by Sheriff Bob Braudis
and Michael Cleverly

The title The Kitchen Readings refers to Hunters' writing  process.  He loved to hear his own words read aloud. He would write: his friends would read. This is how he edited, how his work evolved....on into the night.  The process took place in the kitchen at Owl Farm, Hunters' home in Woody Creek and it was the engine room for Hunters' literary Juggernaught.  The kitchen may indeed be the hub of many American homes - and though life  Owl Farm was Hunter S. Thompsons' life, it certainly was not traditional American fare, nor was it quite the life that night be imagined by the many thousands of Hunters' fans.  Hunter made himself the hero of his books. He also manipulated the tools of the information age to create a mystique that stood apart from his writing. Hunter has a huge base of people who love his writing and a second, perhaps even larger fan base of people who are drawn to his mystique.