Hunter S Thompson

[Amon rA]

shot himself in the head today.
its a sad loss.
he was a great writer.

[guitar_demon]

uh....who?

[johnmansley]

He was a journalist and writer and I believe he wrote Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas.

[guitar_demon]

oh! damn my freind must be upset then, he loved that shit

[Dyldo]

Any news on why he shot himself?

[guitar_demon]

im gonna guess depression?

[BLS]

Any news on why he shot himself?

Is any answer going to make it justified?

[brainsforbreakfast]

Is any answer going to make it justified?

The only person able to answer that, is the person who decides to either shoot himself or keep on living. I never heard of that author, but I doubt he'd be an angsty teen crying for attention.

[Dissection]

Any news on why he shot himself?

Not to be a smartass, but you've seen Fear and Loathing. Lets see what the Tox Scan says. I'd put money on it that he was on something.

[SmotPoker]

Damnthat sucks, Fear and Loathing is my favorite book. Ive been meaning to read his other books latley too, my friend says their all worth the time.

[guitar_demon]

I never heard of that author, but I doubt he'd be an angsty teen crying for attention.
i think he was in his 40's at least

[LordofStorms]

i think he was in his 40's at least
He was born in 1939 so 65-66 i guess,R.I.P.

[Cloaca]

Any news on why he shot himself?
He was probably sober for a minute there.

Nah, seriously, I've only read Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas (and seen the movie, one of my favourites) out of his shit. But it was damn entertaining. RIP

And he was 67.

[far_beyond_sane]

Fucking arse shit. I'm drinking a lot. Like I did last night. I am very upset about this.

[brainsforbreakfast]

Fucking arse shit. I'm drinking a lot. Like I did last night. I am very upset about this.

You should make an dr. cuntsworthy tribute then

[far_beyond_sane]

You should make an dr. cuntsworthy tribute then

Man's got a point. Boiling Jesus! My head feels like there's an Armenian family living in it, eating garlic, clog dancing and spitting on the floor.

[SARS]

FUCK!...i only just finished reading his Hell's Angels book....

damn that news sucks

[i_hate_nu_metal]

Is any answer going to make it justified?

I don't usually justify scuicide, but there are exceptions.
Like a man much funnier than myself once said,
"Life's like a movie. If you were watching a movie for an hour and a half, and it sucked all the way through, chances are it's not gonna get really awesome at the end. "

I know that if I had an incurable disease that was surely gonna kill me in a very fucked up, messy, painful kind of way, I'd choose the gun. What I don't know is if I'd have the balls to pull the fucking trigger. With enough booze in me, I guess anything's possible.

And I never heard of the guy, but it's a sad say whenever anyone decides that it just ain't worth it any more. R.I.P. dude.

[BassBehemoth]

I was pissed when I heard about this...My computer is fucked with virus' so I'm on a school computer. HST broke his leg somewhat recently and had terrible pain from sugery. I own 3 of his books..it really is a shame.