Frozen Dead Guy Days 2018 Official Festival Guide by Wideawake Media

Contents

FESTIVAL ESSENTIALS

Festival Sponsors________________________ page 4 Festival Information ______________________ page 6 Festival Map _________________________ pages 8-9 Safety & Transportation __________________ page 10 A Frozen History ______________________ pages 12-20 17 Years of Frozen Art ____________________ page 22 Royal Blue Ball _____________________ page 24 3B: Bacon, Bourbon & Brews Tent ________ page 25 Event Descriptions ________________ pages 26-27 Schedule of Events ________________ pages 28-29 Festival Grids ___________________ pages 30-31 Music Showcase Bands ____________ pages 32-33 FDGD Merchandise ___________________ page 34 Prepare to Die! New Disposition Methods ___ pages 36-40 Thoughts About a Festival and Town ______ pages 42-46 Coffin Cup: Nederland vs. Manitou Springs ____ pages 48 Love, Life and Immortality Through Cryonics ___ page 50 Festival Food/Beer/Spirits ________________ page 52 FDGD V.I.P. Passes_______________________ page 54

Cover Artwork: Brent Warren Photographers: Andrew Wyatt, James DeWalt, Barbara Lawlor Writers: Teresa CrushWarren, Gail Rubin, Geno Kennedy

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CONTENTS

Welcome!

to the 17th Annual Frozen Dead Guy Days

hope many of you are returning and perhaps running into old familiar faces and to new guests way to freeze the day I hope you have a blast. Preparing for this year turned into a very reflective process for me remembering the early days and how many wonderful people have contributed their creativity, artistry, music and energy to weave the evolving tapestry that is FDGD. It has been an honor to work with (and drive nuts) so many terrific people and I’m so grateful for all the diverse participants that come to share some frosty joy with one another. Tip your servers, re-use your cup, make a new friend and be sure to leave your body hassles at the door! Be well & stay cool! — Amanda MacDonald, Festival Owner/Coordinator — Kallista Alli, Festival Co-Coordinator

Volunteer

There is no better way to enjoy Frozen Dead Guy Days than to be a part of it! We need a few flexible, friendly and hearty souls to help us throw a safe and fun frosty festival in 2019! Volunteer shifts are about 4 hours long and, in addition to a fabulous time, you get a volunteer T-shirt, FDGD pint glass, two beer tokens, one meal token and lots of new friends. Questions? Please e-mail volunteer@frozendeadguydays.org or visit frozendeadguydays.org.

SPECIAL THANKS

FDGD, LLC WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK the employees of the Town Of Nederland, The Nederland Police and Fire Department, all the local businesses and the town’s residents for participating in helping us throw this frozen spectacular event together. HEARTFELT THANK YOU to all the beloved Volunteers, our amazing Sponsors, Artists, Vendors and of course Frostifarians. MUCH LOVE AND ETERNAL GRATITUDE to the core FDGD CREW; your fun and unique spirits breathes life into Dead Guy Days! Kallista Alli, Erin & Lilah Vito, Larry Higgins, Stephanie Andelman, Sarah Martin, Sarah Stillman, James Hultgen, Campbell Dawson, Jose Montoya, Ron Mitchell, Bruce Lish, , Chris Perret, Victoria Slominski, Kathryn Standford, Stephen Hayes, Kate Gennelly, Mike Leland, Lauran Knight, Amy Debenedictis, Peter Fiori, Hank the” III”, Derrick Stevens, Alan Hawkins, Gary Lennox, Teresa Warren, Jeffrey V. Smith, Jennifer Davis, Matt Lynch, Tim Dillon, Phil Chappell, Little Foot, JB, Dustin Huth, Brad Wickham, Kerry Luna, Blue Hessner, John Spalvins, Roaming Bison Productions, Colorado Community Radio Network, Allen Carmichael, Mark Goodman, Boulder Weekly, Michael & Marty freezin’ brains and rocking the golf cart express. Callum and Wyatt Coulson for helping mom. Frozen Dead Guy Days 2018 • frozendeadguydays.org

FESTIVAL SPONSORS

Bacon, Bourbon & Brews Sponsors

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FESTIVAL INFORMATION

Frozen Dead Guy Days takes place in and around the town of Nederland. See the complete schedule on pages 28-29 for all the free-to-watch frosty events along with three heated tents providing beer, spirited drinks, food and live music.

$20 fee provides entry into all three tents on Saturday and Sunday; Friday’s Blue Ball is $20. Known as one of the most unique and quirky festivals in the country, Frozen Dead Guy Days takes place in the Colorado mountain town of Nederland — three days of frosty merriment featuring 30 live bands in heated super tents and outrageous events like coffin racing, costumed polar plunging, frozen t-shirt contests and much more. Celebrating its 17th year in 2018, Frozen Dead Guy Days continues to be a world-renowned spectacle.

NAVIGATING THE FESTIVAL

2017 FESTIVAL HOURS

• Friday, March 9: 4 p.m. – 1 a.m. (ReAnimate Tent Only) • Saturday, March 10: 11 a.m. – 1 a.m. • Sunday, March 11: Noon – 9 p.m.

FESTIVAL TENTS

ReAnimate • Friday, March 9: 4 p.m. – 1 a.m. (Blue Ball) • Saturday, March 10: 11 a.m. – 1 a.m. • Sunday, March 11: 12 – 9 p.m. Brain Freeze • Saturday, March 10: 11 a.m. – 10 p.m. • Sunday, March 11: 12 – 9 p.m.

DIRECTIONS

From Boulder: Take Hwy. 119 (Canyon Drive) 17 miles West (up) to Nederland. Follow signs to parking and events. From Westbound I-70: Take I-25 North to Hwy. 36 (Boulder Turnpike) and follow it into Boulder. Turn Left on Hwy. 119 (Canyon Drive), continue up Boulder Canyon and follow signs to parking and events. From Eastbound I-70: Take Exit 243 (Central City Pkwy) or Exit 244 (U.S. 6) to Hwy. 119 and turn left (North). Continue through Black Hawk, then Rollinsville and on into Nederland. Follow signs to parking and events. Alternate Routes: Alternate routes to Nederland from Denver include Hwy. 6 to Hwy. 93; From Hwy. 93 to Hwy. 119 (Peak to Peak); Hwy. 72 (Coal Creek Canyon); Hwy. 42 (Golden Gate Canyon) If driving, follow all parking signs and guides— you will be directed where to park. Stay out of residential areas. Overflow parking is as far as one mile away, so be prepared. Please be mindful when parking on streets and DO NOT PARK IN FRONT OF DRIVEWAYS. Nederland is very small, so plan on parking once for the day to keep traffic down. Everything is walkable. Do not park where it says “No Parking,” or you will be ticketed or towed.

Bus to Show Denver/Boulder Shuttle: The easiest, safest, and most fun way to get here and back is jumping on the bus. BUSTOSHOW.ORG has $10 round trip party shuttles from Boulder & Denver. Advanced reservations HIGHLY recommended. Details and complete schedule can be found online at bustoshow.org. Be responsible and stay safe at Frozen Dead Guy Days and let bustoshow.org do the driving. Public Transportation: The easiest way is to catch the N Bus from Boulder to Nederland. There is a large parking lot at 6th and Canyon in Boulder next to the Justice Center and a bus stop across the street. Visit the RTD website for route information and schedules.

ALCOHOL

3B: Bacon, Bourbon & Brews • Saturday, March 10: 11 a.m. – 10 p.m. • Sunday, March 11: 12 – 9 p.m.

PARKING

EXPRESS SHUTTLE & TRANSPORTATION

OPEN CONTAINERS OF ALCOHOL ARE NOT ALLOWED anywhere within town limits. No BYOB. You must be 21 and show proof of age in order to receive a 21+ wristband to purchase tickets for beer and specialty drinks in the tents where alcohol is served. Beer tickets will be sold outside the tent areas; servers will not take cash. You will be asked by Festival Security or local police to dispose of alcohol when being consumed in public areas, INCLUDING in streets and neighborhoods.

