Hunter S. Thompson's Birthday

[kentuck]

http://shortlist.com/entertainment/books/the-greatest-pieces-of-wisdom-from-hunter-s-thompson

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“I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.”

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“I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.”

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“Walk tall, kick ass, learn to speak Arabic, love music and never forget you come from a long line of truth seekers, lovers and warriors.”

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“The TV business is a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There is also a negative side.”

[randys1]

1. Will never forget reading "Fear & Loathing" the first time, belly laughs all the way thru

[MohRokTah]

2. The first line of the book hooks you and you know immediately you're in for a weird trip.

“We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold.”

[randys1]

4. Yep, wow...what a writer

helped that I was in a similar state of mind the entire time i was reading

[cali]

3. my friend Hunter

Met Hunter when I was 21. He was working for RS; my boss (I was an au pair) was Dick Goodwin who had just been hired as the political editor. Hunter and I bonded over literature- in particular a shared fondness for Malcolm Lowry. Boy, do I have some stories.

[kentuck]

5. I think he has some Kentucky roots...?

...somewhere down the line?

[11 Bravo]

6. He certainly had a savage take on the Kentucky Derby.

Damn, I miss that guy!