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The Hunter S. Thompson Playlist: Songs & Albums that Influenced His Writing CareerHere are some albums and songs which Thompson has enjoyed throughout his career, as well as the novels/letters where the music is referenced.
"Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs" by Hunter S. ThompsonGreat writing and interesting cultures make this book a good read.- Is Hunter S. Thompson's Kentucky Derby Still Decadent and Depraved Forty Years Later?If he could see it now, would Hunter S. Thompson still have a case?
- Hunter S. Thompson: The Career of Being Dr. GonzoHe is often remembered by his iconic personality, but few remember his accomplishments.
- Gonzo Journalist, Hunter S. Thompson, Slightly UnhingedHunter S. Thompson fits my description of being 'slightly unhinged'. Watch a short video of the good doctor on David Letterman's Late Show.
- Hunter S. Thompson Provides Ancient Gonzo WisdomThrough a series of interviews over his career, Thompson creates an autobiography
- Jay Cowan's Memoir Presents an Insider's View of Hunter S. ThompsonCowan presents their shared experience and a seemingly balanced assessment of Thompson the man behind the myth
- Hunter S. Thompson and Gonzo JournalismHunter S. Thompson was an American journalist in the `60s and `70s who broke all the rules.
- A Little Bit of Fear and Loathing: A Biography of Hunter S. ThompsonThis article reviews a biography of Hunter S. Thompson.
- Gonzo Journalism and the Dying Art of CoverageThis article details Gonzo journalism, and how it seems to be receding into history.
Why We Can't All Be like Hunter S. ThompsonThis article takes an in-depth roller coaster ride of Hunter S. Thompson, a great American writer and self-proclaimed drug abuser.- Hunter S. Thompson: Gonzo JournalistIn the annals of popular journalism, no one has done as much as Hunter S. Thompson to revolutionize and create controversy in this institution.
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. ThompsonA review of Alex Gibney's documentary of the same name.
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. ThompsonA look at the documentary on the life of Hunter S. Thompson which makes us understand him better, and features interviews by many others who loved him and/or loathed him at one time or another.- Review of Hunter S. Thompson's "The Rum Diary"Excellent Beach Reads
- The Celebratory Suicide and Fireworks Funeral of Gonzo Journalist Hunter S. ThompsonOn February 20, 2005 "gonzo" journalist Hunter S. Thompson shot himself with a .45 calber pistol while his family sat in an adjacent room. In August 2005, his ashes were fired via fireworks from a 300 ft statue of a clenched red fist.
Remembering Hunter S. Thompson and His Impact on WritingIt's been a couple years since Hunter S. Thompson ended his own life on his own terms. It's important to remember the contributions he made to journalism, art, and society as a whole.- 'The Rum Diary' - Fear and Loathing in Puerto RicoReviewing "The Rum Diary" which is based on the long lost book by Hunter S. Thompson. Johnny Depp stars as the Hunter-esque writer Jack Kemp, and it marks film Bruce Robinson's first directorial effort in 19 years.
Hunter S. Thompson's "The Rum Diary" Finally Sees a Film Release"I'm getting tired of this waterhead f*ckaround…It's like the whole Project got turned over to Zombies who live in cardboard boxes under the Hollywood Freeway... "- Red Pill or Blue Pill: The Choice is YoursA call to Americans of all walks of life to join together and use our voices so that we can regain the freedoms that we have lost.
Quotes from Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist (1968-1976)"Regarding Writing and Journalism- Quotes from Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist (1968-1976)""I'll be the one writing poetry with the blood from my own fingers on the mirror behind the booze racks."-----Random/Personal Quotes
- Quotes from Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist (1968-1976)"Regarding the American Dream & 'Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas'
- Review of Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist (1968-1976)"What Really Happened in 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas', Instructions for Reading Gonzo, John Wayne the 'Bigoted Pig', Disappearance of Oscar Acosta, Times at Jerome Bar, Not Living Past Age 27, Novelistic Journalism to the Journalistic Novel
- 24 Hunter S. Thompson Quotes24 quotes from Hunter S Thompson
33A poem about somehow still being young- Books Hunter S. Thompson Would Recommend ReadingBesides being a legendary writer, Hunter was most certainly a reader as well. Here, I'm going to provide you a list of ten books which Hunter has read, reviewed or simply enjoyed.
Book Review: "Proud Highway" by Hunter S. ThompsonAnd no matter how desperate he got, he never compromised himself nor betrayed his values as a true Southern gentleman. He proved that you can live a wild, crazy, fun life and still be respected as a professional writer an intellect.
Book Review: "Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century" by Hunter S. Thompson"At the top of the mountain we are all snow leopards."- Johnny Depp Vs Hunter S. ThompsonAn insight to the character of Raoul Duke, portrayed in the film adaptation of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
- Ellie & Ellen / Neil in BetweenThis is the second chapter of the story of Ellie, Ellen and Neil.
- An Elegy for Hunter S. Thompson: America's Marquis De Sade Checks OutWritten moments after the author learned of Thompson's death. Republished after watching a weird documentary made by Hunter's Hollywood friends.
- Remembering Hunter S. ThompsonTo some, he was a writer. To others, a politician. To many, he was one of the craziest men to have ever lived. Trying to place a label on the late Hunter S. Thompson is virtually impossibly, as he was indeed a man of many trades.
- Lend Me Your Ears--Funeral Oration for Hunter S. ThompsonIf Hunter Thompson accomplished nothing else in his life, he did one monumental thing. He exposed the myth of objective journalism. He proved that the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle also applies to reportage. Simply by observing an event, we change it.
- Heartbreak in America: Remembering Hunter S. ThompsonA richly deserved look back at the crazy career of the one and only Gonzo journalist in America. Hunter Thompson was a product of America, he couldn't have succeeded anywhere else.
Fear and Loathing in the Press RoomHunter S. Thompson created his own style of journalism by crossing the line between observer and particpant on a daily basis--often drunker than a skunk...
