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Post by Karrie on Jul 5, 2005 10:11:11 GMT -5
Share your thoughts here on the Gonzo- journalist: Hunter S. Thompson!
RIP 1937- 2005
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Post by Karrie on Jul 5, 2005 10:12:38 GMT -5
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Post by Karrie on Jul 5, 2005 10:16:28 GMT -5
Short Biography-Hunter S. Thompson, Writer Born: 18 July 1937 Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky Death: 20 February 2005 (self-inflicted gunshot) Best Known As: Author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Name at birth: Hunter Stockton Thompson Writer Hunter S. Thompson was famous for his free-wheeling, intoxicant-fueled observations on politics and society in Rolling Stone magazine and in books such as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1971). Thompson got his start in journalism when he was in the United States Air Force in the late 1950s. In 1966 he wrote about his relationship with a motorcycle gang in Hell's Angels and was propelled into the counter-culture limelight. With wit and salty language, Thompson created a public persona of a hard-drinking, gun-toting anti-authoritarian; he centered his reporting around his own crazy behavior and called it "gonzo journalism." His work appeared in magazines, books and, most recently, on ESPN.com. His books include Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 (1972), The Great Shark Hunt (1975) and Kingdom of Fear (2002). He was also known as "Dr. Gonzo" or "Dr. Hunter S. Thompson"... In the movies Thompson has been portrayed by Bill Murray in Where the Buffalo Roam (1980), and Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998, with Benicio Del Toro)... Thompson was usually seen with a long cigarette holder, a Hawaiian shirt and aviator sunglasses... The character Duke in the comic strip Doonesbury is based on Thompson.
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Post by Chik-Of-Suburbia07 on Jul 5, 2005 10:27:07 GMT -5
did anyone notice in Fear and Loathing when Gonzo was in the bath tub there was a fist like the one in that last pic on the wall made out of shaving creme.
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