Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness Modern History from the ESPN.com Sports Desk

Comic Thomson at his most relaxed, while reading this I managed to get the feel of Hunter, just sitting around and bullshitting with his friends about sports and the occasional political rant. Hey Rube is easygoing and fun, and you can get the sense of Hunter's age while reading this, he's calmer, and while he does insist that he would not want to be in his twenties again, one can't help but wish he had been, he'd have so much to say about what's happening now, and it would have been a blast to have him on the Campaign in 2016; all blitzed out on mescaline standing in the middle of a Trump rally, slowly losing his mind, and watching the machinations of the Democratic primary debacle and the sheer electoral madness that occurred. Hey Rube is enjoyable, with a little sadness laced in with it; as it would only be a little over a year after the final article in this book before the late author's suicide. We all miss you Hunter.

Fast delivery, love it.

I've followed Hunter S Thompson since I first read his Hell's Angels book and "Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas"This book is based around a sports column he wrote titled "Hey Rube". If one follows sports, give this book a read. I guarantee one has never read about sports as one will from Thompson's viewpoint.It may be a good thing for Thompson he died before Trump moved into the White House.If he thought Bush was "swine", he would have blown a head-gasket over Trump. Our loss though, as the world is deprived of Thompson's Gonzo Journalism and his crazy-azz lifestyle.R.I.P. Mr Thompson. The world is far worse off without you.

This book (2004) and "Kingdom of Fear" (2003) appear to be the last of HST's books. While "Hey Rube" contains lengthy discussions of gambling on professional football and basketball (including "March Madness"), "Kingdom of Fear" is more far-ranging, containing everything from Thompson's reminiscences of his youth to his (highly negative) thoughts on George W. Bush.The quality of the writing of the recent pieces in both books is not quite up to that of his best from the past, but is still infinitely better than the mindless slop produced by other contemporary "writers." The man was an artist.As always, one of the disturbing things about Thompson is his ability to assess politics correctly in real time. Reading back, you think "Why didn't people take this man seriously at the time?""Indeed," as Doc would say.

These columns are 20 years old now, and reading them is a careening tire-screeching ride down Memory Lane. It's startling how little America's political scenery has changed over the past two decades. It makes me wish Hunter S. Thompson was still alive, because his take on current events would be unrivaled by any pundit or podcast out there.

Hunter the great. I was looking for his Hey Rube espn articles and found them here.

Not one of his better books but worth reading as it contains some hilarious hyjinx that only Hunter could find himself in- And for any Hunter fans in general. The books he wrote when he was younger were much better than books he wrote later in his life. His younger “Magic” seemed to diminish with his age. He became quite the cynic and had a tough time with aging.... His suicide at age 67 sums up my feelings. HE said that 67 was, “17 years too many”....... RIP.......

Great bathroom book. Pardon the toilet humor:) This is a fast read it is funny and entertaining. If you liked leaving Las Vegas you will like this book, or if you are a democrat and a sports fan. Btw I thought Leaving Las Vegas was alright, and I'm not a dem and I still enjoyed it immensely. A trip back to the early 2000s/90s as seen through his eyes. He is a funny dude with original insights.

Almost all sporting columns with a little bit of contemporary material and commentary. More for the avid collector than a general reader.

Great book you fiends

Book was in very good condition

On time. As described

Great book