Frozen Dead Guy Days Guide 2013

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Published by: Wideawake Media, Inc.Layout and Design: Wideawake Media, Inc.

Contributing Photographers: Bo Shaffer, Barbara Lawlor, Deb D’Andrea

Frozen Dead Guy Days is a production of Butterfly Effect Promotions, LLC.

Butterfly Effect Promotions would like to acknowledge and thank the Town of Nederland employees, the Nederland Police and Fire personnel, and its wonder-fully unique community for their help and support with this event.

A Special Thanks to those who have given so much of their personal time: Katrina Harms, Bruce Lish, Deb DeAndrea, Mike Collins, Andrew Lauer, Sarah Stillman, Sarah Martin, Jennifer Pund, Jeffrey Smith, Eric Mix, Kevin Harvest, Rob Z, Johnny Hedgepatch, Mark Beyshore, Amy Debenedictis, Brien Darby, Peter Fiore, Lance Jones, Matt Johnson, Lauran Knight, Colleen Pitts, Karen Edmonds, Callum & Wyatt Coulson, “Norm” and Hills.

Page 4: Welcome LetterPageS 6-10: Frozen History PageS 12-13: Festival Tips & InformationPageS 14-17: Event DescriptionsPageS 18-19: Blue BallPageS 20-21: Events SchedulePageS 22-25: Music Showcase SchedulePageS 26-29: “Iceman’s” Chronicles CompletedPageS 30-32: Keeping Grandpa on IcePage 34: The Newly Dead Game ReturnsPage 36: VIP ExperiencePage 37: Parade Marshal Teresa Crush-WarrenPage 38: Nederland Restaurants and RetailPage 39: Festival Merchandise

CONTENTS

4 Frozen Dead Guy Days 2013

WELCOME!Welcome to Frozen Dead Guy Days!

On behalf of the numerous people who help turn the Frozen Dead Guy Days into a reality every year – the staff, volunteers, participants, sponsors, community residents

and businesses – I welcome you to the 12th annual festival. This year brings back beloved events like Coffin Races, Polar Plunge, Hearse Parade and others while offering more Sunday activities than ever before. During your time in town, we hope you will support our local businesses and vendors and enjoy our three days of off-beat fun and out-standing live music paired with great beer and food.

Amanda MacDonaldFestival Director

Enjoy Nederland, Colorado

Our town is a place like no other. Tucked in the Rocky Mountains just west of Boulder, Nederland has a history rich in mining and music and a future as the hub of the Peak to Peak

Community. With our unique shops, amazing outdoor beauty, friendly locals, and vibrant music scene, Nederland is definitely not your

average small town. Whether you live here, work here, or play here, we’re sure that you’ll discover that life’s better up here. While in town, visit some of our unique restaurants and shops - turn to page 38 for a list.


For the last 24 years, Bredo Morstoel – “Grandpa,” the “Frozen Dead Guy” – soon to be 113, has taken up residence in a Tuff Shed where he remains very, very

cold. Suspended in a state of animation above the quaint mountain town of Nederland, Colorado, Grandpa is frozen at a steady minus 60 degrees Fahrenheit and awaiting the big thaw that will bring him back to life. The story that ends with Grandpa in a Tuff Shed starts in Norway by way of California ending in Colorado, involving cryonics, psychics, deportation, a dedicated Ice Man (now Ice Woman) and

celebrations. The tale captured international attention and has sparked a well-attended annual event called the Frozen Dead Guy Days.

Life After Death Morstoel, lived his whole life in Norway where he enjoyed a comfortable exis-tence as Director of Parks and Recreation in Baerum County for more than 30 years. He loved painting, fishing, skiing, and hiking in the mountains of his homeland.

It’s after he died from a heart condition in 1989 that things got interesting. His daughter, Aud Morstel, and grandson, Trygve Bauge, were both strong advocates for cryonics and had hoped to start a facility of their own. They packed Grandpa in dry ice and prepared him for international travel, first shipping him to the Trans Time Cryonics Facility in Oakland, Calif. Here, he was placed in liquid nitrogen for almost four years. In 1993 he was moved to Colorado to stay with his daughter and grandson in Nederland – and there he stayed, for years, under cold cover…in a shed. Due to some pesky international visa issues, he was about to be left on his own.

The Grandfather Clause Bauge, the grandson, was deported from Colorado in 1994 because of a 14 year expired visa. He qualified for amnesty on a 1986 act but refused to file the paperwork on principal. After being forcibly carried on an airplane, Bauge was sent back to Norway, where he lives to this day. Aud, Grandpa’s daughter, moved in to the unfinished home and stepped in to care for the household, including keeping Grandpa cold. Soon, Aud was evicted for living in a house

FROZEN HISTORY

The strange but true history of “The Frozen Dead Guy”

Bredo Morstoel(Inside the Tuff Shed)

Trygve Bauge

LIFE AFTER DEATH

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with no electricity or plumbing. This meant the family’s dream

of a cryonics facility would end. Before Aud was to head back to Norway she spoke to

a local reporter about her son’s deportation and casually wondered aloud “what would happen to the bodies.” This comment started

the snowball of discovery of the makeshift cryonics chamber, and therefore, Grandpa and another man from Chicago that died of liver failure. With the media coverage, the other man’s family had him shipped back to

Chicago and was cremated. Nederland’s Board of Trustees soon passed Section 7-34 of the local Municipal Code, still in effect today thanks to Grandpa, stating that it is illegal to store a frozen human or animal (or any body part thereof) in your home. After being “grand-fathered” in, Morstoel was allowed to stay.

The Iceman Cometh and Go-eth When an intriguing internet ad posted by Bauge caught Bo Shaffer’s eye in 1995, he

applied for the one-of-a-kind job and got it. Shaffer came to be known in Nederland as the “Ice Man.” Every month, Shaffer and a team of volunteers delivered 1,600 pounds of dry ice and packed it around Grandpa in his Tuff Shed tomb, surrounded by foam padding, a tarp, and blankets. For 18 years, Shaffer kept Grandpa at a steady -60 degrees Fahrenheit, kept records and gave tours to investigators, inquisitive filmmakers, and amateur sight seers. In some cases psychics have wandered up and have purported to communicate with “Grandpa.” One older account claims Morstoel is amused by the fuss but doing fine, but a more recent visit revealed that

he is quiet and perhaps has moved on. Shaffer felt the weight of this re-sponsibility, knowing how much has been invested in keeping Grandpa in his cryonic state. Shaffer’s participation helped keep the hope alive for Granpa’s family and their faith in cryonics. More locally, he helped bring the Frozen Dead Guy Days, an annual festival in Nederland, into reality of a full-fledged winter celebration attracting thousands worldwide.

