Remember reading that many moons ago - I recall (not verbatim) his description of Breakfast being: 2 Glasses of Florida's finest Orange Juice, French Croissant, Scrambled Eggs & Toast, a Pot of finest Italian Black Coffee and 2 Lines of Cocaine.officepest wrote:Just re-read (again) ‘Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail 72’ by Hunter S Thompson. It’s his trademark crazy, yet weirdly perceptive, reportage on the 1972 American Presidential campaign which eventually saw little-known George McGovern claim the Democratic nomination and go on to get stomped by Nixon whilst the Watergate scandal unfolded.
Thompson authored four great works (Hell’s Angels; Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas; The Great Shark Hunt and Fear and Loathing ’72) and it’s this, even more so than Las Vegas, that is his greatest work.
Absolutely brilliant.
Something like that....
I recall reading Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas on my 15th Birthday (read in one sitting) and my sides were aching the next day from laughing so much - though falling down the steps whilst p*ssed outta my chunk may also have contributed.
ps: A Larger than Life Character - who really did test the limits...substance abuse wise.....Sad that he blew his own brains out in the end....