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.