Music Banter - What are you reading right now?

Oh christ yeah it's heavy going and the flowery language sometimes just goes over my head but there is definite beauty in there even if it is laced with melancholia. It is uplifting in it's own unique way which was the point of his writings. I guess we will never truly understand the full nature of his words due to something being lost in the translation process.

GravitySlips

04-06-2009 03:07 PM

hunter s thompson - the rum diary
plato - the republic (for uni)

Bane of your existence

04-06-2009 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by GravitySlips (Post 631252)

hunter s thompson - the rum diary

Does anyone ever know what happened to the movie they were going to make about this?
I haven't heard anything in years.

333	04-06-2009 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Bane of your existence (Post 631513)

Does anyone ever know what happened to the movie they were going to make about this?
I haven't heard anything in years.

I had no idea that they were coming out with a movie. There was the Gonzo documentary, which I felt like wasn't that great. In my opinion, if you want to learn about thompson, read his books.

ElephantSack

04-07-2009 12:42 AM

I just finished this one about a half-hour ago:

http://www.burzum.org/img/library/lo...ew_edition.jpg

Agony is Truth

04-07-2009 12:45 AM

'Origin of the Universe' by Emerson A. Cooper. Amazing!

savannah

04-07-2009 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by 333 (Post 631599)

I had no idea that they were coming out with a movie. There was the Gonzo documentary, which I felt like wasn't that great. In my opinion, if you want to learn about thompson, read his books.

agreed,....
just watched the gonzo doc a few weeks ago,......kinda bland

crash_override

04-07-2009 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ElephantSack (Post 631644)

I just finished this one about a half-hour ago:

http://www.burzum.org/img/library/lo...ew_edition.jpg

How was it? Do you recommend?

glutoro

04-07-2009 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by savannah (Post 630752)

thats what i said too,.....and then i got sucked in,....
i sat down and read the first book in one sitting,....

uh,....he loves her so much

I've seen the movie two times now. I really liked the movie for what it was. Although to me it could have been much better, I still need the satisfaction of the good read in those books. I've been interested in much worse.

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Originally Posted by 333 (Post 630770)

You are doing permanent damage to your brain. :nono:

Better then killing my lungs with all kinds of chemicals that are in cigs.