January 4th
4:24 PM EST
4:24 PM EST
“I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.”
— Hunter S. Thompson
October 24th
12:27 PM EST
12:27 PM EST
"So we built this bomb out of propane tanks and nitroglycerin, took it out in his backyard, and he gave me first crack. I fired upon it from about 30 or 40 yards away, and I hit it square on, and the thing went into a monumental, amazing fireball about 80 feet in the air. I feel like that was my test, my rite of passage. From then on we were either inseparable or on the phone a lot."
—
Johnny Depp, on what it was like to hang out with Hunter S. Thompson
(via buzzfeed)
AKA: A day in the life of the two most awesome people ever.
(Source: thedailybeast.com, via buzzfeed)
October 21st
11:48 AM EST
11:48 AM EST
![15 Hunter S. Thompson Portraits
Fear and Loathing Edition
[by RileyStark]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltf5574yfV1qzejvlo1_500.jpg)
![15 Hunter S. Thompson Portraits
[by beaulivres]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltf50gR4ve1qzejvlo1_500.jpg)
August 25th
10:50 PM EST
10:50 PM EST
The Rum Diary
official trailer.Starring Johnny Depp, based on the (close to life) accounts of a young Hunter S. Thompson’s late 20’s working as a journalist in Puerto Rico.
I hope by coming “soon,” they actually mean soon.
August 1st
11:32 AM EST
11:32 AM EST
June 3rd
10:26 AM EST
10:26 AM EST
Read these:
“Theology Provides an Alternative to Love” Jonathan Franzen in The NY Times ~ If you haven’t already, do read this.
“Ten Reasons Why You Should Get Your S**t Together” Thought Catalog ~ Seriously dude! Get it together!
“Naomi Klein on how corporate branding has taken over America” The Guardian ~ Everything is a brand these days.
“How to Talk About Books You Haven’t Read” BookBrowse ~ O.K. he has a point but still, I’ll take a book please.
“In Which The Basic Reason Was William Faulkner Needed Money” This Recording ~ “First be sure you have something to say. Then say it and say it right.”
“The Motorcycle Gangs” Hunter S. Thompson in The Nation ~ “We’re bastards to the world and they’re bastards to us.” (Via The Electric Typewriter)
May 18th
11:36 AM EST
11:36 AM EST
Rare Early Articles
tetw:
By Hunter S. Thompson
A collection of rare, early Dr. Gonzo, scanned in their original form. (Click images to see them full size).
February 7th
8:08 AM EST
8:08 AM EST
Hunter S. Thompson
There is a huge body of evidence to support the notion that me and the police were put on this earth to do extremely different things and never to mingle professionally with each other, except at official functions, when we all wear ties and drink heavily and whoop it up like the natural, good-humored wild boys that we know in our hearts that we are..These occasions are rare, but they happen — despite the forked tongue of fate that has put us forever on different paths…
- “Fear and Loathing in Elko” Rolling Stone (1992-01-23)
(via oneafter909blues)
