Hunter S Thompson commits suicide :(

1010011010 · 21st February 2005, 10:46 AM

From BBC news

Hunter S Thompson, the American counterculture writer, has been found dead at his home in Colorado.
Thompson's son, Juan, found his body. He said the 67-year-old shot himself.

This is sad news, but not entirely unexpected.

Ryan. · 21st February 2005, 01:31 PM

I just had a wee cry in the i.t. suite. My favourite writer for a long time.

chrono · 21st February 2005, 01:49 PM

damn. this was the guy who single handedly got me hooked on American politics.

Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 is one of the most searingly truthful, funniest and well written pieces of journalism ever. i'm sure most journalists won't mind admitting that deep down they really want to be Hunter S. Thompson...

RIP Doc.

^_mincher_^ · 21st February 2005, 03:13 PM

Fuck. This is truly terrible news, he was a fantastic writer and journalist.

Myself and Team Gonzo will be sad to see him go.

Becca Bomb · 21st February 2005, 08:18 PM

he was cool as fuck, and pretty crazy. Fear and Loathing is class.

Roselay · 21st February 2005, 08:38 PM

fook fook fook..what a guy though..

i'm actually pretty shocked.

Dr. Gonzo · 23rd February 2005, 05:12 PM

i plan on writing a moving tribute to the Great God Lono, Leader and Protagonist of this Generation of Swine. RIP Doc, this Wild Turkey's for you

kaleidoscope · 23rd February 2005, 09:13 PM

Im not trying to be sick and I do sympathise with those affected and upset... but the guys gonna die one day... and I just couldnt see him dying of natural causes.... It just wouldnt be right somehow.... yeah....:s

Dr. Gonzo · 23rd February 2005, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by kaleidoscope

Im not trying to be sick and I do sympathise with those affected and upset... but the guys gonna die one day... and I just couldnt see him dying of natural causes.... It just wouldnt be right somehow.... yeah....:s

of course he's gonna die, i'm surprised he lasted this long! At first i was a bit surprised at the suicide, but the guy had done EVERYTHING, twice. And he was in constant pain for quite a while though. I think he expected to die a lot younger.

Ragamuffin · 24th February 2005, 02:12 AM

the world has become a more boring place now

chrono · 26th February 2005, 02:34 AM

have been flicking through The Proud Highway, the first volume of his letters. A little episode that stuck out for me was a 21 year old Hunter, hoping one day to emulate his literary heroes F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, actually typing out The Great Gatsby and A Farewell to Arms in their entirety in order to understand their magic and make him a better writer.

I dunno... the man behind the myth and all that... I just found it kinda touching.

Dr. Gonzo · 28th February 2005, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by chrono

have been flicking through The Proud Highway, the first volume of his letters. A little episode that stuck out for me was a 21 year old Hunter, hoping one day to emulate his literary heroes F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, actually typing out The Great Gatsby and A Farewell to Arms in their entirety in order to understand their magic and make him a better writer.

I dunno... the man behind the myth and all that... I just found it kinda touching.

In one of Hunters collected Gonzo writings, (i forget which one perhaps the great Shark Hunt) there's a small story on Hemingway, his hero, and his unfortunate and rather lonely death, by suicide using a shotgun, in the small town of Ketchum. i read it again recently and the similarity is quite scary.

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21st February 2005, 01:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ryan. Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dundee. Posts: 492	I just had a wee cry in the i.t. suite. My favourite writer for a long time.

21st February 2005, 01:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
chrono Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dundee Posts: 1,144	damn. this was the guy who single handedly got me hooked on American politics. Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 is one of the most searingly truthful, funniest and well written pieces of journalism ever. i'm sure most journalists won't mind admitting that deep down they really want to be Hunter S. Thompson... RIP Doc.

21st February 2005, 03:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
^_mincher_^ Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Corstorphine/Dundee Posts: 1,544	Fuck. This is truly terrible news, he was a fantastic writer and journalist. Myself and Team Gonzo will be sad to see him go.

21st February 2005, 08:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
Becca Bomb Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: the ghost train Posts: 3,738 Band: The Leatherettes	he was cool as fuck, and pretty crazy. Fear and Loathing is class.

21st February 2005, 08:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
Roselay Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cuparish Posts: 370	fook fook fook..what a guy though.. i'm actually pretty shocked.

23rd February 2005, 05:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
Dr. Gonzo Team Gonzo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Glasgow/Dundee/Las Vegas Posts: 588 Band: Dr. Beard	i plan on writing a moving tribute to the Great God Lono, Leader and Protagonist of this Generation of Swine. RIP Doc, this Wild Turkey's for you

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kaleidoscope Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: GLASGLOW Posts: 1,346	Im not trying to be sick and I do sympathise with those affected and upset... but the guys gonna die one day... and I just couldnt see him dying of natural causes.... It just wouldnt be right somehow.... yeah....:s

24th February 2005, 02:12 AM	#10 (permalink)
Ragamuffin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: I Posts: 204	the world has become a more boring place now

26th February 2005, 02:34 AM	#11 (permalink)
chrono Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dundee Posts: 1,144	have been flicking through The Proud Highway, the first volume of his letters. A little episode that stuck out for me was a 21 year old Hunter, hoping one day to emulate his literary heroes F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, actually typing out The Great Gatsby and A Farewell to Arms in their entirety in order to understand their magic and make him a better writer. I dunno... the man behind the myth and all that... I just found it kinda touching.