I have no more heroes left...

[Rick Myers]

And most have died at their own hand...

And so it goes.


"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man."
---Dr. Johnson


:cry:

[KitchenWitch]

1. RIP Hunter Thompson

:cry:

[Magrittes Pipe]

2. He went on his own terms.

I'm no fan of suicide, but the Good Doctor ended his life as he lived it: by his rules.

[KitchenWitch]

3. yes he did.

I don't understand it, but I respect it.

[xray s]

4. People I miss

Bill Hicks
Sam Kineson
The Doc
:cry:

[enigmatic]

5. I miss this guy very, very much:

Other then HST, he was my hero, and his words kept me alive for many, many years..

[tinfoilinfor2005]

6. Harry Chapin

I am still working for World Hunger Year because of Harry

[Spider Jerusalem]

7. I miss this miserable old bastard...

My OTHER favourite drug-addled, alcoholic firearms enthusiast. Last time, before last night, I wept at the death of someone I'd never met. August 2, 1997. Wish I believed in an afterlife so I could imagine Bill and Hunter back on the shooting range together.

[Melynn]

8. Hope your resting in peace tonight, HST

Hunter was a Internet blogger before the World Wide Web became popular. Or even was thought of.

Dr. Thompson gave a voice to us who lived in a Nixonian world that we knew was wrong. For that, he is my hero. Yes, rest in peace, Dr. Gonzo, rest in peace. I'm tying on one for you tonight.

I'm quite drunk now. I would be high but I long ago gave up the fight, I think that you never gave up the fight and this is why you took your life. Rest in peace, Rest in peace. :cry:

[blackcatpgh]

9. this was a horrible monday

i just got back from the bar, and am finishing off the remaining beer in the refrigerator and assorted nasties, and really pissed off that another one of the true american originals is gone.

we'll never see another one like HST, that much i'm sure of. i'm really going to miss the bastard.

and the next time another thread comes up about "why do people need guns if they don't hunt?", i hope the first reply is: "Hunter S. Thompson"... he was a prime example of the need to make stuff go "KABOOM" just for the fun of it. life is much to short to not make a big noise here and there.

cheers to you, Good Doctor. the world is a little less interesting today, now that you're gone.