Off with a blast

After he offed himself I published a lengthy quote by Hunter Thompson. Well amazingly enough, yesterday he got his last wishes.

The star-studded crowd, which watched a cannon fire the ashes into the air, included the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, and his 1972 counterpart, George McGovern.

I must have read Fear and Loathing 10 times when I was in college, and later Hell's Angels, and even Generation of swine. We're going to miss you.