The Disappearance of Oscar Zeta Acosta (Dr Gonzo)

[@TheSelador]

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[@unitedstatesirie7431]

For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, “It might have been.” If people do not know that I AM is in control, then they will be remote controlled by evil. The LORD GOD JESUS says, "...if ye love me, keep my commandments. ~ HOLY BIBLE, John 14:15

[@urbanwarior3134]

Hunter s Thompson was a blackmail photographer for bohemian Grove a gay Mollok worship ceremony. He took adrenochrome in the book which is why elite sacrifice is a practice adrenochrome is a elixir of the elite and brings long life. KNOW WHEN A JOOTUBE SHILL IS COVERING UP THE TRUTH. THE TALMUD RECOMMENDS SEX WITN A 3 YEAR OLD SO NOW YOU KNOW WHY ISRAEL IS PUSHING NO LEGAL SEX AGE. THE LARGEST CHILD TRAFFICKERS ARE THE CIA MI5 THE CAA. THE ROTHCHILDS FUN ALL WARS BOTH SIDES WND PROFFIT FROM THE DEATH. ANY UNWRITTEN WILLS BECOME THE BANKERS PROFFIT

[@kevinmc4500]

I thought the thumbnail was former raiders QB Jim plunkett🤣🤣🤣

[@OliveMule]

He probably r-worded a bunch of kids just like hunter s Thompson did..... Look it up

[@PunkDogCreations]

Don't upload content where God's name is turned into a profanity. Please remove it and repent.

[@lethalvenusian]

“Too weird to live, too rare to die” being a quote about him is crazy because he never officially died, since his disappearance is still a mystery. What a legend

[@oldreprobate2748]

Oh he's dead. Time takes all of us.

[@sabrinatscha2554]

“Buying” 9 yo,s?

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

Theory is a week or 2 after disappearance is he was killed

[@brentfarvors192]

Pretty safe to assume he's dead @ this point...Most likely ran into some rival. dealers intent on ripping them off...Sailed right into an ambush, tried to run, then got followed/killed on an obscure island in the keys. Buried them in the sand, sunk their boat, then took off with their drugs...

[@ElStink4K]

@@oldreprobate2748 They don't mean he's invulnerable literally, smartass

[@heyb6268]

“As your attorney, I advise you to take a hit out of the little brown bottle in my shaving kit..”

[@benlotus2703]

@drenochrome

[@raddastronaut]

You won’t need much. Just a tiny taste.

[@ColoradoStreaming]

@@raddastronaut You took too much man... too much.

[@EvilSide702]

😂😂 thru the whole movie he kept saying (as ur attorney I advise u to take) & then mentioned a different drug everytime💀 this is the best movie to watch trippin on shrooms💯 u see & notice much more shit lil details hidden in the background & the highs of each drug they take were a lil exaggerated at times but really on point. Natural Born Killers takes 2nd & is another great movie to watch on shrooms🍄 but nuthin beats this one. Fuçk watching it sober, drunk or just high on weed. Once you’ve seen it shrooming it’s like watching a completely different movie for the 1st time

[@nickreynolds8391]

​@@EvilSide702Agree. Watching it on a psychedelic puts you in the proper mind state for it.

[@mikehughes4969]

There he goes, one of God's own prototypes, some kind of high powered mutant, never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, too rare to die.

[@sebatianalvarado7171]

got that quote on my wall ... framed ... most think its about me ... the cultured know where it comes from and laugh .. only one writer could have written that ...

[@diviningrod2671]

Hits home definitely

[@NoFaceCobain]

@@sebatianalvarado7171 the cringe from you is strong

[@mikehughes4969]

@@sebatianalvarado7171 it's going to be my epitaph.

[@sebatianalvarado7171]

@@mikehughes4969 and a great one it would make ... gets a laugh on my wall every now and then . got photo of me next to it fresh outta prison tattooed up ...edit .. im 60 .. photo of me im about mid late 30s ...

[@thefinalkayakboss]

Can we take a second to appreciate how fucking insane and alarming his character was in the movie? Benicio del toro absolutely owned that role. Dr gonzo stressed me the hell out for the whole film.

