Bloomington, IN. Thubten J. Norbu, a former Indiana University professor and the oldest brother of the Dalai Lama, died Sept. 9, 2008 in Bloomington, Indiana. Norbu was regarded as a reincarnated saint. As mourners filed into his room dropping blue,yellow, and white silk blessing scarves at his feet, Norbu was positioned upright in his bed, seated in the lotus position and adorned with an ornate Buddhist head dress. Amid a fog of incense, eight robed monks sat along a wall chanting Tibetan … [Read more...] about Friend, Freedom Fighter and a High Lama
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59th Floor
Bookmark Tilly’s Story to read when you need to be inspired after a “bad day” at the office. Smart girl, that Tilly. Tilly’s Location: 59th Floor office, center of South Tower’s west side: A horrific boom resounded throughout the office, so loud that it reminded me of a supersonic jet screaming right next to the window, only 10 times louder. The building shook so severely that I had to grab the desk to keep my footing! Instantly, I spun around and ran into my boss office to look out the … [Read more...] about 59th Floor
Permanent Privacy-Celebrity Unmarked Graves
The Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, California is full of dead celebrities, but surprisingly, several stars are buried in unmarked graves. Frank Zappa died from prostate cancer in 1993 and is located in Westwood Memorial park Section D, plot #100. Zappa was innovative and provocative musician, who later in life was an outspoken critic in the 1980's fight against labeling music recordings with warning stickers about the lyrics. He was very vocal about the implications of … [Read more...] about Permanent Privacy-Celebrity Unmarked Graves
Ride On Barbara Warren
Barbara Warren, one of the world's elite endurance athletes in her age group has died after breaking her neck in a bike crash at the Santa Barbara Triathlon. She was 65. Warren crashed her bike on a downhill road about halfway through the 34-mile cycling section of the race on Saturday. Warren was paralyzed from the neck down and was breathing with the aid of the ventilator. Drake said her sister told the family by blinking and nodding that she wanted to die. "I talked to her and … [Read more...] about Ride On Barbara Warren
George Carlin: Dust in the Wind
Earlier in July, Carlin's daughter Kelly and his brother, Patrick, spent a weekend scattering his ashes at his favorite haunts around the country. They stopped in front of the nightclubs he played in New York City, and sprinkled his ashes over the water at a summer camp in New Hampshire where, as a child, Carlin received a necklace for winning the drama competition. He was wearing it the day he died. Accompanied by old friends from the neighborhood, they also stopped at a park on the edge of … [Read more...] about George Carlin: Dust in the Wind