GONZO SUICIDE
Via Drudge, The Denver Post reports:
Woody Creek - Hunter S. Thompson died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Woody Creek on Sunday night. He was 67.
Regarded as one of the most legendary writers of the 20th century, Thompson is best known for the 1972 classic “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.” He is also credited with pioneering gonzo journalism - a style of writing that breaks tradition rules of news reporting and is purposefully slanted.
Pitkin County Sheriff Bob Braudis, who is a close personal friend of Thompson, confirmed the death. His son, Juan, found him Sunday evening.
Every now and then when your life gets complicated and the weasels start closing in, the only cure is to load up on heinous chemicals and then drive like a bastard from Hollywood to Las Vegas … with the music at top volume and at least a pint of ether.
“Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”
If there is, in fact, a Heaven and a Hell, all we know for sure is that Hell will be a viciously overcrowded version of Phoenix…
Generation of Swine
Hunter S. Thompson
1939 - 2005
I guess the chemicals and ether didn’t cut it any more. Rest in peace, Gonzo.
Pajama Pundits says:
No More Fear and Loathing, Hunter S. Thompson is Dead
Washington Post:Pitkin County, Colo., Sheriff Bob Braudis said in a brief telephone interview that Thompson was alone in his kitchen of his Woody Creek home when he shot himself with a handgun. His wife was at a gym, Braudis said.
mikeatSE says:
Don’t forget the adrenochrome,extracted from the adrenal gland of a living person.Where’s Laszlo?