From London to Kazbegi - Pete's Newsletter - Issue #5
Article of the Week #1
A fascinating view by Hunter S. Thompson into the 1964 Republican National Convention at the Cow Palace in San Francisco (!) and subsequent events.
This was the beginning of Thompson's political writing and a moment of awakening for him.
"The slow-rising central horror of “Watergate” is not that it might grind down to the reluctant impeachment of a vengeful thug of a president whose entire political career has been a monument to the same kind of cheap shots and treachery he finally got nailed for, but that we might somehow fail to learn something from it."
Music of the Week
In honor of our visit to England, I created a Spotify playlist featuring Morrissey's best solo work. Like most, I find the albums by The Smiths to be more essential, but Morrissey recorded some incredible solo work that would not of been possible as a part of The Smiths.
11 song playlist of Pete's favorite of Morrissey's solo stuff
Book of the Week
This was a perfect book to read while visiting London for the first time. It is a collection of narratives from Londoners of all types. In these pages, their voice and humanity comes through so clear that I found myself sitting with them, listening and nodding along. Highly recommended.
Article of the Week #2
A day in the life of Kurt Vonnegut, among the streets, bars and people of New York. A view of a man who tried to exist in a world that was not his.
The following is excerpted from The Accidental Life by Terry McDonell