surfpirate wrote:PLEASE DON'T BURY ME ........... John Prine
Woke up this morning
Put on my slippers
Walked in the kitchen and died
And oh what a feeling!
When my soul
Went thru the ceiling
And on up into heaven I did ride
When I got there they did say
John, it happened this way
You slipped upon the floor
And hit your head
And all the angels say
Just before you passed away
These were the very last words
That you said:
Chorus:
Please don't bury me
Down in that cold cold ground
No, I'd druther have "em" cut me up
And pass me all around
Throw my brain in a hurricane
And the blind can have my eyes
And the deaf can take both of my ears
If they don't mind the size
Give my stomach to Milwaukee
If they run out of beer
Put my socks in a cedar box
Just get "em" out of here
Venus de Milo can have my arms
Look out! I've got your nose
Sell my heart to the junkman
And give my love to Rose
Repeat Chorus
Give my feet to the footloose
Careless, fancy free
Give my knees to the needy
Don't pull that stuff on me
Hand me down my walking cane
It's a sin to tell a lie
Send my mouth way down south
And kiss my ass goodbye
Repeat Chorus
That song inspired my plans for my remains.
I intend to be cremated. Then the ashes placed
in many small vials. At my wake my friends will
be asked to take a vial with them and the next time
they are in a place that is special to them, scatter the
vial of ashes there.
That way whenever they are visiting their special
place I will be with them.
Note: No more then two vials can be spread in any one bar.
you like to get out more than that?
before I came around the man LIVED in freaking bars
I don't care what happens to my stuff. My son gets it all and whatever he wants to do with it is fine with me.
I plan on being cremated and turned into a living reef.
Well...(said in my best Bubba voice) I've been on sabbatical.
surfpirate wrote:PLEASE DON'T BURY ME ........... John Prine
Woke up this morning
Put on my slippers
Walked in the kitchen and died
And oh what a feeling!
When my soul
Went thru the ceiling
And on up into heaven I did ride
When I got there they did say
John, it happened this way
You slipped upon the floor
And hit your head
And all the angels say
Just before you passed away
These were the very last words
That you said:
Chorus:
Please don't bury me
Down in that cold cold ground
No, I'd druther have "em" cut me up
And pass me all around
Throw my brain in a hurricane
And the blind can have my eyes
And the deaf can take both of my ears
If they don't mind the size
Give my stomach to Milwaukee
If they run out of beer
Put my socks in a cedar box
Just get "em" out of here
Venus de Milo can have my arms
Look out! I've got your nose
Sell my heart to the junkman
And give my love to Rose
Repeat Chorus
Give my feet to the footloose
Careless, fancy free
Give my knees to the needy
Don't pull that stuff on me
Hand me down my walking cane
It's a sin to tell a lie
Send my mouth way down south
And kiss my ass goodbye
Repeat Chorus
One of my all-time favorite songs that I hope will be played at my wake in my favorite Irish bar! -- In 30 or 40 years
STL PARROTHEAD wrote:When I go, I'm going to leave a book of matches next to all my crap and a note saying "Take what you want and have a hellova bonfire with the rest"
I also agree with Skibo on this one......
Skibo wrote: I don't plan on making my death a burden on anyone except the poor saps that have to lower my fat azz into the hole.
I think I am gonna have that problem
I am planning this so it is not a burden ... they will be like "this sh*t meant a lot to her ... but what do we do with it" Me telling them -well - they know how to remove it from their place!
I have seen and heard of a lot of families that break apart because of estates etc - so I have passed on all my intentions in advance to all my relatives - the all know the deal with who gets what.
For those that remember when the place next to me was on fire and I had to evacuate and the only thing I grabbed was a tapestry my mother made ? - well that has its own clause
What is cool - is that you can specify conditions that people cannot get their entitlement - eg I am having one that if any of my nieces or nephews have been convicted oon any type of drug offence - they get ZIP!!!! (have seen my father blow all his money on drugs etc - no one is doing it to mine - they can go waste it on travel etc - just not drugs!)
STL PARROTHEAD wrote:When I go, I'm going to leave a book of matches next to all my crap and a note saying "Take what you want and have a hellova bonfire with the rest"
I also agree with Skibo on this one......
Skibo wrote: I don't plan on making my death a burden on anyone except the poor saps that have to lower my fat azz into the hole.