WEATHER

It may be sunny and 60 degrees or windy and 30 degrees and it may be both in the same day. Please come prepared for the worst while hoping for the best. Wear comfortable, weather proof shoes and a genuine smile whenever possible.

OOPS, I FORGOT IT! OR I NEED MORE OF IT!

There are several stores in town if you find yourself in need of anything. Visit Mountain Man Outdoor, B&F Mountain Market and Ace Hardware for most anything you forgot. ATMs are at several locations around town including the Visitor Center and all three festival tents.

DOGS

DOGS ARE NOT ALLOWED in the tents or tent areas. Dogs tied up outside tent areas, shops and restaurants without their owner are considered “at large” and you could be ticketed. In town, dogs must be on leash AT ALL TIMES. You must pick up after your dog, so come prepared.

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1. Brain Freeze Tent 2. Bacon, Bourbon & Brews 3. ReAnimate Yourself Tent 4. Hearse Parking 5. Human Foosball 6. VIP Bus 7. Polar Plunge 8. Coffin Races 9. Frozen T-Shirt 10. Dead Poet Slam 11. Brain Freeze Contest 12. Frozen Turkey Bowling 13. Fix-A-Frozen-Flat Contest 14. Wild Bear Nature Center Events 15. Rocky Mountain Oyster Eating

Artist – Wolfy Wolf

FDGD HEADQUARTERS (TEEN CENTER)

CHIPETA PARK

wolfywolf.net

WOLFY WOLF has been creating watercolor paintings for the past 36 years. His dry brush and saturation techniques give his paintings bright colors that are often mistaken for oil or acrylic. From his foundations in landscapes he has expanded into dreamscapes and abstractions. The artist grew up in the San Francisco bay area where he took up oil painting because Bob Ross made it look so easy. At San Francisco State University, his studies included painting, Avant Garde history, animation, photography, guitar and storytelling. He admires Frida Kahlo and is challenged by Alex Grey. His current works reflect his past years living in Nederland.

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SAFETY & TRANSPORTATION

Plan ahead for a safe ride home before enjoying the wide range of craft beer and spirits at Frozen Dead Guy Days!

ach year in Colorado, more than 26,000 people are arrested for DUI and over 150 people are killed in alcohol-related traffic crashes – representing more than one-third of all traffic fatalities in Colorado. Additionally, driving under the influence of any drugs is illegal and just as deadly and dangerous as driving drunk. Keep in mind a person’s blood-alcohol level is the result of a complex interaction of weight, gender, alcohol consumed and time. Any amount of alcohol will impair your ability to drive. If you drive impaired by drugs – even if they’re legal drugs like prescriptions and marijuana – you can be arrested for DUI. Everyone involved with Frozen Dead Guy Days encourages everyone to be responsible and play safe with enjoying our winter celebration. Please Don’t Drive, Ride the Shuttle! This year, the festival has teamed up with Bus To Show to provide transportation to and from Denver (Champa Street Cheba Hut) and Boulder (Walnut at 9th streets) during the festival. Reservations are required. Bus To Show is offering $10 round trip Shuttles from Boulder & Denver from 4 p.m.-1:15 a.m. on Friday, March 9; 9 a.m.-1:15 a.m. Saturday, March 10; and 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 11. For information, schedules for Frozen Dead Guy Days and other upcoming events, email contactreservations@bustoshow.org or visit bustoshow.org. Bus To Show provides fun, safe and affordable rides to and from: concerts, musical festivals, community events, beer festivals, brewery tours, weddings, birthday parties and more. Its mission is to reduce intoxicated driving to and from high-risk events while simultaneously building a community among event-goers and raising funds for other causes by organizing and/or providing sober transporta-

tion in the form of bus parties. Bus to Show also works to reduce the amount of fuel consumption that results from events. Please Don’t Drive, Ride the Bus! Other safe options include RTD’s “N” bus line from Boulder Station to Nederland that links to more than 140 Local, Express and Regional bus routes serving 10,000 bus stops and six light rail lines. Call 303-299-6000 or visit www.rtd-denver.com for details. Other Options Dial 1-800-829-4222(TAXI-CAB) to be connected to taxi services in more than 50 Colorado cities and towns. If you can get service, use the promo code NODUICO to get $20 off your first ride on the Uber App or at www.uber.com. If you arrive by Uber, be sure you know how you will be getting home. Drivers will drop you off, but don’t always come back to pick up. Marijuana Safety Only licensed retail marijuana stores may sell retail marijuana, and only to those 21 and older. There are three dispensaries in Nederland. Retail marijuana is intended for private, personal use. Such use is only legal in certain locations not open or accessible to the public. Marijuana may not be consumed openly or publicly. Look for a Loopr bus parked in Nederland during the event to learn about the “ultimate hands-on cannabis experience.” Be aware: It is illegal to drive under the influence of marijuana and it can result in a DUI, just like alcohol. Anyone with 5 nanograms or more of THC per milliliter in whole blood while driving can be arrested for DUI. The consequences of DUI is dependent on the driver but they can include fines, jail time and a revoked license.

The Harvest House Express

Saturday, 4-6 p.m. (every 1/2 hour) East Street (Amerigas Parking Lot/across from

Nederland Post Office)

Take a ride to Harvest House, the choice of Nederland locals and FDGD’s official Purveyor of “Dead Guy Kush” and “Fresh Frozen 2 Below.” Rides every 1/2 hour. Must be 21+ and sign membership waiver. Visit www.harvesthouse. farm to learn more. Call 303-2583144 or stop by 211 South Bridge St. 10

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The Frozen History BY TERESA CRUSH WARREN | PHOTOS BY ANDREW WYATT

Nederland’s infamous winter festival, Frozen Dead Guy Days, has evolved over the past 17 years like a snowflake into a blizzard. No other place has such a frozen icon to celebrate. Call it cabin fever or the Rocky Mountain Mardi Gras, by the second weekend in March each year the natives get restless and are ready for a good ol’ mountain-style party in frozen fashion. Ranked by USA Today as one of the top five “Best Cultural Festivals of 2017,” winner of the Everfest 300 Award for “Best Festival in 2017” and Everfest’s “Favorite Unique Festival in 2015,” Frozen Dead Guy Days continues on its journey into this, the 17th year of putting on the best frickin’ freezer party in all the world. Frozen Dead Guy Days is based on the discovery of a man on dry ice in a shed on top of a hill overlooking the town. Nederland didn’t ask for this distinguished honor. He just seemingly landed in our backyard. Our controversial cryonaut, Bredo Morstol, pronounced (“breaddough more-stul”) was a native of Norway who died in 1989 at the age of 89 and was frozen by his grandson, Trygve Bauge, also a Norwegian national. Transported to the United States on dry ice, Morstol was stored at Trans Time’s facility in Oakland, CA until December 1993.

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Trygve, who had a background in architecture and was then living in Nederland, had ambitions of setting up his own cryonics facility on property he owned near town. The proposed Rocky Mountain Life Extension Center “never did come into being as planned, but the upshot was that Morstol ended up in a shed on Trygve’s property. He rests there to this day, although the shed has been upgraded to a Tuff Shed, donated by the company several years ago. He is packed in dry ice which is replenished every month. Due to an expired visa and some other questionable antics, Trygve himself was deported back to Norway in December 1993, just after he had moved “Grandpa” here. After his exit, he was able to continue maintaining Bredo on dry ice through several proxies, or as we refer to them, “icemen.” Bo Shafer of Delta Technogroup, Inc. cared for Grandpa for 16 years. Brad Wickham, a Nederland resident, was Bo’s successor and continues serving in that role today. Although at first resistant and nervous, Nederland residents and officials gradually came to accept the frozen grandpa in their midst. Finally in 2002, the Chamber of Commerce, looking for a theme for a winter festival to draw visitors here during the slow Continued on page 16

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time of year, decided to capitalize on the situation by inaugurating the Frozen Dead Guy Days Festival honoring our icy resident. The quirky event they created, which can be summarized as the best “Dead Man’s Party” in the world, has produced plenty of exciting moments in its history. Many have been documented by the national and international television and print media that attend annually. In 2002, the New York Times ran a story on its front page and a report from Reuter’s News Service brought in more than 50 interview requests from radio stations around the world. Bill Guist of CBS’ Sunday Morning News brought his camera crew in 2003 and articles have run in the Melbourne (Australia) Times, Forbes magazine, the Boston Globe, Philadelphia Enquirer, Sports Illustrated, National Geographic, Sunset Magazine, Los Angeles Times, London Times, Associated Press, various newspapers and magazines in Norway, and more. One year, a Belgium reality television show filmed a Continued on page 18

