Author Henry ( "Tropic of Cancer" ) Miller &
famed artist Toulouse Lautrec.

Rumor has it when Lautrec sauntered over to a Parisian brothel's bar, he'd ask for a "short one"-----------

Just the right Christmas present for that provider/client you want to remember.

I'm sure that this list could be expanded many-fold, but the most amazing person on the list has got to be Babe Ruth who, after being up all night wearing out an entire brothel, then eating a breakfast for six hungry men, would go to the ball park and as likely as not hit a homerun.

To learn more, visit the Hotel Vernon in Kelly Square in Worcester, Mass.  A favorite haunt of his after he'd play in Boston.  It's still there more or less the way it was when Ruth hung out there.

One important correction also if the authors of this piece are reading:

Isaac Singer did not invent the sewing machine.  While he made many improvements to it and was a master marketer of same, it was Elias Howe who first patented the sewing machine.  

Thank you mystery person for these links.

Some googling found this:

http://wondersmith.com/heroes/famous1.htm
http://wondersmith.com/heroes/famous2.htm
http://wondersmith.com/heroes/famous3.htm
http://wondersmith.com/heroes/famous4.htm

I suppose since hobbyists come from all walks of life, the list would be endless..

I read all the pages and with each one got more excited, wowwww

This is like an artistic rush combined with pheromone and intrigue, very nice!

er...wait...I think I'm confusing famous with nefarious. Ooops. Nevermind.

Franz Schubert and Johannes Brahms!

Clark Gable, in addition to being a chest player was a very strong chess player. He performed at US Expert / International Candidate Master strength. He was rather bright.

I don't pay for the sex, I pay them to go away.

Eliot Spitzer
Tiger Woods
Jerry Springer

Famous Congressman who dated Fanny What's-Her-Name

TV Actor ("Empty Nest") who married a porn star. Oh. That's marrying, not hobbying.

Rep. Barney Frank's "roommate" was running an agency out of their DC townhouse. Is that hobbying?