Interred: January 31, 2000

After over 7 months of work (more or less),  my coffin is finished. Sort of.

All wood work was done by my good friend Mike Montoya, now living in Arizona. He really put his heart and soul into it. After he completed it I drove around with it in my coach for about 2 months. It looked like I was shuttling coaches for "Mike's Unfinished Caskets". Before Christmas '99 I put it in my garage, and there it sat for 3 months. About the middle of March I started working on it.

The first thing I did after staining and sealing was order the handles. I really have to thank Earl Dreschan of Aeon Manufacturing for his help. I guess they get a lot of people like me ordering coffin handles 'cause he didn't hesitate when I told him what I wanted and why. He even sent them C.O.D., which made it easy on me.

The next item was the fabric for the lining. Man, that was a bitch! I wanted to line it with leopard skin print, but it was hard to find and expensive! The one I really wanted was $20 a yard so I had to pass. I settled for one that was $4 a yard. When money isn't so tight, I'll re-line it with the good stuff (And maybe put a vElvis on the inside lid).

I took my time making it so I wouldn't screw it up, but I wanted it finished before "Vegas 2000". I think it came out pretty good. It's hard to tell what the lining looks like in the photos. Trust me it looks better in person.

Enjoy the pics!

The HEARSE DRIVER