First off I want to thank William McKeen for the mention on one of his sites The Farm Report Next up is Wayne Ewing’s addition to his Vodcast. Its called The Eulogy and as usual has great HST related reading and a video thrown in for good measure. Poundland The Novel is one book I’ll [...]
Archive for the ‘My Stuff’ Category
A Few Updates
Posted: November 21, 2009 by Marty in My StuffTags: David Wills, Hunter S Thompson, Kevin Ring, Rodney Munch, Simon J. James, Wayne Ewing, William McKeen
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Noel Davila’s New Website.
Posted: November 1, 2009 by Marty in My StuffTags: Hunter Thompson, Journalism, Noel Davila, Ophelia
My friend, guitar pickin, band ownin, song writing journalist and fellow Hunter Thompson freak Noel Davila has unveiled his new website here. Be sure to check it out. Noel is also busy finishing his piece for our HST For Beginners bit so be sure to check back for that. OK, go to his site [...]
Hunter S. Thompson One Hand Clapping.
Posted: September 10, 2009 by Marty in My StuffTags: Happy Birthday Jack Nicholson, Hunter S Thompson, Kingdom Of Fear, One hand clapping
A friend of mine was talking about Buddhism the other day and it reminded me of Hunter’s story called One Hand Clapping; and his encounter with a Buddhist monk. I thought I’d post it here. It appeared in Happy Birthday Jack Nicholson and Kingdom of Fear. Enjoy. “I knew a Buddhist once, and I’ve hated myself ever [...]
My “A Bomb In Every Issue” Review & Peter Richardson Interview
Posted: August 24, 2009 by Marty in HSTbooks Interviews, My StuffTags: Hunter S Thompson, Warren Hinckle, gonzo Journalism, Douglas Brinkley, Norman Mailer, New Journalism, A Bomb in every issue, Prter Richardson, Ramparts Magazine
The magazines we get today like Time or Newsweek although have a history they are largely mainstream. They give us the usual lo-down on what is going on in the world but not much more. Peter Richardson sheds some light on how it used be done with his book about Ramparts magazine A Bomb in Every Issue: How [...]
Fear And Loathing On The Rum Diary Set
Posted: July 16, 2009 by Marty in My StuffTags: Gonzo, Hunter S Thompson, Johnny Depp, Paul kemp, Rum Diary Movie
A good friend of mine spent some time on the set of The Rum Diary movie. He sent me this brief account of his time there. Many thanks to him for letting me post this here. I worked on the set of “The Rum Diary” as an extra. On the first day of shooting, which [...]
The Seattle Book Fair
Posted: July 8, 2009 by Marty in My StuffTags: Antiquarian Books, Book Colllectors, Seattle Book Fair
If you have an interest in books, and will be anywhere near Seattle in October, make sure you try to make it to the Seattle Book Fair. There will be lots of exhibitors there representing states from New York to Washington and a load in between. For more information go here also check the Seattle Antiquarian [...]
Jack Nicholson’s Sketches Of HST
Posted: July 6, 2009 by Marty in My StuffTags: Happy Birthday Jack Nicholson, Hunter S Thompson, Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson, women love him and his raspy croak, men wish he wasn’t so cool. Whenever I see his picture I think of Randall Patrick McMurphy, Ken Kesey, Elk hearts and Hunter Thompson. Hunter and Jack were good friends even if Hunter did put Jack through some nightmares. One of their first meetings involved Hunter [...]
Hunter S. Thompson In New York. Take A HST Tour
Posted: June 26, 2009 by Marty in My StuffTags: gonzo Journalism, HST New York, Hunter S Thompson, Hunter Thompson Tours, Sandy Conklin
New York, Hunter spent some time there in the 50s and 60s. If you ever find yourself there and don’t want to do any of the usual tourist things, why not do a tour of the places where Hunter lived or stayed when his was there. Here’s a list of addresses where he stayed. Just [...]
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 [...]
In The Next Issue Of Beat Scene Magazine
Posted: February 26, 2009 by Marty in Beat Generation, My StuffTags: Allen Ginsberg, Beat Generation, Beat Scene Magazine, Gary Snyder, Hunter S Thompson, Jack Kerouac, Joan Vollmer, Lew Welch, Nanao Sakaki, Outlaw Journalist, Richard Seaver, RV Cassill, Steven Taylor, William McKeen, William S Burroughs
Coming in the next issue of Beat Scene Magazine. Neal Cassady, Jack Kerouac, Nanao Sakaki (A fine Japanese poet, died last December), Richard Seaver, Joan Vollmer who was the wife of William S Burroughs, she died in Mexico in 1951, shot by Burroughs (an interesting article on that shooting can be found here http://denniscooper-theweaklings.blogspot.com/2008_03_06_archive.html ) Some unpublished material from Gary [...]
“The Mutineer” Release Update
Posted: February 2, 2009 by Marty in Book Stuff, My StuffTags: Fear and Loathing Letters, Gonzo, gonzo Journalism, Hunter S Thompson, Jack Kerouac, The Mutineer Rands Ravings and Missives
Just an update on a publishing date for “The Mutineer, Rants, Ravings, and Missives from the Mountaintop” 1977-2005. Fear & Loathing letters volume 3. The new date for release is late September early October 2009. Although as we know the thought would be a fine thing. Also while I’m here, for all the fine folks [...]
Hunter S. Thompson On Nixon’s Inauguration 1969.
Posted: January 20, 2009 by Marty in My StuffTags: Books, Fear and Loathing Campaign Trail 72, gonzo Journalism, Hunter S Thompson, Inauguration day, Nixon, Politics
On the day that’s in it I thought I’d post some words from Hunter about Nixon’s inauguration in 1969, forty years later. “The shittrain began on November 22nd, 1963, in Dallas—when some twisted little geek blew the President’s head off … and then a year later, LBJ was re-elected as the “Peace Candidate.” Johnson did [...]
Happy New Year From HST Books.
Posted: December 31, 2008 by Marty in My StuffTags: gonzo Journalism, Happy New Year, Hunter S Thompson
There’s not much to say as this year ends, thanks for stopping by and see you all in 2009. I’ll leave the last words to The Good Doctor…. “Maybe there is no Heaven. Or maybe this is all pure gibberish — a product of the demented imagination of a lazy drunken hillbilly with a heart [...]
“Blazing The Trail” William McKeen Talks About Hunter Thompson
Posted: November 3, 2008 by Marty in My StuffTags: Gonzo, gonzo Journalism, Hunter S Thomspon, Outlaw Journalist, Richard Nixon, William McKeen
Many thanks to Dave M for sending this link to me from ” On The Media” http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2008/10/31/07 . It’s an interview of William McKeen that took place last Friday.
