Growing Up Gonzo: Excerpts From the Oral History of Hunter S. Thompson

[babylonsister]

Growing Up Gonzo: Excerpts From the Oral History of Hunter S. Thompson
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Gene McGarr (lived and worked with Hunter in New York after Hunter was discharged from the Air Force): "The last thing he did, in November 1957, was to write up a press release describing a riot that took place at Elgin when the enlisted men attacked the women's quarters and the officer's mess — stole all the booze, got drunk as shit, attacked the women, beat up two officers. It was a very funny and colorful story — completely fictional, of course — and he sent a copy of it to the AP and to UPI, left a copy on his captain's desk, then drove like a son of a bitch for the gate."
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[Snarkoleptic]

1. There he goes.

One of God’s own prototypes.
A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production.
Too weird to live, and too rare to die.

[cali]

2. I knew Hunter

fairly well many years ago. Spent one hell of a weekend with him in Elko once.

[Snarkoleptic]

3. Also, The Rum Diary is being made into a movie.

It's planned to be released in 2009 and will feature Depp as Paul Kemp.
Here's the IMDB link...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0376136/

[mdmc]

4. thanks for the OP

:kick: