Originally Posted by: Dr_simonGo get a copy of the book "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and then read it.

Then you will understand.

Follow this with "Hells Angles" (also by HST), which will make much more sense if you have read Tom Wolf's "The Electric Coolaid Acid Test".

Until that time don't be surprised if people treat you opinion on this matter with something less than contempt !

IMHO it is a very fine avatar that says much about the man. All are things I respect and have aspired to at one time or another (well in the days when my liver used to work anyway)!

Oh rah Doc - agreed. Although I have always been a big reader, it was Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas that taught me that there is so much more to literature and writing, more than what they were teaching us school, that it really shaped me as an adult. Both good and bad I'd say. Hunter was the man that inspired me to try my hand at writing. And even now, at 46, I have not abandoned the dream. I imagine that I will always sit and peck away at a keyboard until I hit the mark or breathe my last.

Hells Angels is, in my opion, the finest example of non-fiction writing in contemprary literature. The Electric KoolAid Acid Test follows a tight second. What I have always found amazing is how one writer leads to another to another. Sort of like music. You know, you 'discover' that first guitar player to strike your fancy and the next thing you know, you're listening (and enjoying) old Guitar Slim records. One writer turns you on to the next to the next and so on.

As far as the avatar, I am fine with both; either the little cartoon of HST or the Gonzo logo. I'll let you guys decide.