] Hunter S. Thompson's ashes will be blasted from a cannon ] mounted inside a 53-foot-high (16.15 meter-high) ] sculpture of the journalist's "gonzo fist" emblem, his ] wife said Tuesday ] She said the gonzo fist will be mounted on a 100-foot ] pillar, making the monument 153 feet (46.63 meters) high. ] It will resemble Thompson's personal symbol, a fist on an ] upthrust forearm, sometimes with "Gonzo" emblazoned ] across it. ] Anita Thompson has said the monument will be a permanent ] fixture on the writer's 100-acre property. Many explosions are planned. CNN.com - Thompson's ashes to be shot from cannon - Apr 5, 2005 |