by Kristin Hoppe
So, I’m doing sound for this funeral today because I work at a church and people like to have funerals at churches. I don’t know why. Anyway, as I try to avoid but it’s a funeral so it came up, I got to thinking about my own mortality and how there’s stuff that I couldn’t do once I was dead, presumably. And the one thing that concerned me the most today was that I wouldn’t be able to listen to Shotgun Angel or better, The Revelation, again.
At first I thought, have them play it at my memorial service, but it is so not funeral music and trust me, just because it’s your favorite song and it reminds everyone of you is not a good reason to play it at a funeral. I have had to play some funerally inappropriate songs in my day. Those songs, play them at the wake. (BTW, when I die assuming anyone cares, just have a wake. None of this funeral/memorial service stuff. Have a nice party and mention my name once in a while.)
So back to my point, I figured I had better just listen to it now while I have the opportunity. It’s been a while and gosh darn it, that’s a great album. So, go out and listen to something you like.
So deep.
Not So Fast 
Now wait a minute; who said you couldn’t listen to them in the afterlife? Now granted, I am a novice when it comes to Greek and Hebrew, but I don’t recall any such negations. Besides, I think God likes to rock and would be perfectly find with us rocking as well. I think this notion of loftly clouds and wings and just sitting around all day at the feet of God is a crock. Now of course I am not saying sitting around at the God’s feet isn’t a good thing, I am saying that I think God has much more for us than that. = my $.02
And when you die, I will come with Taco Bell. A nice spicy crunch wrap supreme. 😉
No doubt, Daniel Amos will be doing concerts in heaven. And they will rock. But it will all be different then. I’m just saying that at that moment I felt that the one thing I wanted to do before I died was listen to that album again.
Mmm, Taco Bell. It’s a shame I’m going to miss the party. But that would be awkward with all those people saying all those nice things about me if I were there. 🙂
Must be a pretty good album!
Haha, well that might spice up the party a bit!
All I have to say is that there better be some awfully good and poignant music at my funeral – like Deathcab for Cutie’s, I’ll follow you into the dark – wherein whilst it’s playing people can stare of deeply into space and think about what a wonderful person I was and wasn’t it too bad that I had to die in such a horrible way – probably being shot in the head, or in a terrible car accident – but wasn’t it wonderful the four little orphans lives I spared by sacrificing myself. That’s what you all should be thinking while youre listening to the poignant music and staring. There better be lots of sniffling and staring. And I wouldn’t mind a good eulogy or two. Every funeral needs a good eulogy…and none of this using the podium for your own personal rant on politics or the weather, or whatever. It’s got to be at least 2/3rds about me.
Matt – Well, I like it.
Kelsey – Death Cab, check. I will keep that in mind. Maybe I’ll write a poem about how not ironic it is that you are annoying me one last time with this formal event that is all about you.