
The bastard shot himself.
I enjoyed his work, I enjoyed living vicariously through him. I enjoyed seeing him the single time I had a chance. In fact since high school I have asked that my Epitaph be from one of the movies about him (I don't know if he ever said it or not):
"We had fun back then, but it never got weird enough for me"
He lived a pretty involved life, and took more drugs than 1/2 a dozen junkies. A week before John Belushi died he was picked up hitchhiking on the road near Hunter S Thompson’s house. Belushi is quoted as remarking that he couldn't hang with Thompson, and that he [Thompson] just did too many drugs.
Who knows what kind of weird trip he was on at the time. He will be missed.
-Jason