Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) – was an Ameri… Read Full Bio ↴Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) – was an American journalist and author. As a writer he is remembered most for his flamboyant and humorous style. He enjoyed employing action verbs to comically spin outlandish tales that were completely unbelievable, yet provided a unique viewpoint to accurately describe the underlying reality at hand. Thompson almost always wrote in first person narrative, and his stories became so colorfully contrived that they easily slipped into the realm of fiction; however, the basic framework of the story he told was very often true.
Thompson’s writing style and 'Gonzo Journalism' has been widely imitated; his influence on American Writers of the latter half of the 20th century is undeniable.
In his writing, he cultivated the persona of a dangerously absurd, drug-crazed journalist bent on comic self-destruction. While his fictional persona largely mirrored his actual life, Thompson noted that he sometimes felt obligated to live up to the fictional self that he had created.
Thompson’s writing style and 'Gonzo Journalism' has been widely imitated; his influence on American Writers of the latter half of the 20th century is undeniable.
In his writing, he cultivated the persona of a dangerously absurd, drug-crazed journalist bent on comic self-destruction. While his fictional persona largely mirrored his actual life, Thompson noted that he sometimes felt obligated to live up to the fictional self that he had created.
Feelings On Disco And Herpes
Hunter S. Thompson Lyrics
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Intro You've arrived at your destination Saturn (L-L-LV) I just bo…
Letter to William S. Burroughs & Ode To Jack (Alright, any level? OK. Let's read this) Let us hope tha…
outro What happened to taking care of me You just couldn't see…
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Joe Johnson
@Prut Russel sounds right. another way to say it is with the page, time is defeated and removed:
I can write 'The sands of time on Omaha Beach ran slowly because now my hourglass was filled with coagulating blood: the more time I watched what transpired before my eyes, the thicker the blood'
and it may take me ten minutes to construct what takes 10 seconds to read. Writing can be like fireworks: time-consuming to build something that is enjoyed over a short duration of time.
if you write all the time, you wanna be interesting with words and pick and choose and ponder--if you do this while speaking, in real time, the results are not pretty.
I mean sometimes you can pull it off and say something clever and cool, and maybe even deep, that sounds smooth with no pauses or derailments--that's another thing: everything is related to everything else in some way, and many pauses in Hunter's speech pattern are him at a crossroads, choosing which direction to go and trying to see what's down various roads that may be interesting
Dynamilla
"I feel the same way about disco as I do about herpes..." Catchy as hell!
Herald Hendrix
some people write because they can convey their thoughts a billion times better than they can while talking. some people are good talkers and actors because they can't really come up with shit on their own.
Untz
On point. Always. Every single time.
MrReddog13
hell yes put up the rest of it, that would be great,thanks much for the post, love it.
M
I could listen to him talk all day. Great clip!
hawaee07
Post more please, great recordings!
Jay
Yes, please. Upload all you have from HST!
Shane Lundstrom
Always dying to hear and learn more
spongbod
People in the 70's just seemed so much more.....stoned.
Mike F
NPC # 3160528 we were.