Putting the Fun in FuneralSome deaths come suddenly or too soon and can really hit hard, others seem to be a blessed relief. Similarly, some funerals can be deeply upsetting and sad, others can make you want to hug the world.
Mmm, don't want to bring you down or anything, but tell us your funeral stories...
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chthonic, Thu 11 May 2006, 9:31)
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...whoops.When my Uncle died he stressed in his will that he wanted You'll Never Walk Alone as the song he was taken out of the church to. He was a huge Liverpool fan, so thought it'd be very cool. I think he envisaged a whole room full of crying family members linking hand and being, you know... strong.
Anyway, being somewhere far removed from the cultural map, the only version he had of it was from one of their FA Cup Final tapes, so we grabbed that and headed to the church. The funeral went really well, and just as it was about to wrap up I get the nod from the vicar to flick the switch on the tape machine.
Now, I'm pretty stupid. I didn't really check which side of the tape I put in, so as weeping relatives had their final chance to say goodbye to my Uncle, they did it to the strains of...
...The Anfield Rap.
Classy.
(, Sat 13 May 2006, 11:09, Reply)
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