Hunter S. Thompson: Faggot or Not Faggot?

[Patrick O'Neal]

He was the real deal. The Rum Diary is underrated and a hilarious book based on his younger years working at a paper in Puerto Rico in the late 50s. Johnny Depp removed the most interesting character (Yeamon) and made an average film out of it but then again he was the one who got the novel published in the first place. If you haven't read that book yet, do. It's laugh out loud funny and answers your question with a firm "No."

The Rum Diary made me want to go abroad and be a journalist - which I did in a roundabout kind of way.

Hells Angels is ok.

I've got an anthology The New Journalism which has some gonzo stuff in it including The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved, which is pretty amazing.

Actually, you can read it online:

» Director’s Cut: ‘The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved,’ by Hunter S. Thompson

grantland.com

And I've always wanted to try his 'daily routine'. Maybe on my next birthday.

 

[guest]

The Rum Diary made me want to go abroad and be a journalist - which I did in a roundabout kind of way.

Hells Angels is ok.

I've got an anthology The New Journalism which has some gonzo stuff in it including The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved, which is pretty amazing.

Actually, you can read it online:
[URL unfurl="true"]http://grantland.com/features/looking-back-hunter-s-thompson-classic-story-kentucky-derby/[/URL]

And I've always wanted to try his 'daily routine'. Maybe on my next birthday.

The daily routine thing is hilarious but must be for comic effect. Anyone would die after a couple of months of that regimen.

 

[captainjapan]

Hunter embellished everything about his life, that is widely known. However, his body was absolute garbage at 67 years of age. The man drank, smoked and abused large amounts of drugs everyday for many decades.

 

[Will Tate]

The daily routine thing is hilarious but must be for comic effect. Anyone would die after a couple of months of that regimen.

I started getting chest pains just reading that list.

 

[Guyincognito]

Bit of a paradox here...

I've never been against assisted suicide, or Suicide in general, at least once you hit a certain age. If life isn't for you, or you truly feel you've overstayed your welcome, who am I to judge? The world can be bloody torture for some, I get it. I don't think anyone under 20 should jump on that shit, that's too early and life can really turn around, but 67? You know by then.

What I thought was odd was how many people simped for the bloke after he toe-triggered, calling him a "hero". Entertaining author sure, I'll even call him real-ass for going out how he wanted - but you don't throw "hero" around like that. Guess that's what you'd expect from loads like Johnny Depp.

So no, he's not one at all. He stuck to his guns in the end.

That's... That's terrible, I'm sorry.

“Stuck to his guns in the end”.
He was also stuck all over his guns in the end as well

 

[guest]

I started getting chest pains just reading that list.

Only 7 hours sleep a night and all that cocaine would give most people a heart attack after a week or two. The booze, cigarettes, weed, acid and not very healthy food are all kind of innocuous compared to that much blow every day. Yeah, pretty over-the-top.

 

[bombvest]

one of my favorite videos. thompson burning his christmas tree... in his fireplace.

 

[Pringle Can Lothario]

What's funny is that you could replace cocaine and other drugs with Twitter and fatty foods and have Fatrick described to a T.

Well, with fewer book sales.

 

[Torque’sHeadBump]

I would love to see his reaction to “authors” like Patrick S. Tomlinson, as well as “musicians” like Joseph “Brother Joe” Cumia and wannabe tough guys like Anthony Cumia. HST would easily drink Fat, Loser, Daughter-Abandoning Patrick under the table before beating the ever loving shit out of Joe and AntH.

 

[Bigsmooth]

Alleged child snuff film director. I'd say he's scum

 

[stealthygeek]

Always thought this was a cool way to punch out.

 

[Stetten's Long Thumbers]

Went out like a real man, with a gun in his mouth. Unlike Fat

 

[Harry Powell]

Alleged child snuff film director. I'd say he's scum

Never heard this before. Details?

 

[MonsterSteve]

Mr. Lahey lookalike

 

[UnPRePared]

Mr. Lahey lookalike

As your attorney, Mr. Lahey, I'd recommend Randy lay off the FAWKIN hamburgers!

 

[Bigsmooth]

Never heard this before. Details?

One of the kids in the Franklin pedophile network fiasco mentioned it before. Much more to it than that tho. Wasn't he openly talking about adrenochrome stuff a long time ago too?

 

[Mc.Faggot]

Alleged child snuff film director. I'd say he's scum

He needed the money!

 

[ShutYourCakeHorn]

Not a faggot

 

[Udders]

I don't think he himself was a faggot but he inspired thousands upon thousands of people to become faggots.

 

[Cyberatorquer]

If you guys knew the truth about his sexual preferences, you'd compare him to Paul and Fat. (Allegedly but also really)