I live in Texas but I'm originally from Springfield, Missouri.  I go back home several times during the year and especially to celebrate the 4th of July.   It's a family reunion every year.  We have aunts, uncles, grandparents, brothers, sisters, in-laws, kids, and grandkids.   

There is never a dull moment when we visit my uncle.  I would describe him as the mischievous one that always makes the trip worthwhile.  Several years ago he bought a hearse from a rock band that used it to haul their equipment around in.  He fixed it up by repainting it black, it already had a strand of purple lights that outlined the bottom of the outside frame going all the way around the vehicle, which he kept.  He added a coffin in the back and filled it with a mummy, then he placed another mummy in the back seat directly behind the drivers seat and placed a scary looking monster mask on him.  He rolled down the window half way so when he drives around everyone can see it.  And he was not embarrassed to drive his hearse around town at any given time.  To keep it running and in good condition he drives it all during the year mummies included!