Category Archives: funeral home
Dance for Grandma!
Hello readers! I haven’t told you a funeral story for a couple of weeks and this is a family favorite. As I mentioned in a previous post, Italian funerals were typically dramatic and on the occasion that something especially interesting … Continue reading
Posted in catholic church, death, family, funeral home, funerals, weird
Tagged Canoli, Carmela, Italian funerals, The Real Housewives of New Jersey
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Death to Hollywood Fun Facts
You know, sometimes I get bored telling stories, so today I’m doing something different. I love Fun Facts and decided that you should too, so I’ve compiled a list of Fun Facts to educate and entertain you…. IMPORTANT FUN FACT: … Continue reading
Posted in celebrities, death, funeral home, funerals, Hollywood
Tagged Hollywood sign, Jaws, Musso and Frank Grill, Peg Entwistle, Steven Spielberg, The Beatles, The Final Touch, The Godfather, Titanic
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Extra Good Friday!
Now that the Samantha Prick, I mean Brick, buzz died down, I wanted to wish you an Extra Good Friday, even if you’re not Catholic. I’ll be in church for three hours on my knees doing the Stations of the … Continue reading
Posted in catholic church, death, family, funeral home, funerals, weird
Tagged Catholicism, Easter, Easter Bunny, Stations of the Cross
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The Order of the Good Death!
I’m so excited! Death to Hollywood is being featured in the blog section of a really cool website called “The Order of the Good Death.” Caitlin Doughty is a mortician in Los Angeles and I saw her being interviewed on the … Continue reading
Posted in death, family, funeral home, funerals, weird
Tagged Caitlin Doughty, Natural Burial, Order of the Good Death
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Keg Parties in the Funeral Home
Hi readers! I’m back, did you miss me? I missed you but I was recovering from my 4 day coke binge with my sister, Kris. I think any of you on Facebook may have seen that she “checked in”everywhere we … Continue reading
Posted in death, family, funeral home, funerals, weird
Tagged keg parties, The John P Donohue Funeral Home
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day (in advance)
Hi readers, I apologize for the lack of blogging this week but I’ve been preparing for the arrival of another Donohue, and by preparing I mean cleaning and stocking up on booze. My sister Kris is coming tonight and that … Continue reading
Posted in death, family, funeral home, funerals, Hollywood, weird
Tagged St. Patrick's Day
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Dinner Conversation
Did your parents talk about their job at the dinner table? It’s probably fairly common for families who eat together, although from what I hear, family meals aren’t that common any more. Check this out, statistics show that kids who … Continue reading
Posted in catholic church, death, family, funeral home, funerals, weird
Tagged ER TV show, Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital, Oprah
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Crazy Mike and Religion
Like I said yesterday, I can see how religion can drive people over the edge. Did you know this; “Pope John Paul II used to beat himself with a belt and sleep on a bare floor to bring himself closer … Continue reading
Posted in catholic church, death, family, funeral home, funerals, weird
Tagged Pope John Paul II, St. Alice, St. Catherine
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Lent and CrAzY MikE!
Well, Lent is in full swing and in case you’re not Catholic and unsure of what it is, I’ll tell you. Apparently, some other Christian religions also observe Lent, but I don’t know which ones they are and don’t really … Continue reading
Posted in catholic church, family, funeral home, Hollywood, weird
Tagged Jesus of Nazareth, Lent, Mel Gibson, St. Alice, The Passion of the Christ, The Stations of the Cross
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Truly a Tragedy!
One day when I was in 8th grade at St. Alice School, I had a song stuck in my head, and that song was “Tragedy” by the Bee Gees. I don’t know if I heard it that morning before I … Continue reading
Posted in catholic church, death, family, funeral home, funerals, weird
Tagged St. Alice school, The Bee Gees, Tragedy
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