Funeral celebrant standard. Many Funeral Directors in these states saw celebrants as a threat to their income and were openly hostile. Several firms declared every member of their staff a celebrant. Others employed an in-house celebrant who was required to perform 13 or 14 funeral ceremonies per week — compelling such employees to resort to one-size-fits-all impersonal ceremonies. A "celebrant funeral" in these contexts became the worst option available. As author and commentator Robert Larkins put it, speaking of one family’s experience- As church attendances declined, funeral directors in New South Wales pushed non-church people into organising "family ceremonies". A few families
Life in a Minor Key for "Heavenly Rain" was filmed in New Orleans. Craig Kallman heard Chris perform at a showcase in London and signed him to Atlantic Records. The single release of "If I Hadn’t Got You" was accompanied by a new video filmed in Times Square. The album was reissued on limited edition red vinyl by label Plane Groovy Records in 2013. Life in a Minor Key Life in a Minor Key is musical artist Chris Braide's second studio album. David A. Stewart's label Anxious Records signed Chris Braide in London, United Kingdom, It was Braide’s second solo album. On the liner notes