this is bad. :cry: :cry: :cry: :| :| :|

Link?

bad news. is it true?

[url]www.cnn.com[/url] 'Breaking News'

[url]http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~53~2723492,00.html[/url]

took me a while to find a link not just breaking news

Re: Hunter S. Thompson has commited suicide :(

this is horrible news :cry:

why do such talented people have to take their own livea?

all of hunter's work is briliant in my opinion

this is just sad

such a shame. RIP.

I found this on espn.com.He was a contributor to the page 2 column.He had written something as recent as February 15th. [url]http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/archive?columnist=hunter_s._thompson&root=page2[/url]

[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4282865.stm[/url]

have to confess my ignorance - I thought he had died many years ago!

That is crazy. What a great Journalists. What could be that bad to kill yourself. Life is to short to do something so selfish. Sad News.

[img]http://www.lasvegassun.com/from.ed/1998/may/18/photos/P000020601.jpg[/img] :RockOn:

RIP HST

[quote=Huggie Smiles]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4282865.stm

have to confess my ignorance - I thought he had died many years ago![/quote]

in your defense.. i don't think anyone (himself included) knew how the hell he lived to 67

I thought the report said he accidently shot himself. I didn't know it was suicide. What a waste.

[quote=evangelion]I thought the report said he accidently shot himself. I didn't know it was suicide. What a waste.[/quote]

i dunno i didnt see anything about a suicide note.

My first sad day in a long time.

He was a purist in what he did, and what a talented and gifted man he was. He explored the unknowns in life and put it all down on paper in such a mind blowing manner. Be it politics or the hippie movement, he was there and a good representation of the time period.

RIP Mr. Thompson you will be missed by many of us. Thank you for the laughs and thank you for the words that will echo forever in the walls of my mind.

What the fvck man? That guy made me laugh so many times. I don't want to sound selfish, but it almost pisses me off that someone like that would kill themselves.

This was the guy who created "Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas"...

RIP Dr. Gonzo.

very sad news. rip :cry:

a literary genious gone.... thank god his writing will live on.

RIP Dr.G :|

[quote=Kinetic]This was the guy who created "Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas"...

RIP Dr. Gonzo.[/quote]

created? he lived it, did he not?

Re: Hunter S. Thompson has commited suicide :(

yep.

his book.

his life.

his text.

he is him.

[quote=unome][quote=Kinetic]This was the guy who created "Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas"...

RIP Dr. Gonzo.[/quote]

created? he lived it, did he not?[/quote]

yes. but he was not Dr. Gonzo. he was Raoul Duke. gonzo was his sidekick/lawyer/drug buddy/whatever

damn...RIP

Big shame ... must have read Fear & loathing half a dozen times - that desert scene reminds me of a few club experimentation experiences that went wrong !

not a very nice way to take your life, bad news :cry:

shame :( We've lost a great author and journalist.

[quote=peloquin][quote=unome][quote=Kinetic]This was the guy who created "Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas"...

RIP Dr. Gonzo.[/quote]

created? he lived it, did he not?[/quote]

yes. but he was not Dr. Gonzo. he was Raoul Duke. gonzo was his sidekick/lawyer/drug buddy/whatever[/quote]

Your right.

Man, I still cannot understand how someone could live the life that he did, live to be as old as he did, then just realize it's not worth it one day. Seems so...counterproductive.

The Great Doctor went out in style. We'll miss Your wisdom.

This is what happens when you lose all hope. A sad ending to such an interesting legacy. RIP

yea i read the article, rest in peace hunter. yea it was suicide because of his medical history. Very interseting guy, its a shame that he did away with himself, but i guess we all have reasons for the things we do. It was no accident that he shot himself as far as the stories are concerned, he accidentally shot his assistant once chasing a bear off his property. That movie with johnny dep is hilarious.

Ironically, I just picked up "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72" just the other day...

sadness :(

still a bummer. was i guy that i would label as my "hero", not because of the drug use, but because his words rang for miles. perfect execution of the language and a master of mental images.

:(

Re: Hunter S. Thompson has commited suicide :(

Cant believe he is gone, going to miss his ESPN columns for sure, thanks for Fear and Loathing in LV. YOu will be missed! RIP!!

Re: Hunter S. Thompson has commited suicide :(

doesnt this discredit everything he has ever written?

[quote=ok67u4]doesnt this discredit everything he has ever written?[/quote]

i dont think he ever wrote something about dealing with medical problems, which i have seen a few places as the reason why he commited suicide.. unable to walk at times, had to use a wheelchair, etc... so no

Re: Hunter S. Thompson has commited suicide :(

[quote=ok67u4]doesnt this discredit everything he has ever written?[/quote]

hemingway, plath, woolf... i'd say not.

"The delicate illusions that get us through life can only stand so much strain." - HST, "The Rum Diary"

^ Christ. That is one powerful quote. Esp coming HST. Wow. :shock:

RIP :(

I'd been reading his ESPN column since I found out about it a year or so ago simply cause I loved him that much as an author. It was funny and insightful...when not just covering football spreads. I'd noticed in December he seem to stop writing (I guess until this recent Feb 15 column) and was wondering what had happened. Very sad news indeed. He will truly be missed :cry:

I hope he did what he wanted to do.

But thats sad.