What Kind Of Funeral...

[nailit]

Not been morbid here, and this has nothing to do with my question on body and soul thread about my brother in law's cancer (if anything its prompted about the "music that makes your hair stand up" thread on music category).
But what kind of funeral can you envisage for yourself?
A religious funeral seems to be the default position if you havnt left any requests otherwise.
Personally ive let it be known that (in the event of my untimely death) I'd want a humanist funeral, devoid of any religious connotations.
Songs I'd like played would be

1) Great pretender...Freddie mercury version
2) Teo Torriatte...Queen
3) Las palabras de amor...Queen

(yes, Im a Queen fan)

Id like a little family reading telling everyone what a *** ive been in life and how i cocked everything up (I've always valued honesty)
And I'd like everyone to get drunk after, while having a whale of a time.
(and maybe remembering some good stuff ;=) ......)

What about you??

[Arksided]

Shame you're such a drama Queen nailit, you could have chosen 'Another one bites the Dust' to cheer us up.

I am a big Queen fan also... com'on that'll be more apt.

[gness]

Anne...Would it be irreverent for me to tell you of the midnight mass in Ireland in the days when the priest put the communion on your tongue?

He was fairly sloshed...as was the communicant and they couldn't get coordinated.....both swaying back and forth....

We stayed straight faced til one of the altar boys started humming the Hokey Cokey......☺

[Ann]

Typical Dave Allen sketch Gness! ;)

[anneasquith]

LOL, ah communion on the tongue, some people especially children. walk up the aisle after communion chewing as if its a big mac they have just received !

[gness]

Indeed, Ann.....lovely priest though......the church and parochial house were either side of the river....we often had to "see" him home....☺

[Arksided]

I suppose that's better than strapping a bomb to a child and pointing him/her in a direction.

[gness]

What is?

[anneasquith]

ark, are you posting in the wrong thread ?

[craft1948]

Anything which involves copious amounts of gin............

[Mamyalynne]

Communion wafers always used to stick to the roof of my mouth, I spent the rest of Mass and the walk home trying to dislodge it.

[Arksided]

Oops.. sorry.

[gness]

Me too, Mamya....til my small mouth caused two large teeth go grow in the roof....

We weren't allowed to let teeth touch the communion so it sat on my tongue and I went home looking like the village idiot with my mouth hanging open...and a very slow melting wafer on view to all.......☺

[Mamyalynne]

What an image!!

[cupid04]

Everybody sobbing in the aisles as Katherine Jenkins sings 'time to say goodbye.'

[baza]

already paid for and divi spent (Co op) oak effect box, "Wheels on fire" Brian Auger Trinity on arrival at Crem and "Bat out of Hell" on departure. That should give the audience something to think about on their way to the pub.

[nungate]

I'd like to be cremated the way Hindus are cremated, out in the open air, I hate confined spaces, despite the fact the I will have shuffled off the old mortal coil, the prospect of being in a box in a confined space ... gives me the shivers and I'd like Groucho Marx singing "Lydia the tattooed lady" and Beth Neilsen Chapman singing "Sand and Water" then everyone can go away and party! No one is to wear black either.

[gness]

Awww, Nun.....I never wear anything but black....can I still come if I put on the scarlet killer heels?.....x

[mccfluff]

same as chris