Gonzo journalist takes final shot
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Friends and admirers of the gonzo journalist Hunter S Thompson have been gathering in Aspen, Colorado for his final send-off – in a cannon shot. The writer’s ashes are to be fired from a cannon on his Owl Farm home, exactly six months after he shot himself. Johnny Depp, who played Thompson in the film of his book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, paid for the cannon. The writer’s friend Matt Moseley told the BBC the funeral would be “the grandest celebration you can imagine”. “It’s going to be the grandest celebration happening on the planet anywhere,” Mr Moseley told Radio 4’s Today programme. He said there had already been spontaneous tributes to the writer as people gathered in Aspen, including readings and musical performances. Sean Penn, Lyle Lovett and the Nitty Gritty Dirt band will be among those paying last respects to Thompson.