I think I am gonna have that problem
I am planning this so it is not a burden ... they will be like "this sh*t meant a lot to her ... but what do we do with it" Me telling them -well - they know how to remove it from their place!
I have seen and heard of a lot of families that break apart because of estates etc - so I have passed on all my intentions in advance to all my relatives - the all know the deal with who gets what.
For those that remember when the place next to me was on fire and I had to evacuate and the only thing I grabbed was a tapestry my mother made ? - well that has its own clause
What is cool - is that you can specify conditions that people cannot get their entitlement - eg I am having one that if any of my nieces or nephews have been convicted oon any type of drug offence - they get ZIP!!!! (have seen my father blow all his money on drugs etc - no one is doing it to mine - they can go waste it on travel etc - just not drugs!)
just because one isn't convicted doesn't mean they don't use or even an addict- there's something called functioning addict
Well...(said in my best Bubba voice) I've been on sabbatical.
I'm all over that idea, I should really add it to my will. I can't think of anything cooler than that. Can you specify WHERE?
And I don't have much Buffett "stuff" I have a few pieces of nice jewelry that I've told two of my friends their daughters can have. IF I ever get an autograph or picture or whatever it goes to my friend Jill who introduced me to this craziness in the first place. Since she's 31 NOW there's an even chance she'd have a few years left to enjoy it since I don't plan on leaving ANYTHING anytime soon!
GW - 7/19 Great Northern MOTM - 7/20-21 Hershey Labor Day Weekend Show - 8/29 MOTM - Oct 28
I'm all over that idea, I should really add it to my will. I can't think of anything cooler than that. Can you specify WHERE?
And I don't have much Buffett "stuff" I have a few pieces of nice jewelry that I've told two of my friends their daughters can have. IF I ever get an autograph or picture or whatever it goes to my friend Jill who introduced me to this craziness in the first place. Since she's 31 NOW there's an even chance she'd have a few years left to enjoy it since I don't plan on leaving ANYTHING anytime soon!
no - from their FAQ page
Q) Can I choose my location in advance? A) We can't commit to locations in advance. The nature of reef building requires permits to be issued by the Army Corp. of Engineers for specific purposes, materials, tonnage of those materials and time frames. Eternal Reefs only utilizes permitted locations designated for fishing and diving recreational purposes or for habitat development. These permits can both expire and be filled out with the permitted materials, causing them to no longer be available to us. Our commitment is to work with the family at the time of need to identify the most appropriate location for their loved one's Memorial Reef.
Well...(said in my best Bubba voice) I've been on sabbatical.
I'm all over that idea, I should really add it to my will. I can't think of anything cooler than that. Can you specify WHERE?
And I don't have much Buffett "stuff" I have a few pieces of nice jewelry that I've told two of my friends their daughters can have. IF I ever get an autograph or picture or whatever it goes to my friend Jill who introduced me to this craziness in the first place. Since she's 31 NOW there's an even chance she'd have a few years left to enjoy it since I don't plan on leaving ANYTHING anytime soon!
no - from their FAQ page
Q) Can I choose my location in advance? A) We can't commit to locations in advance. The nature of reef building requires permits to be issued by the Army Corp. of Engineers for specific purposes, materials, tonnage of those materials and time frames. Eternal Reefs only utilizes permitted locations designated for fishing and diving recreational purposes or for habitat development. These permits can both expire and be filled out with the permitted materials, causing them to no longer be available to us. Our commitment is to work with the family at the time of need to identify the most appropriate location for their loved one's Memorial Reef.
Makes sense, still a VERY cool idea - I was just hoping you could say where you wanted to be. Thanks
GW - 7/19 Great Northern MOTM - 7/20-21 Hershey Labor Day Weekend Show - 8/29 MOTM - Oct 28
STL PARROTHEAD wrote:When I go, I'm going to leave a book of matches next to all my crap and a note saying "Take what you want and have a hellova bonfire with the rest"
I also agree with Skibo on this one......
Skibo wrote: I don't plan on making my death a burden on anyone except the poor saps that have to lower my fat azz into the hole.
I think I am gonna have that problem
I am planning this so it is not a burden ... they will be like "this sh*t meant a lot to her ... but what do we do with it" Me telling them -well - they know how to remove it from their place!
