MONDAY, May 26th at 7pm: "HUNTER SL THOMPSON"

Crap Mariner celebrates a 20th century writing legend.  It was said of the American Journalist and Author: "the true voice of Thompson is revealed to be that of American moralist ... one who often makes himself ugly to expose the ugliness he sees around him." (Hari Kunzru)

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, to a middle-class family, Thompson had a turbulent youth after the death of his father left the family in poverty. He was unable to formally finish high school as he was incarcerated for 60 days after abetting a robbery. He subsequently joined the United States Air Force before moving into journalism. He traveled frequently, including stints in California, Puerto Rico, and Brazil, before settling in Aspen, Colorado, in the early 1960s.

Live in voice, in so many ways!

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