Jump to content
Guest IYG

Hunter S. Thompson Commits Suicide

Recommended Posts

Guest IYG

Wikipedia

 

ASPEN, Colo. - Hunter S. Thompson, the acerbic counterculture writer who popularized a new form of fictional journalism in books like "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," fatally shot himself Sunday night at his home, his son said. He was 67.

 

"Hunter prized his privacy and we ask that his friends and admirers respect that privacy as well as that of his family," Juan Thompson said in a statement released to the Aspen Daily News.

 

Pitkin County Sheriff Bob Braudis, a personal friend of Thompson, confirmed the death to the News. Sheriff's officials did not return calls to The Associated Press late Sunday.

 

Juan Thompson found his father's body. Thompson's wife, Anita, was not home at the time.

 

Besides the 1972 drug-hazed classic about Thompson's time in Las Vegas, he is credited with pioneering New Journalism — or "gonzo journalism" — in which the writer made himself an essential component of the story.

 

An acute observer of the decadence and depravity in American life, Thompson wrote such books as "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail" in 1973 and the collections "Generation of Swine" and "Songs of the Doomed." His first ever novel, "The Rum Diary," written in 1959, was first published in 1998.

 

Other books include "Hell's Angels" and "The Proud Highway." His most recent effort was "Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and The Downward Spiral of Dumbness."

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Guest Guest

FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Hunter S. Thompson was actually on the 1994 deathlist.

 

His sudden death seems to have taken many people by surprise and it is already fueling speculation among the conspiracy theorists.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

At least now we know what the "S." stood for.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Guest Little Tone

Has anyone else posted about this bloke blowing his head off this morning?

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Has anyone else posted about this bloke blowing his head off this morning?

Yes...a number of people have done so already.

 

If you learn to navigate around the site, you'll see there is already a discussion thread about this particular deceased.

 

:rolleyes:

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Has anyone else posted about this bloke blowing his head off this morning?

I suppose if he didn't want to go through with blowing his own head off, he could have got Michael Jackson to do it for him (before Thompson's balls dropped, of course).

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Surprised, though I'm more surprised he wasn't on DDP at all.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Surprised, though I'm more surprised he wasn't on DDP at all.

Has the DDP suicide bonus ever been awarded?

 

regards,

Hein

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

 

I put it to you though, that both Shipman and Fred West did not actually commit suicide, but rather were un-officially killed by the state or "star chamber", as was the drugs dealer that supplied E to school girl Leia Betts.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

 

I put it to you though, that both Shipman and Fred West did not actually commit suicide, but rather were un-officially killed by the state or "star chamber", as was the drugs dealer that supplied E to school girl Leia Betts.

You appear to be quoting someone or something RA, but it's not too clear. Could you elucidate further?

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Was he playing football (soccer) and had no-one to pass to, so he shot himself?

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Was he playing football (soccer) and had no-one to pass to, so he shot himself?

There's also the possibility he tried to shoot himself in the foot and missed.

 

regards,

Hein

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Guest IYG
Isn't being shot once enough?

Not for him it isn't, he needs 2 big bangs.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    No registered users viewing this page.

×

Important Information

Your use of this forum is subject to our Terms of Use