Studs Terkel 1967 HST Interview
In 1967, Hunter S. Thompson sat down with author, historian, and broadcaster Studs Terkel on WFMT radio in Chicago. Below is the transcript, in two parts. Audio tracks have vanished. PART ONE
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All American Poet
By Matt Byrum I’m an All American Poet. I have diplomatic immunity which protects me from the entire community. I drive out on the backroads of Georgia, Kentucky, the deserts of Nevada and California, burning through the wind
Tin Penny Nail
By Donnie Casto II A second hand pawn shop soul who escaped from hell, A heart of flesh replaced with a tin penny nail. A spiteful specter in a clay shell condemned to eternity, With God’s tin penny nail.
FIRE IN THE HOLE
By Tony X Stanton art by Josh Chambers We were playing away rehearsing for a gig that would never happen when Wiggy the bass player started to smell smoke. As Wiggy normally appeared to be stoned into orbit most times, we ignored him and kept playing…badly. When the dense smoke […]
The Poor Man’s Banter
art & words by EDWARD Tis this man here speaking words of fear rage and jealousy act the fuel Motivation a known cause of uselessness
Life’s funny sometimes
By Maven Cade Leary art by Dan Reece Life’s funny sometimes. It’s just something we say. But it’s true! And not in a haha kind of way, either. When you’re a kid, you just can’t wait to be an adult, free to do all the great and wonderful things that […]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUNTER!!!
“Let us toast to animal pleasures, to escapism, to rain on the roof and instant coffee, to unemployment insurance and library cards, to absinthe and good-hearted landlords, to music and warm bodies and contraceptives… and to the “good life”, whatever it is and wherever it happens to be.” ― Hunter S. […]
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