I watched that doc on netflix a few years ago about him and they mentioned a good bit about Palm Beach. It reminded me of a piece that Hunter S Thompson had written about the Pulitzer divorce trial that took place there.
It is a fun read and I miss his work.
Some things about Palm Beach just have not changed as well as Presidents.
THERE IS A LOT OF WRECKAGE in the fast lane these days. Not even the rich feel safe from it, and people are looking for reasons. The smart say they can’t understand it, and the dumb snort cocaine in rich discos and stomp to a feverish beat. Which is heard all over the country, or at least felt. The stomping of the rich is not a noise to be ignored in troubled times. It usually means they are feeling anxious or confused about something, and when the rich feel anxious and confused, they act like wild animals.
That is the situation in Palm Beach these days, and the natives are not happy with it. There is trouble on all fronts. Profits are down, the whole concept of personal privacy has gone up for grabs, and the president might be a fool. That is not the kind of news these people want to hear, or even think about. Municipal bonds and dividend checks are the life blood of this town, and the flow shall not be interrupted for any reason.
Nor shall privacy be breached. The rich have certain rules, and these are two of the big ones: maintain the privacy and the pipeline at all costs—although not necessarily in that order—it depends on the situation, they say; and everything has its price, even women.
https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/hunter-s-thompson-roxanne-pulitzer-divorce-90908/
It is a fun read and I miss his work.
Some things about Palm Beach just have not changed as well as Presidents.
THERE IS A LOT OF WRECKAGE in the fast lane these days. Not even the rich feel safe from it, and people are looking for reasons. The smart say they can’t understand it, and the dumb snort cocaine in rich discos and stomp to a feverish beat. Which is heard all over the country, or at least felt. The stomping of the rich is not a noise to be ignored in troubled times. It usually means they are feeling anxious or confused about something, and when the rich feel anxious and confused, they act like wild animals.
That is the situation in Palm Beach these days, and the natives are not happy with it. There is trouble on all fronts. Profits are down, the whole concept of personal privacy has gone up for grabs, and the president might be a fool. That is not the kind of news these people want to hear, or even think about. Municipal bonds and dividend checks are the life blood of this town, and the flow shall not be interrupted for any reason.
Nor shall privacy be breached. The rich have certain rules, and these are two of the big ones: maintain the privacy and the pipeline at all costs—although not necessarily in that order—it depends on the situation, they say; and everything has its price, even women.
https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/hunter-s-thompson-roxanne-pulitzer-divorce-90908/
Statistics: Posted by Devlin — Thu Feb 27, 2025 8:16 pm — Replies 0 — Views 43