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segment during the event with Herbert Flack, a Belgian movie star. He went to local hangouts, recruited a coffin race team, built a coffin and ran the course. He also won the Grandpa Look-Alike contest after a professional makeup artist spent three hours turning his face into an icy monster. In 2014, a Japanese show filmed Itteq and Degaw, two of the country’s top TV stars taking part in the event. When they each submerged into the icy depths of the Polar Plunge, Itteq transformed into a butterfly and Degaw was inside a giant balloon that dramatically descended into the frigid water. Additionally, there have been specials about Frozen Dead Guy Days on Discovery Channel, Travel Show, Games Across America and On the Road TV, which included the festival in an hour special highlighting their pick of the best four festivals in the country. An episode of Booze Traveler filmed during last year’s festival featured video of host Jack Maxwell taking part in the event. Continued on page 20

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In its 17 years, Frozen Dead Guy Days has seen an astounding and remarkable growth in attendance and size. The first year, which was just a single day, attracted 1,700 people. Last year’s attendance, for what is now a three-day event, was estimated to be close to 25,000. Over the years, various breweries have commemorated the event with their brews. They have included “Dead Guy Ale” by Rogue Brewing, New Belgium Brewery’s “Two Below,” “Six Feet Under ESB” by Wild Mountain Smokehouse & Brewery and this year’s “Bredo’s Brew” by Grossen Bart. Official poster designs have also evolved from the more stylized designs of the first eight years by Brent Warren to the more recent designs of poster artist Jay V. Rizzi. This year is the 17th year of Frozen Dead Guy Days, which just happens to contain 17 letters. We know that you will enjoy your time in Nederland at Frozen Dead Guy Days, so be sure to thanks the more than 100 volunteers who help make each aspect of the event run smoothly.

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FESTIVAL ESSENTIALS

Everything for a complete festival experience.

INSIDE

Pages 24: Blue Ball Information Page 25: Bacon, Bourbon & Brews Tent Page 26-27: Event Descriptions Pages 28-29: Event Schedule Page 30-31: Event & Music Grids Pages 32-33: Music Showcase Bands Page 34: FDGD Merchandise

What makes the festival unique are those who participate, not just watch!

ROYAL BLUE BALL Friday, March 9

4 p.m.-1 a.m. ReAnimate Yourself Tent $20 online or at the door Live Music ~ Costume Contest ~ Cocktails at Ice Bar ~ Grandpa’s Gift Shop

BREDO’S BREW PALE ALE BY GROßEN BART ON TAP

8-8:45 p.m./10 p.m.

Grandpa Bredo & Cold-As-Ice Queen Look-Alike Contest Be crowned Ice Queen or appointed Grandpa Bredo and claim the honorable title of “King & Queen of Frozen Dead Guy Days 2018.” Winners are each awarded a $100 prize package. Results at 10 p.m.

Live Entertainment

SASSFACTORY

4:30-6 p.m.

Flash Mountain Flood

Flash Mountain Flood is a fivepiece, Boulder-based psychedelic rock n’ roll jam band “committed to preserving American roots music culture with its unique approach to live shows and an extensive catalogue of originals.

Gangsterish

6:30-8 p.m.

8:30-10 p.m.

10:30 p.m.-1 a.m.

Nederland’s Electric Toast—with members of Pine Dwellers and Malai Llama—mixes aspects of rock, funk, Latin, improv, jazz, hip-hop, Americana and more into its sound. Special guests will add to the band’s sound.

Dead Floyd is a celebration of The Grateful Dead and Pink Floyd mashed together into a highenergy, unpredictable show. Drawing from both act’s extensive catalogs, performances include early rarities, modern classics and everything in between.

Three DJs — Gangsterish, Sassfactory and Steezify — perform during a special Silent Disco event featuring three-channel headphones, laser show and black light party.

Electric Toast & Buttery Friends

Dead Floyd

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Silent Disco

Lotsa bacon, Lotsa Colorado craft brew, a Bit o’ Bourbon and a TON of FUN!

3B TENT

Saturday, March 10

11 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Sunday, March 11

Noon – 9 p.m.

$20 (access three tents Sat.-Sun.)

he Bacon, Bourbon & Brews tent, or “3B Tent,” features craft breweries, local distilleries, bacon vendors and live music on Saturday and Sunday. It is located on Second Street behind the Brain Freeze Tent (see map on pages 8-9). Enjoy a variety of craft brews from Colorado-based breweries and spirits from local and nationally-distributed distilleries all while enjoying freshly-cooked bacon.

Live Music Saturday 11 a.m.-Noon

Peak2Peak 12:30-2 p.m.

The Alcapones 2:30-4 p.m.

Tribe (NOLA Set) 4:30-6 p.m.

Gypsy Cattle Drive 6:30-8 p.m.

Whiskey Blanket 8:30-10 p.m.

Instant Karma

Sunday

12:30-1:30 p.m.

Intuit

2-3:30 p.m.

Chain Station 4-5:30 p.m.

BREDO’S BREW PALE ALE BY GROßEN BART ON TAP

The Higgs 6-7:30 p.m.

The River Arkansas

2018 PARADE MARSHAL

This is how Brent Warren will look leading the 2018 parade.

Brent Warren, one of the originators of Frozen Dead Guy Days, leads this year’s Parade of Coffin Racers & Hearses. He was part of a small group that proposed a mid-winter festival to the Nederland Board of Trustees in 2001. As the concept turned to reality, Warren began creating designs to capture the event’s absurdity. From 2002-2008, he created the festival and Blue Ball posters, which all feature “Grandpa” and a red circle symbolizing the sun melting Bredo’s frozen body. His parody pieces complement his work in paintings, sculpture, photography and digital photo art. Warren leads the parade proudly, as the town was won over with a festival that now has a life of its own.

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Brent Warren always sports a creative look during Frozen Dead Guy Days.

FEATURED EVENTS

Saturday

Parade of Hearses & Coffin Race Teams

Costume Polar Plunge

The annual Parade of Hearses and procession of Coffin Race Teams, sponsors and non-profits begins at the Teen Center and proceeds up First Street to the west. Spectators may view the spectacle and cheer on their favorite race teams along First Street. Participants must checkin and line-up at the Teen Center.

Those craving the “full frozen experience” can jump into the cold water of the “icy tub time machine.” A warming tent is provided. No running, no diving and no nudity, please. Costumes are highly encouraged - best costume wins an Eldora Midweek 2018/19 Season Ski Pass! Portion of proceeds go to Teens, Inc.

Saturday, Noon East 1st Street • Entry fee: free

Saturday, 1-2 p.m. Guercio Field • Entry fee: $10

Saturday & Sunday

Icy Turkey Bowling

Brain Freeze Contest

Frozen T-Shirt Contest

Entry fee: $5 - register at event Pins are the target, fowl the ball… more specifically a frozen turkey. Each bowler gets three to knock down as many pins as possible – high score is 18. The turkey can be rolled, thrown, tossed or flung as long as the bowler is behind the line when the bird leaves his/her hand.

Entry fee: $5 - register at event Participants go head-to-head downing frozenå drinks in a race for fun prizes. The first to finish wins. All the frozen beverage must end up in the participant’s mouth to win. Hands to yourself and you must remain seated during contest. Presented by Colorado Community Radio Network.

Entry fee: $10 - register at event Sign up to slip into something frozen at the Pioneer Inn. Contestants race to unfold and put on solidly frozen T-shirts, which prove to be worthy opponents, using only the ground and their bodies. Cash prizes are awarded for male and female winners. Presented by Pioneer Inn.

