Every year , not too far from where I live, the town of Nederland, Colorado puts on Frozen Dead Guy Days. Its a festival in honor of a man named Bredo Morstoel, who died in Norway, was cryogenically frozen in LA, and is now kept in Nederland in a Tuff Shed by his grandson. The festival hosts Coffin Races( where costumed teams race, carrying one of their members in a big wooden coffin-type thing), a Polar Plunge, a parade and is a great excuse to dress up in politically satirical or dead-guy themed costumes in March.
I used to go every year when I was in college. It was always a total blast. I Missed it this year and last year, unfortunately.
But thought I'd share this stange and often-unknown part of Colorado, just in case anyone had any doubt about how weird we really are here.
http://www.nederlandchamber.org/FrozenDeadGuyDays/ Laurel