Hunter Thompson's ashes to be shot from cannon....

[Dookus]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/books/04/05/hunter.thompson.ap/index.html


DENVER, Colorado (AP) -- Hunter S. Thompson's ashes will be blasted from a cannon mounted inside a 53-foot-high (16.15 meter-high) sculpture of the journalist's "gonzo fist" emblem, his wife said Tuesday.

The cannon shot, planned sometime in August on the grounds of his Aspen-area home, will fulfill the writer's long-cherished wish.

"It's expensive, but worth every penny," Anita Thompson said. "I'd like to have several explosions. He loved explosions."

[dolo amber]

1. YAY!!

That kicks ass!! :D:D :bounce:

[Dookus]

3. no kidding...

I'm totally re-thinking my post-life plans.

[two gun sid]

2. Good for HST

It ought to be one hell of a show.

[Magrittes Pipe]

4. "He loved explosions."

I only hope that my last sight will be what I love most.

[JitterbugPerfume]

6. HST deserves such a grand send off

he was one in a million

[Kat45]

5. That's great! That's so fitting. Perfect!

:bounce:

[DistressedAmerican]

7. BLOW THE SHIT OUT OF HIM ANITA!

This makes me very happy. It really does seem fitting. Like Dr. Timothy Leary's Ashes being blasted into space.

Go Anita! Go Hunter!

My Memorial Graphic From The Day Of His Death:

[ghostsofgiants]

8. Sweet!

I remember when I saw the BBC documentary where he first came up with that idea...absolutely brilliant.