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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas :: Thompson Hunter S.
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Several months later, in Aspen, Bruce sang the same songs in a club jammed with tourists and a former Astronaut* and when the last set was over, ____________________ came over to our table and began yelling all kinds of drunken, super-patriot gibber ish, hitting on Bruce about "What kind of nerve does a god damn Canadian have to come down here and insult this country?"
"Say man," I said. "I'm an Amei-ican. I live here, and I agree with every fucking word he says."
At this point the hash-bouncers appeared, grinning inscrutably and saying: "Good evening to you gentlemen. The I Ching says it's time to be quiet, right? And nobody hassles the musicians in this place, is that clear?"
The Astronaut left, muttering darkly about using his in fluence to "get something done, damn quick," about the Immigration Statutes. "What's your name?" he asked me, as the hash-bouncers eased him away.
"Bob Zimmerman," I said. "And if there's one thing I hate in this world, it's a goddamn bonehead Polack."
"You think I'm a Polack?" he screamed. "You dirty gold bricker! You're all shit! You don't represent this country."
“Christ, let’s hope to hell you don’t.” Bruce Mmuttered. ____________________ was still raving as they muscled him out to the street.
T^he nest noght, in another restaurant, the Astronaut was scarfing his chow - stone soer - when a fourteen year old boy approached the table to ask for an autograph. ____________________ acted coy moment, feigning embarrassment, then he scrawled his signature on the small piece of paper the boy handed him. The boy looked at it for a moment, then tore it into small pieces and dropped it in -____________________'s lap. "Not everybody loves you, man.” he said. Then he went back and sat down at his own table about six feet away.
The Astronaut's party was speechiess. Eight or ten people - wives, managers and favored senior engineers, showing a good time in fabulous Aspen. Now they looked like somebody had just sprayed their table with shit-mist. Nobody a word. They ate quickly, and left without tipping.
So much for Aspen and astronauts. ____________________ would never have kind of trouble in LasVegas.
A little bit of this town goes a very long way. After five in Vegas you feel like you've been here for five years. Some people say they like it - but then some people like Nixon, too. He would have made a perfect Mayor for this town; with John Mitchell as Sheriff and Agnew as Master of Sewers.
13. End of the Road…Death of the Whale… Soaking Sweats in the Airport.
Several months later, in Aspen, Bruce sang the same songs in a club jammed with tourists and a former Astronaut* and when the last set was over, ____________________ came over to our table and began yelling all kinds of drunken, super-patriot gibber ish, hitting on Bruce about "What kind of nerve does a god damn Canadian have to come down here and insult this country?"
"Say man," I said. "I'm an Amei-ican. I live here, and I agree with every fucking word he says."
At this point the hash-bouncers appeared, grinning inscrutably and saying: "Good evening to you gentlemen. The I Ching says it's time to be quiet, right? And nobody hassles the musicians in this place, is that clear?"
The Astronaut left, muttering darkly about using his in fluence to "get something done, damn quick," about the Immigration Statutes. "What's your name?" he asked me, as the hash-bouncers eased him away.
"Bob Zimmerman," I said. "And if there's one thing I hate in this world, it's a goddamn bonehead Polack."
"You think I'm a Polack?" he screamed. "You dirty gold bricker! You're all shit! You don't represent this country."
“Christ, let’s hope to hell you don’t.” Bruce Mmuttered. ____________________ was still raving as they muscled him out to the street.
T^he nest noght, in another restaurant, the Astronaut was scarfing his chow - stone soer - when a fourteen year old boy approached the table to ask for an autograph. ____________________ acted coy moment, feigning embarrassment, then he scrawled his signature on the small piece of paper the boy handed him. The boy looked at it for a moment, then tore it into small pieces and dropped it in -____________________'s lap. "Not everybody loves you, man.” he said. Then he went back and sat down at his own table about six feet away.
The Astronaut's party was speechiess. Eight or ten people - wives, managers and favored senior engineers, showing a good time in fabulous Aspen. Now they looked like somebody had just sprayed their table with shit-mist. Nobody a word. They ate quickly, and left without tipping.
So much for Aspen and astronauts. ____________________ would never have kind of trouble in LasVegas.
A little bit of this town goes a very long way. After five in Vegas you feel like you've been here for five years. Some people say they like it - but then some people like Nixon, too. He would have made a perfect Mayor for this town; with John Mitchell as Sheriff and Agnew as Master of Sewers.
13. End of the Road…Death of the Whale… Soaking Sweats in the Airport.