I suppose suicide is the ultimate exit for a cynic with a flair for the dramatic. One less insanely brilliant / brilliantly insane thinker on the planet.
at another forum, i saw the cover letter on a 20+ page suicide note. he definitely did it intentionally. for those on terra-firma who appreciated him, this is a loss. i am sad. the suicide note coverletter was written in typical gonzo style. while creepy and such, it is an interesting and kind of morbid fun read.
"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me."
at another forum, i saw the cover letter on a 20+ page suicide note. he definitely did it intentionally. for those on terra-firma who appreciated him, this is a loss. i am sad. the suicide note coverletter was written in typical gonzo style. while creepy and such, it is an interesting and kind of morbid fun read.
"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me."
-Hunter S. Thompson, Doctor of Journalism, man!
That was a joke by SKMDC at 'Nova. Re-read it. And it was "from" "Duke" from Doonesbury, not even HST. This is how rumors start.
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Ah well...
'least he didn't take anyone else out with him.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/book...bit/index.html
I suppose suicide is the ultimate exit for a cynic with a flair for the dramatic. One less insanely brilliant / brilliantly insane thinker on the planet.
Damn.
He was the most *honest* journalist I can think of, sometimes brutally, of course, but would we expect less?
He will be missed.
queue Jonny Dep comments on video
Originally posted by sunilraman
drugs and radical thinking give you far-reaching insight but comes at a price...
I was thinking more along the lines of, abusing alcohol your entire life increases the likelihood that you'll shoot yourself in the head.
he was one crazy-out-there-fucker.
the edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.
hunter s. thompson
We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold....
Originally posted by dmz
Is there any way this was accidental?
at another forum, i saw the cover letter on a 20+ page suicide note. he definitely did it intentionally. for those on terra-firma who appreciated him, this is a loss. i am sad. the suicide note coverletter was written in typical gonzo style. while creepy and such, it is an interesting and kind of morbid fun read.
"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me."
-Hunter S. Thompson, Doctor of Journalism, man!
Originally posted by thuh Freak
at another forum, i saw the cover letter on a 20+ page suicide note. he definitely did it intentionally. for those on terra-firma who appreciated him, this is a loss. i am sad. the suicide note coverletter was written in typical gonzo style. while creepy and such, it is an interesting and kind of morbid fun read.
"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me."
-Hunter S. Thompson, Doctor of Journalism, man!
That was a joke by SKMDC at 'Nova. Re-read it. And it was "from" "Duke" from Doonesbury, not even HST. This is how rumors start.
Originally posted by johnq
That was a joke by SKMDC at 'Nova. Re-read it. And it was "from" "Duke" from Doonesbury, not even HST. This is how rumors start.
hmm, hadn't occurred to me that someone would joke about such a thing. i figured it was Raoul (ya know, like from f&lilv). its a lot less funny now.
Originally posted by 709
I think it was more homage than joke...at least I took it as such.
Right, homage.
Besides, people deal with loss with humor sometimes.