Scott Fraser Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2182674/The-Ramrods-guitarist-John-Graham-laid-rest-Fender-Stratocaster-shaped-coffin.html Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Wonder if they took any funerary-procession cues from "Saint James Infirmary Blues"? You can see in the photos that his mourning family and friends really respected and cared deeply for him... Gotta love this photo- classic, a real piece of those times... http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/08/02/article-0-14584805000005DC-541_634x418.jpg Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Hmmm... I wonder if this means Fender and Gibson will start to diversify into another product line? Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Looks like a Buddy Holly tribute...the folding neck was a nice touch...I think it was quite a job carrying that guitar on the shoulders and no handles on the sides, I'm sure it took a few practice sessions...RIP. Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred_C Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 How old was he when he passed? I don't think I saw his age in the article. "Another guitar slinger gone home". RIP. If you play cool, you are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumblyfingers Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 It's a bit creepy in a way.....and kinda narcissistic. You're dead...you're done.....what's the point? It's more effort for the poor buggers who have to carry you and the funeral home who has to cremate or bury your ass. Not to mention how much it had to have cost the missus. Pretty dear I would think. I mean, it really is devoid of any sort of class. You don't see the big rockers or pop artists going out like this. This is like trying to get attention even after you are toast. I mean it's not like he's the King of Flipping Wherever and needs an ornately adorned casket carried by horse and cannon cart down the bloody streets of the city lined with all his minions to the beat of a pipe and drum marching band, followed by all the buggers in the 1st Infantry Brigade. Followed by tea of course! LOL!! Well, hey...maybe he has started a new trend. Next it will be a Les Paul player....not to be outdone. I shudder to think what a certain famous American rockabilly player will come up with if this thing catches on. Seeing a LOT of glitter and flame pin striping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumblyfingers Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 All in good fun of course.......however he wanted to go out is good by me. Just having a lighthearted laff! I wonder if his Strat was inside with him? I bet it was! Well, do they allow that with cremations? Here you'd have the flipping EPA putting the kibosh on that. Personally I like the idea of the Viking funeral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Maybe it was his family's and friends' idea, their wish to do something special to honor and remember him. After all, funerals are for the living... Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkman Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 After all, funerals are for the living... Except for the dead person in the coffin. I rock; therefore, I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertbluesman Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Geez, I told my wife to have me cremated, and throw my ashes in the trash. You can see how reverent I am about a body that no longer houses me........... By the way I have donated my body to science care, and the cost of my cremation is zero..... Maybe one of you pickers will wind up with my organs or tissues, (sometime in the distant future I hope) if so enjoy...... dbm If it sounds good, it is good !! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=143231&content=music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markooo Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 By the way I love the photo. Classic but really remarkable!It's just so sad to lose a guitar master. I am pretty sure that there are lots of aspiring guitarists out there who are inspired by the things he left. Learn more about jazz guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 After all, funerals are for the living... Except for the dead person in the coffin. Doesn't mean a thing to them; only to those left behind who remember them and were affected by their living and dying. desertbluesman- TOTALLY with you on being an organ donor and hopefully benefiting someone who actually needs the parts and materials! Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertbluesman Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 desertbluesman- TOTALLY with you on being an organ donor and hopefully benefiting someone who actually needs the parts and materials! I did it because I am too cheap to pay for the cremation myself, even though I won't feel that pain myself, the wifey is a good woman so I saved her a grand or two, and if someone else benefits from it more power to them. dbm If it sounds good, it is good !! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=143231&content=music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Good thinking! Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrell Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I've formally asked for a burning pyre floating on a private lake. I doubt I'll get that unless I leave a bag of money for the costs and another bag of money tied to the performance of my wishes. Why save money for that when there is s much guitar stuff I need to buy now! I NEED IT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Caevan O’Shite Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I've formally asked for a burning pyre floating on a private lake. I doubt I'll get that unless I leave a bag of money for the costs and another bag of money tied to the performance of my wishes. Why save money for that when there is s much guitar stuff I need to buy now! I NEED IT!!! [video:youtube] Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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