... When Thompson was 15 his father, Jack Thompson, an insurance salesman who Thompson had little relationship with, died after a lengthy period of fatigue brought on by a rare disease called Myasthenia Gravis (gonzo.org). He died at the age of 69, 15 days before Thompson birthday. After his father's death ... was an active year for him. He picks up Motorcycling, terrorizes the patrons of a homosexual bath with Dobermans, followed by a retaliation attack from them, which led to the writing "Big Sur: The Garden of Agony" for Rogue Magazine. Rogue at the time was catering to the Contemporary ...

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