DAY Eight / November 20, 2012

 

 11/20/2012   Hollywood Forever

Lucille Bliss has died

A fancy casket

shiny brass with roses

The Chatter of a handfull 

of folks

                 A red faced man -- Ken

                Emotional -- has his

written thoughts -  His tie's askew.

A woman with long dark hair

          impossible heels - Asian

One ear peeks out ---  Her 

purple dress  somehow

        appropriate

    She tweets or Text messages---

OC Pastor --- United Methodist

      Did not know Lucille--

Twenty eight friends or 

  friends of friends --

The red faced man mumbles

An asian man tells the

          story of Lucille being 

   in a restaurant... 

Elvis walked in    ... crossed

to Lucille and asked for her

   autograph...

       The pastor sings the

         Rocky & Bullwinkle theme

         as June Foray returns

         to her seat..

Other friends extole the

virtues of the Lively Sprite

Lucille was..  She was 96

& to the end shared her passion

for the work that sustained

her for over sixty years...  

Somehow appropriate, a telelvision shoot was going on adjacent to the little chapel where the service was held.

The crypt is four flights up.  A gray curtain covers the 'door.' A special lift raises the casket up.  Two respectful guys in work clothing roll the casket into it's final resting place. Ten roses ride the casket right inside and then, it's gone.  

Lucille's downstairs neighbor is Yma Sumac! 

 

  Day Eight
Michael Sheehan