Its an interesting read, but only if you enjoy HST and want to know more, otherwise you would not get it.
Purgatorian Post #1314
July 20th, 2008
The Joke is over - Ralph Steadman
I finished this book a few days ago. It was written by the artist responsible for the art work associated with HST books. In this 390 pages book, Ralph talks about his experiences with HST, showing his views about his relationship with HST, and the complex nature of his 30 plus years of being his (sidekick). Some of the chapters were dull, but many were interesting, giving further glimpses on the views of Ralph, compared to only reading Ralph's suffering through HST books.
Its an interesting read, but only if you enjoy HST and want to know more, otherwise you would not get it.
Purgatorian Post #1314
Its an interesting read, but only if you enjoy HST and want to know more, otherwise you would not get it.
Purgatorian Post #1314
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July 1st, 2008
The Mother of All Posts or Post Mclovin
Purgatory in Classic, Edo, Gonzo, Life, Money, Movies, Music, Ranting, Sushi, TV, Technology, Travel
Euro 2008 is now done, so I can start writing again. I have had many ideas cross my mind during the usual times of napping, eating, before sleeping and during other activities, but I did not feel like writing, but now I am. This might be a long post, or it might not be, we shall just see how it goes, I do not feel like splitting the contents into different posts.
1. My Calculator
I have had the same calculator for the past 13 years. I got it from K-mart for less than $10 and it works just fine. It is a Casio Fx-250D type, I am not even sure they make them these days. Although some people prefer multiple complex calculators (heck I do not know if people know what a calculator is these days), I still prefer this simple calculator to do my complex calculations, for the rest I use my brains, like any old fashioned person does. I bet many of you young people do not even know about log-tables.
2. Edo Pride night
Edo Pride Sunday has been a regular event for me for the past 3 years or so. It started simple, then became a big event, then dwindled down to just a couple of people, and now we are starting again with a semi-new group. Sometimes it feels like Santana, the band, with the number of changes it has had in the past 40 years. (link). These days we are basically myself, The Stallion, his quirky cousin G, and a Latina replacement (the original Latina is smuggling Bangalis somewhere). Regular guests are usual old members such as Nibaq and the Gurls, Josie and the pussycaaaaaaaaaaaaaaats,pussycaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaats!
3. Atheist Among us
In the past few weeks I have read a few blogs of people, not only "U", who "claim" to be atheists, or are atheists. While the normal 20 something young adult is typically confused or brain-washed to either believe or not believe, typically an intelligent person understands the right path eventually, while idiots remain in their belief of non-belief. I once was confused, but I did not atheisize (not sure if this is a word) myself, I just understood my existence better and I am very comfortable with where I am now, a believer. For the atheists cows out-there who insist on being atheists, if you cannot believe there is a God of some sort, then you have cow-dung for brains, for the confused, I had a book once that would make you "logically" relate to "belief" but I cannot find the name in my old papers, but it was very important in shaping my understanding of existence and the essence of Man. "U" will find your way, I am sure. Just a final note on this topic, I saw Dogma (link) again yesterday, still funny.
4. Movies
I also have watched my fair share of movies over the past month. Kung Fu Panda was ok, I started to Watch the Eye (original version) but Damn its scary, 15 minutes and I stopped it. Reminds me of the time I wanted to watch that Japanese horror movie with the two sisters, I could not, kept forwarding and opening one eye. Wristcutters a love story (link) was a good independent movie I enjoyed. It is "A film set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide", Purgatory anyone? And since I have my DSL receiver, I also saw Super Bad again, one of the good movies of the past couple of years in that genre, I cannot get enough of Mclovin.
5.Travel
I want to travel but prices are crazy, I cannot see myself pay a fils for those high prices, so I will stay here in the summer, baring any special event where I manage to convince myself to pay the extra 50 fils for my tickets.
6. Midgets
During Edo Sunday the subjects of midgets came up, well actually I brought it up. I had seen a blogger across and I said hi, she had her own Edo Pride Groupie thing, but its all good in the Edo-hood, then I ate, then I ate, then I remembered something when the replacement Latina in the group wanted to give a Sunday Church pass to one of our members who was craving Taco Bell Burri-ghetto, which started the following conversation
Me: So, do you have midgets at base?
Latina : Huh? No - Laughter around
Me: Yeah, why don't you have midgets in the base?
Latina: We just do not.
Me: Does that mean the U.S. military has something against midgets? that is discrimination.
Latina: No.
Me: Yes it is! its because they are suicidal huh!
Latina Confused look
Me: Yeah, midgets are suicidal. That is why they are not allowed in, isn't it?
Latina: I do not know.
Me: Come on! What is better than to sending those midgets to Iraq? I mean they can search for road side bombs, go in places where no one else can go, oh oh! How about an army of midgets? You have a special forces midget unit, led by that guy from Lords of the Rings, Gandalf
--Confused looks all around, though they have seen this side of me before --
Me: How about Black midgets? or Blue, smurfs?
Latina: I do not know!!
Then it moved to something else, but that issue still bugs me, Why don't they have midgets in the Army??
7. Whistling Purg
A post would not be complete without some whistling. Give me Some late night Don Cornelius.
This is the end of the post, I hope you enjoyed it and if you did not, screw you.
Purgatorian Post #1307
1. My Calculator
I have had the same calculator for the past 13 years. I got it from K-mart for less than $10 and it works just fine. It is a Casio Fx-250D type, I am not even sure they make them these days. Although some people prefer multiple complex calculators (heck I do not know if people know what a calculator is these days), I still prefer this simple calculator to do my complex calculations, for the rest I use my brains, like any old fashioned person does. I bet many of you young people do not even know about log-tables.