Saturday, 3-5 p.m. & Sunday, 1-3 p.m. East 1st Street (in front of Brain Freeze tent)

Saturday, 3-4 p.m. & Sunday, 2-3 p.m. East 1st Street (in front of Brain Freeze tent)

Saturday, 3 p.m. + 5 p.m. & Sunday, 1 p.m. Pioneer Inn (15 E. 1st St.)

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FEATURED EVENTS Sunday

Nemo & Iff y Salmon Toss Sunday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Stage Stop (60 Main St, Rollinsville) Entry fee: $5/toss

Coffin Races

Saturday, 2-3:30 p.m. Guercio Field • Entry fee: $75 per team

The object of the event is to slide, roll, drag or carry a coffin through an obstacle course to the finish. Six “pallbearers” carry a coffin with a rider inside through an obstacle course. Finish times are determined when the last team member crosses the line. The top four teams race in quarter finals with the top two racing for first and second place. Prizes awarded for first-third place, best theme and best costume.

Fix a Frozen Flat

Saturday, 1 p.m. + 4 p.m. Sunday, 1 p.m. Clocktower Collective (on the Clock Tower Patio at 112 E 2nd St.)

Dunk your hands in a cooler of ice for 1 minute and see how quickly you can fix a flat tire on a bike wheel! Prizes awarded.

Snowy Human Foosball Saturday & Sunday, Noon-3 p.m. Guercio Field Entry fee: $30/team

Beard & Mustache Contest Sunday, 1-1:30 p.m. East 1st Street (in front of Brain Freeze tent)

Bring out your beards and compete for prizes in four categories: “Icy ‘Stash,” “Partially Frozen,” “Full Bredo” and “Wild Ride.” Presented by Boulder Facial Hair Club & Colorado Community Radio Network.

“Grandpa’s in the Tuff Shed” Documentary

Saturday & Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wild Bear Nature Center (Caribou Shopping Center)

If you’ve played Foosball, you already have a good idea of how human foosball goes. This version is played in the cold and snow. The tournament is first come, first serve with prizes for the winning team of six members. Portion of proceeds go to Nederland Food Pantry.

Frozen salmon are provided for contestants to throw for distance. Farthest flung fish wins. Stop by any time during event for Bloody Mary and PBR specials.

Entry fee: free

Watch the award-winning Grandpa’s in the Tuff Shed short film by Kathy and Robin Beeck approximately every 30 minutes.

Rocky Mountain Oyster Eating Contest

Sunday, 2:30-4 p.m. Rocky Mountain Oyster Bar (35 E. 1st St.) Entry fee: $7 (Register at the event)

Race to eat as many Rocky Mountain oysters as possible at the Rocky Mountain Oyster Bar.

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DAILY SCHEDULE – Saturday

All event participants MUST sign a waiver and wear a proof-of-waiver wrist band. Sign waiver and get wristband at the Teen Center (151 East St.) from 8-11 a.m. Saturday, or at the event.

8 – 11 a.m. FDGD PANCAKE BREAKFAST

11 a.m. – 5 p.m. VIEWING OF GRANDPA’S IN THE Community Center (.5 mi north on Hwy. 72, or take TUFF SHED DOCUMENTARY walking path up Jefferson St.) • Eggs, sausage, coffee, juice and all-you-can eat pancakes. Warm your belly for a day outdoors! • $8 adults, $5 seniors, $4 kids under 12 Sponsored by and supporting Nederland Area Seniors.

9 – 11 a.m. REGISTRATION & WRISTBAND PICK-UP

Teen Center (151 East 1st St.) • Register for the Polar Plunge, Coffin Races & Parade • Waiver pick-up for ALL FDGD events (waivers on site for smaller events) • All event participants must sign a waiver and get waiver wristband

9 a.m. – 1:15 a.m. (Reservation Required) PLEASE DON’T DRIVE, RIDE THE BUS!

BUSTOSHOW.ORG has $10 round trip Shuttles from Boulder & Denver • Click here for Schedule Details and Reservations • Bus to Show, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing the impaired driving and carbon emissions resulting from events.

11 a.m. – 8 p.m. GRANDPA’S MALL CRAWL

Downtown Nederland on East 1st Street • First Street transforms into a pedestrian mall so revelers can enjoy street performers and participate in the brain freeze and frozen T-shirt contests, icy turkey bowling and more.

Wild Bear Nature Center (Caribou Shopping Center, 20 Lakeview Dr.) • Watch award-winning “Grandpa’s in the Tuff Shed” short film; shows approximately every 30 minutes • DVDs of the film will be available for purchase • Sponsored by Everest Funeral Concierge

Noon PARADE OF COFFIN RACERS & HEARSES

East 1st Street Parade starts at the Teen Center and goes uphill, west, on 1st Street. • Parade participants check in and line up at the Teen Center

12 – 3 p.m. SNOWY HUMAN FOOSBALL

Guercio Field • It’s like Foosball, but with real people • $30/team - Spectacular prizes • Portion of proceeds go to Nederland Food Pantry • Waiver required to participate

1 p.m. FIX-A-FROZEN-FLAT CONTEST

On the Clock Tower Collective Patio (112 E. 2nd St.) • Dunk your hands in a cooler of ice for one minute and see how quickly you can fix a flat tire on a bike wheel. • A winner per round is awarded a Tin Shed Water Bottle & pair of Tin Shed Biking Socks

11 a.m. – 10 p.m. BACON BOURBON & BREWS TENT OPEN 1 – 2 p.m. & 5-6 p.m. THE NEWLY DEAD GAME 2nd Street • Craft breweries, local distilleries and bacon vendors • Live music (see music schedule on page 32)

11 a.m. – 10 p.m. BRAIN FREEZE TENT OPEN

East 1st Street • Craft beer and “spirited cocktails” at the Colorado High Bar • Live music (see music schedule on page 32) • Grandpa’s Gift Shop

11 a.m. – 1 a.m. REANIMATE YOURSELF TENT OPEN

Guercio Field • Bredo’s Brew cryogenically crafted by Grossen Bart Brewery plus Upslope and Lumpy Ridge beers / cocktails at the Colorado High Ice Bar • Live Music (see music schedule on page 32) • Grandpa’s Gift Shop

Wild Bear Nature Center (Caribou Shopping Center, 20 Lakeview Dr.) • It’s like the classic TV show The Newlywed Game, but the questions focus on how well partners know each others’ last wishes.

1 – 2 p.m. COSTUMED POLAR PLUNGE

Guercio Field • Jump into the icy tub time machine • Entry Fee: $10 (online registration ends 3/9 at midnight; then register at FDGD HQ) • Best costume wins an Eldora midweek 2018/19 season ski pass • $5 of each registration goes to the TEENS, Inc. Outdoor Leadership Program • Waiver required to participate

2 – 3:30 p.m. COFFIN RACES

Guercio Field • Teams race with a coffin and ‘corpse’ in tow through a course full of obstacles, mud, snow, drills, and other racers • Prizes awarded for best time team, runner up time team, best theme/spirit, and most notable snafu on course • Waiver required to participate

3 p.m. & 5 p.m. PIONEER INN’S FROZEN T-SHIRT CONTEST

Pioneer Inn (15 East 1st St.) • Try and slip into something frozen… faster than everyone else • $10 entry fee; register at the event • Waiver required to participate

3 – 4 p.m. BRAIN FREEZE CONTEST

East 1st Street (in front of Brain Freeze Tent) • Contestants race against each other downing frozen slushies for fabulous prizes • $5 entry fee; register at the event • Waiver required to participate

3 – 5 p.m. ICE CARVING COMPETITION

East 1st Street (parking lot across from 3B Tent) • View some of Colorado’s most talented ice carvers, including Bongo Love, create works of art right before your eyes and vote for your favorite before it melts

3 – 5 p.m. ICY TURKEY BOWLING

East 1st Street (across from Brain Freeze Tent) • Test your poultry bowling skills in the Icy Turkey Bowling Contest… you’re welcome to BYOFF (bring your own frozen fowl) • $5 entry fee; register at the event • Waiver required to participate

4 p.m. FIX-A-FROZEN-FLAT CONTEST

Clock Tower Collective Patio (112 E 2nd St.) • Dunk your hands in a cooler of ice for one minute and see how quickly you can fix a flat bike tire. • Prizes awarded

5 – 6 p.m. FROZEN DEAD POET SOCIETY READINGS

East 1st Street (across from Brain Freeze Tent) • Bring your poems, musings and odes to Grandpa

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Sunday – DAILY SCHEDULE

All event participants MUST sign a waiver and wear a proof-of-waiver wrist band. Sign waiver and get wristband at the Teen Center (151 East St.) from 8-11 a.m. Saturday, or at the event.

