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From <a href="">RockyMountainNews.com:</a>
"Hunter S Thompson's ashes to be sent high on fireworks
In accordance with his last wishes, Hunter S Thompson's ashes will be sent into the sky in 34 fireworks mortar tubes, and Johnny Depp is paying the $2 million the ceremony will cost:
Hunter S. Thompson's cremated remains, mixed with fireworks and packed into 34 mortar tubes, were en route to Woody Creek Wednesday. The unusual shipment from New Castle, Pa., via padlocked truck is one of the final steps towards a funeral Saturday expected to mix solemnity with pageantry. "
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I think it's awesome how Depp stepped up. No small contribution, $2m for a friend's funeral.
Quickly weighing sanity vs. a trip to Woody Creek tomorrow. *sigh*
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