This chapter compares 'The Rum Diary' with 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' film adaptations, discussing Johnny Depp's portrayal of Thompson and his interactions with Bill Murray. It also explores Thompson's breakthrough article about motorcycle gangs.
We talk about journalist, provocateur, political analyst, wildman & drug aficionado Hunter S. Thompson and discuss why he is the perfect avatar for The Long Seventies. Part one works its way from his earliest years to right before the publication of Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas.