Sports, politics, and sex collide in Hunter S. Thompson's wildly
popular ESPN.com columns. From the author of Fear and Loathing in Las
Vegas and father of "Gonzo" journalism comes Hey Rube.
Insightful, incendiary, outrageously brilliant, such was the man who
galvanized American journalism with his radical ideas and gonzo tactics.
For over half a century, Hunter S. Thompson devastated his readers with
his acerbic wit and uncanny grasp of politics and history. His reign as
"The Unabomber of contemporary letters" (Time) is more legendary than
ever with Hey Rube. Fear, greed, and action abound in this hilarious,
thought-provoking compilation as Thompson doles out searing indictments
and uproarious rants while providing commentary on politics, sex, and
sports--at times all in the same column.
With an enlightening foreword by ESPN executive editor John Walsh,
critics' favorites, and never-before-published columns, Hey Rube
follows Thompson through the beginning of the new century, revealing his
queasiness over the 2000 election ("rigged and fixed from the start");
his take on professional sports (to improve Major League Baseball
"eliminate the pitcher"); and his myriad controversial opinions and
brutally honest observations on issues plaguing America―including the
Bush administration and the inequities within the American judicial
system.
Hey Rube gives us a lasting look at the gonzo journalist in his most
organic form―unbridled, astute, and irreverent.
