# Is this vague rumor/story true? Difficulty-- no details at all.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-vague-rumor-story-true-difficulty-no-details-at-all/502968>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 14, 2009, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-vague-rumor-story-true-difficulty-no-details-at-all/502968 "2009-07-14T11:33:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-vague-rumor-story-true-difficulty-no-details-at-all/502968/1 "2009-07-14T11:33:35Z")

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For reasons neither of us understand, me and my son were discussing the difference between mishandling a body and desecrating one when into my head popped this vague memory of a famous singer who stole another famous person’s body and took it out to the desert-- possibly to the Joshua Tree.

If this really happened, it happened long ago. Does this ring a bell with anyone?

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**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-vague-rumor-story-true-difficulty-no-details-at-all/502968/2 "2009-07-14T11:37:56Z")

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[Gram Parsons?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram_Parsons)

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**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-vague-rumor-story-true-difficulty-no-details-at-all/502968/3 "2009-07-14T11:44:46Z")

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> [@lost4life](#):
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> [Gram Parsons?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram_Parsons)

That was fast! Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-vague-rumor-story-true-difficulty-no-details-at-all/502968/4 "2009-07-14T12:21:11Z")

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Here’s what Cecil has to say:

> **[What’s up with the strange end of country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons?](https://www.straightdope.com/21342211/what-s-up-with-the-strange-end-of-country-rock-pioneer-gram-parsons)**

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**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-vague-rumor-story-true-difficulty-no-details-at-all/502968/5 "2009-07-14T15:11:05Z")

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> [@Biggirl](#):
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> possibly to the Joshua Tree.

_The_ Joshua Tree? There isn’t just one, ya know. Joshua tree is a national park with many [joshua trees](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_tree).