Advantages: Great range of seeds
Disadvantages: None

...Thompson and Morgan's catalogue (online and print) is interesting and filled with wonderful seeds you can grow. My wife is not keen on buying plants that have already been started. "Where is the fun in that?" she muses. "Don't people know the true joy of growing from seed?" It has to be said that she has a good point and that the Thompson and Morgan website certainly helps her to fulfil her ambition of not buying ready started plants, buy providing a truly magnificent range of seeds that you can plant and thus grow yourself, from scratch. The web site is easy to navigate and has simple, easy to read and easy to understand instructions for even the Internet virgin. There's a cheery introduction by Michael Perry, the specialist project manager, which contains a promise that if you are not satisfied, then Thompson and Morgan... Read review

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Advantages: Bill Murray's performance
Disadvantages: Casting Peter Boyle

...Hunter S. Thompson was one of the great Amerian writers of the 20th Century. As a journalist he created the whole new style of Gonzo journalism; a method whereby the journalist incorporates fiction with non-fiction and includes themselves in the story they cover and as a writer he was an other of the great American writers who searched for the American Dream and found little. A great commentator of his generation. Where the Buffalo Roam is based on alot of different parts of Thompson's work there are elements of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" in there as well as more obviously "The Campaign Trail '72" The film starts and Thompson (Bill Murray) is in a log cabin trying to finish a story on his attorney the infamous Dr.Gonzo before a deadline that he overcomes by shooting at his fax machine. The film then moves on to his... Read review

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Advantages: Touching, honest account from incredible people
Disadvantages: None

...A large chunk of my review is taken up by an introduction to the authors and Hunter Thompson simply because without knowing even this limited amount of information about them, the review becomes pointless. Authors: Jann Wenner and Corey Seymour with Introduction written by Johnny Depp Date of Publish: November 2007 Genre: Biography Number of Pages: 496 Hardback RRP: £18.99 Hardback Amazon Price: £13.99 Some of you may have read previous reviews of mine which relate to Hunter S Thompson. Some of you may be getting bored of reading about him. Some of you, may actually find my thoughts on Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S Thompson a valuable insight into the man behind not only a number of critically acclaimed literary successes, but also the man behind the conception of the new style, new era, new view that was Gonzo. What makes... Read review

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Advantages: Original, challenging,gripping, good literary flow
Disadvantages: Disturbing, graphic and offensive

...Author: Hunter S Thompson Publisher: Simon and Schuster Date of Publish: December 2000 Genre: Fiction/ Short Stories No of Pages: 64 Hardback RRP: £15.00 Amazon Price: £10.20 ***Who is Hunter Thompson*** Thompson was one of the controversial American greats who chose to write about subjects many avoided in a candid and honest manner which most shied away from in fear of offending. The difference between Thompson and other authors is that Thompson genuinely didn't care who he offended. Thompson started writing for a number newspapers and magazines, later joining the ranks of Playboy and Rolling Stone. These commissions, particularly his work with Rolling Stone would go on to propel Thompson into the fully-fledged world of Gonzo Journalism of which he was the founder, creator and the ruling king. His first published book... Read review

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Advantages: Objective, insightful and witty
Disadvantages: Suts quite close to the bone occassionally

...Author: Hunter S Thompson Publisher: Random House Published Date: 1966 Genre: "Gonzo" Biography Pages: 284 Amazon Price: £6.39 ***Who is Hunter Thompson*** *The Career* Quite simply, the King of Gonzo. Thompson is considered one of the controversial American greats and the choices of how he lived his personal life are almost as widely-known as his writing. Thompson started his writing career working for numerous newspaper and magazine publications, notably with Playboy and *Rolling Stone Magazine - *with whom he sustained a relatively enduring relationship. From there, Thompson was crowned as founder and king of the super-subjective style of journalism now widely-known as Gonzo Journalism. Hell's Angels was Thompson's first published book although many have since followed including the most renowned Fear and Loathing... Read review

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Advantages: Both great films that do relate to each other
Disadvantages: Some might not like the comparison of Depp and Murray

...I bought this the other week to go with the rest of my Fear and Loathing Merchandise and to be honest both films are as good as each other. Its without a doubt one of Bill Murray's best performances in Where the Buffalo Roam, telling the story of Hunter S Thompson incorporating some great Thompson moments however it is at a disadvantage of having the comparison alongside it with Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing as Raoul Duke/Thompson. I mean Johnny Depp really does play the part extremely well but you've got to remember that Where the Buffalo Roam was released 18 years earlier and so Bill Murray plays Thompson well before the Depp days of Terry Gilliam directed Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. To be honest its one of the best mixed box sets I've ever bought and I admittedly enjoyed both films as much as each other, Peter Boyle... Read review

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Advantages: Insightful, honest, riviting
Disadvantages: nothing - unless you are easily offended

...Author/Illustrator: Ralph Stedman Publisher: Hardcourt Release Date: October 2006 Pages: 416 RRP (Hardback): £26.00 Amazon Price: £17.16 ***What's it all About*** Stedman, who is best known for his contributions to Gonzo journalism having illustrated much of Hunter S Thompson's work has taken the opportunity to write a book about the man himself following his (suicidal) death in early 2006. Stedman himself has admitted this was started as a form of therapy that allowed him to make sense of the hole this crazy man left when he put a gun to his head and left us forever. Very few people are as well placed as Stedman to tell us about the man who was Thompson but Stedman not only worked with him for 35 years but also enjoyed a more intimate relationship with the journalist. The result is a wonderful, although often harrowing... Read review

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Advantages: Total Escapism
Disadvantages: Only an introduction really

...Author: Hunter Thompson Publisher: Penguin Published Date: May 2005 Pages: 64 Amazon Price from £1.50 ***Who is Hunter Thompson*** Thompson was one of the controversial American greats who chose to write about subjects many avoided in a candid and honest manner which most shied away from in fear of offending. The difference between Thompson and other authors is that Thompson genuinely didn't care who he offended. Thompson started writing for a number newspapers and magazines, later joining the ranks of Playboy and Rolling Stone Magazine. These commissions, particularly his work with Rolling Stone would go on to propel Thompson into the fully-fledged world of Gonzo Journalism of which he was the founder, creator and the ruling king. Thompson's first published book was an account taken from spending over a year with the Hell... Read review

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Advantages: Wide feeder and powerful motor
Disadvantages: Clogs up, leaks and lots of parts to wash up

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Advantages: regular drinks promos, late opening, good music
Disadvantages: toilets, attracts a number of posers

...Thompson's is situated down a little alleyway beside a bank which is just across the road from Belfast City Hall. Thompson's has established itself as one of Belfast's most well known nightclubs. Its doors have been opened for over nine years. The club is opened seven nights a week, each night having a different style of music and therefore attracting a different crowd. The club itself is relatively small. As you walk down the alleyway to the club, there are a set of doors and bouncers outside (we'll come to them later). When you walk in there is a little desk where you pay in and then a set of stairs taking you upstairs. Upstairs has a large bar, the Dj booth and comfy couches along the side of the wall. There is a balcony where you can see downstairs. Beside the Dj booth are a set of stairs that take you down to the main dancefloor... Read review

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