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Hunter S. Thompson Sets His Christmas Tree on Fire, Nearly Burning His House Down (1990)

I gave up on the inter­view and start­ed wor­ry­ing about my life when Hunter Thomp­son squirt­ed two cans of fire starter on the Christ­mas tree he was going to burn in his liv­ing-room fire­place, a few feet away from an unopened wood­en crate of 9‑mm bul­lets. That the tree was far too large to fit into the fire­place mat­tered not a whit to Hunter, who was sport­ing a dime-store wig at the time and resem­bled Tony Perkins in Psy­cho.
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8 months ago

The Extreme Life and Philosophy of Hunter S. Thompson: Gonzo Journalism and the American Condition

Hunter S. Thompson's gonzo journalism combined subjective narrative with structured reporting, leaving a lasting impact on American literature and culture.
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