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There is a “tribute page” dedicated to glorifying the grooviness of Hunter S Thompson.There are some very old pictures, dating back to a time before photography was proven to exist. There are also quotes, which may or may not be correctly attributed. Not that anybody cares.
PG has long been a fan of Mr. Thompson. In the past few years, a few books have been published, resulting in one, two, three blog posts at Chamblee54. Towards the end of the second book, PG just felt tired. Towards the end of his life, HST was a hopeless alcoholic, confined to a wheelchair. His best writing was thirty years behind him. We have the fear and loathing books, and they are still tons of fun, but excessive veneration of the dude is simply not appropriate.
Some of the commenters feel the same way. “Who is the person here claiming to be Hunter S Thompson? He died by his own hand over ten years ago. NOT HAPPY WITH IMPOSTERS SAYING THEY ARE DR GONZO. WTF IS GOING ON !!!!!! ” “Mate if you want to live in a fantasy world thats up to you. Lets not embrace the fact that someone is saying they are someone they are not. That is lying !!!!! And lets not embrace impostors Thats deception And so people start believing anything they want and taking someone elses name and talent and reputation. Ok i think next week ill become micheal jackson. Your taking too many or the wrong sort if drugs ” “This page has never claimed to be that of Hunter S. Thompson. As the description now has been adjusted to say, consider this page a tribute.” Some people don’t get the joke.
FakeHunterSThompson is a twitter account, based in Hightstown NJ. ‏@HunterSThompson 27 Oct World rotation wobble major cause of climate change. Fat AGore asked to move to Thailand to balance everything out. ‏@HunterSThompson 26 Oct Obama to reduce budget deficit by taxing welfare payments and benefits. “Some peeps making more than workers. Family of four netting $120k.” ‏@HunterSThompson 22 Apr 11 When Hollywood promotes interracial, and gay relationships do you cheer the enlightenment or say Ehwwww in disgust?
Here is another commenter to the FB facility. “Yeah, the people turning Hunter’s life into one giant drug reference shits me. He was an amazing writer, he had insight that few others could even approach and could cut to the bloody bones on the seedy underside of politics as easily as he could name the betrayal of an american generation. Stop cheapening his legacy by posting pictures of drugs and pretending to be in some special club because you took acid too – it wasn’t the drugs that made him who it he was, it was the fucking balls to live what he believed, and mind to write about it. “
The pictures today were originally posted with book reports about Mr. Thompson’s life. They were taken in Atlanta’s Little Five Points. (The Christian 12 step program is in Marietta.) This is a neighborhood which was once run down, and became a hipster paradise. Like someone said about the sixties, they were too beautiful to live, and too profitable to die. The good news is that some people in this district are creating new artproduct, instead of recycling the old. There is nothing really wrong with a tribute page to Hunter S. Thompson. Just don’t stop there, but continue down the dayglo path to create something of your own. Don’t get caught.