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WOODY CREEK, Colo. - 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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As the ashes erupted from a tower, red, white, blue and green fireworks lit up the sky over Thompson's home near Aspen.

"I'll always remember where I was when Hunter was blown into the heavens," said Thompson's neighbor, Rita Sherman, who watched the spectacle from the deck of her house.
robert42 Reviewed by robert42 on . What a memorial! (Hunter S. Thompson) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050821/ap_en_ce/thompson_memorial WOODY CREEK, Colo. - 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." ADVERTISEMENT As the ashes erupted from a tower, red, white, blue and green fireworks lit up the sky over Thompson's home near Aspen. "I'll always remember where I was when Hunter was blown Rating: 5