Hunter S. Thompson (1937-2005)
I was going to root around in my head for two cents on the death of Hunter S. Thompson, but Classical Values went ahead and said everything I could say, better than I could. Bravo.
When I got into newspapers, Thompson was my hero. I was young, free-wheeling, contrarian, not married to any political faction. The generation of reporters and editors above me had Woodward and Bernstein as their heroes. My peers and I had him, even though it's arguable whether what he was doing bore any resemblance to what we were doing.
When I got into newspapers, Thompson was my hero. I was young, free-wheeling, contrarian, not married to any political faction. The generation of reporters and editors above me had Woodward and Bernstein as their heroes. My peers and I had him, even though it's arguable whether what he was doing bore any resemblance to what we were doing.
