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Posted by Hugh on Mon Feb 21st at 5:28am 2005

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/books/02/21/thompson.obit.ap/index.html

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Posted by Nickelplate on Mon Feb 21st at 6:16am 2005

? quoting Hugh
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/books/02/21/thompson.obit.ap/index.html

Ironic, your choice of Signatures, isnt it?

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Posted by Cassius on Mon Feb 21st at 7:55am 2005

This man used to be my hero.





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Posted by DrGlass on Mon Feb 21st at 7:58am 2005

I'd like to read some of his books, Fear and Loathing was amazing.
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Posted by Finger on Mon Feb 21st at 9:57am 2005

Quite sad. It's very true that the most unique, creative, brilliant people, can also be the most unstable, radical, terrible, and self destructive. This doesn't really surprise me at all.



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Posted by Orpheus on Mon Feb 21st at 2:01pm 2005

i have even more strong opinions about suicide than i do about *taboo* people. so i will abstain from commenting on that topic.

my sentiments go to the survivors. those are the ones who need your sympathy.

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Posted by satchmo on Mon Feb 21st at 4:54pm 2005

He spent his life criticizing others, but he was probably his own worst critic. He set the standard too high for everyone to follow, including himself. [addsig]




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