King of gonzo blasts off one last time

The Guardian ^

[cambridge]

I know his politics. But I also know his early writing and have fond memories of it. Plus I guess many rural Freepers with plots of land and many firearms will appreciate the send-off he's getting. Can't get blasted out of a cannon in the city!

[decal]

Let's hope he lands on Ward Churchill...

[SteveMcKing]

I find him slightly interesting, but no more so than any other dirty old man.

[Army Air Corps]

When I croak, I want my mouldy bones shot into space.

[Servant of the 9]

The monument, in the form of a clenched fist made symmetrical by the addition of a second thumb, is modelled on Thompson's gonzo logo.

Not quite, it's a two thumbed fist clutching a peyote button.

SO9

[sonsofliberty2000]

Thompson would have liked be called weird.

[garyhope]

Self-indulgent, narcissistic egotism and exaggerated sense of self-importance even after death.

I don't like Johnny Depp either. For the same reasons (although alive).

[Mr_Moonlight]

Thompson's ashes have been packed into firework casings and will be dispersed today from 34 different shells fired from a gun barrel mounted on top of a 150-foot high monument

Won't that contribute to global warming ?

[GOPJ]

"set up initially to raise funds for a permanent memorial to Hunter so future generations can ponder the life of one of the world's great mavericks".

Gimme a break. The guy was a cookie cutter liberal - not some "great maverick. Then for added liberal silliness he went out as an unoriginal drama queen. Sorry, not impressed.

[GOPJ]

But I do like his neighbor Ibbotson's unique method of dealing with idiot journalists.And that would be...

[headstamp]

This reminds me of an old George Carlin skit.

[Clock King]

Fire Me Boy!

[benjaminjjones]

I wanna be on the shelf next to Ted Williams.

[Cougar66]

Me either. Something about Depp lately. Cant put finger on it.

[cambridge]

Any long-time friend of Pat Buchanan's and PJ O'Rourke's and hardcore firearms / explosives nut who lived in a heavily fortified compound in Colorado can hardly be called "a cookie cutter liberal".

[Gay State Conservative]

Has the EPA approved of this? The Sierra Club? The fellow
travelers at The Million Mom March headquarters?

[Guenevere]

He can choose his own exit from this world, and give the grandest/weirdest party his imagination could plan....

...but there is an afterlife, of which he's experiencing right now.
...and he will answer to the Creator just like all of us.

[GOPJ]

Let's hope he lands on Ward Churchill...

Good one.

[garyhope]

"unoriginal drama queen". Good point,..


May I add some of what I said to yours,....

Self-indulgent, narcissistic, exaggerated sense of self-importance, unoriginal drama queen.

Or maybe drama queen covers it all.