US town to party with the dead

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BBC


Bredo Morstoel is the life and soul of his Colorado town's unusual annual festival - despite being dead for 15 years.

Known as Grandpa, the 89-year-old Norwegian's body was discovered cryogenically frozen in a shed in 1994.

But the people of Nederland, a small mining town 35 miles (56km) north-west of Denver, decided to turn the discovery to their advantage.

In 2002, the first Frozen Dead Guy Days festival was held in a bid to attract tourists and preparations for this year's event are under way.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4320773.stm

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1. Frozen Dead Guy Days! How can you not love a festival with a name

like that?

[finecraft]

2. Went to Nederland in 1975

The group Chicago had a ranch/recording studio there. I went with my cousin, who was a recording technician, to hear them lay tracks for a album. They had the oddest assortment of people there....alot of 20-somethings that had "dropped out" and taken asylum in their VW mini-buses scattered throughout the area. I seem to also remember a great commune there that had great food, music and, well...ah...other great stuff. Always said I would go back, never did, and have always regretted it.

[murray hill farm]

3. Frozen Dead Guy Days??????

I love it!!!

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4. Ahh, yes.. Our fav Frozen dead guy keeps on giving!

Go, Nederlanders!

[sleipnir]

5. Wait....do they mean this guy? (Life imitating art...HA!)

Sorry, that was a hilarious Simpsons episode.

Life really does imitate art