 Hammargren married his wife Sandy in 1989, an event which in part was filmed for "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous".On March 31, 2007, Hammargren held an "Awake Wake" for himself, in which he had a mock funeral service, a New Orleans style Jazz Funeral March back to his house, and buried himself in a sarcophagus in the Egyptian tomb in his garage.He emerged an hour later.