Hunter S Thompson
Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) was an American journalist and author, most famous for his novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. He is credited as the creator of Gonzo journalism, a style of reporting where reporters involve themselves in the action to such a degree that they become central figures of their stories. He is also known for his use of psychedelics, alcohol, firearms, and his iconoclastic contempt for authority.
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Photo: of Hunter S. Thompson, 1977. Copyright held by the Associated Press.
March 7th, 2012 at 21:41
Man I wish I could have met Hunter. He seems like one hell of a dude to smoke pot with haha. Wish he could have been with me last Holloween night when I had some blotter acid -lsd- in the graveyard
March 31st, 2009 at 11:45
yeah, too true!
March 31st, 2009 at 08:48
Oh how we needed HST during the purgatory that was Bush, Cheney et al. Unfortunately his prior excess’s had left him little energy to rally the fight against their excess’s!