New Era of Ice Delivery In October 2012, news spread that Shaffer had differences with Bauge and Jane Curtis Gazit of Keep Magnolia Clean was hired to take over care for Morstoel. Along with delivering dry ice each month to the Tuff Shed, Gazit, who has a knack for numbers and attention to detail, keeps all the records. Gazit explains that “having the muscles and the time” landed her the position and keeps her employer happy.

It’s a Dead Man’s Party Nederland thrives on the colorful, the offbeat, and the weird. Frozen Dead Guy Days, coined “Cryonics’ first Mardi Gras” by Bauge, is a fitting way to end the short days of winter and head into the melting snows of spring. Frozen Dead Guy Days brings a new burst of life with creative contests like the Frozen T-shirt and Brain Freeze and icy events including coffin racing, polar plunging, and frozen salmon tossing. Every March, people travel from around the state, country and world to experience the legacy of Grandpa.

FROZEN HISTORYContinued from page 6

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Ice Delivery

Ice King & Queen


As of late, Grandpa doesn’t celebrate alone. Every year,

loyal souls go to the Tuff Shed on the hill to have a drink with Colorado’s best-known

Grandfather and then make plans to return the following year.

24 years on ice and counting This year marks Grandpa’s 24th year on ice and the festival’s 12th year in celebration of this unique landmark. Frozen Dead Guy Days has received media coverage locally and worldwide. It was named by

the Chicago Tribune as one the country’s “Top 100 Festivals Not to be Missed.” Video footage of Frozen Dead Guy Days has graced the networks on many broadcasts including Bill Geist’s segment on the “CBS Sunday Morning Show,” the “Tonight Show with Jay Leno,”

CNN, ABC news, PBS features, the Game Show Network and a Belgian reality show. The festival is also “immortalized” by two international award-winning docu-mentaries, Grandpa’s In the Tuff Shed and Grandpa’s Still In The Tuff Shed by the Beeck Sisters. Look for numerous showings during the 2013 event. “Iceman” Bo Shaffer published a book

that chronicled the whole saga of the last two decades, Colorado’s Iceman and the Story of the Frozen Dead Guy. The festival also won the Colorado Governor’s Award for “best promotional event” and was on the cover of the U.S. page of the New York Times. Most recently the event was named in The Lonely Planet & Hotels.com Top 10 lists of “Must Sees.” ◊

FDGD HISTORYContinued from page 8

We also offer a wide variety of TOURS anytime,

day or night!


Frozen Dead Guy Days is a pretty off-the-wall festival, but it doesn’t mean you have to be. Please be mindful of the people around you and

respectful of the good people of Nederland who are kind enough to allow this unique event to go on in their lovely mountain community.

Festival HoursFriday, March 8: 3-8pmSaturday, March 9: 8am-8:30pm

Sunday, March 10: 8am-6pm

DirectionsFROM BOULDER: Take Hwy. 119 (Canyon Boulevard) 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 Boulevard) and follow signs to parking and events.

FROM EASTBOUND I-70: Take Exit 244 (Route 6) to Hwy. 119 and turn Left (North) or Exit 243 and

use the Central City Parkway. Follow either route through Blackhawk/Central City, continue on Colo. 119 North past Rollinsville and on into Nederland. Follow signs to parking and events.

Transportation Nederland is a Small Town and Parking gets tight, please help by carpooling or taking the bus. It’s easy… Catch the N Bus from Boulder to Nederland. There is a HUGE parking lot at 6th and Canyon in Boulder next to the Justice center and a bus stop across the street.

Parking Please be mindful when parking on the street and DO NOT park in front of driveways. Nederland is a very small town so please plan on parking and not re-parking to keep traffic down. Everything is within walking distance.

DO NOT park where there are “NO PARKING” signs. You will be ticketed.

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 albeit hoping for the best. Wear comfortable, weather proof shoes and a genuine smile whenever possible.

FESTIVAL INFORMATION


Dogs Frozen Dead Guy Days is a very crowded, loud and chaotic festival. Please leave your dog at home. If you must bring your pooch remember:• Dogs are NOT ALLOWED in the tents or tent area.• Dogs must be on a leash AT ALL TIMES.• Dogs tied up outside tent areas, shops and restaurants

without their owner are considered “at large” and you could be ticketed.

• You must pick up after your dog, please come prepared.

Alcohol Open alcohol contain-ers are not allowed any-where in Nederland town limits. Outside alcohol is NOT allowed in the ReAnimate Yourself and Brain Freezer tents. You must be 21 and show proof of age to receive a 21+ wristband and purchase tickets for alcohol. Servers will not take cash. You will be told by Festival Security or Police to dispose of alcohol when it is consumed in public areas, INCLUDING streets and neighborhoods.

SMOKING Please use common sense and consideration when smoking at Frozen Dead Guy Days. There is NO SMOKING in any tent and where posted. All other smoking laws and regulations apply.

FORGET SOMETHING? Several stores in town can help with your needs including Ace Hardware (74 Colo. 119), Dog House (4 E. First St.) and B&F Grocery (20 Lakeview Dr.). Also, ATMs are located throughout town and in festival tents.


ALL event participants must sign a waiver and be wearing a proof-of-waiver wrist band. Pick up your wrist band at event day registration at the Teen Center, 8am – 11am Saturday.

EVENT DESCRIPTIONS

COSTUME POLAR PLUNGE

Saturday, March 9 • 1pmChipeta Park

Entry fee - $20 Those craving the “full frozen

experience” can jump into the icy-cold pond waters of

Chipeta Park. A changing and warming tent, sponsored by RC Rental, and towels are available once you’ve chilled your bones. A portion of proceeds are donated to the Chinook School. No running, no diving and no nudity. Costumes are encouraged, but stay away from materials that will weigh you down in the water. One frozen body is enough!

SATURDAY, MARCH 9


COFFIN RACING Saturday, March 9 • 2 p.m.Chipeta ParkEntry fee - $100 per team Six “Pallbearers” (team members) slide, roll, drag, or carry a coffin including a live 75-pound or heavier “corpse” through a snowy course including narrowing, climbing, mud and snow obstacles. Finish times are determined

when the last team mem-ber has “crossed-over” the finish line. The top four teams will then race against each other with the best three times determining 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Awards are given to the best coffin and team that displays the most FDGD spirit.

• Coffins may be constructed of any materials into a box simulating a coffin

• Coffin tops are not required and are discouraged• ALL team members must be wearing a helmet at all

times during entire race or risk elimination• No metal cleats or cramp-ons are allowed. Plastic

cleats are acceptable• Race numbers must be displayed on your coffin rider• Good sportsperson-like conduct is required• Any acts deemed unsportsperson-like may disqualify

the entire team from the race• Team members who are obviously intoxicated will

not be allowed to participate in race• Costumes are highly encouraged but, please

remember this is family event! You may be asked to remove your costume if judges deem it inappropriate


EVENT DESCRIPTIONS

BRAIN FREEZE CONTESTSaturday, March 9 • 3-4pm & Sunday, March 10 • 2-3pm

Brain Freeze Tent on First StreetEntry fee - $5 Participants go head to head downing frozen Slushie drinks in a brain chilling

race for fun prizes. The first to finish wins.• ALL participants must sign waiver and be wearing the proof of waiver bracelet• All the frozen beverage must end up in the participant’s mouth to win

• Hands to yourself and you must remain seated during contest

ICY TURKEY BOWLING Saturday, March 9 • 3-5pm & Sunday, March 10 • 1-3pmIn front of the Brain Freezer Tent on First StreetEntry fee - $5 Pins are the target, fowl the ball, more specifically a frozen turkey• ALL participants must sign waiver and be wearing the proof of waiver bracelet• Each bowler get three rolls to knock down as many pins as possible - high score is 18• Icy Turkey can be rolled, thrown, heaved, tossed or flung past the pins as long as the

bowler is behind the throw line when the bird leaves his/her hand• If two or more bowlers are tied for the most pins there will be a sudden death round.• Once all turkeys have fallen apart and can no longer be thrown the contest is over and

the Turkey meat goes to Ed’s dog

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, MARCH 9-10


FROZEN SALMON TOSSSunday, March 10 • 11am-2pmSundance CaféEntry fee - $5 Created by Sundance Café owner Hillary Stevensen and modeled after Seattle Fish Market. Frozen salmon are provided and contestants throw them for distance. Spectators can enjoy spectacular views of the Continental Divide while sipping on a Sundance Café’s specialty Bloody Mary.• Farthest flung fish wins the prize• Come by anytime during event• Contestants urged to participate early,

before the salmon “swims upstream”

PIONEER INN’S FROZEN TIPS & TRIPS Saturday, March 9 • 4pm In the “graveyard” at the Pioneer InnEntry fee - $20 per team (includes shirt) This new twist on a classic event incudes a team-building contest with frozen T-shirts and can-can dancing! Must be 18+• Race to see which team can get the best time putting frozen T-shirts

on themselves and each other and dancing two rounds of the can-can to the musical ensemble while snow is piled onto the stage.

• All participants get a T-shirt. First place wins a $100 Pioneer Inn gift certificate and second place win a $50 gift certificate

SNOWY BEACH VOLLEYBALLSunday, March 10 • 1pm Snowy Beach Volleyball Chipeta ParkEntry fee - None Snowy Beach Volley Ball consists of “speed rounds” where teams of three post up on a chilly court of snow. Winning team wins a helicopter tour from Colorado Heli-Ops.• Speed tournament• First come, first serve

SUNDAY, MARCH 10

Mobile Schedule Available Here:

www.frozendeadguydays.org/schedules/event-schedule


By Bruce Lish FDGD Music Coordinator

The tradition of truly world class musicians living and growing their craft in the Nederland area

continues, and nowhere will this be more evident than at the 2013 Blue Ball on Friday, March 8, at the Black Forest Restaurant. Headlining the 2013 Blue Ball are our friends in Billys’ Rock Billy. The Billys’ plan to shred country and rockabilly in a truly all star Ned fashion; an experience not to be missed from a “monster,” locally-based, “lineup”

of nationally-touring musicians that may never share a stage again. Many locals know “Young Billy D” and his first cousin “Billy Dee” – twin sons from different mothers. Billy D has an ultra smooth style with his country guitar licks, while Billy Dee prefers to “chill in the hills, digging the mountains while writing and learning an occasional country standard.” These fellers have invited several of their “second cousins,” all named Billy, and their neighbors (all named Billy, of course), with a few of them sitting in as special guests, to round out this special, all star band. Don’t miss what will certainly be an amazing, unpredictable set. Opening the Blue Ball this year

is Gipsy Moon, a young group I can’t say enough

positive things about. Some of these “kids” will always feel like family to me and many other folks around these parts – in some cases, literally. The talent and potential evident in this relative newcomer is obvious to the studious and casual observer alike. With an acoustic gypsy-bluegrass, folky feel; an esthetic and energy that sounds as if born from a previous generation; and strong playing, singing and song writing, we are sure you will enjoy our special choice to start out your first night of the festival. Along with great music, the Blue Ball, as always, features the competition and crowning of the royal Ice Queen, plus the Grandpa Bredo Look-alike Contest. The prizes this year include Front Range helicopter tours from Colorado Heli-Ops.

Annual Blue Ball Continues Tradition of Great Frozen Music

BLUE BALL

Bruce LishFrozen Dead Guy Days Music CoordinatorSaxophones - Fat Rabbit

It is an honor and pleasure for me to be involved in helping grow and organize live music at Frozen Dead Guy Days. As an active member of the Nederland music community for just over

25 years, it’s a nice feeling to be able to bring a local musician’s perspective to this event and, along with the rest of our staff, we sincerely hope you enjoy the excellent, eclectic local and Front Range-flavored music we have for you this year. After 25 years, I now have a couple of newer ‘generations’ of locals to jam with and I’m happy to report the tradition of world-class musicians living and growing their craft in the Nederland area continues. Nowhere will this be more evident in our 2013 edition of the festival than at the ‘infamous’ Blue Ball. Enjoy!

