Hunter S. Thompson (d. 2/20/05)

[BOZ]

http://www.yahoo.com/_ylh=X3oDMTB2M...ory2&u=/ap/20050221/ap_on_re_us/obit_thompson

 

[The Shaman]

Sad? Yes. Surprising? Not really.

 

[Teflon Billy]

Aw crap

Hunter wass what i thought Jack Kerouac should have been.

 

[Greylock]

Sad news. Been reading his stuff since before I discovered DnD.

 

[Wombat]

The guy was a mad man, a myth, a flagrant self-promoter, an often brilliant but also highly erratic writer, a recluse who demanded attention, an ultimately a true American outsider.

Love him, hate him, he made an impact on literature and journalism.

I don't know whether to be angry at him for killing himself or laughing over how people will react. Bit of both, obviously.

Hunter S. was a modern coyote and he just got caught in his own joke.

Sleep now, Dr. Gonzo.

 

[kenobi65]

He was a great talent, but given how he lived his life, one might consider it amazing he made it to age 67.

 

[MonsterMash]

Oh, f - I always enjoyed his writing even if in recent years he'd maybe got too caught up in the myth to be that original any more, but still going to miss the Doctor.

 

[fusangite]

Now who is going to digest American presidential politics for me?

I'm surprised, reading this, how genuinely sad I feel.

 

[the Jester]

Sniff.

 

[barsoomcore]

I was waiting for my coffee at Starbucks and picked up the paper just to look at and it was on the front page. I wanted to announce it to the whole place.

The world is a darker place. The weasels have one less enemy to worry about.

If they send you to Heaven, Doctor, give 'em Hell.