August 2012
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“He was trapped by a certain mythology that he created.”
– John Cusack on Hunter S. Thompson, the myth
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July 2012
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“But never mind the nights, my love, because they never really happened anyway.”
– Ralph Steadman on Hunter S. Thompson (source)
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“she had a swimming pool shaped like a football in her backyard, and the...”
– Hunter S. Thompson - Kingdom of Fear
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“Crack is ruining the drug culture.”
– Hunter S. Thompson
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“Every reaction is a learning process; every significant experience alters your...”
– ― Hunter S. Thompson, The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967 (via katherinelever)
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“He was a pain in the ass. He was fearless. He was cruel, but also capable of...”
– William McKeen on Hunter S. Thompson (via pyrrhic-victoria)
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“The mind and body must be subjected to extreme stimulus, by means of drugs and...”
– Hunter S. Thompson (via pyrrhic-victoria)
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“A little bit of this town goes a very long way. After five days in Vegas you...”
– page 193, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson (via bpgonzo)
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“When a man gives up drugs he wants big fires in his life - all night long, every...”
– Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing On the Campaign Trail ‘72
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“One of the basic laws of politics is that Action Moves Away from the Center. The...”
– Hunter S. Thompson from Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ‘72 (via matthewrphillips)
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“Oh god, why did she have to happen? Just when I was doing so well without her.”
– Hunter S. Thompson, The Rum Diary (via diaryofahoneybadger)
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“We shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our...”
– Hunter S. Thompson (via auntleonaskitchen)
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“Innocence must die if we are ever to begin the journey to a greater innocence...”
– Hunter S. Thompson
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“I’m a word freak. I like words. I’ve always compared writing to music. That’s...”
– Hunter S. Thompson, Woody Creek, March 1990. (from Songs of the Doomed)
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“Don’t draw Ralph, it’s a filthy habit.”
– Dr. Hunter S. Thompson to artist and Dr. Thompson biographer Ralph Stedman (via justwidle)
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“I’d go mad if I had to live in the midst of all the weird shit I write about.”
– Hunter S. Thompson, Woody Creek, January 1990. (from Songs of the Doomed)
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Anonymous asked: i have a sneaking suspicion we should have sex with each other.
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“Panic. It crept up my spine like first rising vibes of an acid frenzy. All these...”
– Raoul Duke, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (via glassballoons)
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Fore Doc.
Happy 75.
Love,
Gnu
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“The massive, frustrated energies of a mainly young, disillusioned electorate...”
– Hunter S. Thompson (via batcountryword)
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bpgonzo:
Now that Hunter’s birthday is over, I’m going to go back to posting other stupid shit I like that isn’t Hunter S. Thompson (with the occasional Hunter S. Thompson) starting tomorrow. If you’re looking for all-Hunter blogs (or at least mostly-Gonzo blogs), look no further. Well, look at the following list, and then look no further.
http://fuckyeahhst.tumblr.com/
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Dr, Gonzo
21 years ago, my friend and mentor Dr. John W gave me my first copy of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Though fairly well-read at that point, as a college sophomore I was as full of shit as every other college sophomore at that point.
That book, at that time, changed my life. Forget the booze, the acid, the madness, the fear - Hunter Stockton had a finger on the pulse of humanity - not just...
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