Frozen Dead Guy Days 2012

Gail Rubin, The Doyenne of Death™, brings The Newly-Dead Game™ back to Frozen Dead Guy Days, along with a shortened version of “Funny Films for Funeral Planning.” Game times are 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 p.m., March 3 and 4, 2012, at the Black Forest Restaurant in Nederland, Colorado.

In The Newly-Dead Game, three or four couples compete by answering questions on how well they know each others’ last wishes. Win “valuable prizes” and international fame! If you and your sweetie will be at Frozen Dead Guy Days and want to participate, email a note expressing your interest to Gail@AGoodGoodbye.com.

Register to win the drawing for this great hat, a pair of skull shot glasses, a copy of The Newly-Dead Game and other fun stuff! You need not be present to win. Fill in the form below and you’re automatically registered:

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Download a PDF of the true story about how Bredo Morstol became Nederland’s frozen dead guy. THE TRUE FDGD STORY 2012

Video from the 2011 Frozen Dead Guy Days: Watch the parade of hearses and coffin race teams, polar plungers (many with great flair!), the running of the coffin race obstacle course, frozen turkey bowling and salmon tossing, and more (although it’s no longer put on by the Nederland Chamber of Commerce).

 

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Another video of the freezing fun from last year’s Frozen Dead Guy Days:

And here’s a video from the 2010 festival, with very creative polar plunging:

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Upcoming Events

Gail Rubin "The Doyenne of Death"Talks, Interviews and Seminars

February, 2012

Wednesday, February 22: 10:15  a.m. “Funny Films for Serious Funeral Planning” presentation to Silver Sneakers participants at the McLeod YMCA, 12500 Comanche NE, Albuquerque

Friday, February 24: American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS), Miami, Florida – Movie Night: Using Comedy Films to Start Serious Conversations

Tuesday, February 28: 7:30 p.m. Netherwood Park Book Club discussion

Wednesday, February 29: 3:00 p.m. “A Good Goodbye: Funeral Planning for Those Who Don’t Plan to Die” presentation at Fifty’n Fit Fitness & Therapy, 11801 Menaul Blvd. NE, Albuquerque 505-271-9616

March, 2012

Friday, March 2: 9:00 a.m. “Funny Films for Funeral Planning” presentation at Denver Talks, in Denver, Colorado. $2 or $3 fee. For more information or to RSVP, visit Stephanie West Allen’s idealawg blog.

Friday, March 2 to Sunday, March 4: Frozen Dead Guy Days, Nederland, Colorado – presenting The Newly-Dead Game™ and Funny Films for Serious Funeral Planning Conversations.

Saturday, March 10: 30 minute talk “Funeral Planning for Those Who Don’t Plan to Die” during the Fair Heights Neighborhood Association meeting, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. at Mark Twain Elementary School, 6316 Constitution Ave. NE

Friday, March 16: Film presentation Ashes to Ashes, Dust in Your Face: Cremation, Comedy and Creativity, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Los Volcanes Senior Center.

March 19-22: International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) convention in Las Vegas, Nevada

Saturday, March 24: 1:00 p.m. Film presentation Funny Films for Serious Funeral Planning Conversations, Las Colinas Village, 500 Paisano NE, Albuquerque. Free and open to the public. RSVP to Dominique Martin by phone 505-907-3823 or email lcvcrconsultant@seniorstar.com

March 28-31: Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) conference in Atlanta, Georgia

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Contact Info

How to get in touch with Gail Rubin, The Doyenne of Death, author, speaker and Certified Celebrant.

Telephone: 505-265-7215

Email: Gail [at] AGoodGoodbye.com

Snail Mail: P.O. Box 36987, Albuquerque, NM 87176-6987

Facebook: “Like” us at https://www.facebook.com/#!/AGoodGoodbye

Twitter: Follow our Tweets @TheFamilyPlot

 

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30 Funerals in 30 Days

Gail Rubin undertook her second annual “30 Funerals in 30 Days Challenge” during October 2011. She attended and blogged about a funeral or memorial service daily at The Family Plot Blog. The goal: show the many creative and meaningful ways families celebrate the lives of those they love, and help get the funeral planning conversation started.

Like the characters from the cult film Harold and Maude, Rubin attended an Albuquerque-area funeral or memorial service daily. The difference is she posted stories about each event every day at her blog The Family Plot.

She witnessed a memorial luncheon in a bowling alley bar, a funeral for a Dallas Cowboys fan, a memorial service for a young TV news reporter, and a celebration of life for a hot air balloon pioneer. There was “My Big Fat Italian Funeral” home celebration of life, a service that featured a jazz quartet in a club, and a ceremony in a Japanese garden.

Last year, after 30 funerals in 30 days during November 2010, Rubin reported that there is no shortage of people dying, creative memorial events are a growing trend, and families are holding a wide range of religious and non-religious services.

Among the most memorable were services with two pews of Red Hat Society ladies in full regalia, a Harley Davidson motorcycle in a funeral chapel, an artist’s remembrance that featured her favorite lemon meringue pie, an AA meeting-style remembrance for an addiction counselor, and a funeral for a fallen police officer.

Check out all the 30 Funerals in 30 Days Challenge posts at The Family Plot Blog.

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