Hunter S. Thompson, 1937 - 2005

[Arloest]

In case you didn't know, Hunter Thompson was a trippy/hilarious/deep author and Journalist, and happend to have a doctorate in Journalism. He just died from being shot, presumably he shot himself, but that's not known for certain.<br>David made a tribute to him on <a href='http://www.idrewthis.org' target='_blank'>http://www.idrewthis.org</a><br>So sad. =(

[Zaaphod]

(For those that don't know, Hunter Thompson was the author of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," which was a recent Johnny Depp movie.)<br><br><br>He owned a lot of guns, this could possibly been an accident (like he was cleaning a gun while it was still loaded). Regardless of how it happened, a sad loss.<br>

[Zaaphod]

Well, Hunter wants to go out in a wild way that is completely fitting:<br><br><a href='http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u ... 0222232905' target='_blank'>Late Hunter S. Thompson wanted ashes to be fired from a cannon</a><br><br>

[Richard K Niner]

Ah, out with a bang!

[Ruedii-X]

<!--QuoteBegin-Zaaphod+Feb 23 2005, 12:40 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Zaaphod @ Feb 23 2005, 12:40 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Well, Hunter wants to go out in a wild way that is completely fitting:<br><br><a href='http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u ... 0222232905' target='_blank'>Late Hunter S. Thompson wanted ashes to be fired from a cannon</a> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> An interesting concept.<br><br>I've thought of having my ashes shot out over Lake Superior in a self-distructing rocket when I die. It's a cool idea.<br><br>A climatic funeral like that is just so much more fitting than the current formats.

[Zaaphod]

<!--QuoteBegin-Zaaphod+Feb 22 2005, 10:40 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Zaaphod @ Feb 22 2005, 10:40 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Well, Hunter wants to go out in a wild way that is completely fitting:<br><br><a href='http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u ... 0222232905' target='_blank'>Late Hunter S. Thompson wanted ashes to be fired from a cannon</a> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> And it appears he shall:<br><br><!--QuoteBegin--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> </td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> <b><span style='font-size:10pt;line-height:100%'>Thompson's Ashes to Be Blasted From Cannon</span></b><br><br>Jul 11, 4:18 PM (ET)<br><br>ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Friends and family of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson are preparing to pepper the sky with the late writer's ashes. His cremated remains will be shot into the air Aug. 20 from a cannon installed on a 150-foot-high tower behind his home in Woody Creek.<br><br>The 67-year-old Thompson, who had been in failing health, shot himself at his home on Feb. 20 after a long and flamboyant career.<br><br>Johnny Depp, a close friend of Thompson's, has hired a Beverly Hills, Calif., events planner to oversee the event, which will be closed to the public.<br><br>"Hunter meant a lot to me. He was another hero and someone that I got to know very well because I played him in 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.' We got very, very close," Depp said in a recent interview with AP Television News.<br><br>"He was a great pal, one of my best friends. We had talked a couple of times about his last wishes to be shot out of a cannon of his own design. ... All I'm doing is trying to make sure his last wish comes true. I just want to send my pal out the way he wants to go out," the 42-year-old actor said in the interview.<br><br>Anita Thompson, the writer's widow, said a public commemoration of Thompson will be held later. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd-->

[Steve the Pocket]

<!--QuoteBegin-Ruedii-X+Feb 24 2005, 08:51 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Ruedii-X @ Feb 24 2005, 08:51 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> <!--QuoteBegin-Zaaphod+Feb 23 2005, 12:40 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Zaaphod @ Feb 23 2005, 12:40 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Well, Hunter wants to go out in a wild way that is completely fitting:<br><br><a href='http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u ... 0222232905' target='_blank'>Late Hunter S. Thompson wanted ashes to be fired from a cannon</a> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br>An interesting concept.<br><br>I've thought of having my ashes shot out over Lake Superior in a self-distructing rocket when I die. It's a cool idea.<br><br>A climatic funeral like that is just so much more fitting than the current formats. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> The heck with ashes, I'd probably have my <i>corpse</i> shot out a cannon! ...well no, but it's fun to think about. Hmmm, fun with last requests, that could be a thread in itself...<br><br>BTW, have any of you seen the Hunter-Thompson-related <a href='http://www.newshounds.com' target='_blank'><i>Newshounds</i></a> storyline that's going on now? It's pretty funny.

[Rooster]

This is a little late, but I have absolutly no idea who this guy was, or what he did.

[VisibilityMissing]

<!--QuoteBegin-Rooster+Jul 30 2005, 06:19 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Rooster @ Jul 30 2005, 06:19 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> This is a little late, but I have absolutly no idea who this guy was, or what he did. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> <a href='http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... ce&s=books' target='_blank'>Hunter S. Thompson</a>

[IHateUsernames]

Strange how this pops back up, just when I start reading Fear and loathing in LV. It's okay, a bit strange tough.