Posted on 05/27/2005 10:31:52 AM PDT by TFFKAMM
Organizers of a memorial for Hunter S. Thompson plan to erect a 150-foot structure — courtesy of actor Johnny Depp — to shoot the gonzo journalist's ashes onto his ranch near here.
Friends and acquaintances gathered Thursday to discuss the Aug. 20 invitation-only service, which will be six months after Thompson shot himself in his Woody Creek home.
Jon Equis, the event producer working with Thompson's family, said the tower will be 12 feet wide at the base and 8 feet wide at the top, where a cannon will be placed.
Depp, who portrayed the author in the movie version of Thompson's book "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" will pay for the tower, designed to resemble Thompson's "gonzo fist" emblem.
As Thompson requested, his ashes will be shot out of the cannon onto his property.
Equis said the tower will be constructed far from Woody Creek Road and covered with a black drape before the service to discourage tourists. A public event is expected to be planned later to commemorate the writer's life.
The August event will consist of "spoken word and live entertainment," Equis said. The cannon will be fired around sunset.
The event organizers must get the plans reviewed by the Pitkin County Community Development Department, but Thompson's widow, Anita Thompson, was supportive. She said the event will be a celebration.
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Yeah, yeah. I don 't like his politics either but as a really shallow person I would just like to say, he sure is nice to look at. Also, he is actually a good actor, very inventive and entertaining.
Who is she?
The most beautiful woman in the world. Isn't that obvious by her photograph?
If I had meant to say that I would have put an apostrophe between the r and the s in her's. I don't care if she owns the picture. It's of her, and that is what counts. It's the best picture of her I have seen.
Is that Monica Belluci, incredible!
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