The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson

"It never got weird enough for me." — HST

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June 1, 2012 6:13 pm
bpgonzo: Trying on the costume before this weekend. Apologies for the horrible lighting/quality. Because of reasons. Have fun this weekend! 

bpgonzo:

Trying on the costume before this weekend. Apologies for the horrible lighting/quality.

Because of reasons. 
Have fun this weekend! 

3:26 pm
gqfashion: Your Morning Shot: Hunter S. Thompson “Absolute truth is a very rare, and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism.”

gqfashion:

Your Morning Shot: Hunter S. Thompson

“Absolute truth is a very rare, and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism.”

12:41 pm
"We cannot expect people to have respect for law and order until we teach respect to those we have entrusted to enforce those laws."

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Hunter S. Thompson (via pompouspaul)
May 31, 2012 6:09 pm
gonzo as fuck. (via t-i-n-g-a-l-i-n-g)

gonzo as fuck. (via t-i-n-g-a-l-i-n-g)

3:24 pm
"

I was waking up and the phone rang. It was a friend in Kentucky, Joe Petro the Third. They always have to have descendants. He said: ‘Take your phone of the hook. Hunter just put a bullet from a Magnum .44 through his brain. It’s the death of fun, Ralph.’

Hunter always said to me that he would feel trapped in this life if he didn’t know that he could commit suicide at any moment. He was the greatest person I ever met in my life.

"

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Ralph Steadman when asked if he remembered what he was doing when he heard Hunter S. Thompson had committed suicide (via nostalgiache)
12:43 pm

Hunter is so generous, no foolin’. Best gift giver ever.

(via bpgonzo)

May 30, 2012 6:14 pm
"Sometimes the lack of Adrenaline is almost like a drug itself."

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Hunter S. Thompson (via symptomofthe-universe)
3:30 pm

(Source: aigt)

12:44 pm
aliceingonzoland: A kind word To my Mother: To Judy- god’s mercy on yr doomed ass HST

aliceingonzoland:

A kind word To my Mother:

To Judy-

god’s mercy on yr doomed ass

HST

May 29, 2012 6:08 pm

vlvusereightynine:

hunter s. thompson gets confronted by the hell’s angels

3:29 pm
"For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled."

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Hunter S. Thompson (via art-any-road)
12:36 pm
"And now look at me: half-crazy with fear, driving 120 miles an hour across Death Valley in some car I never even wanted. You evil bastard! This is your work! You’d better take care of me, Lord…because if you don’t you’re going to have me on your hands."

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Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (via jtxdz)
May 28, 2012 6:15 pm
Letters of Note: Airman Thompson

christgoldman:

In 1956, not long after enlisting with the United States Air Force, 19-year-old Hunter S. Thompson landed a job as Sports Editor for The Command Courier, Elgin Air Force Base’s newspaper, and immediately began to ruffle feathers. The memo below was sent the next year, at which point his exaggerated reporting and rebellious attitude were causing problems.

A few months after the memo was sent, Thompson was relieved of his duties at the paper. Just before leaving, keen to have the last word, he drew up a fictional news release and had it published in the Courier.

3:29 pm

(Source: tnatkh)

12:37 pm
iloveyousuicidefenix: hunter and johnny.

iloveyousuicidefenix:

hunter and johnny.