Hunter S. Thompson's widow, Anita, has reprinted her editor's note for the first issue of The Woody Creeker. Mostly, she thanks a bunch of people and updates us on some of her and Hunter's friends and colleagues, but she also tells us why she has chosen to put out this magazine:
These are the reasons why my heart is not heavy tonight. I am living the Woody Creek life. And I am honored to be crossing paths with these amazing people who, because of my husband, make up the far-reaching fortified Woody Creek Community. They are my friends and my allies, and it will be my job in this magazine to record some of our stories and share them. I have committed to 10 issues for now. And if I don’t go broke again, maybe there will be more. But most important, we will have some fun. And when we’re old and gray, we will look back and be happy we did it.
In addition, the photo of Hunter S. that I mentioned last week has been posted in a high-res format.
The Silicon Valley Watcher, Tom Foremski, attended a North Beach birthday party for Neal Cassady and chatted with Neal's son John:
John tells me that most of his father's written work was lost when he parked his car for two weeks at a friends place, then took off for two or so weeks of carousing in the very North Beach neighborhood that we were standing. When he returned to pick up his car it was gone. And so was about 500 pages of his fathers literary work.
Australia's The Age profiles Don DeLillo and talks to him about his upcoming play Love Lies Bleeding, which takes on the subject of assisted suicide. The article also mentions that Game 6, a movie based on a script DeLillo wrote fifteen years ago, will be released in theaters next month:
The movie features Michael Keaton, who plays a playwright on a journey across town to confront a critic he worries will ravage his new play on opening night. The film's drama unfolds before the backdrop of game six of the 1986 World Series in baseball, the year the New York Mets beat the Boston Red Sox in the 10th inning of a game that ended when a routine ground ball went through the legs of Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner.
You can see the trailer for the movie here. This one has potential.
The title of an article in the Boston Globe asks "What do you do with a liberal arts major?" I'm sure that at least a dozen of you with such a major had the same thought that I did: "You get paid to ask people if they want fries with that order." Not so anymore, though. In fact, we're seen as vital to the success of many industries thanks to our ability to think on our feet (whatever that means) and provide needed creativity.
Most employers do realize the value liberal arts majors bring to an organization. Although your diploma might say “Political Science” or “English,” many recruiters see you as a creative worker with flexible learning skills with a good head for solving problems.
Has anyone ever heard of the Doulos? Apparently, it's a floating book fair, a cruise ship that travels the world, docking at various ports where visitors are welcomed on board for free to browse the titles.
PBS will be airing a series of Monty Python's greatest hits as chosen by the each of the five living members of the cast beginning tomorrow night. Must see TV.
Calexico's new album, Garden Ruin, will be in stores April 11th. I heard a song from the album yesterday and it's simply beautiful.
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