My Death

I have had an interest in the work of Bill Drummond for sometime. He's been through several incarnations: Record Producer, Musician, Sampler, Artist, "Art Terrorist" to name but a few. I may revisit some of his "Jobs" as he currently calls them in later posts, but one of his projects has a certain resonance. He has created a website http://www.mydeath.net where you can leave details of what you would like to be done regarding your funeral arrangements. Th esite allows you to enter your own requests, and browse those that otehrs have placed. This may seem morbid, but it does actually serve a useful purpose. Many times I have had discussions with friends about what they want to happen for their funeral. These often involve copious amounts of alcohol and you never know which bits they really mean, and which are alcohol induced elaborations. When my father died after a long illness, we obviously had to arrange his funeral. However we had never discussed what he wanted to happen, even though we had ample opportunity to do so. Maybe it was a case of if we didn't speak about it, it would never happen. Maybe it was because we didn't want to face the reality of the situation. Maybe it was because he wasn't fit and well enough to decide something like that. The success of such an idea depends upon your loved ones knowing that you have specified what you would like to happen. To further this aim, there are cards you can carry to inform relatives of your intentions:

I think my own sense of mortality may be catching up with me...