I have seen and heard of a lot of families that break apart because of estates etc - so I have passed on all my intentions in advance to all my relatives - the all know the deal with who gets what.
For those that remember when the place next to me was on fire and I had to evacuate and the only thing I grabbed was a tapestry my mother made ? - well that has its own clause
What is cool - is that you can specify conditions that people cannot get their entitlement - eg I am having one that if any of my nieces or nephews have been convicted oon any type of drug offence - they get ZIP!!!! (have seen my father blow all his money on drugs etc - no one is doing it to mine - they can go waste it on travel etc - just not drugs!)
Some good suggestions there
I thank the Lord for the people I have found
-Elton John
I'm all over that idea, I should really add it to my will. I can't think of anything cooler than that. Can you specify WHERE?
And I don't have much Buffett "stuff" I have a few pieces of nice jewelry that I've told two of my friends their daughters can have. IF I ever get an autograph or picture or whatever it goes to my friend Jill who introduced me to this craziness in the first place. Since she's 31 NOW there's an even chance she'd have a few years left to enjoy it since I don't plan on leaving ANYTHING anytime soon!
no - from their FAQ page
Q) Can I choose my location in advance? A) We can't commit to locations in advance. The nature of reef building requires permits to be issued by the Army Corp. of Engineers for specific purposes, materials, tonnage of those materials and time frames. Eternal Reefs only utilizes permitted locations designated for fishing and diving recreational purposes or for habitat development. These permits can both expire and be filled out with the permitted materials, causing them to no longer be available to us. Our commitment is to work with the family at the time of need to identify the most appropriate location for their loved one's Memorial Reef.
Makes sense, still a VERY cool idea - I was just hoping you could say where you wanted to be. Thanks
when I first looked into it several years ago you could request an area. Mainly off the coast of Florida and Texas. They would try to accommodate.
Well...(said in my best Bubba voice) I've been on sabbatical.
STL PARROTHEAD wrote:When I go, I'm going to leave a book of matches next to all my crap and a note saying "Take what you want and have a hellova bonfire with the rest"
I also agree with Skibo on this one......
Skibo wrote: I don't plan on making my death a burden on anyone except the poor saps that have to lower my fat azz into the hole.
I think I am gonna have that problem
I am planning this so it is not a burden ... they will be like "this sh*t meant a lot to her ... but what do we do with it" Me telling them -well - they know how to remove it from their place!
I have seen and heard of a lot of families that break apart because of estates etc - so I have passed on all my intentions in advance to all my relatives - the all know the deal with who gets what.
For those that remember when the place next to me was on fire and I had to evacuate and the only thing I grabbed was a tapestry my mother made ? - well that has its own clause
What is cool - is that you can specify conditions that people cannot get their entitlement - eg I am having one that if any of my nieces or nephews have been convicted oon any type of drug offence - they get ZIP!!!! (have seen my father blow all his money on drugs etc - no one is doing it to mine - they can go waste it on travel etc - just not drugs!)
just because one isn't convicted doesn't mean they don't use or even an addict- there's something called functioning addict
I know - but they will be told this once it is a signed deal - so it might help keep them on the straight and narrow - the parents agree.
None of us have ever taken them - except my sister dabbled in pot for a little bit - we are a "clean living family" with the exclusion of our father
My will will leave both of my daughters the option of taking from my collection anything they want. Since I hope that they will not need much, I will then leave everything to one of my buddies. He hates Buffett, but I know that he will feel too guilty to throw anything out. So he'll be stuck with it for life.
jbfins wrote:My will will leave both of my daughters the option of taking from my collection anything they want. Since I hope that they will not need much, I will then leave everything to one of my buddies. He hates Buffett, but I know that he will feel too guilty to throw anything out. So he'll be stuck with it for life.
You’re still grinning, we’re still winning, nothing left to say
I’m still gliding as I go flying down this endless wave
I told my family to toss my ashes into the water off Key West.
I've also requested Buffett and Marley music at my funeral, but that, too, will be hard to enforce.
Good point about "stuff" - I have an autographed Pirate Looks At 50 and a t-shirt autographed by the CR's. Guess I'll donate them to the local Club for a fund raiser.
Beware the person who says "IF I die, I want this to happen."
It's not if, but when!
We'll party just like Bubba does,
We'll do the Old Man proud!
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