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Re:paddin
« Reply #2370 on: January 10, 2006, 02:14:37 AM »
I've actually heard that Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is his high point- I did an article on him for the paper when he committed suicide, about how he wanted his ashes shot out of a cannon, which I thought was pretty cool, and how he shaved his head bald when he ran for sherrif, and referred to his republican rival as "my long-haired opponent"

So he did do some cool stuff. But he's a little too Timothy Leary meets Rush Limbagh for me.

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« Reply #2371 on: January 10, 2006, 10:54:17 AM »
He was shot out the cannon.

Was in the shape of a double thumbed fist holding a peyote cap. They had to take it down but they are looking for a perm place to put it. Johnny Dep funded the whole thing pretty much.
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« Reply #2372 on: January 10, 2006, 11:32:08 AM »
I hadn't heard about the peyote cap... are you sure about that?

My research said it was the double-fisted logo he used on everything else.

I'm not suprised the Johnny Depp funded it- there's a whole group of (more or less) young hollywood stars that thought of him as "Uncle Gonzo" - Benicio Del Toro as well. (I don't remember the rest of the list, but I knew almost everyone on there- because they're rich and famous)

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« Reply #2373 on: January 10, 2006, 01:50:43 PM »
I got good portion of my info on wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_S._Thompson
good bit of info, and general weirdness.
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« Reply #2374 on: January 11, 2006, 11:55:54 AM »
That's where I looked it up too.

I still think it's kinda creepey that he decided that his life was 'done' and killed himself.

seems... selfish.

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« Reply #2375 on: January 11, 2006, 01:40:02 PM »
What is this?!?!?!

A serious topic in the paddin thread?



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« Reply #2376 on: January 11, 2006, 03:17:08 PM »
*shrug* Gonzo isn't really serious.

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« Reply #2377 on: January 12, 2006, 07:23:40 AM »
You know, I've heard about this guy for a while, but never really looked him up or saw any of his movies, read any books, etc. What's all the hype about???

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« Reply #2378 on: January 12, 2006, 09:03:29 AM »
celebrity experences massive drug use, and makes a movie about it = cult following.

he did some pretty 'zaney' stuff; like run for office, based solely on legalizing drugs, and he had a particular style of journalism that was flashey so a lot of people liked it.

*shrug*

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« Reply #2379 on: January 14, 2006, 05:19:22 AM »
holy drek, my post is still here, lol
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« Reply #2380 on: January 14, 2006, 01:33:06 PM »
Quote from: Gabriel on January 12, 2006, 07:23:40 AM
You know, I've heard about this guy for a while, but never really looked him up or saw any of his movies, read any books, etc. What's all the hype about???

Gabriel

The guy's whole life was hype.

Oh, hello, Jester 8)
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« Reply #2381 on: January 15, 2006, 05:11:06 AM »
I have no idea who you guys are talkin about
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« Reply #2382 on: January 16, 2006, 02:27:49 AM »
Hunter S. Thompson, Esq.

Quasi-Journalist, Father of "Gonzo", and often credited as the 'godfather' of the modern blog.

He did some funny things, but mostly he was a really screwed up guy.

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« Reply #2383 on: January 16, 2006, 05:10:50 AM »
ok, I'll take your word for it :)
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« Reply #2384 on: January 16, 2006, 09:57:48 AM »
I did a paper on him for my journalism class when he committed suicide last year. So I only know what he said about himself, and what other people said about him when he died.

I'm no expert- I'm not even really a fan- I just know one or two things.

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