That docu is also on the Criterion Fear & Loathing DVD under the title "Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood", and it is excellent. posted by VanRoosta at 4:44 PM on April 5, 2005
*yawn*.
Seriously.
A couple of interesting books in the 60s and early 70s, and pretty much nothing since. Sorry he's dead, by his own hand at that, but he's not a huge cultural or literary loss.
Seriously. posted by 1016 at 4:54 PM on April 5, 2005
This FPP should have been saved for after the blast. posted by fire&wings at 4:57 PM on April 5, 2005
I'm guessing they won't do that to Saul Bellow. posted by liam at 5:00 PM on April 5, 2005
1016 : I'm not a Catholic, but that doesn't blind me to significance of the loss of the Pope. Furthermore, Thompson wrote some excellent work this side of the 70's too.
You don't have to be a "true believer" to have respect. Don't be a dick. posted by trinarian at 6:00 PM on April 5, 2005
Not bad for some last laugh action. posted by homodigitalis at 6:12 PM on April 5, 2005
"Top that, Pope!" posted by emf at 4:06 AM on April 6, 2005
trinarian, I showed what I believe to be proper respect for his earlier work; looked at some of the later stuff and found it repetitive, overly self indulgent, and devoid of interest.
Don't be a dick yourself. posted by 1016 at 5:08 AM on April 6, 2005
O.T., [pedant] It's "vaya con dios", btw. [/pedant] posted by signal at 6:34 AM on April 6, 2005
We're supposed to bicker about the person's merit on the obit thread, people. This thread is all about explosions and corpse disposal. I, for one, think the cannon is a good send-off. posted by mikeh at 6:47 AM on April 6, 2005
thanks mikeh,
This post is all about a 53 foot sculpture of a fist on top of a 100 foot platform shooting a dead guy out of a canon. I'm sorry, but even if the guy never wrote a good book that's freaking cool.
Complaining about the guy's writing here is like saying the Colorado Rocky Mountains pale in comparison to the Canadian Rockies. Sure it's somewhat related since Hunter is being blasted in the Colorado Rockies, but it is pretty beside the point.
On a similar note to the actual topic of the post, my friend made me promise to give him a viking funeral where he'd be put to sea in a burning ship. Well the ship will be burning after using bronze mirrors (or available substitutes) to set the ship on fire like Archemedes did to the Roman ships in the Syracuse harbor in 212 BC. I found plans from some SCA wingnut. With a bunch of 5' by 3' mirrors and 60 people to hold them I should be able to torch it from 160 feet. If i don't do this i think my friend is going to haunt me. (Email me if you want the plans) posted by lips at 8:19 AM on April 6, 2005
When they describe the 'Gonzo fist' in the mainstream media, they always neglect to mention the peyote button in the center. posted by wadefranklin at 10:18 AM on April 6, 2005
Didn't they already do this with Sarah Vowell's dad? posted by bukvich at 12:41 PM on April 6, 2005
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