Rennratt's Un-Funeral

As I previously mentioned, I am no fan of funerals. However, Tiff's suggestion of an Un-funeral intrigued me. As I am not prone to Public Displays of Affection, I will skip the recommended orgy, and put my own spin on the event.

First, a few ground rules:

1. No one is to wear black, unless the outfit is accompanied by mesh gloves and Doc Martens - a la Abby/NCIS. Tats and facial piercings are also welcome. (If I can't see 'em, I don't want to know. M'kay?)

2. No crying/sobbing - unless hysterical laughter is involved.

3. MY kind of music is to be played. (See Playlist below)

4. DJ!

5. Eulogy must be in line with my personality: hire a stand up comedian. Or bring Marge Schott back from the dead.

6. Save the flowers for the living - I like daffodils and larkspur.

7. BUFFET! (Trinamick, bring some of that crazy salad dressing you've been raving about.)

8. Don't make me wear makeup. But PLEASE, for crying out loud, give me guidance on these eyebrows! (I have tunnel vision...)

9. Under NO circumstances are clowns to be invited. (I'm talkin' to YOU, Chachi!)

10. Can anyone say Mosh Pit? (Or migraine? Or dislocated neck?) Can mix it up with a dance floor, sans rhythm. Disco ball is optional.

The Playlist

Dirge: Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo

Service Songs (or 'Fun things to jump around to')

Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper

Pictures of You - The Cure

Fugitive - Indigo Girls

The Vampire Song - Concrete Blonde

Be My Escape - Relient K

You Don't Know Me - Meryl Streep/Postcards from the Edge soundtrack

Language or the Kiss - Indigo Girls

Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen

Bring Me Some Water - Melissa Etheridge

A Requisite Smattering of Def Leppard (listener choice)

Requiem: I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones

This is where it gets 'serious'. Your assignment, nay, your obligation - is to complete the following:

When you attend the Un-Funeral, whether in person or on line, you are to bring your own music.

This music should be the wierdest, most obscure piece of listening (agony?!) that anyone has ever heard. Throw in a foreign language for bonus points! Music, regardless of language, should be the social equivalent of The Chicken Dance. You must approach the DJ (remember? We have one!). In your most serious, grieving manner possible, convince the DJ to play the song...because, after all... "This was Rennratt's FAVORITE!"

Again, are you GAME?!