Come on now Marlon, put up your dukes and write!. Many thanks to Kevin for the heads up on this.
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Come on now Marlon, put up your dukes and write!
Posted: June 2, 2010 by Marty in ArticlesTags: Jack Kerouac, Marlon Brando
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Relix – Features – Man Of Action: Hunter S. Thompson Keeps Moving
Posted: May 10, 2010 by Marty in ArticlesTags: gonzo Journalism, Hunter S Thompson, Kingdom Of Fear, Relix
Relix – Features – Man Of Action: Hunter S. Thompson Keeps Moving. Thanks to Kevin for the heads up..
Thieves and Pimps.
Posted: April 1, 2010 by Marty in ArticlesTags: Ed Bradley, Edwin Newman, Gene Scott, Hughes Rudd, Hunter S Thompson, Hunter S. Thompson misquote, San Francisco Examiner, Studs Terkel, Thieves and Pimps
Most writers will be misquoted at some point during their years of work, or maybe worse still their words will be twisted and changed to suit someone too lazy to concoct an original thought. Hunter Thompson was not immune to this pilferage. However random some of Hunter’s words may seem on the page, the journey from conception [...]
Dramatic reading of Hunter Thompson’s Derby ‘gonzo’ romp set for the Speed
Posted: February 5, 2010 by Marty in ArticlesTags: Hunter S Thompson, Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved, Larry Muhammad, Ralph Steadman
A nice HST fix from Larry Muhammad here, with a great Ralph Steadman photo.
“Hunter S. Thompson & the Vengeance for Screwjack”
Posted: February 3, 2010 by Marty in ArticlesTags: Hunter S Thompson, ScrewJack, Wayne Ewing
Here is a great piece from The Outsiders Almanac including HST and Wayne Ewing. http://outsidersalmanac.com/blog/2010/02/03/hunter-s-thompson-the-vengeance-for-screwjack/ Dont forget Wayne’s great Vodcast here.
Who Is Arianna Huffington To Lecture Others About Hiring Paranoid Commentators? | NewsBusters.org
Posted: February 2, 2010 by Marty in ArticlesTags: Nixon, Politics
He’s got a point. via Who Is Arianna Huffington To Lecture Others About Hiring Paranoid Commentators? | NewsBusters.org.
A Quick Warren Hinckle Story
Posted: January 4, 2010 by Marty in ArticlesTags: San Francisco Chronicle, Warren Hinckle
Here’s a link to a great article by Warren Hinckle in The San Francisco Chronicle. It is always good to see something new from him. Now I gotta run. Later.
“Ugly, tasteless, terrifying and wild… Count me in”
Posted: January 3, 2010 by Marty in ArticlesTags: Bush critics, gonzo Journalism, Hunter S Thompson, Natural Born Losers, The Indypendium
As a collector of all things Hunter Thompson it is always good to find something that may not be that well known. I came across The Indypendium 2 years ago. It is “a celebration of 20 years of independent journalism.” This one (above) is part 2: 1996 – 2006. Amongst other journalists it has an [...]
Muhammad Ali: Last Tango In Vegas
Posted: September 1, 2009 by Marty in ArticlesTags: Hunter S Thompson, Muhammad Ali, Rolling Stone.
Muhammad Ali is in town, Ireland that is. He’s here visiting Ennis County Clare to see the home of his great grandfather Abe Grady, who emigrated to Kentucky in the 1860s. Here’s an excerpt from Hunter’s Last Tango in Vegas. It appeared in Rolling Stone #265 May 18 1978. Wild Ravings of an Autograph Hound. [...]
Johnny Depp’s Gonzo Beach
Posted: June 3, 2009 by Marty in Articles, HST Vanity FairTags: Douglas Brinkley, Gonzo Beach, gonzo Journalism, Hunter S Thompson, Johnny Depp, Little Hall’s Pond Cay, Vanity Fair
As I’m sure we all know Johnny Depp is not stuck for a few quid, after all he did buy a private island for himself and his family. The island is called Little Hall’s Pond Cay. According to Vanity Fair’s July issue (on the stands June 9th) on the island there are 6 beaches, each with [...]
Hunter S. Thompson’s The Silk Road, An Excerpt.
Posted: May 20, 2009 by Marty in ArticlesTags: Gonzo, gonzo Journalism, Hunter S Thompson, Songs of the Doomed, The Silk Road
Here’s an excerpt titled Fish Head Boys form Hunter’s unfinished novel The Silk Road: Fast Boats on The Ocean At Night. This appears in full in Songs of the Doomed. [...]
Beat Scene 58 Out Now
Posted: April 30, 2009 by Marty in Articles, Beat Generation, My StuffTags: Allen Ginsberg, Anne Waldman, Beat Generation, Beat Scene Magazine, Charles Olson, Ed Evans, Edmund Wilson, Gary Snyder, Gonzo, Hunter S Thompson, Jack Kerouac, Jack Spicer, Jay Cowan, Jim Burns, Kevin Ring, Malcolm Reid, Martin Flynn, Mezz Mezzrow, Nanao Sakaki, Pauline Reeves, William Blake, William S Burroughs
My copy of Beat Scene issue 58 came in the post this morning. It sports a striking front cover image of Jack Kerouac’s “Vanity of Duluoz” UK Quartet from1973. Kevin Ring has out-done himself with this issue, it is stuffed with features including my review of Outlaw Journalist and my interview (4 pages) with William [...]
The Lost Weekend of; Hunter S. Thompson
Posted: March 22, 2009 by Marty in Articles, My StuffTags: Gonzo, gonzo Journalism, Hunter S Thompson, Politics, Traveling Gonzo Style
This is a great story that appeared in the Independent On Sunday, Feb 27th 2005. 7.15am, Friday 4 September 1992 arrivals hall, Gatwick airport An ungainly man in grey Terylene trousers, white training shoes and a baseball cap decorated with the words “Polo Club of America” is one of the first passengers to emerge, having negotiated [...]
Honolulu Marathon Decadent, Depraved
Posted: December 12, 2008 by Marty in Articles, Book StuffTags: Books, Curse of Lono, ESPN Page 2, Gonzo, gonzo Journalism, Hey Rube, Hunter S Thompson
Today I read this article (again) by Hunter. It was written in December 2002 for ESPN Page2. The reason I am posting it is because it reminded me of the HST of old. I may be true that Hunter’s writings got a little less gritty in the latter years of his life, although some folks might disagree with that. [...]
Hunter S. Thompson Questionnaire
Posted: October 15, 2008 by Marty in Articles, My StuffTags: gonzo Journalism, Hunter S Thompson, Ralph Steadman
This questionnaire appeared in the Guardian Newspaper, December 1997. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Fire, breaking glass and constant explosions. What is your greatest fear? Having all my blood sucked out by strangers. With which historical figure do you most identify? Benjamin Franklin, coz he loved electricity, and Charles Manson, coz he loved [...]
