Remember "The Monster Mash?"
Of course you do.
Well, the original artist, Bobby "Boris" Pickett will live forever, won't he? You listened to his song, your parents probably listened to his song, and now your kids listen to his song. That's better than fifteen minutes of fame.
But apparently, for Pickett's daughter, that's not enough. So she had his ashes made into a diamond ring.
Los Angeles, CA October 31st, 2008 – Bobby Pickett who co-wrote and performed "The Monster Mash", died at the age of 69 on April 25, 2007 in Los Angeles, California, due to complications from leukemia. His daughter Nancy Huus was at his side when he died.After his death, Nancy had a .44 ct colorless LifeGem diamond created from his cremated remains. She wears it in a white gold solitaire ring. Pickett was diagnosed with leukemia 5 years ago, and he and his daughter Nancy talked openly about death. “I saw a show about turning cremated remains into diamonds,” said Nancy, “I immediately called my father and told him that I wanted to make a diamond from his cremated remains; he loved the idea.”
On Halloween Pickett used to say “They dig me up every year.” This year for Halloween his daughter is wearing him as a LifeGem Diamond Ring. “Bobby was a minimalist, not elaborate,” said Huus. Her simple solitaire ring reflects that personality.
Bless her heart, isn't that just as sweet as a bowl of Halloween candy?
Pardon us while we retch. Not about making someone's ashes into a diamond ... after all, people bronze baby shoes and dry wedding bouquets--why not recycle pop's ashes?
No, it's the idea of doing it, and then allowing yourself to be quoted in marketing materials.
That's just gruesome.
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