Archive for March 17th, 2008
Monday, March 17th, 2008
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I have a teen burger in one hand, and the largest container of water in my house, in the other.
Last night I was a witless assistant in the governance of the Alberta Freeride Awards, the annual nomination and celebration of Free Ride masters in the province. I had decided to do a write up of the event, so after taking some photos of prize winners, I cracked open my lappy and started typing.
And now, a word on the Hunter S. Thompson School of Journalism. As fun as it might seem to get completed twisted on heinous chemicals, and then try to bring some perspective to the events around you, you probably shouldn’t try. Thompson was a high-powered freak of nature, and an incredible writer to boot. You can’t bring the same incisive commentary as him into the ring just because you swallowed a lot of Jim Beam. It’s sad and pathetic to see so many fan’s of his work, trying to emulate it so poorly. He wasn’t so magnificent because he was drunk. He was magnificent, AND he was drunk. Unless you happen to have great talent in the first place, being fucked up isn’t going to do you any good.
I just closed my laptop after a few sentences, realizing that I had neither the talent, nor the mental capacity to do anything but flail away at the keys. My meager journalism talents must be used in the cold light of morning, burger in hand.