Monday, February 21, 2005
R.I.P. Dr. Gonzo
A strange underbelly of American counterculture mourns today over the suicide of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. A one time sports journalist who finagled himself into the upper reaches of the literary world, Dr. Thompson was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the Woody Creek Owl Farm over the weekend.
Thompson's suicide, although saddening, seems somewhat befitting of a man who built his career on the defiance of convention. His work inspired many writers, myself included, to remember always that the world is best viewed with a sideways glance. His death, far from tragic, is actually long overdue. Alas, the path of excess lead to the palace of wisdom.
"We had all the momentum; we were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave. So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look West, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark -- the place where the wave finally broke and rolled back."
- Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
Goodnight, fair doctor.
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Thompson's suicide, although saddening, seems somewhat befitting of a man who built his career on the defiance of convention. His work inspired many writers, myself included, to remember always that the world is best viewed with a sideways glance. His death, far from tragic, is actually long overdue. Alas, the path of excess lead to the palace of wisdom.
"We had all the momentum; we were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave. So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look West, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark -- the place where the wave finally broke and rolled back."
- Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
Goodnight, fair doctor.
Sunday, February 13, 2005
When You're "Against Us"
I don't want to give the impression that I'm an imperialist war monger, but I was sent this link by the good doctor last week, and I have to admit it is a thing to fear and behold.
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Monday, February 07, 2005
There is absolutely no connection between Saddam and September 11. He just liked it an awful lot, and that's enough to officially qualify as "against us."
