Holy Crap Is Right
Hunter Thompson is dead. He seems to have shot himself. I guess that's not entirely surprising. Dammit, I was just getting around to reading Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail. From Atrios.
Some links: Gonzo.org (The Great Thompson Hunt), Rotten's biography, and a grammatical analysis of his style.
Hunter Thompson 1937 - 2005. . .Requiescat in Pacem.