Originally Posted by BlackCrayon (Post 14264407)

This summer? Finally a movie to look forward too.

Originally Posted by pr0 (Post 14264013)

In Theatres: Coming Soon

Alex Gibney (dir.)
Johnny Depp
Jimmy Carter
Pat Buchanan
George McGovern
Jimmy Buffett


Just a taste of the ensemble : ) Of course Johnny depp will be heading up the narration no doubt.

Originally Posted by DirtyDanza (Post 14264577)

looks like a great flick... depp lived with hunter for like 9 months before shooting falilv

Originally Posted by donkevlar (Post 14264636)

No bill murray?

Originally Posted by donkevlar (Post 14264668)

I still want to try ether.. just once ;)

Originally Posted by Hunter S. Thompson

The only other important thing to be said about Fear & Loathing at this time is that it was fun to write, and that's rare ? for me, at least, because I've always considered writing the most hateful kind of work.

I suspect it's a bit like fucking ? which is fun only for amateurs. Old whores don't do much giggling. Nothing is fun when you have to do it ? over and over, again and again ? or else you'll be evicted, and that gets old.

So it's a rare goddamn trip for a locked-in, rent-paying writer to get into a gig that, even in retrospect, was a kinghell, highlife fucking from start to finish... and then to actually get paid for writing this kind of manic gibberish seems genuinely weird; like getting paid for kicking Agnew in the balls. So maybe there's hope. Or maybe I'm going mad...

In a nation ruled by swine, all pigs are upward mobile ? and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: Not necessarily to Win, but mainly to keep from Losing Completely...

The Swine are gearing down for a serious workout this time around... So much, then, for The Road ? and for the last possibilities of running amok in Las Vegas... Well, at least, I'll know I was there, neck deep in the madness, before the deal went down, and I got so high and wild that I felt like a two-ton Manta Ray jumping all the way across the Bay of Bengal.

Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude (Post 14264929)

Hunter S. Thompson was the one writer whose every book and article I ever read made me hurt from laughter, while also communicating truths that changed my outlook on life...

I had the opportunity to meet HST once, when I invited him to my college campus to speak. I was the Chairperson of the Forums and Lectures committee, and had brought over a dozen famous people to campus, but none drew a larger turnout than Hunter Thompson.

His lecture was scheduled for a Monday night. I remember because in accordance with his wishes, the announced time for the event to start was "at the conclusion of Monday Night Football", meaning he would be taking the stage at around 9pm.

So at this odd time, on an off-night, HST finally sauntered out wearing his trademark poker visor, with his cigarette holder sticking out of his mouth at an angle. He proceeded to sit down at the table provided for him and poured himself a glass of Wild Turkey Whiskey (it was in his contract rider). After taking a sip, he picked up the microphone, and instead of giving a speech, simply asked "so what do you want to know?"

For nearly two hours, until the fifth of Wild Turkey was polished off, he delighted the audience with a hilarious series of tales and observations. He signaled the end of the lecture by picking up a pitcher of ice water, removing his visor and then pouring the water over his head (I was happy that I had him autograph my half-dozen HST books back in the green room prior to that).

It sounds like the upcoming movie about his incredible life should be great...



HST RIP...

ADG

Originally Posted by Quentin (Post 14268366)

"As your attorney, I advise you to panic."

If there was ever a better combination than Thompson's writing and Ralph Steadman's art, I haven't seen it. No movie or other depiction has ever captured the true Thompson spirit the way Steadman's art does, IMO.

Originally Posted by pr0 (Post 14268419)

I happen to know ADL colin (from adultdatelink.com) has some original Ralph Steadman cell's (if i remember correctly). I'm jealous

Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude (Post 14268748)

In addition to several books autographed by HST, I have a book that Ralph Steadman wrote, titled "The Grapes of Ralph", which Steadman autographed for me by dipping his finger in wine and then signing the book (my wife and I attended a lecture by Steadman, and then were lucky enough to have dinner with him and a small group of people afterwards).

ADG

Originally Posted by react (Post 14268763)

I read Steadman's book 'The Joke's Over' recently, was definitely cool and gave a new perspective on their crazy collaborations.

One of my fave pieces of HST writing, seems like so long ago now:

http://espn.go.com/page2/s/thompson/010918.html

Originally Posted by pr0 (Post 14268419)

I happen to know ADL colin (from adultdatelink.com) has some original Ralph Steadman cell's (if i remember correctly). I'm jealous

Originally Posted by GonZo (Post 14270495)

For those with a clue

http://www.apple.com/trailers/magnolia/gonzo/trailer/

Originally Posted by XBIZ_Casey (Post 14271287)

"happiness consists in realizing it is all a great strange dream"

long live HST