Comments on: Writers with guns

By: In other news « Below the Muck

In other news « Below the Muck — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:09:38 +0000

[...] photo of Ernest Hemingway, William S Burroughs, or Hunter S Thompson doing the “Live long and prosper” [...]

By: Jim Thompson

Jim Thompson — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:32:20 +0000

On the other hand, Justine, there is something charmingly eloquent with the phrase “Chronically drunken and/or drug-addled, semi-psychotic, brilliant writers who had notably poor judgement.” I can’t wait for a chance to use those words in casual conversation.

By: Justine

Justine — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:07:35 +0000

Jim-

That is EXACTLY what I was going for. Well put!

By: Jim Thompson

Jim Thompson — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:40:37 +0000

Brilliant title suggestion, Justine, absolutely brilliant. However, I think what you’re really trying to say is “RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY!”

By: Justine

Justine — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:04:30 +0000

I think perhaps this title should be amended to: Chronically drunken and/or drug-addled, semi-psychotic, brilliant writers who had notably poor judgement, holding guns.

By: Hieronymus Reiter

Hieronymus Reiter — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:24:57 +0000

Sadly, Burroughs had shot and killed Joan Vollmer by trying to shoot a glass off the top of her head William Tell-style in Mexico City.

By: TDH

TDH — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:54:54 +0000

Year, Uncle Ernie wrote a lot about being tough. And as long as he had a gun with him, I guess he was. If you want to read a great send up of the Hemingway macho code, read “Happy Birthday, Wanda June”, Vonnegut’s only play.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:04:05 +0000

All three writers above had children. I have a feeling if you called any of them impotent to their face, they’d take a swing at you. :)

By: Jim Thompson

Jim Thompson — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:50:59 +0000

Hemingway had three (i think) children. Don’t know about the others.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:45:42 +0000

I wonder how many of them were impotent?