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Sad Day
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 11:03 am
by carreyd away
We lost two greats
Hunter S Thompson
and Sandra Dee
I am very sad indeed
very sad day
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 7:09 pm
by Canadian Jayne
Sandra Dee was so FUN in her Gidget movies, I loved watching them.
Beach, sunshine, fun mmmm wish I was at the beach now.
Please revise my memory on Hunter Thompson.
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 11:48 pm
by carreyd away
Hunter S Thompson started a movement called "Gonzo Journalism" in the late 60's early 70's. He's the first reporter to write his stories in the first person, wrote for Rolling Stone and was very controversial. Smart and funny, he wrote "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" which was eventually made into a movie with Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro (shown in the photo).
Here's link to Rolling Stone Magazine's article if you want to read more
Rolling Stone: Hunter S Thompson
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 4:00 am
by Gouliovandamn
i dont really know who those people are because i am not that old.... but i am sure they were both very influencial people....
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 5:53 pm
by Edward Nygma
RIP Hunter S Thompson. I love Fear and Loathing... (the movie)
And I bought his book like 4 days ago!! Freaky!
Anyway, RIP man
WHAT AN INTERESTING PERSON.
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 8:32 pm
by Canadian Jayne
Gun Shot, that must have HURT
Interesting kinda guy.
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:10 am
by Twigggy
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:14 am
by Twigggy
Sucks he had to die. Fear and loathing the book was awesome. So was the movie. He is in one scene in the movie when he's looking back in the matrix club, There I was, mother of God! THere I am! RIP hunter.
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:50 pm
by quirky
Hi there Twigggy.
Hunter Thompson killed himself. He didn't get suicided for anything he was writing.
If you look at legit news sources, there's plenty of documentation about the facts of his sad demise.
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:30 am
by Twigggy
Hi there Twigggy.
Hunter Thompson killed himself. He didn't get suicided for anything he was writing.
Of Course you think that way and I dont care. But please you dont know what happened to hunter, neither do I. So Don't say that you do. He was working on an important story and any writer would not let that go by
Sounds kinda fishy
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 8:32 pm
by Canadian Jayne
Sounds kinda fishy, how he died.
OK you sleuths, we gotta figure this one out.
Does anyone know anything more on this?
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 6:28 am
by carreyd away
There was a Rolling Stone that dedicated an entire issue to HST, all written by his closest friends and family. Apparently his health was declining to the point of him being confined to a wheelchair. A week before his buddies took him to a comedy event in which the bar was upstairs and he couldn't gain access to it. His buddies kept going back and forth from the party upstairs and back down to where he was. His friend said that was the day his spirit for living died. He felt he was becoming a burden to his family and became severly depressed. He called his wife after they had a huge blow out, he told her to come home and she said she would. He shot himself before he hung up the phone. His son and grandkids were in the next room. It is a horrific story and can't imagine running in and finding my father shot in the head. That's the story I read, written by his son. I don't think there's any conspiracy to his death.
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 12:51 am
by quirky
So Don't say that you do.
But I do. I read the same info carreyd away just posted.
His son was there when he shot himself. Family and friends have answered all questions. There will be conspiracy theorists who will try to use his death for political motivation, but the man should be allowed to rest in peace in my opinion.
It is very sad, but Thompson had talked about ending his life in the past.