Kinda goes along with the George Carlin slidin in the grave sideways with a completly worn out body rant.Sounds like fun to me,but what would I know?
When we were a Bonneville year before last we had the privilege of witnessing a guy's ashes being released in a packed chute of a Studebaker land speed car. All I could think was "how cool is that!"
Liking old he****s myself, I have thought about making a vintage hot rod he**** available. While I could be wrong, I decided that maybe you could get some business, but not enough to make it a viable profit-earning endeavor. Look at the car enthusiat caskets that are available. While they do sell, they are not popular, and as a result carry a premium price.
Crack me up. I have to agree with packing the old boy in the chute. Light em up and smoke the tires for traction. Then another smoke show through the traps when you pull the cord. SWEEET!
Down here we did something for pirates, built a bronze mortar would sail out (pleanty of rum) and fire the ashes out the cannon and sail back.
Wow, Pat, bad day??? Hopefully no one is serious here, back up take a breath, Your brotha's are with ya!!!
you guys are killing me mite be better to take em for a super quick blast through the dead centre of town...
Ya gotta think out of the box once in a while bro. Last rites should be a celebration of what the person loved and lived, not some Doctor Phibes organ music depressing ****. When I go out, I would like it to be a fast ride, not one of those creeping slow processions. Some ZZ top for music, a smoking burnout away from the services, maybe a ride down the strip. Screw the lawyers, I don't live any part of my life worrying about them now, sure as hell don't want them running or ruining my last wishes. On the lighter side, this was just a goofy idea, made kind of a fun thread with all the puns. It's not something I have any serious intentions of pursuing as a business endeavor, but if someone else was offering the service, it would be my choice for a last ride.
I think outside the box all the time. Well, mostly outside the casket. I like the idea of this business my self, but when it comes down to taking on the possibility of a lawsuit brought on by a family because the Drag He**** went into a wall, no sir. I won't lose money or any part of my business for it. As far as "screwing the lawyers", it's not the family of the deceased that has to worry about it. It's the funeral home operators and the he**** owners that do. Now maybe a "slow" p*** down the 1/4 mile. I've put caskets on dump trucks, low-boy trailers, a plumbing van, dumped ashes from a boat, put ashes in a vodka bottle, tin can, Pepsi bottles, I even brought a motorcycle into the chapel. I kinda miss funeral directing, but I love cars more. It would be a neat idea though that could actually work.
So you've seen enough suing in the funeral business that it's a real concern in non-traditional services? I would have never thought.
Can't believe this thread is still going!!! How bout this. They have a TV show "My Redneck Wedding" How bout this. A TV show "My Redneck Funeral"
****, I'm game for that one. We could get one of those fancy Chevy Suburbans conversions from Collins, a real nice double wide, and damnit I think we got ourselves a hit.
front suspension would have to be set up right, with the weight in the rear you wouldn't want to experience a death wabble
I'll think way "outside the box" (pun intended); How about a vintage FED or Altered that's completely radio controlled: The prepared corpse (hands on the ****erfly wheel) would "drive" the car on a 7 second run!!! Friends and family could cheer on his "p***". None of this ho-hum, boring locked in the back/in a casket stuff. Worst case scenario; If the R/C system braking/chute fails in the lights and it crashes and burns at 170 MPH, he'll go out in a big style cremation (at no extra charge). A bit sick, but memorable for sure!
You must be really old or really young. Tell you what I may be the only one to say it but I wouldn't be caught dead in that thing. The wife and I are going to be ****tered off the Golden Gate. Its not legal any more but we know some fellas in a club that will do it anyway. Like minded I guess they don't give a damn about the rules either.
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