A year after Hunter S. Thompson ended his life, his widow unveiled a new literary magazine dedicated to the gonzo journalist and aptly printed at 3 a.m. on the day of publication, according to the Denver Post.
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A small, offbeat answer to say, The New Yorker, the Woody Creeker offers a literary view of the world seen through the eyes of a funky enclave that tries to forget it lives in the shadow of Aspen.
“We hope that we can have a magazine represent that part of Hunter: Challenge authority. Brook no nonsense. Call it what it is,” said George Stranahan, a contributor, as a steady stream of neighbors poured through the door of his Woody Creek Store waiting for the first issue.
The Woody Creeker is a tribute less to Hunter S. Thompson the writer than Hunter S. Thompson the neighbor, revered for fighting to preserve the rural quality of Woody Creek and for holding court in a corner at his favorite watering hole, the Woody Creek Tavern.
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