My Funky Funeral

Charlton Heston, one of the Last Lions of Hollywood, was layed to rest on Saturday after his battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Many famous people attended his funeral. A frail Nancy Reagan entered on the arm of Tom Selleck. After the nearly two-hour ceremony, Reagan left with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Other notables from Heston’s Hollywood history included Olivia DeHavilland, Keith Carradine, Pat Boone, Oliver Stone and Rob Reiner.

The service was described as being a beautiful affair, where many stood and honoured the memory of the great conservative and patriot.

His daughter stood and recalled her father’s love of poetry and Shakespeare.

His son described his father as being a true patriot, “I never knew a finer man, I will never know a finer man”, he said.

And finally, a bunch of apes stood and described Heston as being public enemy number one.

Heath Ledger’s funeral was held a few days ago at his home Perth. Like the star it was a very private, modest and I imagine gracious affair.

Cate Blanchet read a Eulogy to her friend.

After the service mourners gathered at a restaurant overlooking Perth’s Cottesloe beach, one of Ledger’s favourite spots, for a sunset wake.

Dozens of family and friends then threw off some of their clothes and ran into the water, where they hugged and cheered to celebrate Ledger’s life, according to various reports.

Songs played at the funeral included Heath’s favourites, The Times Are A Changing by Bob Dylan, Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles, and Pink Floyd’s Wish You were Here.

Here Comes the Sun played at Heath’s funeral.

Morning Yearning composed by Ben Harper directed by Heath Ledger

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Not quite sure what mind altering drugs Matt was on when he gave a Eulogy for the late and great Evel Knievel, but I would like whoever speaks on my behalf to take the same!

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The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men - from mothers most of all, who carry the key of our souls in their bosoms. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes

This week Kanye West received the devastating news that his mother Dr Donda West had died during surgery. Kanye has openly admitted that this great lady, who had single-handedly reared her talented son, was his rock, his salvation.

The grief some of us endure when our mother is taken away from us, is made all the more intense because we never got to tell her how much we loved and appreciated her in life.

Let’s hope some of Kanye’s pain is eased because he did let his mom know that she carried the key to his soul in his song “Hey Mama”

What was placed in Frank Sinatra’s coffin with him, has caused quite a lot of gossip and speculation over the years.

Family and friends were reported to have put Tootsie Rolls and Life Saver candies, chewing gum, a mini bottle of Jack Daniels, a pack of camel lights and a Zippo lighter, in with Ole Blue Eyes.

Ten dimes were also placed in the casket, just in case he needed to make an emergency call!

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Today’s technology means that the dead no longer need to be silent. Below is the late comedian Bob Monkhouse trying to help cure the thing that killed him four years ago.

Bittersweet to say the least …

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Heaven’s gain is our loss, as we wave a fond farewell to the great Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti.

The great tenor lost his battle to cancer on Thursday at the age of 71, his funeral took place three days later at his hometown of Modena, Italy.

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“How could Bernard Manning be a rascist when he had four black horses pulling his coffin?” Frank Carson

Love him or hate him, one cannot help being inspired and moved by the late comic Bernard Manning’s message from the grave. The British comic veteran, died at the age of 76 of kidney failure, but before doing so he produced a ‘living wake’. Check-out the highlights of this amazing piece of surreal TV below.

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