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CNN has an article about HST:

DENVER, Colorado (AP) -- It wasn't a reckless obsession with liquor, drugs and gunplay that made the late Hunter S. Thompson the undisputed king of Gonzo journalism, his wife says. 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.

Greetings from soundproof suite #4217 in Las Vegas. This city is everything HST cracked it up to be. Lots of rich, rude, and clueless hordes wandering down a strip specifically designed to create congestion at the chokepoints. Made pilgrimages to the Circus Circus, Riviera, didn't see the Mint Hotel, no one there seemed to know about the movie or looked at me suspiciously when I mentioned it.

Certainly an atavistic feeling to the place, with people sitting around the $100 blackjack tables at 8 in the morning and extremely scantily clad waitresses strutting around...

The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved, so mix up some mint juleps and get ready for #132 at Churchill Downs, today at 5pm Eastern on NBC.

Ted Koppel signed off from Nightline last night. The BBC has a story.

Quote:

In an understated farewell, Koppel asked viewers to give his successors a chance. "If you don't I promise the network will just put another comedy show in this time slot," he said. "Then you'll be sorry."