2. Edo Pride night
Edo Pride Sunday has been a regular event for me for the past 3 years or so. It started simple, then became a big event, then dwindled down to just a couple of people, and now we are starting again with a semi-new group. Sometimes it feels like Santana, the band, with the number of changes it has had in the past 40 years. (link). These days we are basically myself, The Stallion, his quirky cousin G, and a Latina replacement (the original Latina is smuggling Bangalis somewhere). Regular guests are usual old members such as Nibaq and the Gurls, Josie and the pussycaaaaaaaaaaaaaaats,pussycaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaats!
3. Atheist Among us
In the past few weeks I have read a few blogs of people, not only "U", who "claim" to be atheists, or are atheists. While the normal 20 something young adult is typically confused or brain-washed to either believe or not believe, typically an intelligent person understands the right path eventually, while idiots remain in their belief of non-belief. I once was confused, but I did not atheisize (not sure if this is a word) myself, I just understood my existence better and I am very comfortable with where I am now, a believer. For the atheists cows out-there who insist on being atheists, if you cannot believe there is a God of some sort, then you have cow-dung for brains, for the confused, I had a book once that would make you "logically" relate to "belief" but I cannot find the name in my old papers, but it was very important in shaping my understanding of existence and the essence of Man. "U" will find your way, I am sure. Just a final note on this topic, I saw Dogma (link) again yesterday, still funny.
4. Movies
I also have watched my fair share of movies over the past month. Kung Fu Panda was ok, I started to Watch the Eye (original version) but Damn its scary, 15 minutes and I stopped it. Reminds me of the time I wanted to watch that Japanese horror movie with the two sisters, I could not, kept forwarding and opening one eye. Wristcutters a love story (link) was a good independent movie I enjoyed. It is "A film set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide", Purgatory anyone? And since I have my DSL receiver, I also saw Super Bad again, one of the good movies of the past couple of years in that genre, I cannot get enough of Mclovin.
5.Travel
I want to travel but prices are crazy, I cannot see myself pay a fils for those high prices, so I will stay here in the summer, baring any special event where I manage to convince myself to pay the extra 50 fils for my tickets.
6. Midgets
During Edo Sunday the subjects of midgets came up, well actually I brought it up. I had seen a blogger across and I said hi, she had her own Edo Pride Groupie thing, but its all good in the Edo-hood, then I ate, then I ate, then I remembered something when the replacement Latina in the group wanted to give a Sunday Church pass to one of our members who was craving Taco Bell Burri-ghetto, which started the following conversation
Me: So, do you have midgets at base?
Latina : Huh? No - Laughter around
Me: Yeah, why don't you have midgets in the base?
Latina: We just do not.
Me: Does that mean the U.S. military has something against midgets? that is discrimination.
Latina: No.
Me: Yes it is! its because they are suicidal huh!
Latina Confused look
Me: Yeah, midgets are suicidal. That is why they are not allowed in, isn't it?
Latina: I do not know.
Me: Come on! What is better than to sending those midgets to Iraq? I mean they can search for road side bombs, go in places where no one else can go, oh oh! How about an army of midgets? You have a special forces midget unit, led by that guy from Lords of the Rings, Gandalf
--Confused looks all around, though they have seen this side of me before --
Me: How about Black midgets? or Blue, smurfs?
Latina: I do not know!!
Then it moved to something else, but that issue still bugs me, Why don't they have midgets in the Army??
7. Whistling Purg
A post would not be complete without some whistling. Give me Some late night Don Cornelius.
This is the end of the post, I hope you enjoyed it and if you did not, screw you.
Purgatorian Post #1307
April 25th, 2006
I am almost done with the Rum Diary, a book by Dr. HST. It is about a journalist who goes to San Juan and his experiences of living and interacting with people, the parties, the struggles, the fights, the rum.
The book is fascinating in the sense that you wonder when HST would come in the picture, but he never does. The story is a fictional story, all based on characters that HST most likely encountered during HST time in Puerto Rico.
The book was initially rejected and got buried beneath Thompson?s other projects. It was resurrected forty years later and published in 1998, and offers a glimpse into HST's youth before the hallucinogenic episodes famously chronicled in Fear and Loathing and his other books.
What is even more interesting is that the book will be used as an adapted screenplay for a movie staring Johnny Depp as Paul Kemp (The journalist), with Nick Nolte and other actors. Expected release 2006.
Also, reference my previous post on Curse of LoNo, it seems Sean Penn and HST were interested in developing that story into a movie, so maybe in the future we might see that movie also.
I would be interested in watching both movies, and as Johnny Depp has become in a sense the alter-ego of HST, I think the movies would be excellent to watch.
Purgatorian Post # 710
The Rum Diary
I am almost done with the Rum Diary, a book by Dr. HST. It is about a journalist who goes to San Juan and his experiences of living and interacting with people, the parties, the struggles, the fights, the rum.
The book is fascinating in the sense that you wonder when HST would come in the picture, but he never does. The story is a fictional story, all based on characters that HST most likely encountered during HST time in Puerto Rico.
The book was initially rejected and got buried beneath Thompson?s other projects. It was resurrected forty years later and published in 1998, and offers a glimpse into HST's youth before the hallucinogenic episodes famously chronicled in Fear and Loathing and his other books.
What is even more interesting is that the book will be used as an adapted screenplay for a movie staring Johnny Depp as Paul Kemp (The journalist), with Nick Nolte and other actors. Expected release 2006.
Also, reference my previous post on Curse of LoNo, it seems Sean Penn and HST were interested in developing that story into a movie, so maybe in the future we might see that movie also.
I would be interested in watching both movies, and as Johnny Depp has become in a sense the alter-ego of HST, I think the movies would be excellent to watch.
Purgatorian Post # 710