March 2, 2005

• White Stone

  “I have stolen more quotes and thoughts and purely elegant little starbursts of writing
  from the Book of Revelation than anything else in the English
  language– and it is not because I am a biblical scholar, or because of
  any religious faith, but because I love the wild power of the language
  and the purity of the madness that governs it and makes it music.”

  – Hunter S. Thompson, Author’s Note, Generation of Swine

  
  In memory of Peter Foy,
  who died in Las Vegas
  on 2/17

  

  Revelation 2:17:
  

  “And I will give him a white stone….”

  

  Related material:

  2003 2/17: “immortal diamond”
  2004 2/17:  “hard core”           
  2005 2/17:  “the diamond”       

  For an “elegant starburst,” see

  “Starflight,” from 10/10, 2004 –

  

  the date of
  Christopher Reeve’s death.

  See also
  Revelation 10:10 –

  “And I took the
  little book
  out of the angel’s hand,
  and ate it up; and it was in my
  mouth
  sweet as honey: and as soon as I had
  eaten it, my belly was
  bitter.”

  For the relationship of this verse to
  the style of Hunter Thompson, see

  

  From the Department of Justice:
  “LSD generally is taken by mouth.
  The drug is colorless
  and odorless
  but has a slightly bitter taste.”
  Among the street terms for LSD
  is “Superman.”

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