last night i finally got around to watching gonzo. i’ve decided that i do like hunter s. thompson (averaging out from the brief love affair i had with him circa ‘06 that turned into hate and then, most recently, back into love), but i find myself very frustrated by hollywood’s decision to ostensibly turn thompson into johnny depp. now, i unconsciously combine both of them, so that when i’m trying to think of thompson, i picture depp as thompson in fear and loathing in las vegas. i’ve yet to play this game while watching pirates of the caribbean to see if it works in reverse. i probably won’t ever play this game. i also just have really bad name-face recall. c’est la vie! also, how precious were those tom wolfe interviews in gonzo?!
edited on 06.25. to add: case in point – july 2009 vanity fair cover story. thank you.
in other news, i’m actually quite pleased with myself for doing a lot more cooking lately as a result of the cooking column i’m being forced to write for the paper. turning lemons into (watermelon) lemonade. this week’s recipe (spoiler alert!) is blueberry crumb bars, via smitten k.
June 14, 2009 at 1:12 pm
way to watch it w/o me.