For the last decade he has been a puppet show, yet a potent reminder at how irrelevant journalism has become, a plastic shell which seems to convey information, like settling for the mask is enough."
Blogcritics has a full page of articles and memories of "Hunter S. Thompson: Lost Gonzo" and lots of comments in memory of HST.
There were so many crazy memories of the Hunter S. Thompson insanity like him blasting a typewriter with a shotgun. Guess it helps with writer's block?
From Largehearted boy some recordings of Thompson rants ... err, lectures:
Hunter S. Thompson: 1991-02-04, Washington and Lee University [shn]* (contains references to Neil Young)
Hunter S. Thompson: 1977-11-01, Boulder [shn]*
From KINGBLIND, a quote by Aspen neighbor John Hoag:
"There's no one in the world these days who writes the truth ... as he seems to, to me. He spoke to the world and said what people were afraid to say."
If you can find the Where The Buffalo Roam soundtrack, it has Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan and Neil Young's "Home on the Range".
Lastly, Vinyl Mine has a MP3 download in Hunter's memory of a Neil Young cover of 'Expecting To Fly' by Sonya Hunter.
Hunter S. Thompson, Gonzo Journalist: 1937 - 2005
photos with original publish blog
Article comments
1 - Tristan
Photographer for White House child sex ring arrested after Thompson suicide:
http://tomflocco.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=107&mode=&order=0&thold=0
2 - Queequeg.
"There you sit on the edge of your' feather...Expecting to fly..."
3 - hunter thompson was an incoherent waste
There's no one in the world these days who writes the truth ... as he seems to, to me. He spoke to the world and said what people were afraid to say."
That means he would have been edited by the hypocritical double standard bearers here at blogcritics.org.
4 - gonzo marx
i much preferred "Buffalo" as an example pf HST's work, tho F&L in LV was definately a highly accurate translation of the book
i still say that '72 Campaign Trail is some of his finest work ( much of "Buffalo" is taken from that book)
and i do agree with the original article that he soundtrack is most excellent...
Excelsior!
5 - sean kane
does anyone know why when the movie is on tv the soundtrack is completely replaced?
6 - thrasher
Sean - regarding why the soundtrack is different for TV broadcast...
Apparently, the producers of the DVD replaced the original soundtrack with lame 1980's songs. Maybe they didn't want to pay the price for the rights to the original tracks?
So. If you respect HST, do not buy the DVD. Buy the VHS with Bill Murray at a typewriter on the front cover.
7 - Josh Rosen
Hey , do you by any chance know the name of the song that's playing when bill is in the hospital dancing. it's not on the soundtrack
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8 - zach
to those who are confused his internal deamons did not win. He was about having fun and he would have felt trapped if at anytime he could not kill himself so him killing himself is sad but he was bored. there was no more fun to be had. so before thing got to bad for him to even walk he ended it.
9 - k.knight
does anyone know where to get the video of where the buffalo roam where bill is sitting at the typewriter that is the one i am looking for
10 - Lee Livingston
The reason I am here is just like Josh's - do you know the name of the song that is playing during the hospital scene - I think it might be the same guy that plays the role of the wino that takes the super bowl tickets, but I don't know.
I also have the vhs version if anyone is interested I could see how much it is to copy and send.
By the way - I fricken love this movie - it go such low ratings and critics hated it, but I think that is why we have not only the movies we have that are "popular" but why we have the music we have that is "popular"
11 - dan alexander
the song that's playing when bill is in the hospital dancing. it's not on the soundtrack ... and i can't fiind it can somone point me in the right direction pls i realy love that song i will bee very apricietiv ov your efforts
12 - frushtrated
The song in the hospital is "Sugar Pie Honey Bunch" by the Temptations.
13 - frushtrated
Sorry, sorry, sorry - incorrect (and reckless posting) - the song is called I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey bunch) by The Four Tops NOT the Temptations. Sorry for the misinformation. I HATE it when people post incorrect answers to questions like they are authorities. Sorry.