Sean Penn, Jack Nicholson, Johnny Depp, John Cusack, and George McGovern were all in Aspen, Colorado Saturday to attend a private memorial party for Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. “The guest list of artists and illustrators, writers and photographers, actors and filmmakers was intended to include only Thompson’s closest friends. A public memorial is in the works,” says a Denver Post report by Chuck Plunkett and Chris Frates. The Post report says the party was originally supposed to be a small affair at director Bob Rafelson‘s ranch, but a large response forced the family to move the event to a larger venue, the Hotel Jerome, where guests were asked “to bring a favorite photo or memento to help mark the occasion.” An Associated Press wire story by Catherine Tsai says “Inside, the hotel’s ballroom was decorated with a giant American flag and an almost life-size black and white photo cutout of Thompson standing in front of it . . . A sign outside the doorway said ‘Thompson for Sheriff,’ a reference to Thompson’s almost-successful 1970 bid.” Thompson campaign headquarters for that bid was the hotel’s bar.