Frozen Dead Guy Days 2012

Gail Rubin, The Doyenne of Death™, brought The Newly-Dead Game™ back to Frozen Dead Guy Days, along with a shortened version of “Funny Films for Funeral Planning.” The games took place March 3 and 4, 2012 at the Black Forest Restaurant in Nederland, Colorado.

Check out this Longmont Times-Call news story about the game and the festival. And the story in the Boulder Daily Camera.

In The Newly-Dead Game, three or four couples compete by answering questions on how well they know each others’ last wishes. Check out the game with these four couples who played on Saturday afternoon.

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

 The Newly-Dead Game Ad

Download the FDGD Newly-Dead Game Ad

The first game on Saturday!

The Sunday game with three couples!

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Upcoming Events

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

May 2012

Wednesday, May 23: A Good Goodbye Workshop – get those funeral plans written on paper in a fun-filled three-hour afternoon workshop. All the details here.

Friday, May 25: Radio interview at 10:00 p.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. MT on WHAN 102.9 FM and 1430 AM in the Richmond, Virginia area with K.B. and Big Ray.

June 2012

Thursday, June 7, 10:00 a.m. PT/11:00 a.m. MT/noon CT/1:00 p.m. ET: Online radio interview with Lillian Brummet, host of Conscious Discussions Talk Radio. Gail will be talking about new trends such as alkaline hydrolysis, Certified Celebrants, and green issues related to burial and cremation during the hour-long program.

Tuesday, June 12, 8:00 a.m.: Gail Rubin presents The Funeral Director on Film and Funny Films for Funeral Planning at the Texas Funeral Directors Association Conference in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Tuesday, June 12, 6:00 p.m.: Jewish Funeral Traditions on Film presentation at the Jewish Community Center in Corpus Christi, 750 Everhart Road,  Corpus Christi, TX 78411. Call for more information: 361-855-6239

Wednesday, June 13, 6:30 p.m.: Talk with members of the Conscious Aging Network of New Mexico in Albuquerque.

Thursday, June 14 11:45 a.m.: Santa Fe Doorways meeting of hospice and end-of-life care professionals focused on green burial issues. Gail will participate in a panel discussion and show a scene depicting green burial from the TV series Six Feet Under. Location: Ponce de Leon, 540 Alta Vista Street, Santa Fe.

Monday, June 18, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.: The Newly-Dead Game™ at the Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe NE, Albuquerque. Phone 505-256-2000. A funny film presentation may be added to this event.

Wednesday, June 20, noon to 1:00 p.m.: Funny Films for Funeral Planning presentation at the Horn Family YMCA Silver Sneakers program. 4901 Indian School Road, Albuquerque. Phone 505-265-6971.

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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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