RIP Hunter S. Thompson

[ThaSaltCracka]

was he high when he did it?

[pokerjo22]

Man, that's upsetting. Never realised he was a depressive.

[A_C_Slater]

I think the Rum diary is one of the best books I've ever read. And The Great Shark Hunt is the by far the greatest short story I've ever read. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas = greatest movie. Ever.


It seems he went the way Hemingway did.

IMO Thompson > Hemingway, Twain, Faulkner, and all the other "great" American authors that they want you to read in grade school.

[deacsoft]

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HST has killed himself.

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Wow. What a bummer.

[ThaSaltCracka]

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IMO Thompson > Hemingway, Twain, Faulkner, and all the other "great" American authors that they want you to read in grade school.

[/ QUOTE ] good thing thats just your opinion.

[A_C_Slater]

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IMO Thompson > Hemingway, Twain, Faulkner, and all the other "great" American authors that they want you to read in grade school.

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Have you read his stuff?

[Zeno]

Hunter Thompson, aside from his exciting drug experimentations, was an entrenched alcoholic and a heavy drinker since an early age. At 67, not much could have been left of his liver. Even in the early 90's his body was battered and showing the effects of heavy abuse.

I wonder if he went out 'Hemingway Style' with a shotgun blast, or used, say, a .357 Smith & Wesson Revolver. At any rate he said goodbye on his own terms and not wasting away in some antiseptic hospital bed with tubes sucking and blowing in and out of his body, or worse yet, keep alive at the beckoning of the State, deprived of the ultimate right of dying on your own terms and slipping into oblivion, but instead on terms dictated by an overwhelming vicious and idiotic state system.

He knew his death would be News. I wonder if he left an obituary or note or some crass screed or byline to announce to the world that he was taking that silent ride to fame that so many others have also chosen. Or not. Perhaps it was all just some private deed and that no comment is necessary or wanted. Either way, he will be missed.

Bye Hunter S. Thompson of the double thumb peyote button.

-Zeno

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HST ESPN Page 2 Archive

[AngryCola]

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It's very sad, and quite odd.


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yes incredibly sad but IMO not that odd.
he was incredibly talented and will be missed. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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I only say it's odd because he was reportedly going through better times in his life.

[VBM]

i only followed his work on ESPN page 2, but found him engaging and fun to read.

very sad & i'll certainly miss his columns.