tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post8516821540323055087..comments2024-03-28T03:41:35.776-07:00Comments on Illogical Contraption: Hunter S. Thompson: July 18, 1937 - February 20, 2005Shelby Cobrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077451792653323915noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-79202789243389813962010-02-21T14:12:10.832-08:002010-02-21T14:12:10.832-08:00The great thing about Dr Thompson is that he wasn&...The great thing about Dr Thompson is that he wasn't afraid of the truth, no matter how repulsive it turned out to be.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342128832508476425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645554669355760340.post-48284959486033082492010-02-20T15:42:29.910-08:002010-02-20T15:42:29.910-08:00I’m relegating my comments to the comment board be...I’m relegating my comments to the comment board because, frankly, I think promoting my views on Hunter Thompson on the anniversary of his suicide would be tasteless, distracting, and egotistical (all of which I usually am, but not today). Better to let the author speak for himself. That said, I consider Thompson a personal hero and a role model, not only in his writing, but also in his life. He is known best for his outlandish drug use and bouts of craziness--and rightly so--but slavish adherence to that image of the man does him a disservice. He was much heavier. I recommend everyone read the story of <a href="http://www.talkleft.com/story/2006/04/25/292/85574" rel="nofollow">Lisl Auman</a>. It shines a light on a side of Thompson largely ignored during his life, but, I believe, at the heart of his character. He was a fucking champion, and he is still missed.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14496390106295047006noreply@blogger.com