HUNTER S. THOMPSON To William McKeen

Only when written by Hunter S. Thompson could a letter as seemingly aggressive as this one be perceived as positive by its recipient. It was sent in 1991 to writer William McKeen following the recent release of his biography of Thompson, and now takes pride of place, framed, at McKeen's home.

Transcript follows. Image courtesy of William McKeen. 

Image: William McKeen

Transcript

— McKeen, you shit-eating freak. I warned you not to write that vicious trash about me —

Now you better get fitted for a black eyepatch in case one of yours gets gouged out by a bushy-haired stranger in a dimly-lit parking lot. How fast can you learn Braille?

You are scum.

HST