And whether he wanted to be or not, he was famous. - William McKeen

Now the ashes drifted, as Hunter must have known they would, back toward the guests standing in front of the viewing pavilion. As the guests stood holding their glasses, the ash floated and settled into their drinks.

Barger thought Hunter provoked Junkie George so that the beating could be used as a gimmick to promote the book.

For a man complaining about the agony of celebrity, he wasn't doing anything to stop perpetuating his image as America's premier outlaw journalist.