Hunter S. Thompson is dead

That man could write.

If you don't know who he is, read the Times obit right here.

And for you kids, he wrote "Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas," which was made into a very stylistic film by Terry Gilliam and starred Bencio Del Toro as "Dr. Gonzo" and Johnny Depp as Thompson's alter ego. He wrote for Rolling Stone and for you Doonesberry readers (of course if you read Doonesberry, you probably already know who he is) Thompson is who the "Uncle Duke" character was based on.

Unnecessary side note. I named my cat after him. But the "S" stands for "Shaggy," which is what I call him.