I had the opportunity to Mr. Thompson speak in Chicago one night in the late 80's I believe. Couldn't understand most of what the man said, meaning he was mostly unintelligible. But it really didn't seem to matter to me or the crowd on hand. The man had made his mark by then.
Adiós you poor bastard.
Author Hunter S. Thompson Commits Suicide
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ASPEN, Colo. - Hunter S. Thompson, the acerbic counter-culture author of books such as "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.
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