Hunter S. Thompson R.i.p
 

Author Hunter S. Thompson kills himself


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



"Hunter prized his privacy and we ask that his friends and admirers respect that privacy as well as that of his family," Juan Thompson said in a statement released to the Aspen Daily News.



Pitkin County Sheriff Bob Braudis, a personal friend of Thompson, confirmed the death to the News. Sheriff's officials did not return calls to The Associated Press late Sunday.

I thought he was dead

he is as of yesterday

67's not a bad innings.

R.I.P.

I was gutted when I heard about this. Hope you finally rest in peace Hunter, and thanks. xxx

"Why bother with newspapers, if this is all they offer? Agnew was right. The press is a gang of cruel f*ggots. Journalism is not a profession or a trade. It is a cheap catch-all for f*ckoffs and misfits— a false doorway to the backside of life, a filthy piss-ridden little hole nailed off by the building inspector, but just deep enough for a wino to curl up from the sidewalk and masturbate like a chimp in a zoo-cage."

life goes on, Hunter S!

Wow I was unaware of this. What a bummer. R.I.P.