Need help with a quote please.

[flamin lib]

My best friend died this week very unexpectedly. Just a week ago he sent me a very short email regarding his attitude to life. Loosely paraphrased it was something like:

Approach the grave timidly, I think not. I prefer to run into it with a martini in one hand, chocolate in the other screaming Woo Hoo, What a ride!

I saw that same quote here recently, perhaps as a signature line.

Help me find it please.

[AllegroRondo]

1. Thats worth putting on a tombstone

or at least quoting during the memorial service.

[flamin lib]

6. That's the deal, I've been asked by the family to speak at the

service. It just seems so ironic that he would send me such a quote out of the blue. He was not suffering any symptoms of ill health and was in good spirits.

I cleaned my in box last week.

[annabanana]

2. I hope someone can find it for you..

I'm sorry for your loss.

[Pawel K]

3. Here you go

I'm very sorry to hear about your friend, here is the quote:

Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne (or martini) in one hand, chocolate in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO - What a Ride!"

Hope it makes you feel slightly better.

[annabanana]

4. Who said it?

Sounds very Hunter S. to me.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

7. HST and chocolate?

Oh, I don't think so ...................... ;)

[annabanana]

13. you're right.. my bad..lol

[OldLeftieLawyer]

5. I found this

Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!" Steve Parker

I found it here: http://ipoh.com.my/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=21;t=000072

I haven't the slightest idea who "Steve Parker" is.

[flamin lib]

8. That is the quote. Thank you all so very much.

[Kota]

9. Sorry about your friend, thanks for the quote.

[applegrove]

10. I googled and came up with this. Though I did not find the quote because

I didn't look. Up to you to find it in this discussion.

http://www.khazaddum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=532

[Gothmog]

11. sorry about your friend

[applegrove]

12. Not my friend. You meant original poster not me. Yeah great quote

and sorry for your loss.