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The godfather of gonzo journalism, Hunter Thompson, is dead.
- Somehow, we still tolerate each other. Eventually this will be the only forum left.
Oh man. The guy was a legend. A true hero to how journalism should be: raw, truthful, and gonzo. His writing was starting to wane, but seems like a bad way to go.
Rosalina: But you didn't.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
The book is really good, but I think both medium have their good qualities. (Despite a book's detail, you can't really grasp your head around visuals of the situations. Gilliam did a great job with that.) The movie shifts events here and there (it's sorta like an acid-trip of the book) and it had to end it a little short, but overall it captured the spirit of the book.
Of course, the man isn't about doing drugs all day. Though the amount of drugs and things he got away with are staggering, he'd just be another Cheech or Chong or Timothy Leary if thats all he did. He's very good at getting into the depth of a situation, analyzing it, being a part of it, and exploring the reasons why it exists. Hell's Angels is a good example of this, and it's a very good read.
Of course, the man isn't about doing drugs all day. Though the amount of drugs and things he got away with are staggering, he'd just be another Cheech or Chong or Timothy Leary if thats all he did. He's very good at getting into the depth of a situation, analyzing it, being a part of it, and exploring the reasons why it exists. Hell's Angels is a good example of this, and it's a very good read.
Rosalina: But you didn't.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
Rosalina: But you didn't.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?id=1992213
This is interesting. It's last column, which was about converstions he had with Bill Murray on "Shotgun Golf."
This is interesting. It's last column, which was about converstions he had with Bill Murray on "Shotgun Golf."
Murray had played him in "Where the Buffalo Roam", though I haven't seen it because I heard that the movie wasn't that good. I might need to check it out anyway.
Depp was just too much like HST in F&L, though.
Depp was just too much like HST in F&L, though.
Rosalina: But you didn't.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
There was talk that the whole thing was planned for a long time. His son came to visit, since he normally didn't come there. His wife was at the gym at the time.
Another good article from LEO's editor (Louisville Eccentric Observer): http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art ... 2/50223009
Another good article from LEO's editor (Louisville Eccentric Observer): http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art ... 2/50223009
Rosalina: But you didn't.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
I was in Colorado at the time when he killed himself, I was only about a 1/2 hour away from where he died (he was in Aspen, I was in Glenwood Springs). I think that he did it between 6-6:30PM, this was the exact same time that we were in Blockbuster and we saw a Hunter S. Thompson movie called "Where the Buffaloes Roam" starring Bill Murray... We had also been talking about HST earlier in the day.
A *very* odd coincidence! Then the next day we were walking through downtown Glenwood Springs and we saw an Aspen local paper that said "Hunter S. Thompson Dead", we were a bit weirded out. It's not like we talked about HST that much, if ever! and there we were talking about him and finding his movie within minutes of his death.
:shock:
A *very* odd coincidence! Then the next day we were walking through downtown Glenwood Springs and we saw an Aspen local paper that said "Hunter S. Thompson Dead", we were a bit weirded out. It's not like we talked about HST that much, if ever! and there we were talking about him and finding his movie within minutes of his death.
:shock:
