Yeah, I heard it on our newscasts this morning, & remembering the
thrill of reading Fear & Trembling on the Campaign Trail in Rolling
Stone, thought again about how much we need someone like him now. But I
guess lately he hasn't written that way, or only for a much more
limited venue.
Such voices are necessary, & to lose another, as you said, sad.
Doug
On 20-Feb-05, at 10:39 PM, Alison Croggon wrote:
> Somehow, not unexpected; but it makes me sad all the same.
>
> http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Hunter-S-Thompson-kills-himself/2005/
> 02/21/
> 1108834716057.html
>
> All the best
>
> A
>
>
> Alison Croggon
>
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