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Goonew's Final Performance (Patreon)

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2022-08-12 16:28:09
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Hello Deathlings, 

I really do love that this video is like Ask a Mortician All-Stars. Few things warm my cold, dead, cynical heart like being able to collaborate with a team of thoughtful and brilliant death educators. Pinch me, it's a dream. 

Of course I'm talking about embalmer and desairologist extraordinaire Monica Torres (who consulted with us) and death scholar and author Dr. Kami Fletcher. 

From the get go, we knew that if we wanted to do this video right, really talk about Goonew's death and funeral, we needed to bring in the EXPERTS. Dr. Fletcher especially – she just cuts to the core of issues. No BS. Just the heart of the matter. If you aren't following her work, YOU SHOULD BE. 

As always, THANK YOU for your support. When we make videos like this, we are reminded of how fortunate we are to be able to control our content – the stories we tell, the people we talk with. Your support and good faith make that a reality. 

And, for those of you at the $5+ pledge tier, if you also want to support the Order and our other charitable endeavors, check out my SECRET Shop for the latest Limited Edition item – a buttery, vegan/cruelty free sugar scrub that smells of apples, patchouli, and black currants. A little self care goes a long way these days, deathlings. 


Thank you and onward! 


xo

Caitlin 


*A quick, but important clarification: If you clicked on this post from your email, the subject probably read, "Caitlin Doughty's new patron-only video". This is not a patron-only video; this is a video that was released to the public. When we release patron-only videos we will explicitly state in the video info and in the video post that it is a "Patron Exclusive" video. Patreon recently changed the way Patrons-only video posts (i.e. these nifty messages that are delivered to your inbox) are released via email – automatically adding that "patron-only video" line to the subject, even if that's not the case. But that's not how we (and a lot of other creators) do things. So, sorry for the confusion! I hope this cleared things up! We're working on fixing this with Patreon. 

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The Funeral Concert Where the Body Performed

"He was the life of the party, so that's why I sent him home that way." Learn more about Dr. Fletcher, Associate Professor of American & African American History and Co-Coordinator of Women’s and Gender Studies at Albright College. BOOK: co-editor of "Till Death Do Us Part: American Ethnic Cemeteries as Borders Uncrossed" which examines the internal and/or external drives among ethnic, religious, and racial groups to separate their dead https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/T/Till-Death-Do-Us-Part WEBSITE: www.kamifletcher.weebly.com TWITTER: @kamifletcher36 Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath *$5+ PATRONS! Check out Caitlin’s SECRET Shop for a limited edition item*: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/collections/patreon-exclusive *Earnings from the Secret Shop go to supporting The Order of the Good Death!* ***CAITLIN CONTENT*** Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/books MORTAL course: https://www.mortalcourse.com/ Our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Google Play: https://bit.ly/2AdEvoj The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath ***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW THE ORDER OF THE GOOD DEATH*** Donations: https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/donate Become a member! The Order of the Good Death's Store: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/ ***PRODUCTION CREDITS*** Mortician and Writer: Caitlin Doughty Producer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Timothy Meier Thumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) Thank you to our friend and frequent collaborator Monica Torres for your insight into the vast world of embalming. Keep up with all the remarkable things Monica is doing on Instagram @coldhandshosts ***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING*** "Goonew’s Mother Defends Standing His Corpse on Stage for Club Farewell Event" https://www.xxlmag.com/goonew-mother-defends-corpse-farewell-event/ "Goonew Reportedly Shot and Killed" https://www.xxlmag.com/goonew-shot-killed/ "Why propping rapper Goonew’s body onstage wasn’t ‘disrespectful’" https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/04/06/goonew-embalmed-body-lincoln/ "'Why are people worried about how I sent my son home?' Family frustrated by criticism of final show for murdered loved one" https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/family-frustrated-by-criticism-of-final-show-for-murdered-loved-one/65-a8486bc2-6e9a-4a01-8d42-4af394e35b33 "Remembering Goonew" https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/552331/remembering-goonew/ "Rite of the Sitting Dead: Funeral Poses Mimic Life" https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/22/us/its-not-the-living-dead-just-a-funeral-with-flair.html "When You Die, You’ll Probably Be Embalmed. Thank Abraham Lincoln For That" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-lincolns-embrace-embalming-birthed-american-funeral-industry-180967038/

Comments

Jeana Aultman

You showed Mickey Easterling’s body for a hot second, and her funeral was also a party! Not in a funeral home. Her family had her sitting up with her bottle of champagne, crystal goblet, and smokes in the Saenger Theatre lobby while 1,000+ people milled around drinking and eating like any other socialite gathering. It made the news but wasn’t *that* big of a story. No one telling the family they “did it wrong” or where “being disrespectful” cuz old white lady with money had a “quirky” funeral. I’m always floored to see the extreme embalming and for me there is always a bit of the uncanny valley/ wax figure that makes my brain squirm but I don’t see anything wrong with it, especially when it brings comfort to the family. As for charging folks- down here there are a lot of memorial events that raise money to help pay for the funeral or help support the family of the deceased so I don’t see much difference between that and this.