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'Hey Rube' archive | ||||
Page 2 columnist Hunter S. Thompson isn't due back from his summer vacation until September, but we've compiled some of his columns for anyone who misses the Good Doctor. Below are links to the most recent Page 2 columns by Thompson.
July 2, 2001 'Hey Rube' goes to Hollywood The Good Doctor is going on summer vacation and heading to Hollywood to chase Julia Roberts. June 25, 2001 Olympic disaster in Utah Hunter S. Thompson smells the foul stench of scandal in the air ... and it's emanating from Salt Lake City. June 20, 2001 Eerie lull rattles the sports world The Good Doctor considers an eclectic mix of subjects with horror -- including the dead zone between the end of the basketball playoffs and the rebirth of football. June 14, 2001 Cockfighting -- a savage and noble sport Hunter S. Thompson concludes this two-part series by recalling his truncated career as an Air Force pilot and reflecting on the savage beauty of cockfighting. June 11, 2001 Wild Days at The Sports Desk In Part 1 of his sportswriting memoirs, the Good Doctor explains how his career as a would-be star athlete came to an ugly end and he became a charter member of the Too-Much Fun Club. June 4, 2001 Jack Kerouac and the Football Hall of Fame A die-hard Colts fan, Hunter S. Thompson goes to the top to get to the bottom of Edgerrin James' absence from camp. May 29, 2001 Roy and Zevon -- two champions at the top of their games Two masters of their crafts, Warren Zevon and Patrick Roy, show Hunter S. Thompson that you're a whole different person when you're afraid. May 22, 2001 How 'bout that Patrick Roy With Avalanche fever gripping Denver, the Good Doctor examines the redemption of goalie Patrick Roy. May 15, 2001 Going to war for justice Taking a break from the world of sports, Hunter S. Thompson goes to war to help right an injustice. May 7, 2001 Kentucky Derby and other gambling disasters As usual, the Good Doctor was unable to resist the lure of the Kentucky Derby -- and that was just one of his gambling disasters over the weekend.
April 30, 2001 April 23, 2001 Bad craziness at Owl Farm Lennox Lewis wasn't the only one to crash and burn Saturday night. The Good Doctor recaps a night of bad craziness at Owl Farm.
April 16, 2001 NBA and the downward spiral of dumbness As the NBA begs Michael Jordan to come back and desperately changes its rules, Hunter S. Thompson says the league is caught in a downward spiral of dumbness. April 9, 2001 Notes on the wrong way to gamble The Good Doctor pays homage to one of his favorite philosophers -- P.T. Barnum -- and acknowledges a weakness for the most dangerous kind of bets, "interesting" ones. April 2, 2001 Where were you when the Fun Stopped? After going down the drain with Maryland in the NCAA semis, the Good Doctor considers the expensive difference between Having Fun and Being Smart.
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