8 – 11 a.m. FDGD PANCAKE BREAKFAST

Noon – 9 p.m. Community Center (.5 mi north on Hwy. 72, or take BRAIN FREEZE TENT OPEN walking path up Jefferson St.) • Eggs, sausage, coffee, juice and all-you-can eat pancakes. Warm your belly for a day outdoors! • $8 adults, $5 seniors, $4 kids under 12 Sponsored by and supporting Nederland Area Seniors.

East 1st Street • Craft beer and “spirited cocktails” at the Colorado High Bar • Live music (see music schedule on page 33) • Grandpa’s Gift Shop

10 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. (Reservation Required) PLEASE DON’T DRIVE, RIDE THE BUS!

Noon – 9 p.m. BACON BOURBON & BREWS TENT OPEN

11 a.m. – 5 p.m. VIEWING OF GRANDPA’S IN THE TUFF SHED DOCUMENTARY

Wild Bear Nature Center (Caribou Shopping Center, 20 Lakeview Dr.) • Watch award-winning “Grandpa’s in the Tuff Shed” short film; shows approximately every 30 minutes • DVD copies of the film will be available for purchase • Sponsored by Everest Funeral Concierge

11 a.m. – 5 p.m. LIVE VULTURES & OTHER DECOMPOSERS

Wild Bear Nature Center (Caribou Shopping Center, 20 Lakeview Dr.) Live vultures from Nature’s Educators visit the nature center. Meet these amazing scavengers and other animals critical to decomposition.

Noon – 6 p.m. GRANDPA’S MALL CRAWL

Noon – 9 p.m. REANIMATE YOURSELF TENT OPEN

2nd Street • Craft breweries, local distilleries and bacon vendors • Live music (see music schedule on page 33)

Noon – 2 p.m. NEMO & IFFY FROZEN SALMON TOSS Stage Stop (60 Main St, Rollinsville) • Farthest flung fish wins the prize • $5 entry fee • Famous Bloody Marys and PBR specials • Shuttle pick-up and drop-off at Nederland Visitor Center from 11 a.m-5 p.m. • Waiver required to participate

Noon – 3 p.m. SNOWY HUMAN FOOSBALL

Guercio Field • It’s like Foosball, but with real people • Spectacular prizes • $30/team • Portion of proceeds go to Nederland Food Pantry • Waiver required to participate

1 p.m. FIX-A-FROZEN-FLAT

1 p.m. PIONEER INN’S FROZEN T-SHIRT CONTEST

Pioneer Inn (15 East 1st St.) • Try and slip into something frozen… faster than everyone else • $10 entry fee; register at the event • Waiver required to participate

1 – 1:30 p.m. BEARD & MUSTACHE COMPETITION

East 1st Street (across from Brain Freeze Tent) Beard and mustache competition with the Boulder Facial Hair Club. Come show off those facial follicles and see how you stack up. Enter any of these four categories and win FDGD merch: • “Icy ‘Stache” (moustache only) • Partially Frozen (goatee, chops, etc) • “Full Bredo” (full beard with moustache) • “Wild Ride” (styled beards or beards with styled moustaches)

1 – 3 p.m. ICE CARVING COMPETITION

1 – 3 p.m. ICY TURKEY BOWLING

2 – 3 p.m. BRAIN FREEZE CONTEST

3 – 4 p.m. ROCKY MOUNTAIN OYSTER EATING CONTEST

Rocky Mountain Oyster Bar (35 East 1st St.) • Contestants race to eat the most “oysters” • $7 entry fee; register at the event

3 – 4 p.m. THE NEWLY DEAD GAME

Wild Bear Nature Center (Caribou Shopping Center, 20 Lakeview Dr.) • It’s like the classic TV show The Newlywed Game, but the questions focus on how well partners know each others’ last wishes.

3 – 4 p.m. FROZEN DEAD POET SOCIETY READINGS

East 1st Street (across from Brain Freeze Tent) • Bring your poems, musings and odes to Grandpa Frozen Dead Guy Days 2018 • frozendeadguydays.org

FESTIVAL GRID – Saturday 8am

REANIMATE BRAIN YOURSELF TENT FREEZE TENT

3B TENT

1ST STREET

GUERCIO FIELD

WILD BEAR NATURE CTR.

CLOCK TOWER COLLECTIVE

COMMUNITY CENTER

8:30am

9am 9:30am

10am

Teen Center 151 E. 1st St.

10:30am

11am 11:30am

Noon

Matt Flaherty

The Farmer Sisters

Peak2Peak

12:30pm

1pm 1:30pm

The Jauntee

2pm

New Family Dog

The Alcopones

Grandpa’s Mall Crawl Parade of Coffin Racers & Hearses

2:30pm

Dana Kyle Stokes

4pm 4:30pm

5pm 5:30pm

Strange Americans

Kronen

6pm

Tribe

(NOLA Set)

Gypsy Cattle Drive

Frozen Turkey Bowling T-Shirt Frozen T-Shirt Poetry Brain Reading Freeze

3:30am

Banshee Tree

Ice Carving

3pm

6:30pm

7pm 7:30pm

Katharsis w/Dave Watts

Foxfeather

Whiskey Blanket

Gasoline Lollipops

The Bongo Love Experience

Instant Karma

8pm 8:30pm

9pm 9:30pm

10pm 10:30am

11pm 11:30am

12pm

FDGD EVENT

Silent Disco featuring

Gangsterish 12:30am Sassfactory & RC3

1am

FDGD Pancake Breakfast

Registration & Wristband Pick Up

LIVE MUSIC MALL CRAWL HIGHLIGHT EVENT

Human Foosball Costumed Polar Plunge

Newly Dead Game

Coffin Races

“Grandpa’s in the Tuff Shed” Short Film Every Half Hour

Fix A Frozen Flat Contest

Newly Dead Game

Around Town – Saturday

• Rocky Mtn. Oyster Bar: Green Buddha, 9:30 p.m. • Pioneer Inn: ONDA, 10 p.m. • Stage Stop: Frisco Funk Collective, 8 p.m. • Very Nice Brewing: Snowbound Hounds, 6-8 p.m.

Newly Dead Game Saturday, 1-2 p.m. & 5-6 p.m. Sunday, 3-4 p.m. Wild Bear Nature Center

Frozen Dead Poets Society

(Caribou Shopping Center, 20 Lakeview Dr.)

Saturday, 5-6 p.m. Sunday, 3-4 p.m. East 1st Street Soap Box

Entry fee: free It’s like the classic TV show The Newlywed Game, but questions focus on how well partners know each others’ last wishes. Sign up early! Sponsored by Everest Funeral Concierge.

Entry fee: free Bring your poems, musings and odes to Grandpa to perform on a soap box on East 1st Street.

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(in front of Brain Freeze tent)

8am

Sunday – FESTIVAL GRID

REANIMATE BRAIN YOURSELF TENT FREEZE TENT

3B TENT

1ST STREET

GUERCIO FIELD

WILD BEAR NATURE CTR.

