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        HUNTER S. THOMPSON
Special Selection July 09 "There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die. " from "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" by Hunter S. Thompson Sometimes to understand a life, you must start at the end. At Hunter S. Thompson's funeral, his ashes were fired from a cannon atop a 153-foot tower of his own design (in the shape of a double-thumbed fist clutching a peyote button) to the tune of Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky" and Bob Dylan's Mr. Tambourine Man. We all are the stars of of our own stories, but Hunter S. Thompson's story just might be a little more interesting. Creator of Gonzo Journalism, Thompson has written himself into history. This controversial 20th century writer lived his life on the fringes of society and reported about it in his own literary style. Critics can debate the quality of his work and the ethics of his choices but that may be the point that he is worth talking about. This is a man who ran for Sheriff of Aspen, Colorado on the "Freak Power" ticket, on a platform of legalizing marijuana and putting for-profit pot dealers in the stocks.
Nominated by The Dude
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       BADASS MOUNTAIN MEN
5th Place February 09 It is hard to believe beaver hunting in the back woods could earn glory. But, in the first half of the ninteenth century the Rocky Mountains remained an uncharted land where the elements were harsh and the grizzly bears and indians prevelent. These scruffy and gruff frontiers men lived on tobacco, coffee, and pemmican. They ran through the woods with moccasins, hawken rifles and bowie knifes risking their lives for the beaver hat. Life wasn't all bad, they always traded for the hottest squas, did whatever they wanted, and ate 100% organic, nonGMO food. The stories are thick and deep, from the legend of "Liver Eating" Johnson to the balad of Grizzley Adams. One of my favorite highlights is the tale of Boone Helm, who, in the middle of a five hundred mile trip accross dead-of-winter Montana, was captured by Blackfoot indians, stripped to the waist and bound with leather straps in a teepee. He managed to chew through his bindings, knocked out the guard with a two finger jab, took the guard's knife, scalped him, cut off his leg, and disappeared into the woods still half naked. Weeks later he arrived at the cabin of Del Gue, 200 miles away, having survived on only the leg of his former captor. That's about as bad-assed as any story I've ever heard.
Nominated by Jerza
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Hunter S. Thompson is my favorite nominee I've ever sent in. I'm so thrilled to see him in this venue and to see how he'll stack up. I think the only other nominee I'm really enamored with this month is MST3K.
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Oh my goodness, you must be so conflicted right now.
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I know I am! This is a hard choice!
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don't forget about killing your captor, escaping naked into the Montana Winter and living of the meat of your captors leg which your had previously sawn off, in a bear cave. Now that is awesome.
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I concur. Canoes and beaver pelts are way more awesome than over-hyped Star Craft tournaments. These guys caught salmon with their bare hands and spat the lead out of the venison they killed. Awesome!
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