Hunter S. Thompson R.I.P.

The man lived life by his terms, and went out the same way. Gone - but not forgotten.

Slothman,

Thank you for that quote, it's the first thing to make me feel better about this...

Sorry Hunter had to have 'gone over' but I guess I can sympathize that it's better to burn out.... you get the idea......

I'm still surprised his liver held out for as long as it did!

Hunter S. Thompson was one of my favoite authors and he changed my little mind for ever when I read "Fear and Loathing in Las Veagas" when I was a jr. in highschool. I have read many of his other writings and wow he amazed me. It almost does seem suting that he went out the way he did. It did not suprise me but it did startle me.

I echo what Accorddude said. I too read "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", when I was a junior in high school. He always had a different view of political events, like he was on the peripheral edge of a story. It wasn't always accurate, but it was interesting. I thought that he was a talented writer and reporter--Rolling Stone magazine. RIP buddy. Have another mint julip on me!