William McKeen: Thought

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“Barger thought Hunter provoked Junkie George so that the beating could be used as a gimmick to promote the book.”

William McKeen

Source: Outlaw Journalist (2008), Chapter 7, Among The Angels, p. 111

Books

“Hunter was picked as a promising electronics technician because he aced the Air Force radio-tech exam. Hunter shrugged off the the triumph. Tests were easy. You didn't have to know about radio and electronics; you just needed to be savvy in answering multiple-choice questions. He scored so high, the military thought he was the second coming of Marconi.”

William McKeen

Source: Outlaw Journalist (2008), Chapter 2, Square Peg, Round Hole, p. 23

Question

“His legions of stoned admirers probably really thought he took a hundred hits of acid before sitting down to write. But the craftsmanship those close to him saw as he agonized over his words spoke to how much went into making it look like a breeze.”

William McKeen

Source: Outlaw Journalist (2008), Chapter 17, Homecoming, p. 324

“He kept growing. He thought it was very important to keep growing all your life.”

William McKeen

Source: Outlaw Journalist (2008), Chapter 18, Man of Letters, p. 346

Life