Heaven Hi!!!

Every once and awhile, along comes a writer that grips the American ideal of the times. However, do we sometimes misconstrue who people are by their writings? After the launch of the new book The Gonzo Way: A Celebration of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson” written by Hunter’s wife Anita Thompson, many things broke the original viewpoints the mainstream public had about Hunter S. Thompson.

It wasn’t a reckless obsession with liquor, drugs and gunplay that made the late Hunter S. Thompson the undisputed king of gonzo journalism. Instead, it was old-fashioned principles such as working hard and telling the truth, enlivened by the glee Thompson took from learning and from being right. Thompson’s wife went on to further comment that, “I don’t deny his lifestyle, because his lifestyle was pretty extreme,” Anita Thompson told The Associated Press, but that lifestyle was made possible by his success as a reporter and writer, not the other way around.

In our society today we find that we focus a lot of our attention on the negative traits and behaviors of celebrities. Our focus further fuels our celebrity friends, who were originally successful because of their talents, to be focused on how much water to put into the well of negativity that we draw our water from. Talent is replaced by extremity, whether that is with alcohol, drug addiction, or eating disorders. We as the audience should encourage others to focus on their talents, and not on their extremities.

Encourage a BOP life to where you will be aware of your talent. To be the star in your own play in life. Hunter S. Thompson impressed the world with his marvelous stories, and a great contributor to literary society that has taken his accounts and taught them to other aspiring writers.

He will forever be remembered.

Be BOP!!!

Thom