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May 05, 2008 9:18 AM
Can you believe this?
As a kid growing up in Glenwood, the South Suburban village that nine out of 10 people living in Chicago have never heard of, my little buddies and I would spend vast amounts of time combing places like Sweet Woods in search of beer cans for our awesome collection. The obsession lasted a few summers, and I'm really glad I outgrew it (to this day I have no idea what 007 James Bond Special Blend beer actually tastes like). But some people plan to carry their beer can obsession to their graves. People like Glenwood Village administrator Bill Bramanti, for instance. According to this Associated Press story, the 67-year-old Bramanti has made plans to be buried in a casket custom-built with the shades of a PBR can. PBR? Are you kidding? It's been a long time since I went beer can collecting, but I'd pass right over blah PBR cans. Besides, wouldn't it be cheaper to be cremated and have your ashes stuffed into a life-sized can? In any case, since Bramanti doesn't plan to kick the --- um, can-- any time soon, he filled the casket with ice and beer then threw a party, which apparently is enough for the AP to move a story. I just hope they bury Bramanti very deep, I'd hate for some poor beer can- collecting kid of the future to discover his remains.
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Chris LaMorte, Weird
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