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Hunter S. Thompson dead!!!

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Originally posted by: royaldank
Too bad. I enjoyed his books and other stuff he did. Sad to see an icon and storied beat poet die.

Apparently, he's not the marksman he should have been. He shot his assistant a few years ago cheasing a bear off his property.
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well, lets not pretend he was sober when that happened.
man...
this is sad.
i loved the good doctor.

"He came, he saw, and if he didn't entirely conquer - he came as close as anybody we are likely to see in the lifetime of this doomed generation. "
 
Originally posted by: BentValve
Damn I cannot get over it man, this is fvdcked up!! The dumb ass should have taken a few hits and just dealt with it!! FVCK man!!!!!! FVUCK!!!


WHY?>??????
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I can imagine he'd reached a point in his life where it seemed like a viable option. Accomplishing everything that he had, it was plain that only the end was stretched out before him. Knowing the kind of person that he was, doesn't it kind of make sense this way?

Rolling Stone had a really good article about him and Depp before the movie came out, it was a pretty good read.
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: BentValve
Damn I cannot get over it man, this is fvdcked up!! The dumb ass should have taken a few hits and just dealt with it!! FVCK man!!!!!! FVUCK!!!


WHY?>??????
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I can imagine he'd reached a point in his life where it seemed like a viable option. Accomplishing everything that he had, it was plain that only the end was stretched out before him. Knowing the kind of person that he was, doesn't it kind of make sense this way?

Rolling Stone had a really good article about him and Depp before the movie came out, it was a pretty good read.
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i think it was the beginning of Fear and Loathing '72 Trail that he wrote of "The Edge" saying something like "only those that have gone over can honestly tell us what it is like."
the introduction to the book took on a very somber tone that resonated with the famous nietzsche concept of the abyss.
can we find another contemporary american who stared so hard into the darkness that he recognized not only that the abyss stared back, but that his only peer was the darkness and that the world surrounding him was more madness than humans can suffer in complete conciousness?

 
Hmm, so perhaps this makes sence after all.


Now the question is was he on a good trip or bad trip when he dediced to pull the trigger?

 
"So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look West, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark ? that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back..."
 
Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend
Originally posted by: bradruth
Nice one.
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At least he provided the basis for an enjoyable movie.
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I beg to differ. Fear And Loathing manages to win a coveted place as one of the five movies I've walked away from.
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: brigden
Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend
Originally posted by: bradruth
Nice one.
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At least he provided the basis for an enjoyable movie.
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I beg to differ. Fear And Loathing manages to win a coveted place as one of the five movies I've walked away from.
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What are the other 4, as a frame of reference?
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Imposter.
U Turn.
Liar Liar.
The Thin Red Line.
 
Originally posted by: bradruth
Originally posted by: The Boss
who the fvck is hunter thompson?
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Hero to drug-addled teens the world over.
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Better not fall off that horse you're riding copper, seems like an awfully long way to the ground.

I'm guessing you really don't know a whole lot about Thompson as an author and contributor to literary style. No he's not Hemingway, (a drunk who also commited suicide), or Edgar Allen Poe (another drunk), or Shakespeare (likely a drunk), or Kerouac (I'm guessing you're seeing where this is going by now), but it is UNDENIABLE that Thompson's journalistic 'style' (for lack of a better word) is very impactful in current pop culture... I'm not sure reality television would even exist if it weren't for Hunter S. Thompson... which might not be a bad thing, actually.

All's I'm saying is the guy, for all his faults, and by no means am I excusing them, was a force in contemporary culture and you can't just blithely say we'd be better off without him... there's no way of knowing.... he's all around us...
 
Originally posted by: toekramp
how the hell can you not know of him, huge author...wrote fear and loathing, page 2 articles on espn....
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Heheh... for some reason, this made me laugh... A tragedy or something, and all you can remember is the name of one book, and a sports article page...

😀
 
Originally posted by: brigden
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
What are the other 4, as a frame of reference?
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Imposter.
U Turn.
Liar Liar.
The Thin Red Line.
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Interesting list. What made you walk out of this one? Just the overall absurdity (you'd probably label it as stupidity)?
 
