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Laddar... Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness Modern History from the Sports Deskav Hunter S. Thompson
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. I've never been big on sports, just not my scene, so what am I doing reading a collection of sports-related blog posts from ESPN? Because they were written by Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. Thompson has been a huge influence on me for a long time, so when I stumbled upon this book in a little local bookstore one summer after dinner with my family, I had to snatch it up. I didn't realize at the time that this particular collection was from his sportswriting, but with Thompson you just know it's going to be about more than that. And this book is. In fact, it's more about his addiction to sports and gambling, as well as the current events that influence everything including sports. These particular missives come from the time of 9/11, just before and the first years after, and seeing Thompson's reactions to the world at that time, knowing where he stands on issues from previous pieces, is an absolute must. He saw things coming that are only now starting to become apparent. One thing I love about the Gonzo style is the flow the writing has, switching between personal anecdote, brutal confession, and honest criticism. Even sports can take on a wholly unique visage through the eyes of Hunter Thompson. There is also a beautiful tribute to his friend George Plimpton, who passed away in 2003. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
Sports, politics, and sex collide in Hunter S. Thompson's wildly popular ESPN.com columns. From the author ofFear and Loathing in Las Vegas and father of "Gonzo" journalism comes Hey Rube. Insightful, incendiary, outrageously brilliant, such was the man who galvanized American journalism with his radical ideas and gonzo tactics. For over half a century, Hunter S. Thompson devastated his readers with his acerbic wit and uncanny grasp of politics and history. His reign as "The Unabomber of contemporary letters" (Time) is more legendary than ever with Hey Rube. Fear, greed, and action abound in this hilarious, thought-provoking compilation as Thompson doles out searing indictments and uproarious rants while providing commentary on politics, sex, and sports--at times all in the same column. With an enlightening foreword by ESPN executive editor John Walsh, critics' favorites, and never-before-published columns, Hey Rube follows Thompson through the beginning of the new century, revealing his queasiness over the 2000 election ("rigged and fixed from the start"); his take on professional sports (to improve Major League Baseball "eliminate the pitcher"); and his myriad controversial opinions and brutally honest observations on issues plaguing America―including the Bush administration and the inequities within the American judicial system. Hey Rube gives us a lasting look at the gonzo journalist in his most organic form―unbridled, astute, and irreverent. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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One idea he discussed early in the book which I found interesting was his column on how to improve Major League Baseball, once acknowledged as being America's pastime, but currently losing popularity. Thompson offered an idea of improving the game by fixing the game time to 3 hours, counting total bases for scoring, and eliminating the pitcher by substituting a smart pitching machine, thus removing the delays the pitcher introduces by taking signs, throwing to first base to keep runners close, etc. Other columns were rambling, rants, and otherwise less interesting. ( )