[@TooLooze]

The scene when the elevator door opens with the elevator full of people and Benicio is holding the hunting knife,..

[@coreyandersson1786]

@@TooLooze longest elevator ride ever

[@brianmcintosh8337]

"I RIDE THE BIG FUCKERS"

[@brianmcintosh8337]

FREIGHT ELEVATORS IN THE GOVERNMENT FOOD WAREHOUSE STORAGE.

[@PinkyJujubean]

I heard he regrets doing that movie and didn't like his role in it. That's a shame because he nailed it

[@drgonzosfear]

Discovered hunter s Thompson in high school, i used to read fear and loathing in Las Vegas over and over instead of doing school work. The only author I could actually sit down and follow, I remember reading fear and loathing on the campaign trail and couldn’t believe I was reading full books. Because of hunter I fell in love with reading.

[@MisterCrookedNose]

Same here

[@Chrisdougable]

Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski is another excellent read.

[@Calc_Ulator]

"i used to read fear and loathing in Las Vegas over and over instead of doing school work" So that's why you're working Burger King at 45... I meant to ask you in person but...

[@poindextertunes]

yup its candy for the adhd brain. Fight Club had the same effect on me as well

[@poindextertunes]

@@Calc_Ulatorbooo 🥱

[@wockawocka5293]

"Despite his racial handicap, he's of extreme value to me" LMAO

[@christosgiannopoulos828]

"Are you prejudice ?"

[@dreamersdisease2481]

yes

[@Penche05]

😆

[@DaddyRobotX15]

welcome to Hunter

[@zabe428]

I did not know that Dr Gonzo was Chicano 🇲🇽 ❤❤❤

[@NASkeywest]

“He did it very casually, but I knew, our peace was about to be shattered.”

[@fritzfxx]

BACK door beauty ?

[@anadthebarbarian]

The question mark was emphasized

[@ShogunateDaimyo]

How much is a slice of lemon meringue pie? 0.35 cents Three dollars? Four? Five? ..... That's fifteen slices? She got off easy with that prosthetic ass.

[@RyeOnHam]

Del Toro and Depp were the perfect pair to play these guys. One of my favorite movies and certainly my favorite Depp movie.

[@chocolatemilkhotel96]

This one and sleepy hollow! He makes a great jack sparrow too tho :)

[@batDOG.RECORDS]

Brad Pitt is Del Toro

[@paulmeredith4515]

Bill Murray and Peter Boyle in Where the Buffalo Roam were more accurate and realistic according to HST

[@haraldhimmel5687]

Its a nice video. However, in "Ancient Gonzo Wisdom" He says: "HST: Oscar pissed a lot of people off. He never passed an opportunity to do it very quickly and in any circumstance. In his case, he was running drugs. And it’s not a good thing to piss off four people in the middle of the Pacific if they’re armed and you’re not, and they can put you overboard, which they did. That’s the kind of life he lived. He would not want to have died in an old age home. I’m not sure he would want to die from a bullet in the stomach, being kicked off a boat off of Mazatlan, eaten by sharks-but uh, those things happen pretty fast. I’m sorry to say-yeah, he’s dead."

[@thedwightguy]

Undercover and narco. would easily get you killed in those days on a lot of lower levels. Heroin was the preferred, and when I found out my fiance at ELAC was an undercover narcotics player I made her quit. Heroin was a life sentence, so the distribution channels weren't taking any chances. Like in "The Counsellor" are really bad time to try to get a one off score to cash you up, which it appears he was trying to do????

[@MrAtlantafalcon]

As soon as the video mentioned the last phone conversation he had with his son, (boarding a boat on a drug run), I knew that was the answer right there. It’s a dirty business, and if you’re not well connected enough you are not only expendable, you might be a liability. Or, they might just want your drugs/money.

[@thedwightguy]

In those days you could very easily get killed, as drugs were pretty much an auto. LIFE sentence. Any thing above the street corner level meant you were dealing with very, very dangerous people.

[@redriderbbgun8018]

@@thedwightguy what is ELAC?

[@austenalgaier1122]

Those days? It’s worse now. 15- life in the 70s meant you could get out in seven. Seriously.

