# Hunter S. Thompson is DEAD??? Where have I been? Say it ain't so Gonzo!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 4, 2005, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-s-thompson-is-dead-where-have-i-been-say-it-aint-so-gonzo/315605 "2005-08-04T19:10:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-s-thompson-is-dead-where-have-i-been-say-it-aint-so-gonzo/315605/1 "2005-08-04T19:10:35Z")
Oh my Frigg’in God! How on earth could I have missed his passing??? :smack: 😕 I grew up reading the guy, enjoyed his columns, loved his books and bios, **I CAN’T BELIEVE HE’S DEAD**. And I missed it in February!!! I just found out because I was researching a quote I wanted from one of his columns, and I saw his memorial info. Private memorial, not public, on August 20th… I stumbled across [Ralph Steadman’s](http://www.hstmemorial.com/) memorial site, that has a pic of his memorial print. I’m still awestruck that I missed this. Anyone know any details? ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-s-thompson-is-dead-where-have-i-been-say-it-aint-so-gonzo/315605/2 "2005-08-04T19:12:33Z")
Suicide. Although I think his widow claims a conspiracy. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-s-thompson-is-dead-where-have-i-been-say-it-aint-so-gonzo/315605/3 "2005-08-04T19:14:01Z")
Oh, [here’s one of the threads about it](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=303468). ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-s-thompson-is-dead-where-have-i-been-say-it-aint-so-gonzo/315605/4 "2005-08-04T19:24:26Z")
> [@Phlosphr](#): > > I grew up reading the guy, enjoyed his columns, loved his books and bios, **I CAN’T BELIEVE HE’S DEAD**. And I missed it in February!!! In true Hunter S. Thompson gonzo journalist fashion, you really ought to list what pharmecuticals induced your blackout at the time. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-s-thompson-is-dead-where-have-i-been-say-it-aint-so-gonzo/315605/5 "2005-08-04T19:30:05Z")
> [@Phlosphr](#): > > How on earth could I have missed his passing??? Too much LDS? –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-s-thompson-is-dead-where-have-i-been-say-it-aint-so-gonzo/315605/6 "2005-08-04T19:32:46Z")
> [@Cliffy](#): > > Too much LDS? > > –Cliffy I knew there was something odd about those Mormons! ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-s-thompson-is-dead-where-have-i-been-say-it-aint-so-gonzo/315605/7 "2005-08-04T19:37:23Z")
> [@rjung](#): > > In true Hunter S. Thompson gonzo journalist fashion, you really ought to list what pharmecuticals induced your blackout at the time. 😉 Take your pick - I think it was the Ether…then again, it very well could have been the tremendous migration of so many **Bats** that threw off my equilibrium. Gad Damn Bats! Bats everywhere!!! [sup]…sshhhh…what was that?..did you smell something?[/sup] ---
**Author:** ![Stringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Stringer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringer)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-s-thompson-is-dead-where-have-i-been-say-it-aint-so-gonzo/315605/8 "2005-08-04T19:55:23Z")
> [@Cliffy](#): > > Too much LDS? Are you sure it isn’t time for a colorful metaphor? ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-s-thompson-is-dead-where-have-i-been-say-it-aint-so-gonzo/315605/9 "2005-08-04T20:00:17Z")
> [@micahjn](#): > > Are you sure it isn’t time for a colorful metaphor? Hell yes. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-s-thompson-is-dead-where-have-i-been-say-it-aint-so-gonzo/315605/10 "2005-08-04T20:03:55Z")
> [@Terminus Est](#): > > I knew there was something odd about those Mormons! Damn shame when one Cornell man zongs another! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2005, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-s-thompson-is-dead-where-have-i-been-say-it-aint-so-gonzo/315605/11 "2005-08-05T01:26:56Z")
> [@Phlosphr](#): > > Oh my Frigg’in God! How on earth could I have missed his passing??? :smack: 😕 well, there was that little matter of [abandoning the SDMB for a half-year…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=323812) How else are you supposed to keep in touch with all major cultural developments? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2005, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-s-thompson-is-dead-where-have-i-been-say-it-aint-so-gonzo/315605/12 "2005-08-05T02:15:00Z")
You stop reading _Doonesbury_ and you risk falling behind on current events. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2005, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-s-thompson-is-dead-where-have-i-been-say-it-aint-so-gonzo/315605/13 "2005-08-05T02:19:02Z")
Cleaning out the big bedroom so that I can move into it (and change the medium bedroom into a library), I found _Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas_. I put it aside to read, but I might just watch the DVD instead. (I’ve got two books and two magazines going right now.) ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2005, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunter-s-thompson-is-dead-where-have-i-been-say-it-aint-so-gonzo/315605/14 "2005-08-05T05:54:41Z")
> [@micahjn](#): > > Are you sure it isn’t time for a colorful metaphor? Double-dumb-ass on you!