CLOCK TOWER COLLECTIVE

COMMUNITY CENTER

8:30am

9am

FDGD Pancake Breakfast

9:30am

10am 10:30am

Beard & Mustache Contest

11am 11:30am

3pm 3:30am

4pm

Spencer Foreman & Elijah Moore

5:30pm

Smooth Money Gesture

Whiskey Blanket

6pm

Open Poetry Readings

Newly Dead Game

ROCKY MTN OYSTER BAR Rocky Mtn. Oyster Eating Contest

The Higgs * Shuttle picks-up, drops-off at Visitor Center

Sarah Banker

6:30pm

7pm

Chain Station

Fix A Frozen Flat Contest

Nemo & Iff y Frozen Salmon Toss*

Bo Depeña

4:30pm

5pm

Marshmellow Headband

Live Vultures & Other Decomposers

Gabrielle

Short Film - Every Half Hour

2:30pm

Snowy Human Foosball

“Grandpa’s in the Tuff Shed”

2pm

Intuit

Frozen T-shirt

The Freaky Stylies

Icy Turkey Bowling

1:30pm

300 Days

Ice Carving

12:30pm

(Rollinsville)

Grandpa’s Mall Crawl

Eric Richard Stone

Brain Freeze

Noon 1pm

STAGE STOP*

1-1:30pm

Gift of Gab

7:30pm (Blackalicious)

The River Arkansas

Ned & the Dirt

8pm

Ice Carving Competition with Bongo Love & Friends Saturday, 3-5 p.m. • Sunday, 1-3 p.m. Next to Bacon, Bourbon & Brews Tent Entry fee: free View some of Colorado’s most talented ice carvers create works of art right before your eyes and vote for your favorite before it melts.

Around Town – Sunday • Very Nice Brewing: Many Mountains, 4-6 p.m.

The Colorado Community Radio Network hosts The Beard & Mustache Contests with The Boulder Facial Hair Club and The Brain Freeze contests, both Saturday and Sunday. They also broadcast uncensored live interviews and performances with bands and artists on 102.9 FM throughout Frozen Dead Guy Days from the Tuff Shed™ on 1st Street in front of The Brain Freeze Tent. DJs are from radio network stations KNED in Nederland and Way High Radio in Ward 90.5 FM, KGLR/Greenlight Radio Boulder 93.1 FM and Boulder Free Radio. If you win a contest, take the voucher to the FDGD Radio TUFF Shed to collect a prize. Visit coloradocommunityradio.com for more information.

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MUSIC SHOWCASE – Saturday

$20 wristband provides access to ALL three music tents on Saturday & Sunday! One time purchase at ANY tent entrance.

ReAnimate Yourself Tent

8:30-10 p.m.

6:30-8 p.m.

4:30-6 p.m.

2:30-4 p.m.

12:30-2 p.m.

11 a.m.-Noon

Guercio Field - East End of First Street

Bacon, Bourbon & Brews Second & Snyder Streets

First Street in downtown Nederland

MATT FLAHERTY PROJECT

FARMER SISTERS

THE JAUNTEE

NEW FAMILY DOG Assembled by Nederland’s Jon Ridnell, this band features members of Powerlung Rangers, Rogue Sound and Family Dog String Band plus guests.

A wide range of homegrown vocal and instrumental ska and reggae tunes inspired by mountain living are the focus of this band from the Front Range.

BANSHEE TREE

DANA KYLE STOKES

TRIBE (NEW ORLEANS SET)

STRANGE AMERICANS

KRONEN

GYPSY CATTLE DRIVE

KATHARSIS w/DAVE WATTS

FOXFEATHER

WHISKEY BLANKET

GASOLINE LOLLIPOPS

BONGO LOVE EXPERIENCE

INSTANT KARMA

These Jamestown sisters have uniquely resonant harmonies and insightful lyrics They collaborate on original material as well as unexpected covers.

The Boulder guitarist leads a band of top musicians mixing funk, rock, jazz, fusion, reggae, bluegrass, and improvisation.

The band’s improvisational landscape and willingness to explore spans funk, rock, jazz, progressive, bluegrass, psychedelic and ambient music. This act performs an original and enticing mix of gypsy jazz, folk pop and swing like influences Golgol Bodello, Avett Brothers and Squirrel Nut Zippers.

This band’s music is a little raw, a bit loud, unapologetic and honest. It’s Americana rock and roll crafted with both brawn and finesse.

These members of The Motet, Dopapod, RAQ and others have a mission to reveal the cathartic experience of live music with the power of psychedelic funk.

The band combines the sincerity of dirt-floor folk with the energy and rebelliousness of punk. It’s an all-new incarnation of altcountry that’s both high energy and heartfelt.

This Texas-born, Nederlandbased singer-songwriter features a deep rich bass and baritone voice. He has been hailed by his peers as the “voice of the century.”

A doctoral student of audiology composes music for this band. Knowing how ears hear and brains react to pitch allows him create music that “bends the rules.” Known as a sultry alt-Americana band, this Boulder act’s unique music builds on a lyrical base bolstered by strong bluesrock instrumentals.

Hailing from Zimbabwe, this artist performs Afro-roots; a genre morphed over time and constantly evolving— something the “experience” is all about.

PEAK2PEAK

The members of this Front Range act have been working to carry on the musical tradition of the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia since the ’80s.

THE ALCAPONES

This New Orleans jazz music band, which summons the heart and soul of New Orleans, includes magnificently colored Mardi Indian costumes.

High-octane, gypsy swing with rhythms rooted in bluegrass, Latin, Western swing, and Celtic music forms the sound of this Clear Creek County band.

The unconventional, multitalented hip-hop trio integrates live violin, cello and turntablism into haunting beat-scapes. All three also double as emcees.

This four-piece psych/soul rock band from Kansas City, MO has been described as “a drug trip through the soul section of your local record store.”

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Brain Freezer Tent

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Sunday – MUSIC SHOWCASE

$20 wristband provides access to ALL three music tents on Saturday & Sunday! One time purchase at ANY tent entrance.

ReAnimate Yourself Tent

6:30-8 p.m.

4:30-6 p.m.

2:30-4 p.m.

12:30-2 p.m.

Guercio Field - East End of First Street

300 DAYS

Brain Freezer Tent

Bacon, Bourbon & Brews Second & Snyder Streets

First Street in downtown Nederland

THE FREAKY STYLIES

INTUIT

SPENCER FOREMAN & ELIJAH MOORE

MARSHMELLOW HEADBAND

CHAIN STATION

WHISKEY BLANKET

SMOOTH MONEY GESTURE

THE HIGGS

NED & THE DIRT

THE RIVER ARKANSAS

This Front Range acoustic quartet performs “prograss,” highly crafted originals with no boundaries rooted in bluegrass, folk, rock, jazz and Americana.

The resident DJ at Denver clubs has performed around the world elevating parties and encouraging people to have fun.

The unconventional, multitalented hip-hop trio integrates live violin, cello and turntablism into haunting beat-scapes. All three also double as emcees.

GIFT OF GAB (BLACKALICIOUS) Known for performing amazing tongue-twisting feats of skill as one-half of Blackalicious, this MC has also had a long and prolific solo career.

SASSFACTORY

RC3 Gangsterish Saturday: 10:30 p.m.-midnight

SILENT DISCO

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Three DJs — Gangsterish, Sassfactory and RC3 — perform during the Silent Disco event featuring three-channel headphones, laser show and black light party.

The member’s of this act play the best of 90’s rock including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, No Doubt, and a handful of Led Zeppelins favs.

This band covers funloving dance songs from oldies to top hits. There’s a touch of grit, humor and seasoned musicians.

Chain Station is a fourpiece, high-energy, get ‘em out on the dance floor stringband from the Front Range of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. One of the fastest growing jam rock bands in California, the band blurs the musical boundaries between blues, reggae, altrock, prog and jam rock.

The Nederland quartet’s sound is rooted in rock and roll with elements of funk, bluegrass, metal, and electronica.

This lead singer’s southern roots can be found in his preacher’s tongue, garage-party swagger and unique brand of “backyard indie-rock.”

Formed in Boulder, the band has roots in reggae, funk, jazz, blues, folk, hip-hop and world music and has developed a rich improvisational component.

This Colorado-based act performs a mixture of heartfelt country, blues, folk, and Americana, “inspired” by the Arkansas River, heartbreak, love and more.

‘Tweener Stage – Sunday In between sets, in between the Brain Freeze and 3B tents

12-12:30 p.m. ERIC RICHARD STONE

This Eldora musician blends original soul-grabbing ballads and traditional folk songs in a fashion reminiscent of Tim O’Brien, Darrel Scott, or David Mallett.

2-2:30 p.m. GABRIELLE

Gabrielle is a powerful vocalist and poetic songwriter. Her songs are an eclectic mix of fresh rhythmic textures with intoxicating hints of folk, rock, blues and world music.