Members of the The Big Blue Ball Band from the 2012 Blue Ball


EVENTS SCHEDULEFriday, March 8

3pm-8pmWhat: ReAnimate Yourself Beer TentWhere: Chipeta Park• Craft beer from Avery and Left Hand

breweries• Specialty “Corpse Reviver” and

“Grandpa’s Spirit” drinks• Live Music• Grandpa’s Gift Shop & food vendorsSponsored by: Avery, Lefthand & Roundhouse Spirits

7pmWhat: Frozen Dead Guy Days

Opening CeremonyWhere: Hwy. 119 Roundabout• Open Frozen Dead Guy Days in

Nederland’s roundabout with the famous Skeleton Dancers.

8pm-2amWhat: “The Good, The Bad and The

Frozen” Blue BallWhere: Black Forest Inn Restaurant• Ice Queen and Grandpa Look-a-Like

costume contest for Helicopter Tour prizes• Live music with Billy’s Rock Billy, a fusion

of Nederland’s finest, and Gipsy Moon • Tickets are $12 at the door

10pm-2amWhat: Live MusicWhere: Area restaurants and bars

Saturday, March 98-11amWhat: FDGD Pancake BreakfastWhere: Nederland Community Center• Eggs and sausage, coffee and juice and

all you can eat pancakesSponsored by Nederland Area Seniors

8-11amWhat: Event Day Registration and

Waiver Wristband pick up/Parade line up

Where: Teen Center• Register for the Polar Plunge and

Coffin Races• Waiver pick up for ALL FDGD events.• Line up for the parade

All event participants must sign a waiver and get waiver wristband. If you are planning on doing any events, this is a great place to get

your waiver a head of time.

10am, Noon, 2pm & 4pmWhat: Grandpa’s Tuff Shed ToursWhere: Sunnyside Barber Shop• Hour and a half tour of Grandpa Bredo’s

Tuff Shed – limited to 13 people. • Sign up at www.frozendeadguydays.org

11am-NoonWhat: Cryogenic Workshop Where: Wild Bear Mtn. Ecology Center• Meet Professor Cryo, a wacky scientist

and performing magician. Hammer nails with bananas, shatter beautiful flowers and make ice cream with nitrogen.

• Silent auction

11am-8pmWhat: Brain Freezer TentWhere: E. First St.• Craft beer from Avery and Left Hand


“Grandpa’s Spirit” drinks• Live Music• Grandpa’s Gift Shop & food vendorsSponsored by: Avery and Lefthand & Roundhouse Spirits

11am-8pmWhat: Grandpa’s Mall CrawlWhere: E. First St.• E. First Street is transformed into a

pedestrian mall so revelers can enjoy the Brain Freezer Tent, participate in contests and more.

11am-8pmWhat: ReAnimate Yourself Beer TentWhere: Chipeta Park• Craft beer from Avery and Left Hand


“Grandpa’s Spirit” drinks• Live Music• Grandpa’s Gift Shop and food vendorsSponsored by: Avery and Lefthand & Roundhouse Spirits

11am-4pmWhat: Grandpa’s in the Tuff ShedWhere: Black Forest Restaurant• Watch the award-winning Grandpa’s in

the Tuff Shed short film every half hour

NoonWhat: Parade of HearsesWhere: Teen Center and E. First St.• Parade participants must check in at the

Teen Center

Noon-5pmWhat: Tiny DiscoWhere: Tuff Shed near Roundabout• Put a little boogie in your butt

1-2pmWhat: Costume Polar PlungeWhere: Chipeta Park• Take the freezin’ plunge! • $20 entry fee Sponsored by RC Rental

1pm and 5pmWhat: The Newly-Dead Game

& Funny Films TalkWhere: Black Forest Restaurant• Funny collection of movie and TV

scenes and a quiz for couples on how well they know each others last wishes

Presented by Gail Rubin

2pm-3:30pmWhat: Coffin Races Where: Chipeta Park• Teams race with a coffin and “corpse” over

a course of obstacles, mud and snow• Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place, Best

Costume and Most FDGD Spirit • $100 entry fee

3-4pmWhat: Brain Freeze ContestWhere: Brain Freezer Tent - E. First St.• Contestants race against each other

downing ice cold treats for prizes • $5 entry fee

3-4pmWhat: “Iceman” Bo Schafer Book SigningWhere: Brain Freezer Tent - E. First St.

4pmWhat: Pioneer Inn’s Frozen Tip & TripWhere: Pioneer Inn’s “Graveyard”• Team-building contest with frozen

T-shirts and can-can dancing! • $20 entry fee (includes shirt)

3-5pmWhat: Icy Turkey BowlingWhere: E. First St.• Test your poultry bowling skills in the

Icy Turkey Bowling Contest • $5 entry fee

6:30pm-1amWhat: Grandpa’s Pub Crawl – Live MusicWhere: Local pubs and bars


Sunday, March 108-11amWhat: FDGD Pancake BreakfastWhere: Nederland Community Center• Eggs and sausage, coffee and juice and

all you can eat pancakes. Sponsored by Nederland Area Seniors

11am-6pmWhat: Brain Freezer TentWhere: E. First St.• Microbrew beer from Avery and Left Hand



11am-6pmWhat: Grandpa’s Mall CrawlWhere: E. First St.• Nederland’s E. First Street is transformed

into a pedestrian mall so revelers can enjoy music in the Brain Freezer tent and participate in Brain Freeze, Frozen T-shirt, Icy Turkey Bowling contests and more

11am-8pmWhat: ReAnimate Yourself Beer TentWhere: Chipeta Park• Microbrew beer from Avery and Left Hand



11am-2pmWhat: Salmon Toss and Sunday Brunch Where: Sundance Café• Farthest flung fish wins the prize• Come by anytime

11am-2pmWhat: Snowy Beach Volleyball Where: Chipeta Park• Speed tournament, first come, first serve• Colorado Heli-Ops tour prize • $20 per team/waivers must be signedSponsored by: Play It Again Sports

11am-4pmWhat: Grandpa’s in the Tuff Shed movieWhere: Black Forest Restaurant• Watch the award-winning Grandpa’s in

the Tuff Shed short film every half hour

Noon-1pmWhat: Sasquatch Investigations of

the RockiesWhere: Wild Bear Mountain Ecology

Center• Sasquatch information from the experts

1-2pmWhat: Frozen T-shirt ContestWhere: E. First Street• Try and slip into something frozen at

the Frozen T-shirt Contest for prizes• $10 entry fee

1-3pmWhat: Ice Carving with Bongo LoveWhere: Chipeta Park

1-3pmWhat: Icy Turkey BowlingWhere: E. First St. • Test your poultry bowling skills across

the street from the Brain Freezer Tent• $5 entry fee

2-3pmWhat: Brain Freeze ContestWhere: Brain Freezer Tent - E. First St.

