Comments on Ken Armstrong Writing Stuff: How It Felt To Be In My Coffin

Guerrilla film making...I like it!

2010-01-15T02:14:04.512Z

Guerrilla film making...I like it!

A bit macabre yes, but as long as it's another per...

2009-07-12T13:05:45.910+01:00

A bit macabre yes, but as long as it's another person's coffin, I'd have to say yes as well. But not on my birthday, for crying out loud.

That birthday is SUPERB. I hope you don't reply th...

2009-07-10T04:41:39.098+01:00

That birthday is SUPERB. I hope you don't reply the coffin thing for a long long long long time.

I mean, looooong.

Poetikat: Bradley Walshe? Hmm, I know that name....

2009-07-08T19:33:40.616+01:00

Poetikat: Bradley Walshe? Hmm, I know that name. I'll have to go and Google him up - handsome devil is he?? ;)

Jim: I think I'm complimented by this - still trying to figure my feelings out. P'rhaps I should write a poem about my conflicting emotions.

No... :)

As I began reading through this wee post waiting f...

2009-07-08T00:29:26.137+01:00

As I began reading through this wee post waiting for you to surprise me it dawned on me that I'm not sure anything you said you did would surprise me. And I wasn't surprised this time. Maybe next time.

I'd have no problem getting a coffin. None whatsoe...

2009-07-07T00:46:03.262+01:00

I'd have no problem getting a coffin. None whatsoever. Can't wait, in fact.

Happy Belated Birthday! ( I notice you've got a new photo up now. You're reminding me of Bradley Walsh (ex-Corrie, now Law and Order UK).

I've still got 2 years on ya!

Kat

P.S. Have you seen "UP"?

Grannymar: 'Stiff' is probably not a funeral-home ...

2009-07-06T23:20:46.005+01:00

Grannymar: 'Stiff' is probably not a funeral-home word but I do know what you mean. :) Yes, I've seen a few beloved stiffs myself at this stage. The 46 year old version of me didn't climb into his casket as carelessly as the 21 year old had.

Guy: You got it in one - there was a 'strange feeling to it all'. I guess we can whistle past the graveyard all we like but it will still be there waiting for us.

carlae: I had to buy myself a bloody cake! It was still nice though. :)

Dermot: Let me know if you figure anything. I was at the stage where I'd decided I would have to throw my hands up and admit I didn't succeed when I just when for it and shouted it out. Everyone looked at me and I said, 'Oh shit, I've blown it now' but then everyone moved on. I did do it though, I really did. :)

Rene: It was a one piece lid so no bottom-bit option. I think we're aa naturally curious bunch, we folk who climb into other people's coffins. :)

Yes, I think I would have tried the coffin...I don...

2009-07-06T22:45:57.173+01:00

Yes, I think I would have tried the coffin...I don't think I'd have the lid closed, though, or maybe just the bottom part.

Peace - Rene

T'was great and I completely forgot it was your bi...

2009-07-06T20:26:46.274+01:00

T'was great and I completely forgot it was your birthday!!! Can't believe we let that one go by without marking it some way, like throwing you down the grave or something.

We're going through the audio now to see if we can figure out your CB handle... :)

Wow, all that and no mention of cake.

2009-07-06T17:01:18.647+01:00

Wow, all that and no mention of cake.

I used to run a "theatrical" Ghost Tour in Stratfo...

2009-07-06T14:24:43.127+01:00

I used to run a "theatrical" Ghost Tour in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Dressed up in victorian gear, shouting about dead folk, nothing too interesting. Every Halloween was a huge spectacle though with hundreds attending and we would try and make it a bigger show every year. I decided to make my entrance by being carried down the street in a coffin. The coffin would be carried through the crowds, set on its end and opened whereupon I would step out.

I contacted a local carpenter to have one made, got myself measured up (in my top hat to ensure clearance) and, once it was done, having no room in the flat, we ended up in the front garden, trying it out for size and making sure it was transportable. The neighbors really didn't have much time for me after that.

Even though it was just a silly prop there was a strange feeling to it all, as it had been built specifically to contain me. The way sounds echoed once you were inside it, the shudder as people shifted the weight on their shoulders. It all turned out to be distinctly unnerving.

It got left out in the rain one year and warped, rotting before its owner. I'm only too glad.

I have seen more than enough 'stiffs' in my lifeti...

2009-07-06T10:35:52.605+01:00

I have seen more than enough 'stiffs' in my lifetime, so when my turn comes the lid goes on and stays closed while the party and laughter goes on around me!

Laura: The Hallowe'en mask is a damnably good ide...

2009-07-06T09:44:02.990+01:00

Laura: The Hallowe'en mask is a damnably good idea. :) Your point touches on why I put a little warning on the front of this post. If I had done what I did without ever having looked into one of those boxes and seen someone I loved in there, then this would a be a naive and self-satisfied exercise. But I've been there and done that and the effort of climbing in and looking out may not be entirely without cost. It was still worth it though, I think.

I wouldn't have gone in the coffin. One thing I kn...

2009-07-06T02:09:34.557+01:00

I wouldn't have gone in the coffin. One thing I know (from seeing so many family members buried) is that I do NOT want to be a reanimated corpse where they put all that makeup on the dead body and try to make it look like the undead zombie of nightmare. I hate that. People aren't even recognizable in their caskets. Actually, I think I'd like my coffin kept closed until they all gathered around (those who cared to) and then pop! it is opened and there I am, wearing a Halloween mask! That would spook the piss out of a few of them. My family would just laugh once they got over the surprise.