What kind of funeral will you have? (page 2)

looking_glass

I want a cross between an Irish wake and a New Orleans style funeral. Lots of booze, lots of laughs and lots of good memories. When my father passed away years ago, we had an Irish style wake for him. I know it sounds horrible, but I remember it as a really good time. In our family growing up, we were allowed to drink liquor as long as it was in the house. My grandfather brought up some of his home made wine (which is like lighter fluid, strong stuff and really not that good until you drink enough of it and then it is darn fine) and we drank and told stories and I found out more about my dad and his life and friends then I ever knew. It really was nice. That is what I want. I want a huge party, open bar, lots of food and dancing to a live band (that is what the New Orleans part would be). I want people to enjoy their life not morn over the loss of mine.

chipa

there only thing I want to request is a song called " I can only imagine"... there is a couple of versiosn to it, but the one I like best is by a band called Mercy Me.. Great Song.. I have told my missus and family thats the song they have to play for me...

misspeaches

I don't know personally about my 'funeral'... its not something I've given much thought to. But if your going to bury me, cremate me and put me in a wall somewhere just put me next to the man I love...

free2beme

Rent a place out, invite friends and family, have someone get up and say when I was born and to whom, say some of the things I have done in life and what my hobbies were, have someone else read a couple poems, then have some people tell some stories from my life, some funny and a couple serious. End with a conclusion that my motto in life was to enjoy, and live life to the full and to pass on to others a positive view of the day and not to fear what they can not control. Then light a candle and while it burns, eat a meal or snack foods and that is the end and closure. When the candle burns out, it is time to move on and I hope no one is stuck on my passing, as the flame has ended and yet it's memory remains.

TMS

Actually, my wife and I decided many years ago while still very active witnesses, not to have funerals. We wanted no one to spend one minute or one dollar travelling to pay their respects.

My wife had always favored cremation and I came around to that about twenty years ago. Originally, we wanted our ashes tossed into the Arkansas River. We've modified that to the Laguna Madre, a half mile from our home.

Ironically, as a witness, I had become sort of a funeral specialist. I gave my first funeral talk at 19 and things sort of mushroomed as people think of you when someone dies. It's such an uncomfortable duty as the natural inclination is to talk about the person we have lost while the Society's outline is an infomercial for Jehovah's Witnesses.

A few years ago, I wrote a brief account on JWD of the funeral of someone I respected: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/7554/1.ashx

tms

osmosis

Bah what does it matter what happens to my body after I'm dead.. for all I care someone can have me stuffed and use me for a coat rack.

tetrapod.sapien

mine's gonna be in an old run down house out on a swamp. and everyone will party really hard, and do alot of drugs and then drink all the next day. there will be midgets and $60.00 hookers and and a lot of blues, blasting out onto the night. and they'll strap explosives onto propane tanks and shoot at them with shotguns and have BBQd endangered species shishkabobs. and when you're all really good and wasted, you can read one of my threads from jwd with the aria for g string from the goldberg variations by bach and cry a little, and then say one last prayer to me. and there has to be a lot of tom waits, and leonard cohen and bob dylan. and people just breaking out into spoken word poetry. and you have to invite johnny depp just incase he would come. and you can all get around and sing the weight by the band with an old guitar. and it has to be really casual. like if some people just wanna go off and have sex or something, then that's cool, you know? oh, and make sure you all use up the rest of my bulk buy paints on the walls. all of the paint i never used. just don't paint over the paintings, though. and there can be felini films playing on tv's all through the house. and there has to be a chill out room too, where people go to veg and talk about the universe and existence and death and god and trip out really hard. ha ha! yes... that would be my funeral.

TS

MsMcDucket

We wanted no one to spend one minute or one dollar travelling to pay their respects.

TMS, don't you think that your friends and family will need some sort of closure? I mean that's what funerals are for. Some of your friends may WANT to spend every last dime to have that last moment with you. You just never know. Just let them know in advance, like in a newspaper article or something that you didn't want them to "go all out" for your funeral; and that if they couldn't make it, it's the thought that counts.

MsMcDucket

Bah what does it matter what happens to my body after I'm dead.. for all I care someone can have me stuffed and use me for a coat rack.

It matters to me because I don't want any kind of religious funeral. I don't think that I'd wanna be stuffed either! (LOL) Man, you're crazy! They can cremate me, but they can't eat me!

MsMcDucket

Tetra, are you going to have an orgy or a funeral?

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