(outside)• Contestants race against each other

downing frozen treats for prizes • $5 entry fee

1pm & 5pmWhat: The Newly Dead Game & Funny

Films for Funeral Planning TalkWhere: Black Forest Restaurant• Funny collection of movie and TV

scenes about funerals, cremation, and cryonics and a quiz for couples on how well they know each others last wishes

Presented by Gail Rubin

3pmWhat: Rocky Mountain Oyster Eating

ContestWhere: First Street Pub• Race to eat as many Rocky Mountain

oysters as possible

3-4pmWhat: “Iceman” Bo Schafer Book SigningWhere: Brain Freezer Tent - E. First St.

5pmWhat: 2013 Frozen Dead Guy Days

Closing Ceremony Where: Hwy. 119 Roundabout• Finish off the 2013 Frozen Dead Guy

Days in grand fashion at Nederland’s roundabout

Daylight Savings Time begins at 2am on Sunday, March 10. Be sure to “Spring

Forward” so you don’t miss anything!


MUSIC SHOWCASE free and open to the public

Rocktin Grove

Friday, March 8ReAnimate Yourself Tent stage

(Chipeta Park, south side of Boulder Creek)

3-4:15pm: Hot Soup Guitarist extraordinaire Matt Flaherty and friends

create a strong, tasty gumbo of rock and funk, with undertones of jazz: this ain’t your average broth for

starting out a late-winter music fest! www.reverbnation.com/hotsoupband

4:45-6pm: Power Lung Rangers Mountain hip-hop Nederland style in all its groovin’ glory featuring some of the backbone players of our wonderful local music scene! Representing and bringing it.

www.reverbnation.com/powerlungrangers

6:30-8pm: Rocktin Grove This Boulder-based, seven-piece group of good friends serves up a tasteful blend of feel-good funk with overtones of everything from classical and bluegrass to world vibe, indie and soul. The result is well worth hearing.

www.rocktingrove.com

SATURDAY, March 9ReAnimate Yourself Tent stage

(Chipeta Park, south side of Boulder Creek)

11am-12:15pm: Acoustic Mining Company Back this year for a hopefully successful round of “Please Pray For No Wind,” plus a bit of musical excavating, are our tight, traditional bluegrass friends from down in the “acoustic mine” known as Denver.

www.acousticminingcompany.com


12:45-2pm: Horse & Sparrow We’re excited and honored to host the debut appearance of a new project featuring Great American Taxi’s Chad Staehly, GAT alum and Ned allstar timekeeper Jake Coffin, and three other solid Front Range musicians including the return to the Front Range of Arthur Lee Land!

www.horseandsparrowband.com [1 HOUR BREAK FOR COFFIN RACES, 2:00 TO 3:00]

3-4:30pm: The Zydecoasters Hailing from our own 80466 zip code, these guys play high-energy Louisiana dance music and could be the highest Zydeco band in the world (in terms of altitude, of course).

www.facebook.com/zydecoasters

5-6:30pm: Jababa featuring Jubal with special guest Jaden Carlson

World music, funk, rock and soul are some of the stones that Jubal touches down on in his ongoing musical odyssey. Check out the big sound of Jababa, with special guest young music phenom Jaden Carlson.

http://reverbnation.com/jubal

7-8:30pm: Fox Street Allstars Denver-based powerhouse of honky-tonk roadhouse blues blended with generous portions of funk, soul, jazz and rock only begins to describe Front Range luminaries FSAS – whose bottom end, we’re proud to note, is “Pumped” out by longtime Nederland musician Dave Solzberg.

www.foxstreetallstars.com

Brain Freezer Tent stage (E. 1st Street, ‘downtown’ Nederland)

11am-12:15pm: Greg Schochet & Kyle Ussery

The noted Front Range swing trio features one of the sharpest shooters to ever sling an axe in Nederland: Greg Schochet.

http://www.facebook.com/SchochetUssery

12:45-2pm: The Zimmermans You like Bob Dylan. We like Bob Dylan. These fellows also like Bob Dylan. What’s not to like? Check out The Zimmermans, adding their own creative energy and rocking out the vibe of one of the greatest musicians and poets of the ’60s generation.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Zimmermans/103576359712437

Fox Street Allstars


2:30-3:45pm: Highway 50 The brainchild of Al Laughlin, founding member of the seminal Boulder band The Samples, the road now trodden by Al and friends on Hwy. 50 winds through a colorful land of reggae, ska, jazz and R&B, woven seamlessly together with a vibe

that goes on and on.www.reverbnation.com/highway50

4:15-5:30pm: Holden Young Infectious energy. Shredding, funky, original, rocking lead guitar. Community. That’s Holden Young. Check it out!

www.holdenyoung.com

6-7:30pm: John McKay Band The things we all love in good old fashioned rock ‘n’ roll and folk music, with an original, well-informed modern touch, brought by an artist whose decades-long commitment to his craft comes shining through.

www.jcmckay.net

Sunday, March 10ReAnimate Yourself Tent stage (Chipeta Park, south side of Boulder Creek)

11am-12:15pm: She Said String Band Sweet musical relief to start out your Sunday of fun in the park. Lovely harmonies, an old-time feel and enthusiastic lady pickers… sounds good to us, all around.

