I was for a long time an admirer of Hunter Thompson, owning most of his books
and regularly reading his other writings. Then sometime in the '80s, after he
was arrested speeding along a Colorodo back road for possession of dynamite and
marijuana, he became my hero. He was, of course, acquitted, and I was sure I
was one of those to whom Hunter spoke via his dedication in his next book,
"Songs of the Doomed: More Notes on the Death of the American Dream." It read:
"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."
He was one of a kind, and it's too bad we aren't making that kind anymore.
Much too dangerous and subversive to suit the rabid scum we've turned
government over to.
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
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