![]() Few of rock & roll's great misanthropes were as talented, as charming, or as committed to their cynicism as Warren Zevon. His column, "Hey, Rube," appears each Monday on. A regular contributor to various national and international publications, Thompson now lives in a fortified compound near Aspen, Colo. His new book, Fear and Loathing in America, has just been released. Thompson's books include Hell's Angels, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, The Proud Highway, Better Than Sex and The Rum Diary. He is a dangerous drinker, and a whole different person when he's afraid.ĭr. Warren is a profoundly mysterious man, and I have learned not to argue with him, about hockey or anything else. Just returned from buying Kerouac's original manuscript of "On The Road" for $2.43 million at Christie's Auction House in New York. He disappeared in the middle of the night, still without sleep - saying he was headed to Indianapolis to write a song with Colts owner James Irsay, who He went wild when Princeton beat Syracuse for the NCAA Championship on Sunday. Magnum and an expert on lacrosse - which we also watched while we worked. He has written more classics than any other musician of our time, with the possible exception of Bob Dylan. Warren Zevon is as adept at songwriting as he is with a. It rocketed to the top of the charts and was hailed as "the finest song ever written about hockey" by Rolling Stone and "Songs of the Rich and Famous." "I wrote 'Hit Somebody in 75 hours,' " he said, "and look what happened to that one." Zevon is famous for his ability to stay awake for as long as it takes - often for 85 or 90 straight hours. Which proved to be true, when we played it back on his new-age Hugo machine 40 hours later. Our song will be called 'You're a Whole Different Person When You're Afraid.' " Patrick Roy got his shutout and "could have beaten N.J. The Avalanche humiliated the favored defending champion N.J. The game was the most dominating display of big time hockey either of us had ever seen. "You're starting to act weird," I told him. I jerked the phone away from him and told him to calm down. Thompson's new book, Fear and Loathing in America : The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist. "That fool will never call back!"Ĭlick here to buy Hunter S. "That will teach those Bigamists a lesson," he chuckled. "Are you a Bigamist? What? Don't lie to me, you yellow-bellied pervert!" Then he laughed again, and hung up. We are ready for the game, here - are you ready?" He laughed. When the phone rang he ignored me and picked it up before I could get to it. ![]() I could see that he had forgotten all about his troubles in Utah, and now he was jabbering happily. ![]() There was a far-away look in his eyes now, and he spoke in an oddly Dreamy voice. "This is very exciting," he said eagerly. "We can Watch the game together, and then write a song about it." He paused momentarily and reached again for the teapot. We will drink some more of this Tea and get ourselves Prepared for it." "Well," I replied with a smile, "tonight is our lucky night. Patrick Roy's performance in the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals was one to worship. I watch it all the time on TV - especially the Stanley Cup playoffs." "I have come to Love professional hockey. I knew he was a rabid hockey fan, so I told him we could watch the Stanley Cup playoff game on TV pretty soon. Warren seemed far too frantic to do any serious song-writing, so I tried to calm him down with some of the fresh Jimson tea I'd brewed up for the Holiday. They don't want to be embarrassed in the eyes of the world again." They're rounding up the Bigamists before the Olympics start. "They're doing that to a lot of people, these days. They pulled me over at some kind of police checkpoint and accused me of being a Sex Offender - I was terrified. "They've been following me ever since Salt Lake City. "The ones over in Utah," he said nervously. "I had to drive all night to get out of Utah without being locked up. Warren Zevon arrived at my house on Saturday and said he was in the mood to write a few songs about Hockey. ![]() Thompson offers this look back at a column he wrote about Zevon in May of 2001. To celebrate the life of his good friend, 's Hunter S. Death of an American poetĮditor's Note: Singer/songwriter Warren Zevon died of lung cancer Sunday night at the age of 56.
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