a choice quote from his last entry mentioning politics.. election day november 2nd:
It is now Tuesday, and John Kerry is looking good today, while George Bush is looking a little desperate. His eyes are wild and his voice is shrill and he is acting more and more like a doomed animal on its way to the meat-grinder. Young George is about to lose his first election.
JFK will win this one decisively enough to make any recounts or challenges irrelevant. If Kerry wins New Hampshire and Pennsylvania and Florida, for instance, this election will be over before it really gets started.
Kerry will win big today. I guarantee it. The evil Bush family of central Texas is about to suffer another humiliating failure on another disastrous election day.
And I knew it Sunday after returning from Los Angeles, where I had been campaigning for Kerry, my friend. Football and politics were never so fatally linked as they were when the Washington Redskins lost to the Green Bay Packers that day. It was all over after that.
The sun has come up over the Rockies and the time has come to drive into town and vote aggressively for my man, who will win this election handily. And the Democrats will regain control of both houses of Congress. That is all I know right now, and all I need to know.
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. We will march on a road of bones.
No idea who this guy is/was but the bold text says it all:
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson was born and raised in Louisville, Ky. His books include "Hell's Angels," "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," "Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72," "The Great Shark Hunt," "The Curse of Lono," "Generation of Swine," "Songs of the Doomed," "Screwjack," "Better Than Sex," "The Proud Highway," "The Rum Diary," and "Fear and Loathing in America." His latest book, "Kingdom of Fear," has just been released. A regular contributor to various national and international publications, Thompson now lives in a fortified compound near Aspen, Colo. His column
No idea who this guy is/was but the bold text says it all:
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson was born and raised in Louisville, Ky. His books include "Hell's Angels," "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," "Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72," "The Great Shark Hunt," "The Curse of Lono," "Generation of Swine," "Songs of the Doomed," "Screwjack," "Better Than Sex," "The Proud Highway," "The Rum Diary," and "Fear and Loathing in America." His latest book, "Kingdom of Fear," has just been released. A regular contributor to various national and international publications, Thompson now lives in a fortified compound near Aspen, Colo. His column
Tin foil hats anyone?
Heh clearly you don't know who he was...A tin foil hat would be a bit normal for Hunter Thompson...
A significant loss to journalism and literature...
No idea who this guy is/was but the bold text says it all:
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson was born and raised in Louisville, Ky. His books include "Hell's Angels," "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," "Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72," "The Great Shark Hunt," "The Curse of Lono," "Generation of Swine," "Songs of the Doomed," "Screwjack," "Better Than Sex," "The Proud Highway," "The Rum Diary," and "Fear and Loathing in America." His latest book, "Kingdom of Fear," has just been released. A regular contributor to various national and international publications, Thompson now lives in a fortified compound near Aspen, Colo. His column
Tin foil hats anyone?
Heh clearly you don't know who he was...A tin foil hat would be a bit normal for Hunter Thompson...
A significant loss to journalism and literature...
Whoa, i think this is the first time i seen Hunter Thompson and normal in the same sentence.
"Terrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich"
He showed up an hour late and drunk to a lecture he was supposed to give at the college in Reno. His speech after he finally did show up made no sense.
I can see from the journal entry quoted above that he had mental issues.
I had the wonderful opportunity to meet Gonzo on his way back from trial in Leadville Co.(apparently John Denver[his neighbor] was having a party and he decided to set off a chain of high powered explosive charges on the property line because the party was annoying him) and buy him drinks/smoke big fat joints with him and spend about 4 hours with a true american icon. His sort of genius will never ever be replaced.
The first duty of a patriot is to question the government
It is now Tuesday, and John Kerry is looking good today, while George Bush is looking a little desperate. His eyes are wild and his voice is shrill and he is acting more and more like a doomed animal on its way to the meat-grinder. Young George is about to lose his first election.
JFK will win this one decisively enough to make any recounts or challenges irrelevant. If Kerry wins New Hampshire and Pennsylvania and Florida, for instance, this election will be over before it really gets started.
Kerry will win big today. I guarantee it. The evil Bush family of central Texas is about to suffer another humiliating failure on another disastrous election day.
And I knew it Sunday after returning from Los Angeles, where I had been campaigning for Kerry, my friend. Football and politics were never so fatally linked as they were when the Washington Redskins lost to the Green Bay Packers that day. It was all over after that.
