Hunter S. Thompson Dead of Apparent Suicide

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Breaking news on CNN.com.

[1369]

Wouldn't suprise me, I tried to read his latest "Kingdom Of Fear", dude had a lot of issues.

[GoldToe]

Who is Hunter S. Thompson?

[CosmicCowboy]

I loved his books...that was one serious party animal...

[tsb2000]

Who is Hunter S. Thompson?

He wrote "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas."

[Medvedenko]

RIP HST....
The guy was a legend...too bad...however considering he lasted this long, I'll give him props. I'm just waiting for the Biopic with Johnny Depp.....

[GoldToe]

He wrote "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas."

Thanks, but it didn't help. Still clueless as to who he was.

Was the above book the basis for the movie "Leaving Las Vegas"?

[CosmicCowboy]

Thanks, but it didn't help. Still clueless as to who he was.

Was the above book the basis for the movie "Leaving Las Vegas"?

nope

heres a quote from F&L in Las Vegas...

We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like "I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive...." And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the sky was full of what looked like huge bats, all swooping and screeching and diving around the car, which was going about a hundred miles an hour with the top down to Las Vegas. And a voice was screaming: "Holy Jesus! What are these goddamn animals?"

Then it was quiet again. My attorney had taken his shirt off and was pouring beer on his chest, to facilitate the tanning process. "What the are you yelling about?" he muttered, staring up at the sun with his eyes closed and covered with wraparound Spanish sunglasses. "Never mind," I said. "It's your turn to drive." I hit the brakes and aimed the Great Red Shark toward the shoulder of the highway. No point mentioning those bats, I thought. The poor bas will see them soon enough.

just google his name if you are interested in more...

[tsb2000]

No, "Fear and Loathing in LV" had Johnny Depp in it. "Leaving LV" had Nicholas Cage.

[jalbre6]

just google his name if you are interested in more...

Or better yet, go to ESPN.com and search his name internally. He's written a monthly column there for three or four years. His last story about Shotgun Golf with Bill Murray was pretty good.