Hunter S. Thompson dead...
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rip dr. gonzo.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/books/02/21/thompson.obit.ap/index.html
What can I say, The man was a legend.
RIP.
What can I say, The man was a legend.
RIP.
Wow and I thought he'd die peacefully in his sleep at the ripe old age of 84. Sad to see, he was one out of the box. RIP.
I never cared for him. I liked Mr. Cobain and he swallowed the end of a gun to. I had a friend of mine hang himself. In my opinion killing yourself is a crappy way to go.chicodude01 said:
Respect is such a fvcking tired word that gets thrown around way to much.
Bummer. I wonder if he was ill?
I couldn't believe this when I just heard about it. Of all places, I was at a bar when someone told me (which seems remarkably appropriate). I called someone to ask them to verify it, and sure enough. He is the reason I chose Journalism as my major; he has been an inspiration to thousands.
"Call on God, but row away from the rocks."
"I wouldn't recommend sex, drugs, or insanity for everyone, but they've always worked for me."
Rest in Peace, Hunter S. Thompson. Rest in Peace. You will be missed.
"Call on God, but row away from the rocks."
"I wouldn't recommend sex, drugs, or insanity for everyone, but they've always worked for me."
Rest in Peace, Hunter S. Thompson. Rest in Peace. You will be missed.
I have to admit, I'm kinda disappointed he didn't OD. Seems wrong in a way...
The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.
****... im gonna go smoke a bowl for him...
i too am a bit bummed that he decided to kill himself rather than let his life take its course....wondering if he knew he had a terminal disease.
and with this quote, i bid him godspeed:
and with this quote, i bid him godspeed:
"wait a minute, come back and have a beer...****, I'm gonna miss him"
I figured he would OD. For journalists everywhere, it is one hell of a loss. He will be sorely missed.
I wouldnt be suprised however if his suicide was drug related....
I wouldnt be suprised however if his suicide was drug related....
He was damn fine writer.
The best teacher I ever had casually left a photocopied list of banned books on his desk in 1983. I was flunking 8th grade english for the second year in a row. I hated the crap we were reading in school. I was into Steven King.
Thinking I would be some super bad ass gangster, I began checking books out from the local public library that were on the list. Along with Vonnegut, Steinbeck, Golding, Twain you know, the best writers of the ninteenth and twentieth centuries, was this cat Hunter S. Thompson. I can see as a parent now why this guy was on the list. Drugs, sex, lawlessness, I was 13; it was a hell of a discovery.
Acedemicly I owe him a debt, he and the other "banned' writers allowed me to limp through high school.
Sad way to go.
The best teacher I ever had casually left a photocopied list of banned books on his desk in 1983. I was flunking 8th grade english for the second year in a row. I hated the crap we were reading in school. I was into Steven King.
Thinking I would be some super bad ass gangster, I began checking books out from the local public library that were on the list. Along with Vonnegut, Steinbeck, Golding, Twain you know, the best writers of the ninteenth and twentieth centuries, was this cat Hunter S. Thompson. I can see as a parent now why this guy was on the list. Drugs, sex, lawlessness, I was 13; it was a hell of a discovery.
Acedemicly I owe him a debt, he and the other "banned' writers allowed me to limp through high school.
Sad way to go.
I love Vonnegut. I had not gotten around to reading any Thompson yet but it's on the list.
I will miss that man... I think his life that I knew of has change me for the better, or atleast that the way it seems to me. I will spend the day mourning the loss of a great man.
It's sad to see such a great writer go, but it also goes to show you that money and fame don't bring happiness....
I heard the news this morning. Major bummer.
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Hard to believe he would chose this route seems highly out of character. Wife was out, son found him. Unless things have changed, I didn't think he had a good relationship with his son. More to the story?
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Hard to believe he would chose this route seems highly out of character. Wife was out, son found him. Unless things have changed, I didn't think he had a good relationship with his son. More to the story?
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Oh man.... I totally didn't see that coming.... 
if its a case of troubled-artist-suicide, I am going to be let down. that is so cliche.
Bummer. RIP.
Me too, but it will still be sad if the dude was ripped to the gills on acid and then blew his brains out.TN said:
He had been writing for ESPN's website quite a bit for the last few years. Some good stuff, and some tripe, but reading him on an entertainment website seemed a bit like how it would be to watch Jello Biafra at Disneyland.
Hunter will be missed. Rum Diary is one of my favourite pieces of writing.
A friend from back home called me at 1 am last night and woke me up to tell me the news. I think alot of people like him are taking it pretty hard.
Hopefully they will do justice to his earliest work with The Rum Diary movie that is coming out later this year. RIP Doctor Gonzo.
Hopefully they will do justice to his earliest work with The Rum Diary movie that is coming out later this year. RIP Doctor Gonzo.
"No point mentioning those bats, I thought.
The poor bastard will see them soon enough."
The poor bastard will see them soon enough."
i dont care how great his writing is. i cant call anyone who would take their own life a great person. but i didnt say he wasnt a great writer.
i really don't mind, so i don't get too caught up in someone checking out at such an old age, but it really bothers me when somebody can't tough it out early in the game. Cobain left a kid behind with Courtney Love to raise, what a dick.... Later Mr. Duke.
How long could you stay with Courtney Love without swallowing the business end of a shotgun?Skookum said:
I don't think I could last 30 seconds...
how could you get with her in the first place? he probly realized what he did lol
Massive quantities of junk, I figured...lovebunny said:
His final moments in detail:
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/state/article/0,1299,DRMN_21_3575306,00.html
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/state/article/0,1299,DRMN_21_3575306,00.html
statement from his wife:
the whole column is creepy. "He did it in his mouth. His face was beautiful. It was quick. It was not grisly or gruesome by any means. That's probably why he took that gun. He spared us a gruesome scene"
sorry, but that sounds like bull$hit to me.
the whole column is creepy. "He did it in his mouth. His face was beautiful. It was quick. It was not grisly or gruesome by any means. That's probably why he took that gun. He spared us a gruesome scene"
narlus said:statement from his wife:
sorry, but that sounds like bull$hit to me.
the whole column is creepy. "He did it in his mouth. His face was beautiful. It was quick. It was not grisly or gruesome by any means. That's probably why he took that gun. He spared us a gruesome scene"
Yeah.. what a bizzare scene....
The chit around his death keeps getting weirder and weirder...
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/4245646/detail.html
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/4245646/detail.html
What? You've never been to a funeral where they blast the deceased carcass out of a cannon beforeN8 said:
Skookum said:What? You've never been to a funeral where they blast the deceased carcass out of a cannon before
They oughta fill up his carcass with candy and treats and bust him like a piñata!
Oh yah that's always fun for the neighborhood kids.N8 said:
