“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”- Hunter S. Thompson
PC LOAD LETTER
The part where they have to pull him off is my favourite
Why should I have to change? He’s the one who sucks.
Was ist mescaline? LSD? Cocaine? Probably all of it at the same time.
Edit: a good read about the end of his life: Football Season Is Over
For most of his life, he was something like Peter Pan, about the same way as Robin Williams: they were in search for joy and glee and seemingly determined to be “forever young” no matter as they grew old. Except eventually something broke them so hard that they stopped being confident. Like that hip surgery or Williams discovering he had a terminal disease.
Williams didn’t have cancer. He had a Parkinson’s diagnosis that ended up being Lewy body dementia. He was hopelessly losing his mind and knew it and wanted to leave on his own terms with his dignity still intact and his family remembering him the way he was when he was at his best.
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
“Take that you filthy swine!”
An IBM Selectric??
Now, something cheaper and clearly not as reliable, I can understand. But these machines were quite bulletproof, easily on-par with Olympia or Hermes in terms of build quality and usability. They were meant to take a pounding on the daily and keep on ticking. About the only way these things broke down is either via benign neglect or intentional malice.
And they were also built like tanks, with heavy steel and iron… there would be a non-trivial chance of injury or even death via ricochet or shrapnel where an IBM Selectric is concerned. That makes me think this was staged… you don’t want to close-fire on a Selectric without body armour and face/neck protection.
these machines were quite bulletproof.
Well, let’s see
I mean this seems like a Hunter S Thompson thing to do, that guy was fucking balls-to-the-wall insane, in the best way.
When will at go to war riding on IBM Selectric?
Part of me would like to see the full list of things this man has shot at. I’m sure it’s pretty unusual for an American in the 20th century
I was rather fond of the last thing he shot at.
Jesus Christ :(
Gonzo
Rum
Hunter. Go figure…
I’m hoping its a 44 magnum
Pretty sure it is .44
(Source: 20 year gun instructor)
He was quite fond of his .45 I read somewhere; but I don’t know shit about firearms.
