20 February 2005

fear and loathing no more

Author Hunter S. Thompson Kills Himself
32 minutes ago
ASPEN, Colo. - Hunter S. Thompson, the acerbic counterculture writer who popularized a new form of fictional journalism in books like "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," fatally shot himself Sunday night at his home, his son said. He was 67.

2 comments:

jOoLz said...

i dunno. i wouldn't be at all surprised to find out that he was terminally ill. with all the chemicals that man ingested, one never knows.

Unknown said...

Wow! Hard to pass any judgement not knowing the circumstances. Another voice I will miss along with Spaulding Gray who also took his own life.