[@victorfonseca1692]

For anyone wondering, the glove he is pictured with certainly appears to be a type worn by competition rifle shooters. I had one as a boy, it is used on the supporting hand in conjunction with a sling wrapped around the supporting arm.

[@JohnDoe69986]

Sounds like cheating. Like why not setup a table and vise while you’re at it lol

[@jpowens2253]

@@JohnDoe69986 why do you think it sounds like cheating?

[@JohnDoe69986]

@@jpowens2253 because the point is to prove an individual’s accuracy with a weapon. So if you need a device to assist you then it’s not as sporty in my opinion.

[@jpowens2253]

@@JohnDoe69986 Lol what's next? People running the 100 yard dash can't wear shoes? Competitive swimmers can't wear speedos? Professional drivers can't upgrade their car? I hope you realize how ridiculous your reasoning appears.

[@JohnDoe69986]

@@jpowens2253 Well there’s a reason the MLB has banned substances for pitchers, or why they all have to use wooden bats. There’s a limit to the assists you’re going to give. I hope you realize how ridiculous your black and white view of the world is.

[@Psilocybin77]

Hunter kept ALL of his writings from a young age, including correspondences, and it was published in a series of novels. It is a massive collection, and showcases the brilliant writing of Hunter S. Thompson. I believe the first book is called "The Lost Highway", which reminds me I should read it again. It's a helluva ride.

[@NateB1976]

Yeah you learn a bunch about Hunter from that book. A girl left it at my place many years ago and i’ve read it twice. Hardback copy too. I also have the 2nd book but it’s a paperback.

[@moncorp1]

The Proud Highway

[@Psilocybin77]

@@moncorp1 yeah you're right. I found the 2nd "Fear and Loathing in America" on my bookshelf a couple days ago. I must have been thinking of the David Lynch film lol.

[@Psilocybin77]

@@NateB1976 That's funny, because I lent "The Proud Highway" to a girl I worked with, and she went to New Zealand on a whim shortly after, and met some guy and got married. I never saw her or the book again lol.

[@NateB1976]

That’s funny 😆. But you know what I bet that’s what Hunter would have wanted for his book of correspondence. For it to travel around like him from place to place. To go to destination’s near and far. And also for people to read it. lol

[@bogonzales672]

Read his books as a younger man. I appreciated his creativity and madness. Didn't agree with everything he wrote about his Chicano experiences and conclusions but those were HIS experiences. I still respect his creativity and legacy. One of a kind and I'd recommend him to anyone looking to read something off the beaten path.

[@thedwightguy]

there is virtually no record7 of the "m & M boys" of Elac. all of us were of different 'colors'. I should write the book .

[@augustgreig9420]

Is anyone actually familiar with his sports writing, especially his ESPN writings? Some sports writers are amazing, like Bob Costas. I just wonder if Hunter even liked sports and what his takes were like.

[@darylwilson9124]

Thank you for implying you only agree with his ideas that are that are most socially acceptable.

[@JoseHerrerawl]

Will check it out.

[@kacperwalkowiak2564]

@@darylwilson9124 That is your own delusion, he didn't imply anything

[@elimidd6626]

Thank you for giving Mr. Acostas story light, I very much enjoy fear and loathing but it makes a caricature out of him, and he deserves to be known outside that light, I'm going to keep an eye out for his books now and hopefully I can read them one day

[@kelleycondon6504]

check out where the Buffalo roam

[@bccsivxx-xxivvii]

@@kelleycondon6504 the movie with Bill Murray? I think it's just as good as Depp's movie, but in its own way. Depp definitely worked with HST and studied him closely.

[@Anon26535]

I think the drugs made a caricature out of him long before the movie did.

[@shannonandsheila1403]

Says who

[@ChA0s_AgeNt]

@An On Congrats on your first think!