The sun has come up over the Rockies and the time has come to drive into town and vote aggressively for my man, who will win this election handily. And the Democrats will regain control of both houses of Congress. That is all I know right now, and all I need to know.
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. We will march on a road of bones.
BWAHAHAHAHA
Now that is some funny shit. There's a guy with a firm grip of reality. LOL
Midnyte_Ragebringer wrote:Some wacko killed himself. Having a hard time giving a shit.
You can stop pretending to be blase about the death of a counter-culture icon now. The liberals don't seem to be biting today, which is odd, because they're usually not this hard to troll.
Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable, let's prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all. - Douglas Adams
i found his columns on Page 2 at ESPN.com to be the only thing that routinely got me to that site.
the guy was a cook, but had some really great takes on things as well. I dont think he deserves any sort of reverence, but anybody posting on this board who wouldnt be happy to have made millions having fun on their own terms is a liar.
his appearances on Conan were sometimes hilarious, sometimes indeciferable. which i think is pretty much what you get with him
Hmm, i spot a trend, see the only 2 guys in this thread who dont know who Hunter S. Thompson was
Hell, a load of the people in here know who he was, although were not american, but 2 of the ultra-american protectors in here got no clue, although hes one of the great american icons
That guy will be missed, thats for sure. True, he was a total nutcase, and usually found high enough to almost go in orbit, but he had style.
"Terrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich"
How long could we maintain? I wondered. How long until one of us starts raving and jabbering at this boy? What will he think then? This same lonely desert was the last known home of the Manson family; will he make that grim connection when my attorney starts screaming about bats and huge manta rays coming down on the car? If so, well, we'll just have to cut his head off and bury him somewhere, 'cause it goes without saying that we can't turn him loose. He'd report us at once to some kind of outback Nazi law enforcement agency and they'll run us down like dogs. Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?
Hesten wrote:Hmm, i spot a trend, see the only 2 guys in this thread who dont know who Hunter S. Thompson was
Hell, a load of the people in here know who he was, although were not american, but 2 of the ultra-american protectors in here got no clue, although hes one of the great american icons
That guy will be missed, thats for sure. True, he was a total nutcase, and usually found high enough to almost go in orbit, but he had style.
Because I don't like him in your eyes means I don't know him? LOL
Typical of people like you who completely disregard anyone who disagrees with you. Very sad.
I don't take solace in negative, bitter people like HST. Sorry. His negativity and bitterness drove him to end his own life. Getting any of this?
Midnyte_Ragebringer wrote:His negativity and bitterness drove him to end his own life.
In all fairness, the gunshot wound had a lot to do with it too.
Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable, let's prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all. - Douglas Adams
Hesten wrote:Hmm, i spot a trend, see the only 2 guys in this thread who dont know who Hunter S. Thompson was
Hell, a load of the people in here know who he was, although were not american, but 2 of the ultra-american protectors in here got no clue, although hes one of the great american icons
That guy will be missed, thats for sure. True, he was a total nutcase, and usually found high enough to almost go in orbit, but he had style.
Probably because I don't associate with the kind of people I don't want to be around. People who drink to get drunk, people who use drugs... Just a few of the types I want nothing to do with in RL.
From what I see this guy doesn't deserve anything resembling respect. All I am seeing is a description of an alcoholic/drug addict who killed himself.
As harsh as it may be, I don't know him, and don't really care what he did, and it doesn't mean squat to me that he committed suicide. To me it's one less person on the streets who could have killed someone else while under the influence.
It is really sad when people admire someone for using drugs.
Hesten wrote:Hmm, i spot a trend, see the only 2 guys in this thread who dont know who Hunter S. Thompson was
Hell, a load of the people in here know who he was, although were not american, but 2 of the ultra-american protectors in here got no clue, although hes one of the great american icons
That guy will be missed, thats for sure. True, he was a total nutcase, and usually found high enough to almost go in orbit, but he had style.
Probably because I don't associate with the kind of people I don't want to be around. People who drink to get drunk, people who use drugs... Just a few of the types I want nothing to do with in RL.
From what I see this guy doesn't deserve anything resembling respect. All I am seeing is a description of an alcoholic/drug addict who killed himself.
As harsh as it may be, I don't know him, and don't really care what he did, and it doesn't mean squat to me that he committed suicide. To me it's one less person on the streets who could have killed someone else while under the influence.
