imagine some of the situations this guy has put himself in to write. a strong personality, stomach, and willing-ness to roll with it... i imagine. thanks austin
i know the Angels didn't like the book after it came out, but that said, there's no one else who got closer and managed to debunk the pathetic stereotype the Angels had at the time than HST. also gotta love that after his death, his ashes were shot out of a canon in his backyard.
took american freedom of expression to the limit. then offed himself with a gun. not sure why we always idolize dudes like Thompson but there's a long list: billy the kid, ws burroughs, hemingway, bukowski, and so on. HS's stories of riding the borrowed Ducati were classic.
In other news, I had to put down my 15y.o. German Shepard very recently. I ain't been the same since, really. Was thinking about your Knuckles post, etc.
Just got back from spreading Randy's ashes up in Truckee over the weekend. He loved it up there.
Tough rollin' around up there at the skatepark w/o him, man.
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there's a great documentary out called Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. highly recommend it.
Just happened to watch it last night.
Odd... (not the movie, just the coincidence)
It's ruling.
the most amazing man ever. read the all the gonzo paper volumes if you get a chance.
i know the Angels didn't like the book after it came out, but that said, there's no one else who got closer and managed to debunk the pathetic stereotype the Angels had at the time than HST. also gotta love that after his death, his ashes were shot out of a canon in his backyard.
"I feel the same way about disco as I do about herpes." - H. S. thompson
This about sums it up.
took american freedom of expression to the limit. then offed himself with a gun. not sure why we always idolize dudes like Thompson but there's a long list: billy the kid, ws burroughs, hemingway, bukowski, and so on. HS's stories of riding the borrowed Ducati were classic.
best ever
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?id=1992213&num=1
one of the good Doctor's last stories before his death notice... truly a great american
a million thanks Dr. Thompson
Funny... we are on the same wavelength (again) right now as I just posted this last week:
http://loresviscera.blogspot.com/2009/04/dr-hunter-s-thompson.html
In other news, I had to put down my 15y.o. German Shepard very recently. I ain't been the same since, really. Was thinking about your Knuckles post, etc.
Just got back from spreading Randy's ashes up in Truckee over the weekend.
He loved it up there.
Tough rollin' around up there at the skatepark w/o him, man.
See you in the warehouse soon?
Jason
HST inspired me to no end..
Thanks for that lower photo, don't think i'd seen that one before.
I don't buy into the idea of heroes, but HST is my exception.
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