[@swaggerdagger8976]

When i rewatched the F&L movie after reading the novel, I was surprised how faithful it was and how many lines they actually took directly from it I wonder how many other movies based off books are like that

[@MyEnemy]

No Country For Old Men

[@rabidrabbitshuggers]

There’s one called Where The Buffalo Roam

[@startedfarting2336]

No Country For Old Men

[@mahaffeyjason9643]

@@rabidrabbitshuggers Bill murray and peter boyle star in it. Good movie 👍🏻

[@Steve-1269]

Look up the gonzo tapes. It's a set of 5 CDs. I got it years ago and haven't listened to it in a long time but probably will again soon..there are 1 or 2 CDs that are Thompsons recordings from when he was in Vegas.

[@CharlieHankey]

Thanks for shedding more light on this legend, a real instance of truth being more amazing than fiction

[@davidstone2700]

i always loved the character of acosta, very human, down to earth but wild and rare to find such philantropy and relentless energy in one.

[@b_ks]

'Strange Rumblings in Aztlan'. Over the decades, small gems like this article led me to picking up any of Thompson's books I chanced upon and reading them from cover to cover.

[@cesarealkemist5055]

Dude! I read acostas books as a kid. I never knew he was the lawyer on fear and loathing! That's awesome! Thanks for sharing..

[@myeyeswentdeaf6213]

“Who are these people, these faces? Where do they come from? They look like caricatures of used car dealers from Dallas.”

[@wyattrussell7496]

sidekick? He was his attorney, sir.

[@thedwightguy]

Over half of law school graduates never pass the Bar in California, and this guy did it on his own.

[@perkosherrigh7243]

Both

[@norfolkronin6307]

The best attorney's should be your sidekick. Aslong as you see and dont fall for their nudge, nudge, wink wink "Youll be alright" bless

[@GenericRae]

I can't wait to see this channel blow up in popularity, your content is brilliant

[@chandlerdoeswhatifs9399]

Dude your channel is so underrated. You are extremely talented and professional

[@MrBonham]

I'm fucking convinced this is Pyrocynical in secret.

[@orcgoat]

You keep making content like this on the regular, and I'll be very happy to see you blow up in popularity!

[@Conorscorner]

Hell yeah man! Totally unique and fluid from beginning to end. Dr Gonzo himself would be impressed with your digital journalism entry.

[@kathrinsides2838]

Thank you for posting this. I feel like I learned more about him that I needed to know. Much appreciated.

[@Nothing-qq4hd]

Oscar went on a boat and never came back. His story is findeable in Thompsons writing. He gives him an epitaph and famously hated speaking on the subject. Ralph (Stedman) wrote in the Jokes Over that Hunter would make a stabbing motion to his stomach when asked about zeta. Ralph felt it wise to not ask further and felt Thompson knew the fate of his friend. Somethings are better left alone.

[@theterminaldave]

Thanks for making this video. I've always wondered who that mysterious attorney was in that infamous book.

[@stefanschleps8758]

"infamous"?!

[@fitzchamp]

"Where the Buffalo roam," Bill Murray and Peter Boyle's 1980 film about Hunter S Thompson and his lawyer. It's title makes a bit more sense now...

[@chandlerdoeswhatifs9399]

Rest in peace, Brown Buffalo. I'm afraid his enemies may have gotten to him, but the things he did won't be forgotten

[@davidchoe2813]

Teen Angst 😌

[@williambrandondavis6897]

Probably killed by some teenage girls father. The guy was a pedophile.

[@saml302]

wasn't he into very young girls?

[@jackslepowron5905]

@@saml302 ya that quote about the white slave market was weird

[@ChA0s_AgeNt]

Excessive emojis 🤢🙏🙌🤮

[@joshuapatrick682]

Have to admire the man for staying true to his own ethics on the matter, as nonsensical as they may seem to us 50 years later.

[@charliegoodman8310]

As a long time Hunter fan and addict to his work, I sincerely thank you for this video. I didn't know a lot of the information in here and it made my day to learn something new in the world of Thompson. Heartbreaking and strange at the same time.

[@nathanlambardi2551]

Dig further . Warning it will ruin it for you . You will still like Thompson and that's the disturbing thing . Paulbunacci

[@charliegoodman8310]

@@nathanlambardi2551 Can you provide a little more information? I have to understand what you mean here

[@halfpint90]

​@@charliegoodman8310you're a long time fan and addict of his work but you dont understand that? Ok

[@zorkwhouse8125]

Great video! As much as I've read of Thompson's work etc this still had info I wasn't aware of - very much appreciated.

