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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 10:32 PM
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Finished the first book, finally. Took a while, been busy with other things. Anyway, it was ok at best. Hunter S Thompson needed to learn to stay on point. He would drift off onto tangents so often it was hard to keep up.

Next, only read the intro of Barger's book so far. What a cocky, self absorbed person. 3 times during his intro he makes it clear to the reader that he sets the situation straight when someone presumes to wear a patch of which he doesn't approve. He proceeds to rectify the situation by removing (forcibly stealing) it from its rightful owner I'm not sure how he's survived as long as he has. Can tell this should be an exciting read about middle school playground bullys gone wild.
 
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Under and Alone by William Queen is well worth reading if you haven't already.
 
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Originally Posted by pccoder
Finished the first book, finally. Took a while, been busy with other things. Anyway, it was ok at best. Hunter S Thompson needed to learn to stay on point. He would drift off onto tangents so often it was hard to keep up.

Next, only read the intro of Barger's book so far. What a cocky, self absorbed person. 3 times during his intro he makes it clear to the reader that he sets the situation straight when someone presumes to wear a patch of which he doesn't approve. He proceeds to rectify the situation by removing (forcibly stealing) it from its rightful owner I'm not sure how he's survived as long as he has. Can tell this should be an exciting read about middle school playground bullys gone wild.
If you would have been around back in the sixities and seventies then you would have some understanding of the sixties and seventies.
 
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If you would have been around back in the sixities and seventies then you would have some understanding of the sixties and seventies.
Fair enough. But even then, intimidation coupled with crippling fear does not equate to respect. In my opinion it's quite the opposite.
 
Old Feb 19, 2012 | 06:57 AM
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Fair enough. But even then, intimidation coupled with crippling fear does not equate to respect. In my opinion it's quite the opposite.
It was a different world. And a different type of person living in it. Back then when you wanted to be the tough kid on the block you had to actually be the tough kid on the block.
 
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Why even start a thread if your entire motive is to deride a life you know nothing about?

Email Sonny and tell him who you are, where you live, and challenge him to a badass contest.

http://sonnybarger.com/osc/contact_us.php

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NAAA, this is a better site to get to know the real Sonny
http://sonnybarger.com/osc/index.php...0eb2c76ca1f557
 
Old Feb 19, 2012 | 10:15 AM
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It was a different world. And a different type of person living in it. Back then when you wanted to be the tough kid on the block you had to actually be the tough kid on the block.
nowadays the "tough kid" sits in front of a computer screen...
 
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Why even start a thread if your entire motive is to deride a life you know nothing about?
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Lot of that going around here
 
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I would like to read the book. Sounds interesting to me.
 



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