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The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved - freeshell.org
The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved Written under duress by Hunter S. Thompson Sketched with eyebrow pencil and lipstick by Ralph Steadman The following essay was originally published in Scanlan's Monthly, vol. 1, no. 4, June 1970. I got off the plane around midnight and no one spoke as I crossed the dark runway to the terminal. The air was thick and hot, like wandering into a steam bath. Inside, people hugged each other and shook grins and a whoop here and there: "By God! You old bastard! Good to see you, boy! Damn I mean it!" In the air-conditioned lounge I met a man from Houston who said his name was something or other--"but just call me Jimbo"--and he was here to get it on. "I'm ready for anything, by God! Anything at all. Yeah, what are you drinkin?" I ordered a Margarita with ice, but he wouldn't hear of it: "Naw, the hell kind of drink is that for Kentucky Derby time? What's wrong with you, boy?" He grinned and winked at the bartender. "Goddam, we gotta educate this boy.
Richard Nixon is hungry for it. Only a few days before the Derby he said, "If I had any money I'd invest it in the stock market." And the market, meanwhile, continued its grim slide. ***** The next day was heavy. With only thirty hours until post time I had no press credentials and--according to the sports editor of the
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