THE CACHE INFORMATION:
At the posted coordinates, please stay on the sidewalk or even in your vehicle and write down the 10 digits on the LG&E utillity pole on the metal strip. The pole is at the corner of the property. The yard with the two metal dragonflies was the Thompson home. The current owners aren't necessarily interested in geocaching or Hunter S Thompson so please move along quickly.
If the identification strip says:
"44691-45454" go to N38:14.455 W85:42.517
"43964-87632" go to N38:14.426 W85:42.555
"44801-87666" go to N38:14.399 W85:42.591
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"WHEN THE GOING GETS WEIRD, THE WEIRD TURN PRO." __HUNTER S THOMPSON
NOW FOR THE REAL REASON I PLACED THIS CACHE:
The creator of GONZO JOURNALISM, Hunter S Thompson, was born in Louisville, Kentucky. In December of 1943 when Thompson was six years old, his family moved here to 2437 Ransdell Avenue.
Thompson attended Bloom Elementary School, Highland Middle School, and Atherton High School, before transferring to Louisville Male High School in September of 1952.
Charged as an accessory to robbery after being in a car with the robber, Thompson was sentenced to 60 days in Jefferson County Jail. He served 31 days and, a week after his release, enlisted in the United States Air Force and thus ended his Louisville residency.
Thompson was back in Louisville on assignment in 1970. He wrote an article entitled "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved" for Scanlan's Monthly. Although it was not widely read at the time, the article is the first of Thompson's to use techniques of GONZO JOURNALISM, a style he would later employ in almost every literary endeavor.
GONZO JOURNALISM blurs distinctions between fiction and nonfiction. Thompson almost always wrote in the first person, while extensively using his own experiences and emotions to color "the story" he was trying to follow. His writing aimed to be humorous, colorful and bizarre, and he often exaggerated events to be more entertaining and were eloquently crafted to shock.
Following early articles on The Kentucky Derby and Hell's Angels, “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” and “Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72” were his best known books. Thompson was a frequent contributor to Rolling Stone Magazine.
Battling health issues and depression, Thompson committed suicide with a handgun at his ranch in Colorado in 2005 at the age of 67. Thompson's ashes were shot from a cannon atop a 153-foot tower that he had designed as Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky" and Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" blared from the speakers. Red, white, blue, and green fireworks were launched along with his ashes. According to his widow Anita, Thompson's funeral was financed by actor Johnny Depp, a close friend of Thompson.
"IT NEVER GOT WEIRD ENOUGH FOR ME."__HUNTER S THOMPSON