[@Checkofoto]

Appreciate you highlighted Oscar. Keep up the interesting content!

[@wishywashyjuan]

Please keep it up. No way you don't take off with your subject matter and totally underrated editing skills.

[@marktellez3701]

GREAT VIDEO! Loves every minute of it. Hunter clearly loved his crazy chicano friend.

[@0therun1t21]

Fear and Loathing is one of my favorite movies and I've been a fan of Thompson since the 70s. I'm so glad you're focusing on Acosta, he should be celebrated! We don't even have a mural of him here in San Francisco.

[@SlickArmor]

Did you read the book? That's much better.

[@ughettapbacon]

I love it when I learn new things about stories I thought I had the whole handle on. Well done my friend.

[@thenewaeon]

I always assumed that Thompson called Dr. Gonzo Samoan as one of his usual absurd, sarcastic jokes; sort of a jab at the kind of American that had no chance of making a distinction between a Samoan and a Mexican.

[@justinlast2lastharder749]

It's easy to make the distinctive. If they are above 6ft, that's a Samoan. If they are below 6ft they might be a Mexican. 5'6 and shorter it gets tricky between Mexicans and Filipinos because they share a Heritage.

[@marknasia5293]

@@justinlast2lastharder749 i am surrounded by Filipinos over 5,10. when was the last time u visited the Philippines? i served with many Samoans under 5’5 never could make tape, or height and weight tables

[@Tepaneca]

@@justinlast2lastharder749 its usually the hair texture for me. Most people i know are around 5'10

[@KnivingDispodia]

@@justinlast2lastharder749 Bro cool it with the scientific racism. You’re scaring the hoes

[@smoke4824]

@@justinlast2lastharder749 my fam is from a state in Mexico where most men and woman are over 6ft we got small and short beans amigo

[@jiiig8667]

Such a great choice for documentation. I'm checking out his books. Thank you

[@turnsout689]

very good stuff, keep it up, i learned a lot from this after doing my own digging on this subject years ago when i was a new fan to it. you really bought out a lot of good info. i like how you present, you have good video and audio choices, all around good stuff

[@jacquiecotillard9699]

That sneaky fade on Gonzo over the toilet and the usage of the perplexed mortician in place of the perplexed libel lawyer So good

[@nathandelautour9406]

Excellent piece. Would love a video on Hunter s Thompson and the judge he writes about in his book Kingdom of Fear.

[@AllenFreemanMediaGuru]

Thompson gave a lecture at my college around 1975 and I was there. (Western Kentucky University) I’d read all of his Rolling Stone articles. (And I’d read his Hell’s Angels book)

[@somniumisdreaming]

I really enjoyed this, another excellent quality piece of work. Thank you.

[@crys_cornflakez]

This was such an interesting rabbit hole. Thanks for taking us down it dude

[@drewajv]

Criminally undersubbed. Great stuff man

[@sykoteddy]

Thank you for this short documentary, I had no clue about this. You just gotta love the quote in the end.

[@nickthelick]

This history is close to being forgotten, I mean, it's almost 50years ago now. Hugely appreciated and important stuff this... 🤔👍🏼

[@turbotimthree]

I read this book by chance without knowing anything about hunter, back in the late eighties. I was 13 yrs old. Told my friends about it but they didn’t get it.

[@JohnnyDanger36963]

i found it by chance at age 33. best book ever!

[@funningames2243]

Glad I discovered your channel. This is an excellent video! Keep up the fantastic work. I especially like the facts of how "Gonzo's" books came to be, how they came to be republished and ultimately that something that almost never was, turned out to be important. Very eye-opening. All around great!

[@c.8827]

Same praise to you too for excellent writing! I think I can see why you devided this video in five chapters... Thank you for sharing his story which otherwise would have been just the character to so many people who all know him as Dr. Gonzo. “If asked if you care about the world's problems, look deep into the eyes of he who asks, he will never ask you again.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

[@cannibalgalaxy4771]

Uuiu86y

[@AlessandroCardano]

I recall reading the book and was super excited to see the movie. Depp's interpretation felt cartoony and forced to me, Del Toro's, on the other hand, really scared me, amazing role!

