Ebook: Ancient Gonzo wisdom: interviews with Hunter S. Thompson

Bristling with inspired observations and wild anecdotes, this first collection offers a unique insight into the voice and mind of the inimitable Hunter S. Thompson, as recorded in the pages of Playboy, The Paris Review, Esquire, and elsewhere. Fearless and unsparing, the interviews detail some of the most storied episodes of Thompson's life: a savage beating at the hands of the Hells Angels, talking football with Nixon on the 1972 Campaign Trail ("the only time in 20 years of listening to the treacherous bastard that I knew he wasn't lying"), and his unlikely run for sheriff of Aspen. Elsewher.;Acknowledgments, ix; Preface by Anita Thompson, xi; Introduction by Christopher Hitchens, xiii; ABC News -- February 20, 1967 1; Sunday (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) -- 1967 5; WBZ 1030 AM Radio (Boston, Massachusetts) -- August 8, 1972 9; Playboy -- November 1974 31; Loose Licks (Australia) -- Spring 1976 57; New Times -- December 10, 1976 66; 90 Minutes Live (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) -- April 12, 1977 70; High Times -- September 1977 77; Lecture at the University of Colorado (Boulder) -- November 1, 1977 93; Commonwealth Times (Richmond, Virginia) -- November 28, 1978 110.