RIP Hunter S Thompson

This is for all non-EC or peripheral-EC topics. We all know how much we love talking about 'The Man' but sometimes we have other interests.
Post Reply
User avatar
cosmos
Posts: 537
Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2003 2:36 pm
Location: The land of Cosmosis

RIP Hunter S Thompson

Post by cosmos »

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld ... -headlines
Top
User avatar
SoLikeCandy
Posts: 499
Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2003 8:06 am
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Contact:
Contact SoLikeCandy

Post by SoLikeCandy »

The last true gonzo journalist. Fear and Lothing was one of the things that nmade me want to write. Rest in peace.
If there's one thing you can say about mankind--there's nothing kind about man
Top
User avatar
Mike Boom
Posts: 1265
Joined: Wed Jul 02, 2003 1:44 am
Location: Dollars,Taxes

Post by Mike Boom »

Wow, Im stunned - he shot himself? Its not clear from that article if it was an accident or not? Either way, very sad - a legend in every way.
echos myron like a siren
with endurance like the liberty bell
and he tells you of the dreamers
but he's cracked up like the road
and he'd like to lift us up, but we're a very heavy load
Top
User avatar
cosmos
Posts: 537
Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2003 2:36 pm
Location: The land of Cosmosis

Post by cosmos »

This article is a little more informative.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/books/0 ... index.html
Top
User avatar
Tim(e)
Posts: 746
Joined: Thu Jun 05, 2003 5:37 pm
Location: Sydney, Australia

Post by Tim(e) »

Yeah... it's been a while since a have read of a "celebrity" death that gave me such a shock! The combination of Thompson and Steadman had a big impact on me in the early 70's.
Top
User avatar
Boy With A Problem
Posts: 2718
Joined: Sat Jun 14, 2003 9:41 pm
Location: Inside the Pocket of a Clown

Post by Boy With A Problem »

I'm kind of surprised at how surprised I am. Fear and Loathing and the Great Shark Hunt both had huge impacts in my life.
Everyone just needs to fuckin’ relax. Smoke more weed, the world is ending.
Top
Copenhagen Fan
Posts: 1192
Joined: Wed Jun 11, 2003 3:00 am
Location: København, DK
Contact:
Contact Copenhagen Fan

Post by Copenhagen Fan »

First Zevon now Hunter S. ! My heros are dropping like flies!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'd never leave the house if I had a Gimp
Top
User avatar
BlueChair
Posts: 5959
Joined: Mon Jun 02, 2003 5:41 pm
Location: Toronto, Canada
Contact:
Contact BlueChair

Post by BlueChair »

I thought he was already dead :oops:
This morning you've got time for a hot, home-cooked breakfast! Delicious and piping hot in only 3 microwave minutes.
Top
User avatar
pophead2k
Posts: 2403
Joined: Thu Jun 05, 2003 3:49 pm
Location: Bull City y'all

Post by pophead2k »

Very, very sad. For his last column (for ESPN!) go here:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/st ... son/050216

Guns were obviously a big part of his life.
Top
User avatar
Tim(e)
Posts: 746
Joined: Thu Jun 05, 2003 5:37 pm
Location: Sydney, Australia

Post by Tim(e) »

pophead2k wrote:Very, very sad. For his last column (for ESPN!) go here:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/st ... son/050216

Guns were obviously a big part of his life.
And he signs off in that particular column with "So long and Mahalo" which apparently (according to this article) is "thank you" in Hawaiian. Very sad indeed.
Top
Copenhagen Fan
Posts: 1192
Joined: Wed Jun 11, 2003 3:00 am
Location: København, DK
Contact:
Contact Copenhagen Fan

Post by Copenhagen Fan »

http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?id=1996490

good mention of Warren Zevon here.
I'd never leave the house if I had a Gimp
Top
User avatar
migdd
Posts: 3009
Joined: Sun Jun 22, 2003 6:16 pm
Location: Rolling in Clover, SC

Post by migdd »

Hunter Thompson dead?

Surely the apocalypse is now upon us! :cry:
Top
User avatar
werunandhit
Posts: 15
Joined: Fri Aug 27, 2004 2:40 pm
Location: Boston Area

Post by werunandhit »

Personally I hope the fucker burns in hell.
I chew the thorn when midnight gets too long
The seed of a bastard.
Top
Post Reply

Return to “The Annex”