[@emperorofpluto]

Thank you for a video that was interesting, entertaining and edifying - superbly edited and narrated - about a legendary, enigmatic character who entered the iconography of modern American literature in a supporting role but who seems to have been larger than life.

[@silverlightsinaugust2756]

Kinda cool that it all began as a partnership between a lawyer and a journalist investigating a death.

[@iluvbbq84]

Great job,I always wondered about who the lawyer was,very informative 👍

[@derekstreet9883]

Liked ur comment cuz fuck 12

[@albertawheat6832]

A good scam on your empty Channel.

[@jeffjeannette9364]

"Revolt of the Cockroach People" By Oscar Zeta Acosta is a great book. Highly recommend it.

[@secretamericayoutubechanne2961]

How long is it?

[@logosfocus]

twice the length from the beginning to the middle..

[@fangsofthefenrir0027]

​@@logosfocus savage

[@crush3095]

excellent pacing in this video I never even considered flipping the channel just drank it up till the end, thanks!

[@PUBLIC.ENEMY.402]

Fear and loathing is the greatest film I've ever witnessed.Depp and Benito are phenomenal.Peace from Sheffield England ✌️🇬🇧

[@moizzzproductions]

this was super intriguing, thank you!

[@satuesday]

Thank you for telling his story!

[@firsttimegod802]

Dude this is amazing work, I'm eagerly awaiting the next video.

[@PinkyJujubean]

It's nice that he finally got the praise he deserves. He's so often overshadowed by his famous friend

[@randalthor6872]

Seemed like a dirty lawyer if you ask me. Certainly not one to be idolized.

[@garyspence2128]

Bear in mind that you're talking about lawyers. If they're not somewhat dirty, they're not trying.

[@willjimenez9013]

He's brown it's easy to hide him in the shadows

[@sirisrex7542]

@@randalthor6872 he was a hardcore civil rights activist and counterculture figure. he disobeyed the law when i saw it as unjust. being a lawyer was simply a means to his larger goal as he was not beholden to the law but to the liberation of his peoples

[@lordbeebus9842]

Wow. I needed this. I am going after the documentary and books.

[@williamneal9076]

Very Sweet. This is a fair in depth overview. Footage and story from everywhere. It (SPOILER) does NOT answer THE question, but DOES do a TERRIFIC job of introducing a very interesting HUMAN BEING.

[@Kopekemaster]

Honestly, I thought Dr Gonzo didn't exist. I thought he was just a personification of Gonzo Journalism. That definitively changes my thoughts on Fear and Loathing.

[@brucifer0]

Excellent! I have always been intrigued by Acosta's story I read the cockroach people back in the early 80s when I was going through my HST period. Might have do a reread.

[@stefanschleps8758]

"period?!" Great American literature isn't something you bleed once a month! You live it 24/7!

[@brucifer0]

@@stefanschleps8758 HaHaHa

[@cephalonunsuda9461]

I swear, this is hands down my favorite book ever. There was really something there. Hunter put his soul in that book and you can feel it. Fear and loathing in Las Vegas,that is.

[@edwarddawson42]

Nice bio. Great editing. Great video compiling.

[@marcelovolcato8892]

Amazing documentary about some amazing people. Congrats!

[@IndridCool54]

I have a beat up, deteriorating copy of Fear and Loathing. It’s not the first one I owned, but it will probably be the last. I’m turning 70 soon and I look back on the late sixties and early seventies with a fondness that surpasses any other time. It was a scary time, but we had substances to alleviate that fear… and loathing.

[@DaveSCameron]

Try audiobooks my friend 🇬🇧🙏🇺🇸📚

[@dannyfubar3099]

An outstanding post, thank you for sharing.

