The Death Business

March 18, 2008 7:55 pm Ann Uncategorized

One day I’ll actually write that book about Freddy and his daddy and the death business.  You know, where Freddy and his daddy don’t see eye to eye because Freddy wants to sell burlap bags and peach trees instead of fiberglass and metal coffins?  The problem, of course, is that Freddy doesn’t know a whole lot about marketing and target audiences, because the people in his town are factory workers, not tree huggers.

I’ve been watching Six Feet Under on DVD for research, and having conversations about death with my girlfriends. Of course, I spoke at two funerals and sang at one in the past year, so I’ve had a little personal experience to add to the research.   For now, I’ll just carry around the opening line in my head and think about visiting the funeral history museum in north Houston, maybe stop off on our way to a wedding. 

One Response

  1. Dan Says:
    March 19th, 2008 at 11:25 am

    Sometimes I think that the old saying about ‘death and taxes’ should be parodied with something about ‘death and faxes’, but I really can’t think of anything funny about death and faxes.

    Of course, not being able to think of anything funny to say didn’t stop me from making this comment.

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