent NatGeo article here, with more videos.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 07, 2017 -
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Category: Cult Figures and Artifacts, Sexuality, Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal, Australia, Twentieth Century
Sathya Sai Baba
"Sai Baba's materialisations of vibhuti (holy ash) and other small objects such as rings, necklaces, and watches, along with reports of miraculous healings, resurrections, clairvoyance, bilocation, and alleged omnipotence and omniscience, were a source of both fame and controversy."
Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Thu May 25, 2017 -
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Category: Cult Figures and Artifacts, Frauds, Cons and Scams, Religion, Superstition, India
Peggy: American Legion “Flying” Parade Car
Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 29, 2016 -
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Category: Cult Figures and Artifacts, Eccentrics, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, Twentieth Century, Cars
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