[@cemeterywind6082]

We are all wired into a survival trip now. No more of the speed that fueled that 60's. That was the fatal flaw in Tim Leary's trip. He crashed around America selling "consciousness expansion" without ever giving a thought to the grim meat-hook realities that were lying in wait for all the people who took him seriously... All those pathetically eager acid freaks who thought they could buy Peace and Understanding for three bucks a hit. But their loss and failure is ours too. What Leary took down with him was the central illusion of a whole life-style that he helped create... a generation of permanent cripples, failed seekers, who never understood the essential old-mystic fallacy of the Acid Culture: the desperate assumption that somebody... or at least some force - is tending the light at the end of the tunnel.

[@brianmansfield666]

That saviour 30 years ago was MDMA and no one took Leary seriously...

[@kagemarushun7378]

​@@brianmansfield666if the government hated him then its because he had significant pull, otherwise he would have gor ignored.

[@ColoradoStreaming]

That was the interesting thing about Hunter. He was older than most of the hippie generation so he had a more objective lens on who they were and the 1950s beatnik culture that it came from.

[@metalfacemartinez]

@@maggamoosie801 Can religion find science on acid?

[@SaulHoodman]

subscribed, Great documentary! love the way its edited and the information you managed to get together about this

[@markwright4385]

I think the mint 400 was covered in "Dirt bike" magazine. I don't think "Sports Illustrated" ever covered such things. I'm pretty sure I had subscriptions to both mags at the time, coincidentally.

[@henrylicious]

Hunter might not have had enough "appropriate" content for Dirt Bike magazine,lol.

[@MooshBoosh]

Read this book for the first time for fun a few months ago, and it was such a blast and is now one of my favorite things I've ever read. So, it's a pleasure to see a video on the life of one of the two in the book.

[@finished6267]

I read it when I was 14. Sparked my interest in LSD

[@Ridd333]

@@finished6267 Should spark your interest into adrenochrome, and Thompsons "tongue in cheek" declaration that he hunts humans. Dude was a creep, as fun as Fear and Loathing can be.

[@ChA0s_AgeNt]

Lmao, livin' like it's still 2016, huh? Don't forget to huff your daily chemtrail supplement, or the frogs will turn you gay! Or you'll turn the frogs gay; I forget which.

[@cvltzilla]

@@Ridd333 to each their own

[@gblatt8472]

Thanks for this video. It can be hard to find good vids on American Latino history

[@m34nb34n]

Thank you for this. Imma go get those books this week. Awesome

[@crossbytedelafade6073]

Great piece my friend. This history is falling through the cracks. OZA's contribution to his time and our history have nearly been fogotten. Thanks for keeping it alive. Maybe the younger generations will hear or see this and it'll spark an intetest and bring about a revival. His books are truly worth the read and It'd be a shame if they were swallowed by time.

[@mk2727]

Great video! Thanks for making it! I learned a few new things about him

[@dannyp2970]

Awesome video. I just sent subscribed.

[@jkb1O5]

Great stuff, man! Thanks

[@MMAGamblingTips]

This is the most underrated channel on KZbin.

[@almightytallestred]

Wow, thanks for doing this. I've been wondering why in all those years no one ever made a video about Oscar Acosta's mysterious disappearance. Weren't his last words supposedly something along the lines of "I'm boarding a ship of white snow" in a phone call with his son? I could be misremembering. But I hope I'm gonna find out when I watch the video now.

[@sloaiza81]

Your supposed to comment after watching

[@logosfocus]

​@@sloaiza81 why

[@thENDweDIE]

Brilliant work..!! I had completely forgotten about the second book...so THANKQ..!! Cheers...!!

[@itsall_legal]

Don't judge a taco by its price

[@marknewton6984]

Same with women.😮

[@mywifesboyfriend5558]

​@@marknewton6984He did mention tacos...

[@teresina1809]

Great story! I am impressed! Now I'm going to binge-watch your stuff all night 😁 I am a huge fan of the Brown Buffalo and Hunter. Subscribed immediately.

[@BasementPepperoni]

If he was smuggling drugs from Sinaloa during the 70's, he was most likely murdered by one of the cartels. Considering his body was never found it makes alot of sense.

[@thomaspavelko9412]

I always kind of figured he met his end in Mexico or South America somewhere

[@floydvaughn9666]

Oscar ZETA Acosta. Could it be?

