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The son of Hunter S. Thompson says the author shot himself to death at his Aspen-area home.
Posted on 02/20/2005 8:14:19 PM PST by HAL9000
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ASPEN, Colo. (AP) -- The son of Hunter S. Thompson says the author shot himself to death at his Aspen-area home.
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To: HAL9000
"Two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half-full of cocaine and a whole galaxy of multicolored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers, also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether, and two dozen amyls... and I was still bored to tears after five minutes with this guy..."
"I hate to advocate weird chemicals, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone... but they've always worked for me"-Hunter Thompson
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posted on
02/20/2005 8:27:36 PM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist ©®)
To: HAL9000
He had to do himself what decades of drug abuse failed to do.
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posted on
02/20/2005 8:27:38 PM PST
by
HTuttle
To: politicalwit
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posted on
02/20/2005 8:27:47 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(last updated my FreeRepublic profile on Sunday, February 20, 2005.)
To: bigcat32
Judging Thompson by espn.com is like judging the Rolling Stones by Steel Wheels
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posted on
02/20/2005 8:27:47 PM PST
by
Wormwood
(Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!)
To: HAL9000
"Two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half-full of cocaine and a whole galaxy of multicolored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers, also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether, and two dozen amyls... and I was still bored to tears after five minutes with this guy..."
"I hate to advocate weird chemicals, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone... but they've always worked for me"-Hunter Thompson
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posted on
02/20/2005 8:27:47 PM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist ©®)
To: HAL9000
Oh no. Even though i disagreed with him politically - i really loved his work and admired his dedication.
RIP DOCTOR GONZO!
To: NormsRevenge
Living and Dying in Las Vegas and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas are the two movie titles. Wrong again! You're thinking of Leaving Las Vegas.
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posted on
02/20/2005 8:28:06 PM PST
by
jjbrouwer
(Chelsea for the Championship!)
To: HAL9000
Prayers for Gonzo and his Family. Read all of his books and loved them. Later realized he was totally wrong and whacked, but very talented in his wit. He was a very troubled man. Praying for comfort for his son and family.
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighting Troops
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posted on
02/20/2005 8:28:17 PM PST
by
bray
(Iraq Freed Politically and Pray it will be Freed Spiritually)
To: injin
That's his enduring attitude in this new age of darkness: a lot more loathing than fear. " ...Sayonara and good riddance....AMEN!!!
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posted on
02/20/2005 8:28:28 PM PST
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: BradyLS
Did he have terminal cancer, I'm hearing that?
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posted on
02/20/2005 8:28:37 PM PST
by
Lazamataz
(Proudly Posting Without Reading the Article Since 1999!)
To: HAL9000
Sad if true, I like – I believe many here, at one time – was a big fan. While I have come to vehemently disagree with him, suicide is such a tragic end.
There have been days that I did not want to go on, but there are other people that you live for – and, eventually, you realize that life is good, and continue.
Prayers for him and his family.
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posted on
02/20/2005 8:29:04 PM PST
by
Friend of thunder
(No sane person wants war, but oppressors want oppression.)
To: Wormwood
Just heard him mention it on his radio show.
To: HAL9000
Am I a terrible person because I don't care at all?
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posted on
02/20/2005 8:29:49 PM PST
by
ScottFromSpokane
(http://drunkengop.blogspot.com/)
To: Wormwood
Hell's Angels remains one of my favorites to this day. A classic.
I'm still trying to find a Vincent Black Shadow.
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To: ScottFromSpokane
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posted on
02/20/2005 8:30:30 PM PST
by
woofie
To: thoughtomator
Bush's fault again?
Already such speculation on DU. The General Discussion forum has a thread titled, "What dirt did Hunter Thompson have on the Bush family?"....
To: ScottFromSpokane
Yes. You asked, therefore I am not terrible to say it.
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posted on
02/20/2005 8:30:48 PM PST
by
Williams
To: ScottFromSpokane
Am I a terrible person because I don't care at all?No, but thanks for the threadcrap.
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posted on
02/20/2005 8:30:53 PM PST
by
Wormwood
(Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!)
To: ken21
i'm a native coloradoan and i never liked his stuff. He was as boring as late Hemingway.
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posted on
02/20/2005 8:30:58 PM PST
by
aculeus
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