Hunter S. Thompson

[readyeddy?]

So has anyone read any Hunter S. Thompson? I'm currently reading "Hey Rube" which is a series of essays he wrote for ESPN.
I've also read "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and "Hell's Angels". This guy was a fun lunatic. After reading Hell's Angels, I wanted some biker generics for Heroclix.

So, anybody else get a kick out of this guy? (Uncle Duke?)

[HCannonFodder]

Absolutely!! I love HST!

"Fear & Loathing on the Campaign Trail" is a really great read, esp. during an election year.

I heard a rumor (several years ago) they were going to make "The Rum Diaries" into a movie, with Johnny Depp reprising his role as HST!

[readyeddy?]

Well he talks about being on location for the filming of that movie in one of his columns in "Hey Rube". This was around 2003 I think. (I'm reading the book on my breaks at work.) I don't know what happened with the movie though.

[lensnart]

I am a huge Hunter fan, he is a big reason that I got into journalism to begin with. If you can track down The Curse Of Lono it is completely insane and fantastic.

[readyeddy?]

I have Songs of the Doomed and Fear and Loathing in America waiting in the wings.

[AlienFlanders]

I have read one Hunter Thompson book, I think it was Songs of the Doomed a few years ago a guy at work recommended it, he was reading it on the bus to work and got so interested in the story he was reading he missed his stop.

I read the same story and it was a hoot. The rest of the book was great as well.