Posted on 11/04/2013 9:48:00 PM PST by expat1000
[Video link]While most funerals are a sad event, some choose to celebrate the end of their loved one’s life and accomplishments, with music and dance.
In most countries, a funeral is a somber affair. People are sad about the loss of their loved one, and nobody likes to say goodbye to their friends and loved ones for the last time.
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I can think of some presidents who might attract a HUGE celebration...
I dunno, I think I could actually ask for something similarly unusual to be done at at my funeral. Not one of my friends or family members would be at all surprised, and it likely would make them smile, recalling what an odd duck I am.
personally i’d hire them for me before i’m dead.
Seriesly, this is kind of like a New Orleans type funeral, with a Dixieland band playing.
Nice
My dream is to have ashes formed into golf balls and lined up at the edge of a cliff over looking the ocean.
Everyone would be invited to whack me one last time.
I remember when my father died, at his wake I spent the whole night standing 10 feet from his open coffin joking and laughing with friends and family. People appreciate that.
I always liked the New Orleans style of funerals... somber music on the way to the cemetary, party music on the way home. Got all yer bases covered that way.
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