4-4:30 p.m. BO DEPEÑA

With a blended sound of blues, country, folk, and hints of rock ‘n roll, the Colorado-based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has traveled the country as a lone wolf troubadour.

6-6:30 p.m. SARAH BANKER

The local singer-songwriter will perform a soulfully intriguing set of original music.

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GRANDPA’S GIFT SHOP

Find festival merchandise at Grandpa’s Gift Shop in Brain Freeze and ReAnimate Yourself tents, Nederland Visitor Center as well as online!

ADDITIONAL ITEMS AVAILABLE!

ICE CARVING

in parking lot on East 1st St. across from the 3B: Bourbon, Bacon & Brews Tent

SATURDAY 3/10 • 3-5 PM SUNDAY 3/11 • 1-3 PM

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Prepare to Die!

Seven Stones Botanical Gardens Cemetery

New Disposition Methods For Bodies After Death

By Gail Rubin, CT

f you want to do something new and different with your body after death, but Grandpa Bredo’s cryonic state of suspended animation isn’t your thing, here are some options to consider. Warning: some of these approaches are still in experimental stages and may not be legal in your state.

ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS

Alkaline hydrolysis is an environmentally-friendly disposition approach that speeds up the natural process of decomposition using chemicals and water. The body is placed in a metal tank, then water and sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide is added. Amounts vary depending on body size and weight. Then the water temperature in the tank is increased, as well as air pressure in some equipment models. The body dissolves into the basic building blocks of life, resulting in a sterile coffee-colored liquid that goes down the drain (ick factor). Bones become sandy cremated remains which are returned to the family. Depending on the type of equipment used, the process can take five to 15 hours. Alkaline hydrolysis is making its way into funeral homes as an alternative to flame-based cremation. It’s got a number of benefits: • It uses a tenth of the energy required to cremate a body with a natural gas-fired machine. • There’s no emission of mercury from dental fillings. • The effluent is Ph balanced and good for sewage systems. • “Water cremation” often costs about the same as flamebased cremation. • More bone remains than those created by flame cremation are returned to the family. This process is currently legal in Colorado and 15 other states. The Mayo Clinic has used alkaline hydrolysis since 2007. Funeral homes in Maine, Florida, Minnesota, California and Illinois have these systems. Interest continues to grow. Ask

your local funeral home if they’re going to get in on this environmentally-friendly approach to cremation!

BODY COMPOSTING A.K.A. RECOMPOSITION

Got a compost pile where you generate nutrient-rich garden soil with vegetable scraps? That’s the idea behind Recompose. It’s an experiment to create corpse composting centers in urban areas, to minimize the use of cremation and its heavy carbon footprint, save limited developable land, and allow your dead body to create a better world. Recompose founder Katrina Spade started this disposition experiment as the Urban Death Project. In architecture school, she envisioned designing a place where city dwellers could transform their flesh into soil. She was inspired by livestock mortality composting, which has been done on farms for decades. Composting combines nitrogen (from bodies), carbon (from wood chips or sawdust), moisture and oxygen. The process breaks down tissue and releases heat which can reach 150°F, hot enough to kill most pathogens. It can reduce a whole cow, including the bones, into nutrient-rich soil within nine months. Why not do it with people? Recomposition will remove carbon dioxide from the air and improve soil health. Spade’s team calculates carbon savings of over a metric ton per person each time recomposition is chosen over cremation or conventional burial. Recompose is a benefit corporation powered by people who believe in changing the death care paradigm. Their first facility will eventually be built in Seattle, Washington. Learn more at www.Recompose.life.

FREEZE DRYING WITH PROMESSION®

The Promession® process, a.k.a. cryomation, offers an environmentally-friendly advancement over conventional burial and cremation. You can be chilled like Grandpa Bredo, but then

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the post-mortem trip takes a decidedly different turn. for the disposition method named on death certiﬁcates. These In this process, the body is cooled to -18°C (-0.4°F), then approaches don’t quite ﬁt in either category. If you want to be more eco-friendly with your disposition in the frozen with liquid nitrogen to -196° C (-320° F). The body benear future, the old ways may be your best option. comes very brittle. It’s then gently vibrated, which shatters the body into powder in a matter of minutes. DenGREEN/NATURAL BURIALS tal work, joint replacements, heart pacemakEverything old is new again. Before the rise ers and other implanted materials are easily of the modern funeral director in the 19th and screened out of the remains. 20th centuries, every burial was a green burial. The resulting powder is odorless, clean, If you are concerned about the environmenand safe to handle. Placed in a biodegradable tal impact of conventional burial, Jewish and container and buried in the earth, this powMuslim burial traditions offer naturally green der becomes rich fertilizer within six months. burial. This approach is also the closest you Fire-based cremated remains are primarily can get to a green burial in a conventional calcium phosphates, which do not make good cemetery. Consider: fertilizer. Promession® results in fertile re• There’s no embalming of the body – it’s mains that can actually support the growth of kept refrigerated until burial. a tree in memory of the deceased. • The burial container is usually a plain pine This process was invented by Swiss bibox with no metal parts. ologist Susanne Wiigh-Mäsak. Like Katrina • Caskets can also be wicker, bamboo, seaSpade, she also wanted to address diminishing grass, or other biodegradable materials. burial space, lower energy use, and foster new Green burial at Seven Stones • The body is dressed in cotton or linen burial growth from the body’s remains. Learn more Botanical Gardens Cemetery shrouds. at Promessa.se. • The body, the casket, and burial shrouds all biodegrade Both Recompose and Promession® are still in development. If into the earth at the same rate. and when they become available, it’s unknown whether these proThe casket is placed in contact with the ground with a liner cesses would be legal. Most states require “burial” or “cremation” Continued on page 40

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that supports the earth above the casket. This is to maintain an even surface in the cemetery as time goes by. There are cemeteries that offer natural burial with no vault or liner, such as Seven Stones Botanical Gardens Cemetery in Littleton. In their Meadow View garden, burial depth is closer to four feet deep, rather than the traditional “six feet under.” This helps foster a quicker natural return to the earth. Learn more at www.DiscoverSevenStones.com. For more information about these and other disposition trends and options, text “Goodbye” to 21000.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gail Rubin, Certiﬁed Thanatologist, is a pioneering death educator, author, speaker, and blogger. She created and emcees The Newly-Dead Game®, which debuted at Frozen Dead Guy Days in 2011. The game, sponsored by Everest Funeral Concierge, is like TV show classic The Newlywed Game, but the questions test how well you know your partner’s last wishes. Couples can sign up to play on Saturday at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Wild Bear Center. She’s the author of A Good Goodbye: Funeral Planning for Those Who Don’t Plan to Die and Kicking the Bucket List: 100 Downsizing and Organizing Things to Do Before You Die. Download free planning forms and get a jump on the competition at www.AGoodGoodbye.com.

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�e Coﬃn Cup Revisited

Manitou Springs vs. Nederland

The Coffin Cup was engraved by Bud Ford.

The Emma Crawford Coffin Races features up to 70 teams of five and coffins with wheels.

Team Fossil of Manitou Springs will take on the 2018 FDGD team with the best time.

