We’re not really sure why, but it seems like there’s a growing movement to put the “fun” back in funerals. Ceremonies themselves are becoming increasingly casual, and people are coming up with more creative ways to commemorate the lives of their loved ones.
Music executive Alexander Bernard Harris was celebrated with a bizarre visitation where he was viewed in his yellow Lamborghini. The recent movie “Undertaking Betty” featured Christopher Walken as a crazy Irish funeral director with a love for the extravagant. His funerals included Spock ears, levitating coffins, and musical theatre.
The most disturbing display that we’ve seen, though, is Ashes to Portraits. Instead of just leaving ashes to lie around gathering dust (can ashes gather dust??), their artist combines the cremains with oil paint to create new works of art. We agree that it can be a positive way to grieve and remember a loved one, and we agree that it’s harmless, but we can’t help feeling like it’s still very, very creepy.
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Wow, very creepy, but at least he's ready for that big parking garage in the sky.