'Funeral 4 Favre': One Green Bay Radio Station's Way of Saying, 'Thanks!'

Or perhaps not ...

This Sunday, Brett Favre returns to Lambeau Field for the first time as a member of the Vikings. For many (read: all) Packers fans, this will be a bit of a tough pill to swallow. However, 105.7 WAPL (The Rockin' Apple, y'all!) in Green Bay would just as soon not deal with "emotions" or "reality."

Instead, they're just going to "kill" Favre.

Kind of, anyway -- they've got a "Funeral 4 Favre" planned from Oct. 30 through Nov. 1, and frankly, it sounds like quite the party.

Rick and Len will broadcast live, 3-6pm on Friday, October 30th from Tom, Dick, and Harry's in Green Bay for the funeral. Then the coffin will "lie in state" through the weekend and up to WAPL's Rockin' Apple Red Zone party on Sunday, November 1st. We're holding the funeral... it's up to the Green and Gold to bury him on Sunday.

But wait! There's more! Including: an actual funeral procession to Tom, Dick and Harry's (a bar in Greenville) with a custom No. 4 hearse, a dummy body dressed in Wranglers, eulogies from fans and radio hosts while playing Candle in the Wind, "disposal" of old Favre memorabilia and an Aaron Rodgers giveaway (shirts, jerseys and whatnot; not the actual person).

Most importantly though, the radio station wants all Green Bay-area folk to build up enough vitriol through this not-exactly-helpful process (enthusiastically burying a fake body while imbibing gallons of beer is a recipe for angry fans before the game) to boo the living tar out of Favre when he steps on the field. At least that's what I'm assuming, anyway.

Or maybe it's just a publicity stunt; after all, Len Nelson -- one of the hosts -- landed an appearance on First and 10 today (video above). But then again, maybe Packers fans really need this. And after all, it's a semi-amusing anecdote that takes away from all the "actual analysis" about him just "being a kid out there" and "loving the game" for a few minutes, so, stunt or no, I'm willing to play along.