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  1. "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved" is a seminal sports article written by journalist Hunter S. Thompson on the 1970 Kentucky Derby, which first appeared in Scanlan's Monthly in June of that year. The article marked the birth of what would become known as "gonzo journalism".

  2. “The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved” By Hunter S. Thompson. From Scanlan’s, June 1970. Welcome to Derbytown. I GOT OFF the plane around midnight and no one spoke as I crossed the dark runway to the terminal. The air was thick and hot, like wandering into a steam bath.

  3. Jun 23, 2022 · A dramatized reading of Hunter S. Thompson ‘s The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent & Depraved will be pressed on vinyl for the first time, out July 15 via Shimmy-Disc/Paris Records. The reading...

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  4. The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved will be brought to life in all its hallucinatory splendor at The Town Hall in New York on Friday May 5 by an extraordinary production team comprising actors Tim Robbins and Brad Hall, producer Hal Willner, composer and conductor Bill Frisell and actor and director Chloe Webb.

  5. One of the key genetic rules in breeding dogs, horses or any other kind of thoroughbred is that close inbreeding tends to magnify the weak points in a bloodline as well as the strong points. In horse breeding, for instance, there is a definite risk in breeding two fast horses who are both a little crazy.

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  6. May 4, 2013 · Illustrator Ralph Steadman had never heard of Hunter S. Thompson before he flew to Churchill Downs on assignment to cover the Kentucky Derby. But after an unforgettable, booze-ridden weekend...

  7. Apr 6, 2012 · It's called 'The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved'. Tim Robbins play Hunter S with support from Dr John, Ralph Steadman, Annie Ross, John Joyce III and Will Forte as they cover Thompson’s classic Gonzo reportage on the 1970 Derby.