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Re: suicide in colorado. [Re: uriahchase]
    #3821031 - 02/23/05 05:38 AM (19 years, 1 month ago)

Too bad for HST and his fans, but is anyone shocked or even surprised at this turn of events?

I am a huge fan of his early work, specifically "Hell's Angels" (probably his best), "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (silly but vastly entertaining) and "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72" (probably the finest coverage of a presidential campaign ever written). However, each book after those three was -- let's face it, folks -- dreck. I own all his books except his novel, "The Rum Diaries" and I recall the eager anticipation I felt each time I got my hands on a new one, hoping against hope it would contain some semblance of the brilliance displayed in the first three. Alas, each succeeding work was flabbier than the last.

Still, the first three are among my favorite books. For a while he was wired directly into the pulse of things. I know that I myself am not even remotely capable of producing a single work like that, let alone three.

He'll be missed.




Phred


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Re: suicide in colorado. [Re: uriahchase]
    #3822600 - 02/23/05 02:03 PM (19 years, 1 month ago)

I read that Johnny Depp is out looking for a cannon. They are gonna fire Thompson's dead ass out of it at the funeral if possible.


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"A warrior is a hunter. He calculates everything. That's control. Once his calculations are over, he acts. He lets go. That's abandon. A warrior is not a leaf at the mercy of the wind. No one can push him; no one can make him do things against himself or against his better judgment. A warrior is tuned to survive, and he survives in the best of all possible fashions." ― Carlos Castaneda

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Re: suicide in colorado. [Re: Huehuecoyotl]
    #3831443 - 02/25/05 01:32 AM (19 years, 1 month ago)

his ashes*

that guy was one of my heros. if i were to have any.

him and saul williams.

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Re: suicide in colorado. [Re: sleepysmoker]
    #3833237 - 02/25/05 01:21 PM (19 years, 1 month ago)

His son quoted him after the suicide saying that Hunter wanted to quit before life wasn?t fun anymore.
That sounds just like his books, but somehow it?s a sad thought that when you?re old and in pain, that?s it and you better quit.
It feels like missing a chance if you quit just then.
But don?t get me wrong, I don?t mean to judge the man.
After all he fought bats in the desert. You just have to luv him for that!

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