02-21-2005, 05:38 AM | #1 | |
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Hunter S. Thompson Commits Suicide
From today's
NY Times. Truely sad. Quote:
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02-21-2005, 08:14 AM | #2 |
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Does anyone know why he did it?
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02-21-2005, 11:02 AM | #3 | |
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02-21-2005, 12:02 PM | #4 | |
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This time next week he'll be forgotten the same as just about everybody else.
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02-21-2005, 12:23 PM | #5 |
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doubt it.
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02-21-2005, 01:26 PM | #6 |
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Well, he certainly wasn't happy about the way the country was going.
I can't blame him for that, but killing yourself is a little extreme.
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02-21-2005, 01:28 PM | #7 |
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That's what I'm saying.
I fully respect a person's right to snuff themselves, but did he have a reason?
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02-21-2005, 01:42 PM | #8 |
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The man woke up, snorted coke and smoked a joint. He was famous for violent mood swings. Like a lot of brilliant people he danced all over the edge, particularly considering the impressive substance abuse it was a matter of time. If I was half as capable as Thompson of nailing shit perfectly so often and with such flair and so unable to do something major about it I'd have blown my brains out by now too.
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02-21-2005, 02:04 PM | #9 |
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Was he bipolar? His talent has Kinda that ol' bipolar ring to it. Anyone know?
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02-21-2005, 05:30 PM | #10 |
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With all the rich, powerful enemies he had I wouldn't be surprised if he was murdered.
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02-22-2005, 12:04 AM | #11 |
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I think it was a delayed grief response to the death of one of his peacocks last summer. Apparently, a fox or something got it. My sister was up in Aspen for the summer and had rented a condo in the vicinity of Mr. Thompson's residence. She jogs every morning and one day she came across the remains of one of Mr. Thompson's birds on the jogging trail that passes near the edge of the former Mr. Thompson's digs. She told her son (my nephew) about it, and the kid went down there and grabbed the dead bird and plucked every feather he could that was still in reasonable shape. No doubt my nephew will soon be offering these priceless momentos for sale on e-bay!
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02-22-2005, 10:29 AM | #12 |
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Terribly sad. A great loss
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02-22-2005, 10:47 AM | #13 |
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02-22-2005, 10:54 AM | #14 | |
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seems more fitting
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02-22-2005, 11:18 AM | #15 |
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Anybody come up with an excuse for him yet?
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