Category Archives: family

A Personal Conflict

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Death To Hollywood

Let’s face it, we all have a reality TV show that we get sucked into. When I had cable, I rarely watched any reality TV, but right now I only have network TV which host shows like Survivor, American Idol … Continue reading →

Posted in celebrities, family, Hollywood, weird | Tagged Charles Manson, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, The Bachelor | 19 Comments

A Funeral or a KKK Meeting?

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Death To Hollywood

Since my last two posts involved Asians, I’ve decided to stick with the Asian theme and tell you about the first time we had a Vietnamese funeral at our house. I mentioned in a previous blog that after the Vietnam … Continue reading →

Posted in death, family, funeral home, funerals, weird | Tagged Cheech and Chong, Fool Me Once, George W Bush, KKK, Vietnamese funerals | 7 Comments

Right Hand Man

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Death To Hollywood

During my dad’s 30 years in business, there were only a few people who worked for him, but none of them for as long as his right hand man, Mr. John Fatz. He was such a regular fixture in our … Continue reading →

Posted in catholic church, death, family, funeral home, funerals, weird | Tagged Graves Registration, The John P Donohue Funeral Home, Vietnam War | 10 Comments

I Left My Heart in San Francisco (except for Chinatown)

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Death To Hollywood

I spent this past weekend in San Francisco, my favorite city in the world. If you haven’t ever been there, you must go. If for nothing else, go for the exercise you get from walking up those freaking hills. It … Continue reading →

Posted in celebrities, death, family, Hollywood, weird | Tagged Brandy Ho's, Golden Gate Park, Hollywood Boulevard, San Francisco Chinatown, The Empress of China | 8 Comments

Unhappy Friday

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Death To Hollywood

This isn’t the typical “Happy Friday” I usually celebrate, because as I was scrolling through Facebook this morning, so I can start my day off with judging people by their status updates, I saw that someone had posted that Robert … Continue reading →

Posted in celebrities, death, family, funeral home, funerals, Hollywood, weird | Tagged Hot Rod, John Travolta, Robert Hegyes, Vinnie Barbarino, Welcome Back Kotter | 10 Comments

Dexter and Putrefaction

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Death To Hollywood

The other night I was watching Dexter, one of my favorite shows. If you’re not familiar with Dexter, it’s a show that airs on Showtime, and the main character, Dexter, played by Michael C. Hall, is a blood spatter analyst … Continue reading →

Posted in celebrities, death, family, funeral home, funerals, weird | Tagged Dexter, Michael C Hall, Michelle Duggar, putrefying body, Six Feet Under | 7 Comments

The History of Embalming

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Death To Hollywood

I asked my dad once who invented embalming and you probably guessed it; it was the Egyptians. Everyone knows about the mummies. They were the first culture to believe in the immortality of the soul, and that the soul would … Continue reading →

Posted in death, family, funeral home, funerals, weird | Tagged Alexander Butlerov, Dr. Frederick Ruysch, Dr. Thomas Holmes, Egyptians, embalming, funerals, Mummies, Necropolis, Wyoming Funeral Director's Association | 20 Comments

From the Basement to the Stage

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Death To Hollywood

After my early childhood performances on the casket shipping case, I finally started performing outside of my basement. Did I mention that I started playing the flute at age 10 in the school band? When the music teacher came to … Continue reading →

Posted in family, funeral home, Hollywood | Tagged Anchorman, Dancing With the Stars, Fame, Issac Hayes, school recital, Shaft, The Hustle, Will Ferrell | 8 Comments

Neighbors

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Death To Hollywood

Do you like your neighbors? Sometimes I wonder if my neighbors think I’m a weirdo. For example, the girl that lives on one side of me shares a wall with my bathroom. I do a lot of thinking in the … Continue reading →

Posted in family, Hollywood, weird | Tagged eviction, Jimi Hendrix, Ralph's, Stevie Wonder, The Biggest Loser, The Rolling Stones | 10 Comments

Cursing Out A Corpse

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Death To Hollywood

I’m sure everyone is familiar with Tourette Syndrome and some of the behavior that comes along with it. And it must be weird to have it, but you have to admit, extreme cases of it are pretty funny. I did … Continue reading →

Posted in catholic church, death, family, funeral home, funerals, weird | Tagged humans barking, neurological disorders, spitting, Tourette Syndrome | 10 Comments