Hunter Thompson Memorial Today
About 100 of Hunter Thompson's close friends will be gathering for a private memorial today at a secret location in Aspen. Among those attending: Actors Jack Nicholson, Sean Penn and Johnny Depp; Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner; and Ralph Steadman. And a lot of lawyers, whom I won't name.
Simultaneous tributes will be held around the world:
Web postings show that fans from Prague to Brisbane are planning gatherings to coincide with the private commemoration. The gatherings are planned to include readings of his works, screenings of movies about Thompson and drinking the whiskey Thompson favored. "A lot of people want to reach out and show their admiration for Hunter," said one his attorneys, George Tobia of Boston. "There are a lot of ad hoc tributes going on."
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