Family Plans Gonzo Sendoff for Hunter Thompson
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Hunter S. Thompson may have the gonzo send off that his family and friends say he wanted: They are looking into having his ashes shot out of a cannon. Thompson was famously fond of guns. And his friend -- historian David Brinkley -- says he spoke of wanting an artillery funeral many times. Of his suicide, Thompson's family has said "he died with his glass full a fearless man, a warrior."

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