Fear and Loathing in America : The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist by Hunter S. Thompson
Author:Hunter S. Thompson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Non-Fiction, History, Writing, Biography, Politics
ISBN: 9780684873169
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2000-01-01T11:00:00+00:00
TO LYNN NESBIT:
Thompson spelled out his thoughts on the final direction of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, his Vietnam project, and his presidential aspirations.
April 23, 1971
Woody Creek, CO
Dear Lynn â¦
Hereâs the $20 I owe you from the Polo Lounge. Actually, Iâm just trying out this stationery I stole, and since I couldnât think of anybody else to write ⦠well shucks â¦
Anyway, I called Silberman today and sold him a book for a massive price. Itâs called âFear & Loathing in Las Vegas, by Raoul DukeâDoctor of Journalismâ ⦠or something along those lines. The first half is already done: 15,000 words of mean gibberish that is already sold to RS. The second half will be done whenâand ifâI survive the National District Attorneysâ Conference on Narcotics & Dangerous Drugs, which begins Monday April 26 in Las Vegas. I plan to attendâaccompanied, of course, by My Attorney. Mr. Acosta will meet me there with the tools of our hellish trade.
If you want to chat about thisâand I think we probably shouldâyou can call me at the Hotel Flamingo until Thursday, when Iâll probably stop thru San Francisco to edit the original Vegas Piece and put my initials on the final draft of the Rolling Stone/Random House Merger.
The book idea is based on my notion that the original 15,000 words that Sports Illustrated rejectedâplus another long narrative based on the Drug Conferenceâequals two articles for RS and one short book for Random House. Silberman offered me 100K for it; maybe you can ease him up to 110 or so.
In any case, I sent him the first 41 pages of the final draft. He should have them by Mondayâat which time he plans to announce his decision to send me $33,333 for openers. Heâll probably deny this when you call, but itâs true. Take my word for it.
In any case, the Vietnam book arrangement seems settled. Youâll have to work out some arrangement whereby the âjointâ aspect of publishing [it] is between RS & RH. I donât want anybody fucking around with the authorâs share.
OK for now. Jann, by the way, has no idea that Iâm doing this âPhase Twoâ of the Vegas thing. Silberman agreed to underwrite all expenses on the old âAmerican Dreamâ accountâso all I owe RS is first refusal rights. Which hardly matters, because nobody else is likely to publish it anyway. (Silberman suggested the Police Gazette; do you have any good contacts there?)
In any case, I think itâs safe to assume RS will publish the Drug Conference thing, as a follow-up to the Mint 400 nightmare. I spoke at some length tonight with Dave Felton, de facto asst. editor of RS, but he doesnât have the money authority to make $2000 assignments to lunatics. And Jann is still in England. So as far as RS is concerned, Iâm going to Las Vegas this time for Random Houseâand if we get a good RS-type article out of it, theyâll be happy to look it over.
Very complicated, eh? But I think I have it all under controlâas always.
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