First published in 1990, Songs of the Doomed is back in printāby popular demand! In this third and most extraordinary volume of the Gonzo Papers, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson recalls high and hideous moments in his thirty years in the Passing Laneāand no one is safe from his hilarious, remarkably astute social commentary.
With Thompsonās trademark insight and passion about the state of American politics and culture, Songs of the Doomed charts the long, strange trip from Kennedy to Quayle in Thompsonās freewheeling, inimitable style. Spanning four decadesā1950 to 1990āThompson is at the top of his form while fleeing New York for Puerto Rico, riding with the Hellās Angels, investigating Las Vegas sleaze, grappling with the āDukakis problem,ā and finally, detailing his infamous lifestyle bust, trial documents, and Fourth Amendment battle with the Law. These talesāoften sleazy, brutal, and crudeāare only the tip of what Jack Nicholson called āthe most baffling human iceberg of our time.ā
Songs of the Doomed is vintage Thompsonāa brilliant, brazen, bawdy compilation of the greatest sound bites of Gonzo journalism from the past thirty years.