It is really sad when people admire someone for using drugs.
And it is really really sad when people think someone is admiring someone for their use of drugs when they are admiring his incisive wit and social criticism...I fail to see where in this thread anyone lauded his drinking and or drug habits...
All you are seeing is what you want to think of him...There is a great deal more if you could be bothered to read something that disagrees with your dogma...Hell, you have never heard of the guy prior to this thread now you are aware enough to make blanket statements like he deserves no respect?
He was a drunk asshole when I saw him in person in the late 80's. If people admire that then more power to them but I've never been a fan of his so I suppose I missed the part where I'm supposed to understand that him writing some off the wall novels and articles excuses him for being a drunk asshole in person. I'm sure there've been lots of people through history that were assholes though and we don't know about it so he's probably no different. I was indiffeent to begin with though.
On a side note, people that like Hunter S. Thompson would probably like the comic, Transmetropolitan.
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Teenybloke wrote:What a surprise, the dickheads are getting their digs in even though they ARE NOT NEGATIVE OH NO
I explained my stance on him and my conclusion wasn't like yours, based soley on things you've read of his.
RL interraction does impact opinion. I'm not claiming people that like him are wrong. I just don't care for his work and his actions in person didn't help me change my mind.
Midnyte_Ragebringer wrote:His negativity and bitterness drove him to end his own life.
In all fairness, the gunshot wound had a lot to do with it too.
Where as, the stupid have boundless optimism!
May 2003 - "Mission Accomplished"
June 2005 - "The mission isn't easy, and it will not be accomplished overnight"
-- G W Bush, freelance writer for The Daily Show.
Arborealus wrote:...There is a great deal more if you could be bothered to read something that disagrees with your dogma...Hell, you have never heard of the guy prior to this thread now you are aware enough to make blanket statements like he deserves no respect?
Tell me Oh Great and Powerful Oz... what is my dogma?
I got introduced to Hunter S. Thompson through the writing of Oscar Zeta Acosta. I think this quote puts his contributions to our culture best.
Writing in The New York Times in 1973, Christopher Lehmann-Haupt worried Thompson might someday “lapse into good taste.”
“That would be a shame, for while he doesn’t see America as Grandma Moses depicted it, or the way they painted it for us in civics class, he does in his own mad way betray a profound democratic concern for the polity,” he wrote. “And in its own mad way, it’s damned refreshing.”
True individuals are very rare in this life and if there is one thing you can say about Hunter S. Thompson, he was an individual.
Crav Veladorn
Darkblade of Tunare
"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind."
- Albert Einstein
Crav wrote:I got introduced to Hunter S. Thompson through the writing of Oscar Zeta Acosta. I think this quote puts his contributions to our culture best.
Writing in The New York Times in 1973, Christopher Lehmann-Haupt worried Thompson might someday “lapse into good taste.”
“That would be a shame, for while he doesn’t see America as Grandma Moses depicted it, or the way they painted it for us in civics class, he does in his own mad way betray a profound democratic concern for the polity,” he wrote. “And in its own mad way, it’s damned refreshing.”
True individuals are very rare in this life and if there is one thing you can say about Hunter S. Thompson, he was an individual.
Hitler was an individual too. Doesn't make me give a fuck about him though.
Crav wrote:I got introduced to Hunter S. Thompson through the writing of Oscar Zeta Acosta. I think this quote puts his contributions to our culture best.
Writing in The New York Times in 1973, Christopher Lehmann-Haupt worried Thompson might someday “lapse into good taste.”
“That would be a shame, for while he doesn’t see America as Grandma Moses depicted it, or the way they painted it for us in civics class, he does in his own mad way betray a profound democratic concern for the polity,” he wrote. “And in its own mad way, it’s damned refreshing.”
True individuals are very rare in this life and if there is one thing you can say about Hunter S. Thompson, he was an individual.
Hitler was an individual too. Doesn't make me give a fuck about him though.
Actually as shown by the fact that so many people didn't have a problem killing Jews and Gypsies or have any problems persecuting others I wouldn't call Hitler an individual.
Crav Veladorn
Darkblade of Tunare
"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind."
- Albert Einstein
Hesten wrote:Hmm, i spot a trend, see the only 2 guys in this thread who dont know who Hunter S. Thompson was
Hell, a load of the people in here know who he was, although were not american, but 2 of the ultra-american protectors in here got no clue, although hes one of the great american icons
That guy will be missed, thats for sure. True, he was a total nutcase, and usually found high enough to almost go in orbit, but he had style.
