Born - July 18, 1937, Louisville, KY
Died- February 20, 2005, Woody Creek, CO
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_S._Thompson#Funeral
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hunter-s-thompson-shrine