[@listrahtes]

@@floydvaughn9666 No. Zetas have a completely different origin and the time frame doesnt fit at all

[@floydvaughn9666]

@@listrahtes Didn't the guy DISAPPEAR? If so, he could very well have started Zeta. The point would be anonymity. Of course, he's probably dead by now, unless he's hooked up to some kind of evil genius type contraption.

[@cloudmaster182]

​@@floydvaughn9666 except people know how the zetas were started and it wasn't him

[@mccuegreene8157]

never thought of this as thing till i saw your thumbnail thanks im enjoying it immensely

[@AdamJWM]

A very beautiful and popular girl that was older than me by a year that amazingly had a crush on me told me about Fear and Loathing my Junior year of high school in 2001. I became enthralled by Hunter. I never knew much about Oscar until I saw this video. I will read Dr. Gonzos books now. My best friend and I dressed as these two for Halloween one year. I ended up in the hospital with a brain injury.

[@stefanschleps8758]

Practice makes perfect.

[@perculated7666]

In the hospital with a brain injury? What why lol, or sarcasm?

[@cjclark2002]

This whole comment section talking in metaphorical code, pissing me off.

[@TheHardys01]

Adrenochrome.....

[@stefanschleps8758]

@@cjclark2002 Bless your heart.

[@saraarychuk737]

Great video! I kept meaning to learn about Acosta as Im a big fan of Thompson :)

[@stevejames9350]

Very interesting --I was starting to wonder if D.R Gonzo actualy existed any where outside of Thompsons mind.

[@seanshea8596]

everyone seems to wonder that at some point with good reason

[@thedwightguy]

@@seanshea8596 up until that search engine got really going about 2000 you couldn't know unless you were there. How do I know that Cheech and Chong NEVER WERE IN "EAST L.A."??? Because we'd already had three incidents on the ELAC campus, and booking was my call. You want "notanother" riot? It was the training classed for the LAPD were largely on this same campus. !!!

[@hurricanerain5052]

KEEP MAKING VIDEOS OMFG I LOVE IT!!!

[@peatmarshnotfound]

I think we all know a "too weird to live, too rare to die" type. We need them. It keeps our own hedonism in check.

[@numbersix9468]

i always think of that quote when i meet when of those types

[@pumkinplays8328]

This is really hight quality! Such an interesting story.

[@petermelnyk7664]

This is an ominous assignment with overtones of extreme and personal danger..

[@southseaawesome3091]

This is great. Really looking forward to seeing this channel develop.

[@jomoland]

Thank you 😊 I never knew his story. Your writing and excellent story telling has left me yearning for more! I’ve nvr seen Fear&Loathing and I suppose I might see if it’s on Netflix or maybe here on KZbin. ☺️ cheers!

[@halfpint90]

Wow so the media you will watch is limited to what netflix or youtube has? Jesus

[@jomoland]

@@halfpint90 Thank god my choices are not as limited as your brain cells.

[@jeffreywagaman3468]

Last 2 videos are bangers man. Keep up the good work!

[@marknewton6984]

Gonzo!😎

[@brandonbrinegar5316]

First time I saw Fear and Loathing I was Robo-tripping....man, what a crazy movie that was, especially under the circumstances.

[@Dr.JeremyDunks]

I remember Robo-Tripping at the State Fair as a young, dumb man, and likening it very much to some of Thmpson's experiences in F&L. I recall feeling as if the midway was a river, and the current was made out of people- an inescapable circuit of dread. I remember walking on the dead yellow August grass desperately trying to find my car to hide in, and believing that the ground we were walking on was actually horse hides stretched out in some sort of gruesome automobile graveyard. I've taken mushrooms and LSD since but neither one really produced the hallucinations like Robitussin did. I didn't really mess with it too many more times after that.

[@brandonbrinegar5316]

@@Dr.JeremyDunks All things considered, I'm fortunate to have made it through with my liver intact.

[@earlofcumbrae-Ground_Zero]

Interesting Content. Keep Up the Good Work. I've Subscribed. Greetings From the French Alps. X