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Hunter S. Thompson - Suicide

Discussion in 'Booktalk' started by dmc, Feb 21, 2005.

  1. dmc

    dmc Speak softly and carry a big briefcase Staff Member Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    dmc, Feb 21, 2005
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    Harbourboy Take thy form from off my door! Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Hmm, just skimmed the story, but never heard of the guy before. Tragic stuff, but what makes him 'one of the literary giants of the 20th century', as they describe in the story?
     
    Harbourboy, Feb 21, 2005
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    I never read his books and never heard of him. Maybe this is because I am young (18).

    It is an iteresting story though. I just wanted to provide a link that didn't skew the whole page.

    Different news site: Hunter S. Thompson
     
    Blue Loon, Feb 21, 2005
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    He was a gonzo journalist, he reported on stuff through his perceptions, in first person, it was new stuff when he did it. There is also a movie about one of his books or something, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Good stuff, drugs sex drugs sex. :banana:
     
    Ravynn, Feb 21, 2005
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    Plus he was played by Johnny Depp in a bald wig. Who else do you know that could have said the same?
     
    Bion, Feb 22, 2005
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    Rest in Peace, Friend. Thank you for all the laughs... :sosad:
     
    Lynadin, Feb 22, 2005
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    Chandos the Red This Wheel's on Fire

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    Hunter S. Thompson:

    I think he will be missed.
     
    Chandos the Red, Feb 23, 2005
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    I miss him already. I love his books, everything.
     
    Benan, Mar 31, 2005
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    Aldeth the Foppish Idiot Armed with My Mallet O' Thinking Veteran

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    It was not until after his death that I realized his literary contributions. I only knew him from his brief pieces he would write regarding gambling on ESPN.com
     
    Aldeth the Foppish Idiot, Mar 31, 2005
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