Hunter S. Thompson Interview on Gonzo Journalism (1975) [video]

<i>” That was the fatal flaw in Tim Leary’s trip. He crashed around America selling “consciousness expansion” without ever giving a thought to the grim meat-hook realities that were lying in wait for all the people who took him seriously… All those pathetically eager acid freaks who thought they could buy Peace and Understanding for three bucks a hit. But their loss and failure is ours too. What Leary took down with him was the central illusion of a whole life-style that he helped create… a generation of permanent cripples, failed seekers, who never understood the essential old-mystic fallacy of the Acid Culture: the desperate assumption that somebody… or at least some force – is tending the light at the end of the tunnel.”</i><p>Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is one of my all time favorite movies. It’s a disorienting and psychedelic plot filled with subtle yet striking insights into human nature. I highly recommend giving it a watch if you’re looking for a taste of Hunter S Thompson’s legacy.

Maybe I&#x27;m being nostalgic, but I don&#x27;t see this type of open discussions in media today, where on the one hand you&#x27;ll have a reputable, mainstream journalist and on the other you&#x27;ll have someone who thinks so far out the box that you&#x27;ll have to invent a new word before classifying them and what they produce, even though they come from different parts of the what-have-you spectrum, is pure intellectual brilliance that&#x27;s bliss to consume.<p>I miss that aspect of the past. Maybe I shouldn&#x27;t but I do.