"The real power in America is held by a fast-emerging Oligarchy of pimps and preachers who see no need for Democracy or fairness or even trees… and they don't mind admitting it. They worship money and power and death."
- Hunter S. Thompson
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Fear and Loathing on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail
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It gave me a strange feeling, and the rest of that night I didn’t say much, but merely sat there and drank, trying to decide if I was getting older and wiser, or just plain old.
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Strange Rumblings in Aztlan by Hunter S. Thompson
#StrangeRumblingsinAztlan #HunterSThompson #rollingstonemagazine @fearandloathing Strange Rumblings in Aztlan. "Aztlan - the "conquered territories" that came under the yoke of Gringo occupation troops more than 100 years ago, when vendito…
Cover of the 1st edition of Revolt of the Cockroach People, yellow, with close-up of an insect face. By http://www.peterharringtonbooks.com/stock_39604.asp, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19336616
Today In #LaborHistory 4/8/1935: #OscarZetaAcosta was born. #Chicano lawyer, writer, #activist 1960s & 1970s. Friends with #HunterSThompson, his lawyer in #FearAndLoathing. #workingclass #mexico #literature #fiction #writer #books #author #writer
A few drawings of Hunter S Thompson and one of sir Owsley. 2 Psychic Warriors that changed the world forever.
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A true anarchist is the only man who can afford to relax in this world; his vision is clear and true, his aims are simple.
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Author: Hunter S. Thompson
Novel: Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
Hunter loved to write.
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Coffee Break Classics:
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas – Hunter S. Thompson
One of my favourites.
The kind of book you can read in an afternoon, often because it’s almost impossible to put down.
“We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert…”
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#movieandtvchallenge A Movie Inspired From A Book: #fearandloathinginlasvegas I've actually read the book many years ago & the movie follows the book very closely, but of course there are some minor changes. The biggest change is the ending, the book's ending was pretty anti climatic so it's pretty understandable why the ending in the movie is different. Not too different, but still... I've heard many earlier plans in adapting this book & there are two plans that really got my interest & I still wonder how those two would have looked like; 1. There's one where they planned to cast Jack Nicholson as Raoul Duke & Marlon Brando as Dr. Gonzo, but then they both got to old for the roles. 2. Director Ralph Bakshi, who made Fritz the Cat & animated version of Lord of the Rings, actually wanted to make an animated movie version of the book & wanted to animate Ralph Steadman's illustrations from the book as well. It never happend because he couldn't get the rights. That version I would have loved to see & I still want to see it! #huntersthompson #johnnydepp #raoulduke #beniciodeltoro #drgonzo #oscarzetaacosta #drugtrip #katherinehelmond #typewriter #gonzojournalism #lizardpeople #drughallucinations #garybusey #thisisbatcountry #youpeoplevotedforhuberthumphreyandyoukilledjesus #tooweirdtolivetooraretodie #justanotherfreakinthefreakkingdom #terrygilliam
#movieandtvchallenge A Movie Inspired From A Book: #fearandloathinginlasvegas I've actually read the book many years ago & the movie follows the book very closely, but of course there are some minor changes. The biggest change is the ending, the book's ending was pretty anti climatic so it's pretty understandable why the ending in the movie is different. Not too different, but still... I've heard many earlier plans in adapting this book & there are two plans that really got my interest & I still wonder how those two would have looked like; 1. There's one where they planned to cast Jack Nicholson as Raoul Duke & Marlon Brando as Dr. Gonzo, but then they both got to old for the roles. 2. Director Ralph Bakshi, who made Fritz the Cat & animated version of Lord of the Rings, actually wanted to make an animated movie version of the book & wanted to animate Ralph Steadman's illustrations from the book as well. It never happend because he couldn't get the rights. That version I would have loved to see & I still want to see it! #huntersthompson #johnnydepp #raoulduke #beniciodeltoro #drgonzo #oscarzetaacosta #drugtrip #katherinehelmond #typewriter #gonzojournalism #lizardpeople #drughallucinations #garybusey #thisisbatcountry #youpeoplevotedforhuberthumphreyandyoukilledjesus #tooweirdtolivetooraretodie #justanotherfreakinthefreakkingdom #terrygilliam
#movieandtvchallenge A Movie Inspired From A Book: #fearandloathinginlasvegas I've actually read the book many years ago & the movie follows the book very closely, but of course there are some minor changes. The biggest change is the ending, the book's ending was pretty anti climatic so it's pretty understandable why the ending in the movie is different. Not too different, but still... I've heard many earlier plans in adapting this book & there are two plans that really got my interest & I still wonder how those two would have looked like; 1. There's one where they planned to cast Jack Nicholson as Raoul Duke & Marlon Brando as Dr. Gonzo, but then they both got to old for the roles. 2. Director Ralph Bakshi, who made Fritz the Cat & animated version of Lord of the Rings, actually wanted to make an animated movie version of the book & wanted to animate Ralph Steadman's illustrations from the book as well. It never happend because he couldn't get the rights. That version I would have loved to see & I still want to see it! #huntersthompson #johnnydepp #raoulduke #beniciodeltoro #drgonzo #oscarzetaacosta #drugtrip #katherinehelmond #typewriter #gonzojournalism #lizardpeople #drughallucinations #garybusey #thisisbatcountry #youpeoplevotedforhuberthumphreyandyoukilledjesus #tooweirdtolivetooraretodie #justanotherfreakinthefreakkingdom #terrygilliam
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A Movie Inspired From A Book: #fearandloathinginlasvegas
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The Hippies by Hunter S. Thompson (aka: The Hashbury is the Capital of the Hippies)
#huntersthompson #gonzojournalism #ralphsteadman The Hippies by Hunter S. Thompson (aka: The Hashbury is the Capital of the Hippies) Maybe you thought you heard of every Hunter S. Thompson article, only to find…
July 16-19, GonzoFest 2026
New York City
We’re there to celebrate the life, work, and spirit of Hunter S. Thompson;
If you’re new to Hunter S. Thompson, this video offers the perfect introduction.
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With the truth so dull and depressing, the only working alternative is wild bursts of madness and filigree.
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“The real power in America is held by a fast-emerging new Oligarchy of pimps and preachers who see no need for Democracy or fairness or even trees, except maybe the ones in their own yards, and they don’t mind admitting it. They worship money and power and death. Their ideal solution to all the nation’s problems would be another 100 Year War.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-crossed Child in the Final Days
Luck is a very thin wire between survival and disaster, and not many people can keep their balance on it. ~ Hunter S. Thompson
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Wherever someone calls for ether, there they are.
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We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold
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“The main problem in any democracy is that crowd-pleasers can go out on a stage and whup their supporters into an orgiastic frenzy—then go back to the office and sell every one of them down the river for a nickel apiece.”
— Hunter S. Thompson #democracy #democrazy #huntersthompson
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Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream, published 1971
Hunter S. Thompson's Chevrolet Caprice convertible that Johnny Depp drove to the Mint 400 in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" is up for auction.
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