Buzz
In her book Hunter: The Strange and Savage Life of Hunter S. Thompson, biographer E. Jean Carroll opens the first chapter with a vivid portrayal of the subject's excesses. Below is a glimpse of what Carroll describes as a typical day for the gonzo journalist (note that the day
3:00 p.m. wakes up 3:05 Chivas Regal with the morning papers, Dunhills 3:45 cocaine 3:50 another glass of Chivas, Dunhill 4:05 first coffee, Dunhill 4:15 cocaine 4:16 orange juice, Dunhill 4:30 cocaine 4:54 cocaine 5:05 cocaine 5:11 coffee, Dunhills 5:30 more ice in the Chivas 5:45 cocaine, etc., etc. 6:00 grass to mellow out 7:05 Woody Creek Tavern for lunch – Heineken, two margaritas, coleslaw, taco salad, double order of fried onion rings, carrot cake, ice cream, a bean fritter, Dunhills, another Heineken, cocaine, and for the ride back, a snow cone (a glass of crushed ice with a few shots of Chivas poured over) 9:00 begins snorting cocaine seriously 10:00 drops acid 11:00 Chartreuse, cocaine, grass 11:30 more cocaine, etc, etc. 12:00 midnight, Hunter S. Thompson is set to write 12:05-6:00 a.m. Chartreuse, cocaine, grass, Chivas, coffee, Heineken, clove cigarettes, grapefruit, Dunhills, orange juice, gin, continuous adult films. 6:00 hot tub - champagne, Dove Bars, fettuccine Alfredo 8:00 Halcyon 8:20 sleep
Source: Hunter: The Strange and Savage Life of Hunter S. Thompson by E. Jean Carroll
This article was first published in 2013; it has since been revised for 2021.
