It was one of the most loved shows in modern memory, and when “Breaking Bad” came to a close, the good people of Albuquerque, New Mexico knew exactly how to say goodbye.
Over the weekend, Albuquerque Healthcare for the Homeless held a funeral for lead character Walter White, who was played in the series by Bryan Cranston, including a real coffin and grave.
On top of the obvious fun factor, Ahh also raised $17,000 for charity as set decorator Michael Flowers delivered a eulogy he’d written.
However, family members of folks buried nearby have started a petition to prevent the cemetery from becoming a tourist target. It reads, "Adding a physical grave site will encourage tourists to visit a sacred burial site of hundreds and hundreds of loved ones. Cemetery officials say if crowds start gathering at the grave site of Walter White, they'll consider getting rid of his headstone.
Over the weekend, Albuquerque Healthcare for the Homeless held a funeral for lead character Walter White, who was played in the series by Bryan Cranston, including a real coffin and grave.
On top of the obvious fun factor, Ahh also raised $17,000 for charity as set decorator Michael Flowers delivered a eulogy he’d written.
However, family members of folks buried nearby have started a petition to prevent the cemetery from becoming a tourist target. It reads, "Adding a physical grave site will encourage tourists to visit a sacred burial site of hundreds and hundreds of loved ones. Cemetery officials say if crowds start gathering at the grave site of Walter White, they'll consider getting rid of his headstone.
- 10/21/2013
- GossipCenter
Spoiler Alert: Details on the end of Breaking Bad‘s final season are ahead. Breaking Bad may have completed its television run with a tragic end for Walter White, but the meth-making drug lord’s legacy continues to live on in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Albuquerque’s Sunset Memorial Park cemetery held a funeral for White on Saturday, which raised $17,000 for the city’s Healthcare for the Homeless charity — according to area news station Kob. Those who attended the funeral threw dirt on an empty coffin before listening to a eulogy from the AMC series’ set decorator, Michael Flowers. “We all need closure,”...
- 10/21/2013
- Pastemagazine.com
The eulogy drew cheers but not everybody was happy about a mock funeral for Breaking Bad character Walter White, which drew more than 200 pretend-mourners to an Albuquerque-area cemetery Saturday.
The show, filmed in Albuquerque, recently ended its run after five seasons. White, a fictional chemistry teacher who became a drug kingpin, died in the last episode.
Relatives of several people buried at Sunset Memorial Park said they thought it was disrespectful and inappropriate to hold the mock funeral at a real cemetery.
“My son is buried about 15 yards from where the makeshift gravesite is,” Manuel Montano said. “This is a place of mourning.
The show, filmed in Albuquerque, recently ended its run after five seasons. White, a fictional chemistry teacher who became a drug kingpin, died in the last episode.
Relatives of several people buried at Sunset Memorial Park said they thought it was disrespectful and inappropriate to hold the mock funeral at a real cemetery.
“My son is buried about 15 yards from where the makeshift gravesite is,” Manuel Montano said. “This is a place of mourning.
- 10/21/2013
- by Associated Press
- EW.com - PopWatch
The eulogy drew cheers but not everybody was happy about a mock funeral for Breaking Bad character Walter White, which drew more than 200 pretend-mourners to an Albuquerque-area cemetery Saturday.
The show, filmed in Albuquerque, recently ended its run after five seasons. White, a fictional chemistry teacher who became a drug kingpin, died in the last episode.
Relatives of several people buried at Sunset Memorial Park said they thought it was disrespectful and inappropriate to hold the mock funeral at a real cemetery.
“My son is buried about 15 yards from where the makeshift gravesite is,” Manuel Montano said. “This is a place of mourning.
The show, filmed in Albuquerque, recently ended its run after five seasons. White, a fictional chemistry teacher who became a drug kingpin, died in the last episode.
Relatives of several people buried at Sunset Memorial Park said they thought it was disrespectful and inappropriate to hold the mock funeral at a real cemetery.
“My son is buried about 15 yards from where the makeshift gravesite is,” Manuel Montano said. “This is a place of mourning.