www.facebook.com/SheSaidStringBand

12:45-2pm: Onda Onda continues its evolution as Colorado’s most diversified Latin groove dance band with special FDGD guest Latin-grass all star, Andy Thorn, courtesy of the legendary Leftover Salmon (also from Nederland).

www.ondalive.com

free and open to the publicMUSIC SHOWCASE

She Said String Band


2:30-3:45pm: Stereo Giants These kind folks hailing from the Front Range of Colorado bring the horns, the funk and rock it out with a healthy serving of Southern rock sounds to stir your dancing shoes.

www.friedgreaselive.com

4:15-6pm: DeadPhish Orchestra A seamless blend of just the sort of music you’d expect from a Grateful Dead and Phish tribute act, with a healthy dose of “split open and melt your face!” The band features the rhythm section of Chris Sheldon on drums and Brian Adams on bass, from the locally beloved Great American Taxi.

http://deadphishorchestra.com

Brain Freezer Tent stage (E. 1st Street, ‘downtown’ Nederland)

11-11:45am: Doug Brightwood & Friends Every town needs a good local music store, and Doug and the gang at Brightwood Music are a huge asset to the Nederland community; not to mention, he’s a real fun guy to pick tunes with.

www.brightwoodmusic.net

12:15-1:30pm: Kort McCumber & High Road The consummate Colorado songwriter and musician who, as a solo performer, has been a foundation of the local scene and FDGD Music Showcase for years, McCumber brings a full band to the festival in 2013.

www.kortmusic.com

2-3:15pm: Lesley Kernochan & Full Band This wonderfully multi-talented singer-songwriter first emerged in the Nederland consciousness with a solo ’tweener set at the town’s famous Nedfest several years ago. Lesley is every bit, if not more captivating, with her crack band swinging behind her.

www.lesleykernochan.com

3:45-5:15pm: Fat Rabbit THE RABBIT LIVES! And so does the music of Coltrane, Garcia, Stone, et. al…!

www.fatrabbitband.com Stereo Giants


By Bo Shaffer

My book, Colorado’s Iceman and the Story of the Frozen Dead Guy, was written in 2010 and published in 2011 right before the 2011 Frozen Dead Guy Days Festival.

Since that time there have been a couple of festivals and some interesting developments, and so to complete the Iceman’s Chronicle, an epilogue has been added. The following are excerpts from that epilogue: The 2011 Frozen Dead Guy Days festival was coming together; the previous year I had expressed some disappointment in the fact that the iconic image of grandpa was no longer in use. The

head honcho of the festival, Amanda, agreed with me, and that year’s logo had the ghostly iconic image in the eyeball sockets of the usual skull with ski cap. The skull was also done in kind of a tribal theme with the motto “Freeze the Day,” and I thought it all looked pretty good.

There was a real effort to include families with the Wild Bear Mountain Ecology Center hosting a Sunday Family Fun Day. The community seemed

Shaffer completes his ‘Iceman’s Chronicle’

“Colorado’s Iceman & the Story of the Frozen Dead Guy “

By Bo ShafferHistory Press • Released: 2/2011Continues on page 28


Tour Desk at Buffalo Bill’s

really involved too, with the local newspaper sponsoring the program printing and the Chamber of Commerce being the biggest financial sponsor. That year’s roundabout sculpture was a giant, ribbon festooned skeleton giving a

hand up peace sign and the roundabout Opening Ceremonies went off as usual. That night at Grandpa’s Blue Ball, there was a DJ and a couple of small local bands. There were lots of other music in various venues all weekend, but it was a little odd to not have a major band play at the ball. It was also a little odd not to do a

midnight champagne tour, but that was okay with me since I had a hotel room that night. I went back and rested up for the rest of the weekend. Saturday dawned and we got ready to run the tours out of the spare room on the side of Buffalo Bill’s Coffee. It was fun sitting in the train car looking out the windows at all the people. Unfortunately, we were not able to secure the class rides like the year before due to insurance concerns, but we had rented some black SUVs and we still made a stylin’ parade every time we went on a tour. I had to hurry back from the first tour to get myself into the big Festival Parade, as

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I was carrying the Snow King and Queen. The infamous Beeck Sisters were that year’s marshals. It might be nice someday be a marshall and ride for a change, instead of hurrying up and trying to catch up to the end of the parade because you’re carrying the Ice King and Queen, or a radio personality, or Wisconsin Cheeseheads throwing dry ice. (Ah yes, the many hats the Iceman wears.) The parade was a pretty big one this time, with Zach’s Exterminator hearse, the Frightmare Haunted House hearse, an Old West horse-drawn hearse, a motorcycle pulling a flag-draped coffin, and even an Umbrella Corp. hearse, among the dozens of other decked out hearses. Uncle Nasty had his own set of wheels this time, and drove right in front of me in the parade. When the parade was over, it was back to doing tours again. The rest of the festival was pretty uneventful for me, and I went home that Sunday thinking that even though I was getting a little tired of working my butt off delivering ice all year for an ungrateful boss, it wasn’t so bad this year and next year would probably be better. Boy, was I wrong.

The 2012 Frozen Dead Guy Days Festival was shaping up to be a festival to remember. The event was going to be for-profit for the first time. We were introducing the Chocolate Tours and coupled with the local candy maker to make chocolate grandpa’s and chocolate “skullpops.” The logo was the skull in a ski cap holding a frozen grampopsicle, with the windblown scarf. That scarf proved prophetic as the festival, the tours and a lot more got blown away that weekend. And then there was my labor dispute in late 2012 that put an end to the IC Institute... and then there is this year’s 2013 Festival.

© 2013 by Bo Shaffer

Buy the back story, meet the author and hear more about “The Epilogue” at book signing events during the festival. Photo courtesy Bo Shaffer

What: Bo Shaffer Book Signing - Colorado’s Iceman and the Story of the Frozen Dead Guy

When: Saturday & Sunday, March 9-10 3-4pm

Where: Brain Freezer Tent (E. First St.)

