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First published in 1990, Songs of the Doomed is back in print -- by popular demand! In this third and most extraordinary volume of the Gonzo Papers, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson recalls high and hideous moments in his thirty years in the Passing Lane -- and no one is safe from his hilarious, remarkably astute social commentary. With Thompson's trademark insight and passion about the state of American politics and culture, Songs of the Doomed charts the long, strange trip from Kennedy to Quayle in Thompson's freewheeling, inimitable style. Spanning four decades -- 1950 to 1990 -- Thompson is at the top of his form while fleeing New York for Puerto Rico, riding with the Hell's Angels, investigating Las Vegas sleaze, grappling with the "Dukakis problem," and finally, detailing his infamous lifestyle bust, trial documents, and Fourth Amendment battle with the Law. These tales -- often sleazy, brutal, and crude -- are only the tip of what Jack Nicholson called "the most baffling human iceberg of our time." Songs of the Doomed is vintage Thompson -- a brilliant, brazen, bawdy compilation of the greatest sound bites of Gonzo journalism from the past thirty years.… (más)
Several of his essays collected into one volume. Interesting reading, some of it was great, but some of it was a little dry and dated. Mostly good though. I did enjoy it and I learned stuff as well. ( )
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Fiend behind the fiend behind the fiend behind the Fiend. Mastodon with mastery, monster with an ache. At the tooth of the ego, the dead drunk judge: Wheresoever Thou art our agony will find Thee Enthroned on the darkest altar ofour heartbreak Perfect. Beast, brute, bastard, O dog, y God! --George Barker, Sacred Elegy V, 1943
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
To David McCumber and Rosalie Sorrella. "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro" --HST
To all the friends and strangers and even enemies who answered the Great Roll Call when I was seized by rabid scum who tried to put me in prison
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
I wandered into a library last week and decided to do a quick bit of reading on The Law, which has caused me some trouble recently.
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
With great respect and affection, I remain, your friend, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
First published in 1990, Songs of the Doomed is back in print -- by popular demand! In this third and most extraordinary volume of the Gonzo Papers, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson recalls high and hideous moments in his thirty years in the Passing Lane -- and no one is safe from his hilarious, remarkably astute social commentary. With Thompson's trademark insight and passion about the state of American politics and culture, Songs of the Doomed charts the long, strange trip from Kennedy to Quayle in Thompson's freewheeling, inimitable style. Spanning four decades -- 1950 to 1990 -- Thompson is at the top of his form while fleeing New York for Puerto Rico, riding with the Hell's Angels, investigating Las Vegas sleaze, grappling with the "Dukakis problem," and finally, detailing his infamous lifestyle bust, trial documents, and Fourth Amendment battle with the Law. These tales -- often sleazy, brutal, and crude -- are only the tip of what Jack Nicholson called "the most baffling human iceberg of our time." Songs of the Doomed is vintage Thompson -- a brilliant, brazen, bawdy compilation of the greatest sound bites of Gonzo journalism from the past thirty years.
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