Can you believe that Colorado puts on two coffin races a year?

ike Nederland’s Frozen Dead Guy Days Coffin Races, the Emma Crawford Coffin Races in Manitou Springs are steeped in a rich and amusing history. In the late 1890s, a young woman named Emma Crawford died in Manitou Springs when the local mineral water “cure” failed to heal her tuberculosis. When she died, her wish to be buried on top of Red Mountain towering over Manitou Springs was honored. Following several years of rain and harsh weather, Emma and her coffin slid down the mountain into the canyon below where her name plate and silver casket handles were found. When Mayor Bud Ford and other locals wanted to start a fun and funky festival to bring people into town in 1994, they remembered Emma Crawford and the story of her washed out coffin. Taking place the last week-end of October, the Emma Crawford Coffin Races & Parade is a one-day celebration with up to 70 teams competing for glory. Race teams consist of an Emma and four runners dressed in costume who push their coffins on wheels down Manitou Avenue to earn trophies for the fastest times, Best Miss Emma, Best Entourage, and Best Coffin. In 2005, two-time Emma Crawford Coffin Race team winner, the “Manitou Tus,” were looking for a new coffin race challenge. The team, which came together to win the 2003 KBCO Cardboard Derby Race at Copper Mountain, earned the fastest coffin time in Manitou Springs later that year, and again in 2004. The enthusiasm and determination of Rick McKinney, a graduate of Manitou Springs High School and Captain of the “Manitou Tus,” led them to compete in the Frozen Dead Guy Days Coffin Races in March of 2005. The team arrived Nederland bearing the Coffin Cup and challenged our race participants to the fastest time. The “Manitou Tus” faced stiff competition against Nederland’s “Over the Rainbow” team but presided as winners. Since then, the Coffin Cup has remained frozen in time, protected by the Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce. We don’t want the tradition to die, so the Coffin Cup Challenge is being resurrected this year (after 12 years of being buried)! Manitou and Nederland are coffin race pioneers, so this “coffin-off ” is a big deal. Team Fossil of Manitou Springs will take on the 2018 FDGD team with the best time. In October, this FDGD team will go to Manitou to race the Emma Crawford team with the best time.

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Love, Life, and Immortality Through Cryonics

group of Nederland residents have come history of iconoclasts, counterculture, and astogether to create, “Frozen Dead,” a new sorted outlawry. In short, a fitting resting place TV pilot project currently in production. for Grandpa and the festival that honors him. Into this weirdness walks our heroine, Look for a crew all weekend as they film having come to Nederland based on a rumor scenes for the pilot during the festival. The story of “Frozen Dead” begins when a about her long-lost aunt and a news item she young woman appears one wintry night with saw about Frozen Dead Guy Days. Under the her seven year-old daughter and a bag full of mistaken impression that a cryogenics lab money, begging to be frozen dead. Terminally exists here, she immediately states her intentions. With only a month ill and running from a to live, she’s determined dark past, she arrives as to do whatever she can the town is preparing for for her young daughter, a festival to celebrate no matter the cost. Grandpa Bredo, a dead Only a few locals Norwegian, whose froknow about her situazen body remains cryotion: a Buddhist biker genically preserved in who looks after a young the nearby mountains. Bumper stickers help with production costs. schizophrenic, a draftFour local residents Visit website or look for them during festival. dodger cum drug-dealer must decide her fate. When an undercover FBI agent shows up, who sees a potential business opportunity, the convinced that the woman—the prime sus- aunt who must perform a shamanic ceremony pect in a West Virginia murder—is hiding to heal her troubled niece, and Grandpa’s caresomewhere in town, he finds more than he taker who can’t resist her beauty and courage. In these mountains, it’s hard to separate can bargain for among a cast of eccentric characters living on the margins of main- history from myth… and nothing is ever quite as it seems. stream America. To learn more, visit FrozenDead.org or Welcome to Nederland, an old mining town set high in the Rockies with a colorful find them on Facebook.

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FOOD VENDORS

We’ve rounded up a wide variety of some of the Front Range’s best food trucks for you!

Hog Wild Returning from Fort Collins and specializing in south-

Brasa King Grill Brazilian-style BBQ cooked on charcoal and

Suburban Wiener Serving artisan sausages and fancy-

Mac n Noodles Not your blue box Mac ‘N Cheese. Mac ‘N Noo-

ern-style pulled pork sandwiches and finger-lickin’ ribs— just look for the custom-made smoker on site!

pants dogs they use local companies and bring something for everyone despite any allergy so you can eat as a family or community!

Totally NUTS & Co A family owned nut roasting business

from Manitou Springs will be here with their signature Cinnamon roasted almonds and hot cocoa!

Meg’s Mountain Kettle Corn Deliciously fresh-popped

kettle corn from the mountains surrounding Idaho Springs. Meg will also be serving coffee this year and loves special events, including fundraisers!

Super Heady Tacos Straight from Pearl St. in Boulder — any

kind of taco you can imagine — from savory to sweet and there’s even squash and kale tacos for the vegans!

Tacos with Altitude Quickly becoming a favorite on the streets of Denver, these authentic Mexican tacos will join us at this weekend at an even higher altitude!

Greenbelly Hot Sauce Makers of FDGD’s own Awaken Hot Sauce. Try it at the festival and take home a commemorative bottle, too.

sausage made from scratch. Delicacies such as fried yuka and deep-fried chicken dumplings and the best comfort food sides. dles is a gourmet made to order Mac ‘N Cheese Specialty Food Truck

Rocky Mountain Slices East coast style pizza to the

streets of Colorado. With fresh made dough and sauces, we strive to bring the east coast pizza experience to you!

Smoke on the Mountains BBQ Gourmet food truck and catering company based out of Evergreen Colorado. Family owned and operated, serving a menu of seasonal and fresh ingredients; locally sourced and chef inspired.

The Vegetable Express Nederland-based mobile food trailer serving vegan comfort food. Creating “plant-based takes” on classically meat-based favorites.

Andy’s Kitchen From Summit County serving hand and homemade Brats, Kielbasa, Juniper Elk ,Yak sausage, Cheese stuffed red Brat and Pretzels. Abo’s Pizza New York style pizza that’s been voted “best in the

west” more than once. Fresh comes first at Abo’s. Everything is prepared daily, so every pie is going to be tasty.

CRAFT BREWS & COCKTAILS Enjoy some of our state’s and county’s best craft beer and spirits.

Colorado High Hemp Vodka True differences from vod- Lumpy Ridge Brewing Co. This brewery is located in

ka product to product are often tough to distinguish, so the company challenged itself to be a true vodka originator, not an imitator, which led them to seek out the best, purest ingredients they could find.

Estes Park. It serves up some truly amazing IPAs, ales, and stouts all with the beautiful backdrop Rocky Mountain National Park.

of Grand Mesa. Their unique elevation, meticulous distillation and charcoal filtration process, along with one of the most advanced stills available, create the smoothest hand crafted premium spirits available.

a hand-held tribute to all who believe playing hard should end with a quality beer that goes down easy.

produce world-class certified organic ales using environmentally sustainable and socially responsible practices.

fermentation and enhanced conditioning allow for our lagers to be bright and full-flavored with a crisp finish.

Upslope Brewery Drawn not just to skiing, but to anything Colorado Gold Spirits This distillery is on the South Side over the Rockies and under the sky, Après Everything makes Upslope Wibby Brewing The brewery starts with traditional German Asher Brewing Company The company’s mission is to lager brewing principles and adds the American craft twist. Cold Großen Bart Brewery The brewery’s founders started a Seagram’s 7 A light smooth American Blended whiskey that is

“brewery for the people” – no pretention, no fads, just smooth ales and crisp lagers that would be enjoyed by one and all.

easy to mix, easy to serve, and easy to call - especially as a shot and in signature drinks.

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FDGD V.I.P. PASSES

Being a V.I.P. is the best way to fully experience Frozen Dead Guy Days! VIP Passes are $150 and include:

• FDGD VIP wristband • One Blue Ball ticket • A bottomless VIP cup, good for all beverages, all weekend at all three music tents; you must be 21 and be wearing FDGD VIP wristband • VIP parking (centrally located) • Commemorative gift • VIP viewing for Coffin Races • Free participation in frozen turkey bowling, brain freeze contest, one salmon toss & polar plunge • Entrance into FDGD VIP catered lounge bus with VIP potty

How it Works:

Frozen Dead Guy Day V.I.P.’s enjoy a special V.I.P. area which includes porta-potties, beer and the V.I.P. bus with snacks and a warm place to relax.

• You must be 21 to purchase a VIP Pass. • After purchasing the pass an electronic receipt will be emailed to you. • FDGD VIP passes and VIP bag/schwag will be available for pick up at the Frozen Dead Guy Days Headquarters in Nederland. • Present a valid picture ID to receive your FDGD VIP package and sign general waiver. • FDGD VIP passes come in a specialty bag and include 1 Blue Ball ticket, 1 FDGD commemorative hat, 1 specialty cup, 1 VIP parking pass; your wristband is good for entrance into frozen turkey bowling, brain freeze, polar plunge & one salmon toss.

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