post #3

Post #3
Alex Fugini-Laws

I have read from somewhere in the 80's to pg.124

Starting on pg.83 Hunter S. Thompson is having dinner with some of his journalism pals down in Puerto Rico when they got into a huge fight, get kicked out and beaten up. For most of the night they were in a Puerto Rican prison trying to get out through a court and someone from the journalism agency comes to get them out. Hunter S. Thompson joins a dancing train and ends up a a party where his friends girl gets to friendly while dancing and they make a scene and get kicked out. From here he talks about the Kennedy assignation, and what is was like to come back to the U.S. Hunter S. Thompson Talks about the 60's era and the famed Ken kesey, and how he first got into acid.

A theme that will always be a constant is the fuzzy line between reality and gonzo. This is an important aspect to Thompson's writing, it can make the difference between okay and excellent. Another theme in the more recant reading is the living on the edge lifestyle and what that brings into ones life.

blog#2 quote

"...Ben Franklin was never able to lock a door again after the day lighting came down his kite string and fused that key to his thumb.They called it a great discovery and they called him a great scientist; but, in fact, he bawled like a baby for the rest of his life every time he smelled rain in the air."

I think this is really interesting because it takes a new perspective on the discovery of electricity and on Ben Franklin. He sees it as a bad thing when most people see it as a good thing. The detail of him crying every time it rained finishes the idea off really nice.