Probably because I don't associate with the kind of people I don't want to be around. People who drink to get drunk, people who use drugs... Just a few of the types I want nothing to do with in RL.
From what I see this guy doesn't deserve anything resembling respect. All I am seeing is a description of an alcoholic/drug addict who killed himself.
As harsh as it may be, I don't know him, and don't really care what he did, and it doesn't mean squat to me that he committed suicide. To me it's one less person on the streets who could have killed someone else while under the influence.
It is really sad when people admire someone for using drugs.
To be fair, I don't think Bush or Clinton had the kind of drug use that would produce, say, Naked Lunch
It's not like artists who use drugs are unusual though... like Samuel Taylor Coleridge; utterly off his face more often than not.
I think the more telling point is Bush being the killingest governor ever IIRC, and being a marginal human being himself.
May 2003 - "Mission Accomplished"
June 2005 - "The mission isn't easy, and it will not be accomplished overnight"
-- G W Bush, freelance writer for The Daily Show.
Hesten wrote:Hmm, i spot a trend, see the only 2 guys in this thread who dont know who Hunter S. Thompson was
Hell, a load of the people in here know who he was, although were not american, but 2 of the ultra-american protectors in here got no clue, although hes one of the great american icons
That guy will be missed, thats for sure. True, he was a total nutcase, and usually found high enough to almost go in orbit, but he had style.
Probably because I don't associate with the kind of people I don't want to be around. People who drink to get drunk, people who use drugs... Just a few of the types I want nothing to do with in RL.
From what I see this guy doesn't deserve anything resembling respect. All I am seeing is a description of an alcoholic/drug addict who killed himself.
As harsh as it may be, I don't know him, and don't really care what he did, and it doesn't mean squat to me that he committed suicide. To me it's one less person on the streets who could have killed someone else while under the influence.
It is really sad when people admire someone for using drugs.
Yet another example of how challenging the English language is for good ol Hesten, let me highlight it for you Hesten so maybe you can read it a little better:
Aruman wrote:
Probably because I don't associate with the kind of people I don't want to be around. People who drink to get drunk, people who use drugs... Just a few of the types I want nothing to do with in RL.
Zaelath wrote:point is Bush being the killingest governor ever
Grats you on inventing a word.
Yes, not. I've heard it a number of times referring to Bush and while not strictly a word it does suit him down to his nucular boots.
May 2003 - "Mission Accomplished"
June 2005 - "The mission isn't easy, and it will not be accomplished overnight"
-- G W Bush, freelance writer for The Daily Show.
Zaelath wrote:To be fair, I don't think Bush or Clinton had the kind of drug use that would produce, say, Naked Lunch
Naked Lunch = Burroughs
Yes, who shot his wife in a William-Tell-like accident IIRC. I was talking about artists and drugs in general.. oh well.
May 2003 - "Mission Accomplished"
June 2005 - "The mission isn't easy, and it will not be accomplished overnight"
-- G W Bush, freelance writer for The Daily Show.
Don't know him, never heard of him, never saw the movie, don't much care. Sucks that someone thought they needed to commit suicide, but couldn't care less personally.. was his choice.
Midnyte_Ragebringer wrote:as much news as Paris Hiltons Blackberry hack. A complete non-important event.
Actually, this is a rather important event. Not because it's Paris Hilton, but because it might just finally make people realize how easy it is to hack into Bluetooth and cell phones because the manufacturers are too fucking lazy to build any type of protection or educate the consumer on how to avoid having this happen. Now that it's happened to 'famous people' who have the clout and money to file lawsuits, perhaps things will change a little bit within the industry. At the very least, people are going to be wondering if their cell phone or PDA are secure.. and if they do any investigating at all, they're going to be surprised. Of course, an idiot like you wouldnt' really look past the 'oooo, boobies! baaad! /dial fcc'
While I have no problem calling this assclown an author or an artist, calling him a journalist is a like calling the fucking shills on Fox News the same.
"There is at least as much need to curb the cruel greed and arrogance of part of the world of capital, to curb the cruel greed and violence of part of the world of labor, as to check a cruel and unhealthy militarism in international relationships." -Theodore Roosevelt
And as expected, dumbfucks like mid are going to talk shit about him.... typical.