Originally posted by: djheater
All's I'm saying is the guy, for all his faults, and by no means am I excusing them, was a force in contemporary culture and you can't just blithely say we'd be better off without him... there's no way of knowing.... he's all around us...
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Did you read my other responses?
 
Originally posted by: bradruth
Originally posted by: djheater
All's I'm saying is the guy, for all his faults, and by no means am I excusing them, was a force in contemporary culture and you can't just blithely say we'd be better off without him... there's no way of knowing.... he's all around us...
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Did you read my other responses?
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I'm up for another round. It's my week off. 😉
 
Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend
Originally posted by: bradruth
Originally posted by: djheater
All's I'm saying is the guy, for all his faults, and by no means am I excusing them, was a force in contemporary culture and you can't just blithely say we'd be better off without him... there's no way of knowing.... he's all around us...
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Did you read my other responses?
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I'm up for another round. It's my week off. 😉
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I'm writing a paper right now & 24 will be on in 10 minutes, so it's a no go for me. 😛
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: brigden
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
What are the other 4, as a frame of reference?
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Imposter.
U Turn.
Liar Liar.
The Thin Red Line.
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Interesting list. What made you walk out of this one? Just the overall absurdity (you'd probably label it as stupidity)?
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Nevermind the book, which I have not read; the film struck me as contrived, pretentious without merit, but most of all I found it annoying. I really can't stand individuals or media that attempt to be different for the sake of being different.

I would also like to add that I fell asleep when we saw Meet The Fockers. Not because I was tired, but because sleep was a far better alternative than watching the remainder of a train wreck of a movie.
 
Originally posted by: bradruth
Originally posted by: djheater
All's I'm saying is the guy, for all his faults, and by no means am I excusing them, was a force in contemporary culture and you can't just blithely say we'd be better off without him... there's no way of knowing.... he's all around us...
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Did you read my other responses?
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No, not until after. I was responding to the comment I quoted in the beer-addled heat of the moment.
Your subsequent conversation with Sacrosanct Fiend didn't really make up for the thoughtlessness of the post I quoted though...
 
Originally posted by: brigden
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: brigden
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
What are the other 4, as a frame of reference?
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Imposter.
U Turn.
Liar Liar.
The Thin Red Line.
Click to expand...

Interesting list. What made you walk out of this one? Just the overall absurdity (you'd probably label it as stupidity)?
Click to expand...

Nevermind the book, which I have not read; the film struck me as contrived, pretentious without merit, but most of all I found it annoying. I really can't stand individuals or media that attempt to be different for the sake of being different.

I would also like to add that I fell asleep when we saw Meet The Fockers. Not because I was tired, but because sleep was a far better alternative than watching the remainder of a train wreck of a movie.
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You have no perspective. You're either young, or not well read. Thompson wasn't trying to be different. He WAS different.
 
Originally posted by: spasticnationboy
Anybody that care, I posted my thoughts on the subject on my blog ( A shameless Plug this isn't, or at least I'ts not supposed to be)
All debating aside, he was one of the Originals.........


www.spasticnation.com

Thank you
wetter
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Shouldn't you at least link it? I mean, a lot of us are really lazy.
 
Originally posted by: djheater
Originally posted by: brigden
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: brigden
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
What are the other 4, as a frame of reference?
Click to expand...

Imposter.
U Turn.
Liar Liar.
The Thin Red Line.
Click to expand...

Interesting list. What made you walk out of this one? Just the overall absurdity (you'd probably label it as stupidity)?
Click to expand...

Nevermind the book, which I have not read; the film struck me as contrived, pretentious without merit, but most of all I found it annoying. I really can't stand individuals or media that attempt to be different for the sake of being different.

I would also like to add that I fell asleep when we saw Meet The Fockers. Not because I was tired, but because sleep was a far better alternative than watching the remainder of a train wreck of a movie.
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You have no perspective. You're either young, or not well read. Thompson wasn't trying to be different. He WAS different.
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Yes, I'm young, and no, I'm not very well-read. Regardless, the movie was rubbish.
 
The good doctor completely redefined what journalism could be and for that I will always be touched and grateful to him. Many people may not agree with his views but you cannot deny that the world would be a much sadder place if he'd never existed, as it is now that he doesn't. I always knew this is how he'd probably go out and in a strange way, it's comforting.

I will never forget your words HST. :heart:
 
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