Jeff W Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Link to story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awesome-O 4000 Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20050221/ap_on_re_us/obit_thompson Another link. Not the greatest thing to greet me as I sit down to my PC at work first thing in the morning. Rest in Peace indeed sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 I honestly let out an auidible gasp upon hearing the news this morning. Absolutely awful. BBCs news coverage http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/4282865.stm Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavy liquid Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChoiceStriker Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 This is so sad. I was honestly shocked to read the news this morning. RIP Hunter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan_E Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Why do some deaths knock you completely on your ass? HST, Jimmy Stewart, Christopher Reeve...these all just knocked the wind out of me. I read Hunter S. Thompson YEARS ago in high school, one of "those" dudes who walked around with a copy of Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, but this only brought me around to his political writings later on, and I am grateful for that! Dr. Gonzo, you went out the way you wanted, and although I may not agree with you, it almost seems fitting for such a person. There will never be another writer like him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whooter Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Dang. I just read a really funny piece he wrote for ESPN.com with his conversation with Bill Murray about inventing "Shotgun Golf". He'll be sorely missed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 This may sound crass, but after absorbing this news for a few hours, I really don't think this is that great a surprise. It's certainly a loss for his readers and his family. But of all the people who you might expect to exit life on their own terms, Thompson would be near the top of the list, IMO. I'm far from an expert on him, but it seems that his life was all about living it the way he wanted, the rest of the world be damned. That seems to be how he chose to end it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainRon Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 sad to see he is gone, he'll be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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