Not ones to go quietly, these six men of stature opted for send-offs that included cannons, capes, and a 9-foot granite piano.
Archives for July 2015
Hunter S. Thompson on Outlaws *
“I keep my mouth shut now. I’ve turned into a professional coward.” – Hunter S. Thompson in 1967 with Studs Terkel. The interview was recorded shortly after the release of Thompson’s book, Hell’s Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga. He spent more than a year living, drinking and riding with the Hells Angels up and down the […]
Dustin Hoffman on Duplicity and Famosity *
“I carried a knife taped to my leg. I never used it but it was there.” – Dustin Hoffman in 1971. Listening to this interview tape from the Pacifica Radio Archives, we were drawn to this idea of the struggles that pop up between different generations and the internal questions one confronts as he or […]