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By jager, on 06-04-2005 07:46

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This August, the ashes of Hunter S. Thompson will be shot from a cannon embedded into a 53' sculpture of the Gonzo "fist" logo at his compound in Woody Creek, Colorado.  It's a fitting tribute to a man who was larger than life while at the same time embodying the way life should be lived: full speed ahead and with reckless abandon. 

Hunter Thompson was an inspiration to me in a lot of ways.  Obviously the Good Doctor lived his life to the fullest, engaging in acts of wanton hedonism most of us will never know.  He eschewed political correctness.  He used drugs prodigiously.  He wrote some of the best goddamn prose anyone has ever read.  All this while living the sort of life I would emulate were I not hamstrung by an annoying sense of personal responsibility and a powerful case of the Fear. 

But just because noone can live up to the example he set doesn't mean we can't learn from the lessons he taught.  It's tempting for the uninitiated to look at Hunter and see nothing more than a drug fueled mutant, a quasi-journalist with an axe to grind.  The best part is that's exactly what he was - he never denied it.  He spawned an entire genre of drug addled wannabes, none of whom matched the greatness of the original.  But it's from his hordes of half baked imitators that we can draw the greatest lesson that Dr. Gonzo had to teach: the magic is not in the dope.  It's in your head.

RIP HST
July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005
"Buy the ticket, take the ride."


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Gonzo Nights

By: admin (Guest) on 19-04-2005 09:16

Gonzo Nights

By: admin (Guest IP 69.81.15.30) on 19-04-2005 09:16

Another excellent article over at the Times about the last interview Hunter ever did. Pretty good read. Plus it has this kickass new illustration of Hunter by the redoubtable Ralph Steadman, the artist who has come to be most associated with HST.

 

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Dr. Thompson's Wars

By: admin (Guest) on 06-04-2005 17:00

Dr. Thompson's Wars

By: admin (Guest IP 69.81.15.21) on 06-04-2005 17:00

Believer Magaazine has this interesting article on Hunter in the current issue; all about HST's legacy and the parallels between the current political situation and the situation in the 80s. Excellent stuff, check it out if you have a free minute or two.

 

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Tho i didn't know him well...

By: Behlen (Guest) on 06-04-2005 10:56

Tho i didn't know him well...

By: Behlen (Guest IP 65.31.234.172) on 06-04-2005 10:56

He was the man, i just brought some shit up and read about him a bit. Tho im not as learn-ed as Master Yeager, i aspire. Rest well HST. 
 
PS: Chris in case you didnt know, BLack Monday is Clint.

 

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Nice

By: Guest (Guest) on 06-04-2005 10:51

Nice

By: Guest (Guest IP 67.137.160.190) on 06-04-2005 10:51

You have once again shattered my dreams as he did. I was hoping that it was the dope!!!! :grin :grin :grin Black Monday;-]

 

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