tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118320.post493057217745874876..comments2023-04-02T09:51:43.243+01:00Comments on Chris Cope: An Incredibly Long Title: Thoughts on Hunter S. Thompson, Literature and MotorcyclesChris Copehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09802450324154596848noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118320.post-33597446149275933872012-12-14T22:45:23.690+00:002012-12-14T22:45:23.690+00:00Chris,
I read Fear and Loathing in my teens and l...Chris,<br /><br />I read Fear and Loathing in my teens and loved it. I was smitten by all the things he brought alive for me about what I thought America was all about for kids of my age then (the 70's - yikes), Dylan, Doors, Deadheads, Anti-Vietnam, dope, alternative lifestyles etc. and started reading some other of his stuff but never got far as they didn't seem to go anywhere.<br /><br />I began to buy Rolling Stone to read his articles, but quickly realised that they were mostly meandering shite..........<br /><br />I still read though, suggest you re-read A Christmas Carol (I'm guessing you already have)as I think it's lovely.<br /><br />Toodle-pip, nos da<br />Huw<br />Dinas PowysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118320.post-16617449238860361022012-12-14T20:33:31.025+00:002012-12-14T20:33:31.025+00:00Actually, it was "Paper Lion." I was rea...Actually, it was "Paper Lion." I was reading about the Detroit Tigers today...jimoorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720355946917375676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118320.post-436344208693383202012-12-14T16:01:16.652+00:002012-12-14T16:01:16.652+00:00Chris-completely agree with your assessment of Tho...Chris-completely agree with your assessment of Thompson. He was insufferable and rambling in his speech and writing. But "Hells Angels" put him on the map. He did, as you suggest, create participatory journalism, along with George Plimpton when he wrote "Paper Tiger." I think Thompson's writing was not the reason for the success of Angels. He simply was shining a light on a previously unseen culture. Later in life when drugs and alcohol had completely addled his brain, I could not understand a word he said. He sounded like Ali. I once went up to Woody Creek on the Roaring Fork outside of Aspen to see if could spot him at the local hangout but he never showed. Some dumbass editor was probably paying him to write nonsensical shit on a presidential campaign, I suppose, and he was away. <br />As for motorcycles, I will always love them. Did all of the lower 48 on a Honda 450 and later on a Sportster 883. I presently ride a Yamaha 1600 Road Star but hope to soon switch to a BMW 1200 LT. Motorcycles still have the power to make me feel young and free, and even if it is only illusion, it's a damned good one. Write more. You do fine stuff. - Jimjimoorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720355946917375676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118320.post-20166081731732582322012-12-14T15:07:00.982+00:002012-12-14T15:07:00.982+00:00I want a BMW R series, hopefully from the 50's...I want a BMW R series, hopefully from the 50's. I would take one from the 60's and maybe even the 70's.<br /><br />Current financial realities will not allow that to happen and living in South Dakota lends its self to not being practical.<br /><br />A guy can dream.jg_38https://www.blogger.com/profile/14406990892942292755noreply@blogger.com