Pal reveals Thompson's frustration after surgery

One of counterculture writer Hunter S Thompson’s closest friends said he was not surprised at his suicide because he had been in a lot of pain after a broken leg and hip surgery.

“I never expected Hunter to die in a hospital bed with tubes coming out of him,” said George Stranahan, a former owner of the Woody Creek Tavern, one of Thompson’s favourite hangouts in Aspen, Colorado.