I saw that story on CBS this morning too.  Been to Ned 3 times but
never to Dead guy festival. I bought my Vanagon in Ned and brought it
back to Michigan. Great little community up the mountian from Boulder.
Lots of Vanagons out there.

On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 09:32:07 -0600, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
> Anybody ever been to Nederland, CO to the Dead Guy Festival????
>
> I just heard about it. Sounds fun. Started as sort of a of local thing
> when some years ago an imigrant resident decided to bring Granpa over
> from the old country - frozen - and keep him in the shed out back in
> homemnade cryogenic freeze for reconstitutation later.
>
> Seems to have caught on as a tourist attraction and the locals have a
> lot of fun with it.
>
> The fun and festivities seems just a little short, however. Doesn't
> appear to have an Vanagoneers around!!
>
> Regards,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>