Hunter Thompson ends his fear and loathing

PJ O'Rourke would never blow his own brains out.

Originally posted by Celeste:
PJ O'Rourke would never blow his own brains out.

Well of course not…if he did, he'd lose his cushy job as a panelist, catering to thirtysomething white people who're burdened with too much dry humor and a healthy dose of liberal guilt...

Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
He killed himself, that's obviously something he decided to do. So why be sad because of it? He's not sad so why should we be?

Because it's sad when someone kills themselves you numskull. Sad for the spouse, kids, parents, brothers, sisters and friends left behind. And yes, also sad that a person is so miserable that they'd do such a thing.

Originally posted by chaz:
Because it's sad when someone kills themselves you numskull. Sad for the spouse, kids, parents, brothers, sisters and friends left behind. And yes, also sad that a person is so miserable that they'd do such a thing. [/QB]

Sounds like you were in love with this man if your using tough guy words like numskull to defend his honor.

Yes, it is sad that he would care so little about those people that you mention that he would choose a destructive lifelstyle and such a gruesome way to depart the earth.

But I still feel more sad on behalf of any of the anonymous tsunami victims.

Originally posted by chaz:

Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
He killed himself, that's obviously something he decided to do. So why be sad because of it? He's not sad so why should we be?

Because it's sad when someone kills themselves you numskull. Sad for the spouse, kids, parents, brothers, sisters and friends left behind. And yes, also sad that a person is so miserable that they'd do such a thing.

Originally posted by Rob_Gee:

Originally posted by chaz:
Because it's sad when someone kills themselves you numskull. Sad for the spouse, kids, parents, brothers, sisters and friends left behind. And yes, also sad that a person is so miserable that they'd do such a thing.

Sounds like you were in love with this man if your using tough guy words like numskull to defend his honor. [/QB]

Hardly love…maybe a deep deep like. I'm a much bigger fan of empathy than I am of H.S.T., even if he did write one of the funniest books I've ever read.

Yes Rhett….how insightful of you to point out the fact that the plight of the anonmyous tsunami victim is a very sad one.

Originally posted by Sam Pulsize:
Yes, it is sad that he would care so little about those people that you mention that he would choose a destructive lifelstyle and such a gruesome way to depart the earth.

But I still feel more sad on behalf of any of the anonymous tsunami victims.

Originally posted by chaz:

Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
He killed himself, that's obviously something he decided to do. So why be sad because of it? He's not sad so why should we be?

Because it's sad when someone kills themselves you numskull. Sad for the spouse, kids, parents, brothers, sisters and friends left behind. And yes, also sad that a person is so miserable that they'd do such a thing.

You're welcome. Always good to point out the obvious to people who go overboard with their sympathy.

And where's the empathy for the families of John Raitt and Sandra Dee? They died too.

Originally posted by chaz:
Yes Rhett….how insightful of you to point out the fact that the plight of the anonmyous tsunami victim is a very sad one.

Originally posted by Sam Pulsize:
Yes, it is sad that he would care so little about those people that you mention that he would choose a destructive lifelstyle and such a gruesome way to depart the earth.

But I still feel more sad on behalf of any of the anonymous tsunami victims.

Originally posted by chaz:

Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
He killed himself, that's obviously something he decided to do. So why be sad because of it? He's not sad so why should we be?

Because it's sad when someone kills themselves you numskull. Sad for the spouse, kids, parents, brothers, sisters and friends left behind. And yes, also sad that a person is so miserable that they'd do such a thing.

Originally posted by Sam Pulsize:
Always good to point out the obvious to people who go overboard with their sympathy.

Didn't realize this was your decision to make. Oh wait, it's not.

Originally posted by Sam Pulsize:
And where's the empathy for the families of John Raitt and Sandra Dee? They died too.

Go ahead and start a new post if it means that much to you.

Originally posted by Sam Pulsize:
Yes, it is sad that he would care so little about those people that you mention that he would choose a destructive lifelstyle and such a gruesome way to depart the earth.

anyone who feels "sad" about HST's lifestyle obviously doesn't like his writing.

