Hunter S. Thompson refused to come to the studio.
The only way Conan could get him on the show was to meet him on a farm in upstate New York. To shoot guns. And drink hard liquor.
They set up a full bar in a field. A bartender in a tuxedo handed Hunter a shotgun he’d never fired. Then an M60. They blew apart stuffed animals and a Bill Buckner target while Conan tried to look like this was a normal interview.
Hunter howled. Conan looked like he might not make it home.
This is still the least talk-show interview ever done on a talk show.
Genius making Conan come to him, or just the most dangerous booking in late-night history?
@ctochor@ConsumerChoiceC I’m in favor of this and have signed and returned your survey, thank you for your advocacy on this.
You should know a pair of Liberal canvassers just dropped by my place tonight ( river heights) , the respectful woman called me by my first name and gave me this.
@davidakin Because that’s exactly how to gain trust with the people who who might think you’re providing favourable coverage to a government who subsidizes you and pays for a quarter of your advertising revenue to boot!