A Valentine's Love Letter to Badass Rock Writers and Counterculture Journalism

<p><strong>Hunter S. Thompson, Lester Bangs, Legs McNeil, Nick Tosches, Rex Weiner,</strong> and because I'm feeling sassy as hell, <strong>Michael O'Donoghue</strong>. Yep, this is a purely selfish and HUGELY self-indulgent episode where I read you things that recently made my heart swoon. Things I love for the pure energy of the language used, but that I can't graft onto any one band or film episode.</p> <p>Much brutality and obnoxiousness and vulgarity in this episode. But it's endearing and inspiring because it's delivered to us by a reckless and desperate generation with heart and intellect and guts, god damn it. Not for the easily offended, especially those who refuse to believe that historical/cultural context should affect how we process language that we personally wouldn't use today, even around our friends.  Not asking anyone to love it or sign off on it, but I will not pretend I have the authority or responsibility to make the nasty words palatable for people who will be offended by them regardless. <em>If you are explaining, you are losing</em>, as someone much smarter than myself on NPR said today about political debate tactics.</p> <p> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Choose your preferred method of supporting the show for no money or maybe some money</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s2">PayPal: <a href= "https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/whatsamatta">https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/whatsamatta</a></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s2">Shirts:</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href= "https://www.bonfire.com/store/justtheworstshirtsever/">https://www.bonfire.com/store/justtheworstshirtsever/</a></span></p> <p class="p1">Subscribe to me on YouTube: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV4Up7xGgjioEC07bjwu4mQ" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV4Up7xGgjioEC07bjwu4mQ</a></p> <p class="p1">Follow on Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/RockFilmRock" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://twitter.com/RockFilmRock</a></p> <p class="p1">Follow o