R.I.P. Hunter S. Thompson
route66 was there at UCSD twenty-seven years ago to see the gonzo man.
Fear and Loathing on the College Lecture Circuit: If that is the title of the next book by Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, few of his readers will be surprised.
Wearing a red baseball cap, with a half-smoked cigar dangling from an over-long holder in one hand, and a bottle of beer in the other, Thompson in his inimicable way stumbled onto the stage at UCSD Tuesday night. But the audience was understanding as he placed the carryall bag containing his six-pack on the stage behind the chair he never used, and became entangled in the microphones “It’s going to be worse,†he tells a delighted audience of about 700 jammed into the auditorium. “I haven’t told you the bad news yet.â€
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oso said on Tuesday, February 22, 2005, 12:36
No kidding. I woulda loved to be there. What was the reaction of the crowd? Steve Gilliard has an interesting post about Thompson and blogs.
route66 said on Wednesday, February 23, 2005, 8:55
Another good post is Fear & Loathing in the Afterlife.
He had that iconic, larger-than-life persona. I was hooked after reading “Hell’s Angels: A Strange and Terrible Sagaâ€. Someone needs to motivate me to dig up the pictures I took that day at UCSD.