Bo Shaffer and FDGD Royalty


S ome might consider Jane Curtis Gazit a little ec-centric for seeking – and accepting – a job sup-

plying dry ice to a “frozen dead guy.” Others, like family and friends, recognize she is the per-fect person to oversee one of the most unique jobs in the world. In October last year, Gazit was hired by Trygve Bauge to care for his “Grandpa” Bredo Morstoel by delivering dry ice each month to the Tuff Shed above Nederland where the his body is awaiting re-

animation and keep-ing records. Gazit’s knack for num-bers and attention to detail – along with “having the muscles and the time” – landed her the one-of-a-kind position and keeps her em-ployer, who lives in Norway, happy. The previous caretaker, Bo “Iceman” Shaffer, began delivering Morstoel’s dry ice in 1995, but disagreements about monthly reports and payments caused him to part ways from Bauge. After reading about the differences

between Shaffer and Bauge and need for a new ice delivery person in a Boul-der newspaper article last summer, Gazit reached out to the Morstoel’s grandson Trygve Bauge. “I’m local, emailed Trygve, and, in effect, said, ‘if you want someone de-pendable, select me,’” she explained.

Keeping Grandpa on Ice

Keeping Grandpa on Ice

By Jeffrey V. Smith

Continues on page 32


“I’ve been fascinated by cryo-genics for some time and thought this would be a good op-portunity to learn more. And, I could make a few extra dollars.” The “very committed” Gazit

and her partner Michael Wooten deliver 1,800 pounds of dry ice the fourth Wednesday of every month.

Wooten, known for his work as Nederland-based Leftover Salmon’s

drummer from 1989-97, and Gazit both see the odd work as an “adven-

ture.” “Michael meets me at the ice store in Boulder and we come up together,” Gazit said. “We arrive at the shed, unlock it and open the box [holding Morstoel’s body]; repack ice as needed, and then

load in the 1,800 pounds.” The ef-fort, which fills the box “right to the very top” keeps Morstoel at a consistent minus 60 degrees F. In addition to the ice deliv-ery, Gazit also stops by weekly to “check on the level of ice and re-cord the information.” She then re-

ports back to Bauge via email. Acting as the occasional tour guide and routine story-teller is yet another facet of the job. Although she was familiar with Morstoel and, being a local, had partic-ipated in Frozen Dead Guy Days before

taking the job, Gazit didn’t know much about Trygve. She has since spoken to him on the phone a few times and finds him to be “pleasant and thorough.” Also, he is “pleased” with Gazit’s re-cord keeping, emails and communica-tion. “I’ve only heard positive com-ments,” she added. Despite the offbeat task of delivering ice to a dead person, as owner of Keep Magnolia Clean – a local composting, recycling and trash pickup business – Gazit isn’t too far out of her element. She started Keep Magnolia Clean in 2011 and also holds a Master of Public Health degree. Gazit is eco-friendly, an entrepreneur and has a lifelong com-mitment to community health. Despite her hard work and meticu-lous record keeping, Gazit does have some doubts about the possibility of re-animating dead bodies. “It’s possible,” she said, “yet as more time goes by, it might become more difficult given the newer technology being used.” Either way, she can still be spooked up at the Tuff Shed. “It’s a very quiet space, so some-times you hear noises and creaks,” she said. “The wind howls up there…” ◊

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The Newly-Dead Game™ was conceived as a way to help start funeral planning conversations in a fun, non-threatening

way. The creator of the game, Gail Rubin, author of A Good Goodbye: Funeral Planning

for Those Who Don’t Plan to Die and The Family Plot Blog, sought a way to help families get past the fear of discussing funeral planning.

“Couples who have played this game often come away with a fresh appreciation of how much they still need to know about each other when it comes to funeral planning,” said Rubin. “Just as talking about sex won’t make you pregnant, talking about funerals won’t make you dead – and your family really does benefit from the conversation.” The game is based on elements of “The Newlywed Game,” but the questions revolve around how well the couple knows each other regarding their last wishes. The Newly-Dead Game is played by three or four couples with an

emcee reading the questions. Four questions are asked, each progressively more challenging, all regarding elements of the participants’ last wishes. The emcee then interviews the couples to reveal their answers. The couple that gets the most answers correct get the most points. The highest scoring couple wins the top prize. ◊

The Newly-Dead Game™ returns to Nederland

Gail Rubin, the “Doyenne of Death,” is a Certified Celebrant, a Life Tribute professional personally trained by Doug Manning and Glenda Stansbury of the In-Sight Institute, the leading U.S. organization that trains Celebrants. Gail is also a public relations professional, event planner, and speaker. She has more than 30 years of experience creating memorable life cycle events. Her award-winning book, A Good Goodbye: Funeral Planning for Those Who Don’t Plan to Die, provides everything you never knew you needed to know about funeral planning and brings light to a dark subject.

Gail Rubin

What: The Newly-Dead Game & Funny Films For Funeral Planning

When: Sat. & Sun., March 9-10 1pm and 5pm

Where: Black Forest Restaurant


VIP PASSES INCLUDE• FDGD VIP wristband• 1 Blue Ball ticket• A bottomless VIP CUP, good for all beverages, all weekend at both music

tents; you must be 21 and be wearing FDGD VIP wristband • VIP parking pass (centrally located)• Specialty FDGD VIP long sleeve shirt and your picture in the FDGD 2014

brochure• Front Row Coffin Race viewing• VIP shuttle service• Free participation at frozen turkey bowling, brain freeze, salmon toss &

polar plunge• Entrance into FDGD VIP catered lounge bus

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PLan aheaD fOr 2014!

SOLD OUT

PLan aheaD fOr 2014!

FDGD VIP

Thank YouSpecial Thanks to Bill and Kay Lorenz at Nederland’s Black Forest Restaurant and Boulder’s McGuckin Hardware for generously supporting the

2013 Frozen Dead Guy Days.


What: Parade of Hearses - MarshalWhen: Saturday, March 9 • NoonWhere: E. First Street

What: Frozen T-shirt Contest - MCWhen: Sunday, March 10 • 1-2pmWhere: The Pioneer Inn

Teresa Crush-Warren served as President of the Nederland Area Chamber of Commerce and created the idea of a winter festival now known as Frozen Dead Guy Days. For more than 23 years, Warren has owned commercial property in Nederland and operated Off Her Rocker Mercantile, which she closed last year. She also helped form the town’s Downtown Development Authority and served as its Chair for 7 years helping the town get its first sidewalks. Crush-Warren now writes a weekly newspaper column and operates her home-based business, Off Her Rocker Appraisals and Estate Liquidation Services. She has two children. Her son, Jesse, lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife, and her daughter, Lilly, attends CSU in Ft. Collins and majors in theater.

