when caught dead

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Hopefully it won't happen for a long time, but I have always imagined that I would like bag pipes played at my funeral. I realize it isn't popular but I really love a good pipe band. Ideally I suppose it would feature a solo of James Doohan playing amazing grace, but since he is passed away, maybe Simon Pegg.

It is a strange thing to think about ones own funeral since it is one of the few things dedicated to ones self that one won't ever see or have any inkling. Funerals are and always have been about the living. I hope people do at mine what they need to celebrate my life and get on to the next thing.

So... no pipes necessary.

edit: I wonder what The Rainbow Connection would sound like on the bag pipes.

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[arwen-of-lorien.livejournal.com]

I don't think I've ever attended a funeral with live music playing. Over here they generally just play stuff from CD, as we have separate ceremonies for funeral and burial. The funerals I've attended were always held at enclosed chapels on the cemeteries, so they always blast something there.

During burial ceremony there's just a priest giving his talk while they lay down the casket / urn. Over here urns also have to be buried and regular 'civilians' can't even handle urns (it's against the law). They do cremations for pure economic reasons to save up on burial space if your family plot is becoming overcrowded, as graveyard space costs a ton.

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I am totally okay with cremation.