RIP Hunter S Thompson?!

[Shaun]

I just heard that this guy killed himself. I am shocked. He was 67 years old.

I only read one of his books (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) but I really enjoyed it. It's hard to believe someone who seemed very strong willed would off himself.

Anyway the article said he had been having medical problems-but its still hard to believe. I guess in some ways though, it's hard to believe he made it to 67!

Quote:
"We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers... Also a quart of tequilla, a quart of rum, a case of budweiser, a pint of raw ether, two dozen amyls...
Not that we needed all that for the trip, but once you get locked into a serious drug collection, the tendency is to push it as far as you can..."

[pshreck]

Posted earlier today, just search for Hunter for some good discussion on it.