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Kingdom of Fear Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century

Hunter S. Thompson

Brilliant, provocative, outrageous, and brazen, Hunter S. Thompson's infamous rule breaking -- in his journalism, in his life, and under the law -- changed the shape of American letters, and the face of American icons. Kingdom of Fear traces the course of Thompson's life as a rebel -- from a smart-m...

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My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

It was mentioned in relation to Hunter S. Thompson's time as the night manager at the O'Farrell Theater, where he detailed the Mitchell brothers' craziness and his attempts to keep them out of jail.

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Jim and Artie Mitchell were as bizarre a pair of brothers as ever lived. I loved them both, but the sex business had made them crazy.

— Episode: 179 - Live at Clusterfest in San Francis...

Episode: 179 - Live at Clusterfest in San Francisco

It was mentioned in relation to Hunter S. Thompson's time as the night manager at the O'Farrell Theater, where he detailed the Mitchell brothers' craziness and his attempts to keep them out of jail.

"

Jim and Artie Mitchell were as bizarre a pair of brothers as ever lived. I loved them both, but the sex business had made them crazy.

They were deep in San Francisco politics, but they were always in desperate need of sound political advice.

That was my job; the night manager gig was only a cover for my real responsibility, which was to keep them out of jail, which was not easy.

Episode: 179 - Live at Clusterfest in San Francisco

It was mentioned in the context of Hunter S. Thompson's relationship with the Mitchell brothers, discussing their involvement in the porn industry and San Francisco politics, and his role as a night manager.

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Jim and Artie Mitchell were as bizarre a pair of brothers as ever lived I loved them both, but the sex business had made them crazy They were deep in San Francisco politics, but they were always in desperate need of sound political advice

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