rpjday@watrose.UUCP (rpjday) (12/11/85)
Anyone who has ever encountered the gonzo journalism of HST (and anyone who hasn't for that matter) and is also interested in the American political process has GOT to read "Fear and Loathing: on the Campaign Trail '72", a lengthy beast about the several month period running up to the 72 presidential election. Thompson's hatred and loathing for Nixon, Humphrey and a truckload of misfits knows no bounds, and he refers in print to Nixon as "a cheapjack fascist and lust-maddened werewolf". Thompson says that one of the foulest blows Nixon ever inflicted on him was leaving his name off the official "enemies of the White House" list, something he vowed to make up for with a vengeance. The book is written from the point of view of someone who knows that, once this gig is over, he doesn't have to worry about how many enemies he's made, so everything and everyone is fair game. This is an awesome piece of literature; HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." - HST
oyster@uwmacc.UUCP (Vicious Oyster) (12/13/85)
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And if you *really* want to enjoy Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (sp?), there's a
compilation-type book, containing the meat (at least) of all the books
people have been mentioning here (Hell's Angels, Campaign Trail, Las Vegas,
and more). I believe it's titled something like _The Great Shark Hunt_,
with a subtitle of _The Gonzo Papers Vol. I_. The campaign/Watergate stuff
got a bit boring, but the rest is interesting reading.
- Joel ({allegra,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!oyster)