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Gonzo Writer's Ashes Blasted Into Sky
Hunter S. Thompson Asked to Be Shot From Cannon in Final Farewell
By ROBERT WELLER, AP

WOODY CREEK, Colo. (Aug. 21) - With a deafening boom, the ashes of Hunter S. Thompson were blown into the sky amid fireworks late Saturday as relatives and a star-studded crowd bid an irreverent farewell to the founder of "gonzo journalism.''
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DD's remark: On AOL there is a photo of this event, a giant starburt bigger than a 4th of July shot. What a way to go. This is interesting. I may rewrite my final plans.









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