Death Before Unconsciousness
February 20, 2005 8:35 PM Subscribe
Hunter S. Thompson, famed "gonzo" writer for ESPN & Rolling Stone, author of many books, inspiration for Doonsbury's "Uncle Duke," and famed recreational pharmacologist committed suicide today in his Aspen home. So long ,HST, you magnificient bastard.
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Oh my god. This is fucking horrible. Thompson was one of the last free men in America.
posted by gwint at 8:42 PM on February 20, 2005
posted by gwint at 8:42 PM on February 20, 2005
Damn. I've been a Hunter fan for years even though I also curse him for thousands of crappy, unskilled writers that used his "gonzo journalism" tag as an excuse for bad writing.
Hunter could really write. And not just the rants and drug fueled prose he became infamous for. I was recently rereading the first book of his letters (when he was young) and it's amazing how developed his skill was at an early age. He meant a lot to me and I'm saddened to see him go. Especially in such a stupid way.
posted by Slack-a-gogo at 8:42 PM on February 20, 2005
Hunter could really write. And not just the rants and drug fueled prose he became infamous for. I was recently rereading the first book of his letters (when he was young) and it's amazing how developed his skill was at an early age. He meant a lot to me and I'm saddened to see him go. Especially in such a stupid way.
posted by Slack-a-gogo at 8:42 PM on February 20, 2005
Oh, shit.
posted by ScaryShrink at 8:43 PM on February 20, 2005
posted by ScaryShrink at 8:43 PM on February 20, 2005
I don't usually say, out loud, "Oh my God!", but I did when I saw this. This is very, very sad.
posted by yhbc at 8:45 PM on February 20, 2005
posted by yhbc at 8:45 PM on February 20, 2005
Yep. Hunter shocks us again. Damn.
posted by MotorNeuron at 8:48 PM on February 20, 2005
posted by MotorNeuron at 8:48 PM on February 20, 2005
I guess it was inevitable. I saw him on Charlie Rose a couple of years ago, he could hardly talk any more. I am surprised, however, he didn't find a more creative way to go - say, drop 50 hits of acid and crash a plane into the White House.
posted by fungible at 8:49 PM on February 20, 2005
posted by fungible at 8:49 PM on February 20, 2005
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He survived a thousand incidents that lesser men wouldn't have, and today he took control of his own destiny. I hope he had some peace towards the end. Salute.
posted by Pretty_Generic at 8:36 PM on February 20, 2005