Yes doctor, I am sick. Sick of those who are spineless. Sick of those who feel self-entitled. Sick of those who are hypocrites. Yes doctor, an army is forming. Yes doctor, there will be a war. Yes doctor, there will be blood.....
Wow. I'm not sure what to say. I have always been a huge fan of his writing. Everyone should read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I wouldn't be surprised if it was changed to an accidental death as Hunter was a noted gun and drug/alcohol enthusiast. There is a nice article here. Check out Page2 for some of his articles and ESPN had their own write up. link
by Absolutely Adequate » Mon Feb 21, 2005 11:04 am
Pogotheostrich wrote:Wow. I'm not sure what to say. I have always been a huge fan of his writing. Everyone should read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I wouldn't be surprised if it was changed to an accidental death as Hunter was a noted gun and drug/alcohol enthusiast. There is a nice article here. Check out Page2 for some of his articles and ESPN had their own write up. link
Mahalo Good Doctor.
I know what you mean. People don't give him enough credit because they don't realize how complex his books are - look at Fear and Loathing. It took me awhile, but now the parallels to Gatsby seem obvious.
But I don't know what to say about the death. You'd think that since he made it this far he'd never die.
Wow - I cant say Im shocked - he's seems to have been a tortured soul for a long time now. His writings at ESPN have seemed to be getting darker for a little while.
It really is a tragic loss - a revolutionary writer although I disagreed with him often. One things for certain - he could draw out laughter and outrage at the same time, probably one of the rarest traits for a writer.
btw - anyone have a link to an article regarding this tragedy?
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Yes doctor, I am sick. Sick of those who are spineless. Sick of those who feel self-entitled. Sick of those who are hypocrites. Yes doctor, an army is forming. Yes doctor, there will be a war. Yes doctor, there will be blood.....
I am shocked as well....when I seen this on CNN last night I really didn't know what to make of it....I think I have read about every book he had published at least once...I think "The Rum Diary" was probalby my favorite...
Safe Passages Hunter....
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DieHardCubbie wrote:I think I have read about every book he had published at least once...I think "The Rum Diary" was probalby my favorite...
The Rum Diary is in production to be made into a movie now. Depp signed on to play Thompson again. It is supposed to be out later this year. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0376136/
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by Absolutely Adequate » Mon Feb 21, 2005 2:38 am 