Teresa Crush-Warren

Frozen Dead Guys Days is proud to honor Teresa Crush-Warren as this year’s Grand Marshal at the annual

Parade of Hearses. In 2001, Crush-Warren, Nederland’s Chamber of Commerce president at the time, suggested the town capitalize on its “frozen situation,” and helped cre-ate the first Frozen Dead Guy Days in 2002. She moved to Colorado in 1981 and has lived on Magnolia Road outside Nederland for over 25 years. This year is especially meaningful to the long-time Nederland business owner as her children will be in town with friends from other parts of the country (and world), “who can’t be-lieve the festival happens.”

In previous years, Crush-Warren was too busy to be marshal, but is now retired. “I wanted to give it my blessing, and complete this cycle in my life,” she said. “I also wanted to do it for [festival director] Amanda.” Crush-Warren is featured Satur-day in the Parade of Hearses, where her children will join her, and Sunday when she runs the Frozen T-Shirt Contest, “like never before.” ◊

Festival founder featured as 2013 parade marshal


FOOD/DRINK• B&F Mountain Market 60 Lakeview Dr.; 303-258-9470• Backcountry Pizza 20 Lakeview Dr.; 303-258-0176• Black Forest Restaurant 24 Big Springs Dr.; 303-279-2333• Blue Owl Coffee & Ice Cream 176 Hwy 119 S; 303-258-3695• Buffalo Bill’s Coffee & Confections 101 Hwy. 119 S; 303-258-2455

• Cosmic Cowboy Mexican Café 95 E 1st St.; 303-258-3022• Dam Liquor Store 20 E Lakeview Dr; 303-258-9002• First Street Pub & Grill 35 East 1st St; 303-258-0782• Happy Trails Coffee Shop 101 Hwy. 119 S; 303-258-3435• Kathmandu 10 Jefferson St.; 303-258-1169• New Moon Bakery & Café 1 W 1st St.; (303) 258-3569• Mountain People’s Coop 30 E 1st St; 303-258-7500• Peak Wine and Spirits 150 N Jefferson St.; 303-258-3334• Pioneer Inn 15 E 1st St: 303-258-7733• Salto Coffee Works 112 E. 2nd St.; 303-258-3537• Savory Café 20 Lakeview Dr.; 303-258-7329• Sundance Café 23942 Hwy 119; 303-258-0804• Thai Restaurant 155 Hwy. 119; 303-258-3194• The Deli@8236 34 East 1st St.; 303-258-1113• Very Nice Brewing 20 Lakeview Dr.; 303-258-3770• Whistler’s Café 121 S. Jefferson St.; 303-258-0614• Wild Mountain Smokehouse & Brewery 70 E 1st St.; 303-258-9453

RETAIL/GIFTS• Alpaca Store & More 30 W Boulder St.; 303-258-1400• Bear Necessities Consignment 1 W 1st St.; 303-258-3387• Blue Owl Books & Boutique 176 Hwy. 119 S; 303-258-3695• Brightwood Music 150 N Jefferson St.; 303-258-8863• Business Connection 74 Hwy. 72; 303-258-0806• Carousel of Happiness 20 Lakeview Dr.; 303-258-3457

• Dandelion Gallery Fine Art & Gifts 4 East 1st St,; 303-669-3339• Dog House Videos 4 East 1st St,; 303-669-3339• Grateful Meds 110 Snyder St.; 303-258-7703• Greener Mountain Grow Store 20 Lakeview Dr.; 303-258-7573 • Grow In Peace 176 Hwy. 119 S; 303-258-3520• Indian Peaks Ace Hardware 74 Hwy. 119; 303-258-3132• Kathmandu Imports 110 N Jefferson St.; 303-258-1169• Kwik Mart Convenience Store 217 Hwy. 119 E; 303-258-3208• Mother’s Earth Gallery 25 E 1st St.; 303-258-8500• Mountain Rose Hair Care Salon 114 E 2nd St.; 303-258-7673• Nature’s Own 5 E 1 st St.; 303-258-3557• Nederland Feed & Supply 115 E 2nd St ;303-258-7729• Nederland Thrift Store 1 W 1st St.; 303-258-3387• Nederland Visitor’s Center 4 W 1st St Nederland• Nedicate 150 N Jefferson St.; 303-258-7141• Nikki’s Nook 184 Hwy. 72; 303-258-7981• One Brown Mouse 35 E 1st St.; 303-258-1200• Rustic Moose Gifts 26 E 1st St.; 303-258-3225 • Smoker Friendly 22 Hwy. 72; 303-258-9240• Sunnyside Barbershop 20 Lakeview Dr.; 303-330-9310• Tin Shed Sports 112 E 2nd St.; 303-258-3509• Tungsten Trail Tattoo Co. 20 Lakeview Dr.; 303-442-0684• VooDoo Toy Shop 20 Lakeview Dr.; 303-258-3516• Wild Bear Center for Nature Discovery 20 Lakeview Dr.; 303-258-0495

Be sure to visit Nederland’s many unique restaurants and shops in during your visit!


FDGD Merchandise

Frozen Dead Guy Days Merchandise also available online at www.frozendeadguydays.org/store

Shirts • Hats • Pint Glasses • More• Brain Freezer Tent (E. First St.): SAT & SUN• ReAnimate Yourself Beer Tent (Chipeta Park): FRI, SAT & SUN • Grandpa’s Gift Shop (Dog House - 4 East First St.): : FRI, SAT, SUN, BEFORE & AFTER FEST• Grandpa’s Gift Shop (Visitors Center 2 West First St.): FRI, SAT & SUN • Order at the FDGD Kiosk at Dog House Videos and have merchandise shipped

Men’s, Women’s and Children’s sizes and styles

Available at Brain Freezer Tent, ReAnimate Yourself Tent,

The Nederland Visitors Center & Dog House Videos

Get your 2013 FDGD Pint Glass!

Frozen Dead Guy Days Guide 2013

Documents

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