I have read Stephen HUNTER (his movie reviews), William S. Burroughs, and Jim THOMPSON, but have never read anything by Hunter S. Thompson. So can't offer an opinion. What little I've read that was written about him since his death hasn't really worked to form any kind of positive opinion of him.

Originally posted by DUDE, best show EVER:

Originally posted by Sam Pulsize:
Yes, it is sad that he would care so little about those people that you mention that he would choose a destructive lifelstyle and such a gruesome way to depart the earth.

anyone who feels "sad" about HST's lifestyle obviously doesn't like his writing.

Originally posted by Sam Pulsize:
have never read anything by Hunter S. Thompson. So can't offer an opinion.

You never met him, never read any of his writings and choose not to offer an opinion on his works.

Yet some of who have read his works and have clearly been influenced by him in many shapes and forms are expressing grief and sympathy, and you have no problem telling us how we should feel?

Your hypocrisy knows no boundaries.

ggw?

I haven't read anything my anybody, on this board, that specifically pointed out the positive influence that this guy had on their lives.

All I seem to read in the press is about what a self-abusive person he was.

Care to tell me about the positive influences he had on your life?

Originally posted by vansmack:

Originally posted by Sam Pulsize:
have never read anything by Hunter S. Thompson. So can't offer an opinion.

You never met him, never read any of his writings and choose not to offer an opinion on his works.

Yet some of who have read his works and have clearly been influenced by him in many shapes and forms are expressing grief and sympathy, and you have no problem telling us how we should feel?

Your hypocrisy knows no boundaries.

Originally posted by vansmack:

Originally posted by Sam Pulsize:
have never read anything by Hunter S. Thompson. So can't offer an opinion.

You never met him, never read any of his writings and choose not to offer an opinion on his works.

Yet some of who have read his works and have clearly been influenced by him in many shapes and forms are expressing grief and sympathy, and you have no problem telling us how we should feel?

Your hypocrisy knows no boundaries.

Smackie, we've all blunted our swords of insightfulness on Rhett's shield of human cluelessness for far too long. It's no use!

Originally posted by chaz:
…we've all blunted our swords of insightfulness on Rhett's shield of human cloudlessness

It's actually a shield of contrails. <img src="http://pages.prodigy.net/hauxfan/Signs/Group_4/3.gif" alt=" - " />

Originally posted by Sam Pulsize:
And where's the empathy for the families of John Raitt and Sandra Dee? They died too.

Dee was a drunk and an anorexic, so, under your dynamic, she would warrant no sympathy.

Originally posted by Sam Pulsize:
Care to tell me about the positive influences he had on your life?

You don't deserve the pleasure.

If you lived this long with out reading HST - it is I who will relish in the joy of knowing what's missing in your life.

Henry Allen of the Post did put his feelings in words however:

"Except he wasn't like a number of people – he left us his prose, his genius persona, and his insights into the dark side of America, insights that could change your life after the laughing stopped. You would like to think that beneath the forbidding scowl of post-9/11 America, and despite the dark side, that a lot of people understand that Hunter S. Thompson was a great American."

Maybe if you had read his works, you would know why HST got his own Topic and nobody started a Topic for Sandra D or John Raitt.

Well, by the standards of this board, that would make her a hero. Thus, my surprise for the lack of empathy.

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:

Originally posted by Sam Pulsize:
And where's the empathy for the families of John Raitt and Sandra Dee? They died too.

Dee was a drunk and an anorexic, so, under your dynamic, she would warrant no sympathy.

Thompson was a great writer, changing the landscape and parameters of journalistic writing and reporting as an art (not unlike Tom Wolfe; I'd categorize them together based on their impact). He gave to me, at a relatively early age, an open mind about viewing the world, acknowledging other views of the world and the desire to peek behind the curtain (and the curiosity to ask, "who put up that curtain anyhow").

Plus, he was funny as shit as well as smart, so a day spent reading one of this books was a day well spent.

I dare say you might mourn Jeff Tweedy's passing more than an anonymous tsunami victim (not imparting any difference of worth to either, but certainly they have different impacts on your own life). Similarly, having been touched and taught by HST, I mourn his loss, regardless of what he drank, what he shot up, who he boinked or how he left this world. Actually, it's even sadder to me to consider that sometimes those brains most vital are also most troubled.