- 10/21/2013
- by Associated Press
- EW.com - PopWatch
Walter White fans will have a chance to pay their respects to the fictional character, who died at the end of Breaking Bad's final episode. An Albuquerque charity is hosting a funeral for the man played by Bryan Cranston on the hit AMC series. The event will take place on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 4:30 p.m. in New Mexico's Sunset Memorial Park. Following a procession starting at the location where White died on the show, where there's a memorial set up, the funeral will include a eulogy delivered by Breaking Bad set decorator Michael Flowers and the burial of
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- 10/11/2013
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A steakhouse in Albuquerque plans to hold [Spoilers For The Finale You Really Should Have Seen Before Reading Anything About It] a memorial service for Walter White tomorrow, lest the Breaking Bad character go to his rest without a proper sendoff. Vernon’s Hidden Valley Steakhouse is throwing the event at the nearby Sunset Memorial Park, about five miles down the road. Mourners will pay anywhere from $20 to $100 to get into the event, which will feature a eulogy from Breaking Bad set decorator Michael Flowers. The pricier ticket earns patrons entry into a reception at the Steakhouse, with ...
- 10/11/2013
- avclub.com
Written By Bruce Clothier
Reviewed by Michael Juvinall, MoreHorror
“With his lips peeled back in a primeval snarl, Michael stepped forward and drove the barrel of the shotgun into the back of the man’s head with all his might. He felt bone shatter as the muzzle punched through the skull, sink into the soft mass of his brain and continue until it hit the other side of his cranium with a dull thunk. His target stiffened, fingers relaxing their grip and Abby dropped to the floor, coughing and gasping weakly for breath. With adrenalin-fueled strength, Michael held the man suspended on the shotgun for a moment watching the bright red blood pour down the barrel. Everything moved in slow motion; the blood advanced down the barrel in crimson rivulets and dripped off as large, shiny pulsating globules that splattered into hundreds of smaller pieces upon hitting the ground. He...
Reviewed by Michael Juvinall, MoreHorror
“With his lips peeled back in a primeval snarl, Michael stepped forward and drove the barrel of the shotgun into the back of the man’s head with all his might. He felt bone shatter as the muzzle punched through the skull, sink into the soft mass of his brain and continue until it hit the other side of his cranium with a dull thunk. His target stiffened, fingers relaxing their grip and Abby dropped to the floor, coughing and gasping weakly for breath. With adrenalin-fueled strength, Michael held the man suspended on the shotgun for a moment watching the bright red blood pour down the barrel. Everything moved in slow motion; the blood advanced down the barrel in crimson rivulets and dripped off as large, shiny pulsating globules that splattered into hundreds of smaller pieces upon hitting the ground. He...
- 11/22/2012
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Ever since the music charts started 50 years ago, musicians have been consistently blighted by the nation’s inexplicable penchant for “novelty” tracks such as Bob the Builder and Mr Blobby, or for the past several years, the X Factor beating them to one of the most coveted accolades of the year – the Chistmas Number One. To document the greatest songs which never quite made it, we’ve compiled this Top 10 highlighting the most memorable Christmas Number 2’s.
Songs include lounge singer Mike Flowers’ spoof cover of Wonderwall by Oasis, beaten by Michael Jackson’s saccharine Earth Song (1995), Bachman Turner Overdrive’s rock classic You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet which fell at the last hurdle to Mud’s Lonely This Christmas in (1974) and Take That’s Patience, robbed of its glory by Leona Lewis’s A Moment Like This (2006). There are also a few surprises in the form of pop classic Last Christmas by Wham!
Songs include lounge singer Mike Flowers’ spoof cover of Wonderwall by Oasis, beaten by Michael Jackson’s saccharine Earth Song (1995), Bachman Turner Overdrive’s rock classic You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet which fell at the last hurdle to Mud’s Lonely This Christmas in (1974) and Take That’s Patience, robbed of its glory by Leona Lewis’s A Moment Like This (2006). There are also a few surprises in the form of pop classic Last Christmas by Wham!
- 12/20/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
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