"young socialite" - basically my definition of a frat/sorority type, or a "I'm gonna fit in type" of person who offers no substance or authentic view on anything. They probably carry an iPhone, own an Ed Hardy T and listen to music that other people find interesting. I hope you can invision the type of person I am talking about..
Now, to the topic at hand.. Hunter S. Thompson.
The man is really interesting, I don't know a whole lot about him, but I took some interest after watching "Where the Buffalo Roam" Starring Bill Murray back in like 1996. I immediately felt like I had to read all his books. So I did.
Hunter lived life to the extreme, literally, Johnny Depp's character in Fear & Loathing represents a pretty awesome portrait of Mr. Thompson.
When I walk into someone's house where there happens to be a party or I am meeting someone for the first and I see a movie poster for Fear & Loathing I always get this instinct to dig in and find out what the person who owns the poster knows about the movie or Hunter S. Thompson.
My 1st question - Have you seen "Where the Buffalo Roam"
I ask this to get an understand of the type of person I am dealing with. Usually I get the "Young Socialite" type.
Answer - Confused Look - No, what's that?
Me - It's a movie starring Bill Murray playing the same character in F & L.
Them - Really? Bill Murray is old.
Me - Well it's from the early 80's.
Them - That's an old movie.
Me - Well its based on a book that was written by Hunter S. Thompson.
Them - Who?
Me - The guy that F & L is based on.
Them - That movie is SOOOO AWEESSSOOOMMEEE all the drugs they do and how they party and trash that hotel room.
Me - You're a fucking idiot.
Don't you hate that? I equate this to wanna be hustler's and gangster's who hang BIG ASS FUCKIN poster's of Al Pacino as Scarface. That movie fuckin sucks, Scarface dies in the end, he is not a fucking badass. DeNeiro in Casino is a fucking Badass. Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon is a fucking Badass.
As a movie fan, and a person who reads to damn much I am excited to say that Johnny Depp will be starring as Paul Kemp in The Rum Diary. A book that Hunter S. Thompson wrote in 1959 but wasn't published until 1998. The book is pretty awesome and I really look forward to the movie.
Hunter S. Thompson is really fucking interesting, so if you think F & L is "awesome" you should really dive into some of his other stuff. I recommend starting with "Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson" or "Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride" a documentary about the man. It might open your eyes to the fact that you sound like a GODDAMN FOOL when you open your mouth about that "super trendy cool" movie poster hanging in your living room above the table that holds your weed stash..
Fuck With Me - I'll Eat You Alive.
-veg
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