Tag Archives: Hunter Thompson

Biographics: Hunter S. Thompson: ‘Gonzo Extraordinaire’

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I guess I look at Hunter Thompson not as a political satirist or a comedian, or perhaps even a journalist, but as a satirist on American life who was so interested in America that he wanted to … Continue reading →

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Salon: Timothy Denevi- Hunter S. Thompson in Chicago, 1968: ‘The Battle For The Democratic Party’s Soul’

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat If 1967 was the summer of love, then 1968 was the summer of discontentment, revolution, upheaval, whatever other big words that you prefer to voice a national unhappiness with the country and how things were going. It … Continue reading →

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Floyd Anderson: ‘Hunter S. Thompson’s Famous 9/11 Interview’

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Derik Schneider

Source:Floyd Anderson– one of Hunter S. Thompson’s many books. Source:The Daily Review “Hunter S. Thompson 9/11 Interview 8/29/2002” From Floyd Anderson Source:The New Democrat– Hunter S. Thompson: an American original. I don’t quite see George W. Bush as the devil that … Continue reading →

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Franken Splean: Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1978)

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Derik Schneider

Source:The Daily Review If I was growing up, or an adult in the 1960s and 1970s, I might consider if I had access to, going through that decade on one big alcohol and illegal narcotics high. The problem with that … Continue reading →

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