I can't see accelerating capital gains, since you may get by until rigor mortis sets in without needing or wanting to sell them. Maybe this is a shortsighted view, but it would be hard to overcome for me.
Incidentally, I found an old HP 97 tape showing 5 digit capital gains every year for the 15 years from about 1983. Without getting out all my old 1040s, I think I have realized capital gains of $1x,xxx or more every year, including 2008 and 2009 (2009 already realized, unless a very big market break would serve up some late losses to offset them).
To me, taxes are an evil, but not as evil as losses.
Ha