Introduction is Paul Kantner and Grace Slick of The Jefferson Airplane
Preview: Ancient Gonzo Wisdom: Interviews with Hunter S. Thompson
Ancient Gonzo Wisdom
Here is some nice reading material for the Gonzo Tribe this summer – Ancient Gonzo Wisdom: Interviews with Hunter S. Thompson – due to hit the shelves on July 6th. Anita Thompson has spent quite a while now gathering together this volume of interviews and first indications are that the wait has been worth it. Kicking things off is an introduction by none other than Christopher Hitchens and I have to say I am intrigued as to what he has to say regarding the Good Doctor and all things Gonzo. A quick scan of the table of contents offers up some nice surprises – not only are the interviews from print sources but there are also transcribed interviews from various radio and T.V. outlets to boot! This is a really nice touch as many of these interviews are long since forgotten and impossible to find (believe me I have tried!) It also sets this volume apart from the other collection of interviews by Kevin Simonson and Beef Torrey. Yes there are some interviews common to both collections but by and large the material in this book is to be found nowhere else (except maybe for one or two in our interview section here at Totally Gonzo – shhh tell nobody)
Ok so here is a list of some of the interviews that I have yet to find anywhere else:
ABC News – February 20, 1967
Sunday (CBC) – 1967
WBZ 1030AM (Boston) – August 8, 1972
Loose Licks (Australia) – Spring 1976
90 Minutes Live (CBC) – April 12, 1977
Commonwealth Times (Richmond, Virginia) – November 28, 1978
Washington Journalism Review – Nov/Dec 1979
This is just a small sample of what is on offer in this collection which covers Hunter’s entire career right up until 2005. It even includes a transcript of his hilarious Conan O’Brien interview. Looking forward to picking this up now, it will keep me busy until The Mutineer comes out in October. Yes…you read that correctly… 🙂
Ok gotta run, next post coming sooner than you think (I promise)
Ron Mexico
PS: I have been glued to the protests in Iran lately, it is interesting to see young Iranian students clad in Calvin Klein asking Barack Obama and America to help them in the name of Democracy. That must sicken the clowns over at Fox News who would have you believe that all Iranians are Anti-American Evil-Doers. As Hunter once said – “There is some shit we won’t eat!” – and that spans fear mongering morons in the media to vote rigging swine in Iran.
Hunter S. Thompson’s Puerto Rico
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Ron Mexico
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Hell’s Angels – Penguin Magnum Edition
Hell's Angels
New from Penguin this summer is the Magnum Collection – in addition to Hell’s Angels the collection also includes The Fight by Norman Mailer, In Cold Blood by Truman Capote and Hellfire by Nick Tosches.
Ron Mexico
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How To Motivate People: Hunter S. Thompson Style!
Fax from Dr. Thompson
He had a way with words,
Ron Mexico
PS: Thanks to Brian for reminding me about this!
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Ancient Gonzo Wisdom – Hunter S. Thompson
Just came across this on Amazon – I believe Anita is the editor with Hunter listed as author. If I am wrong on that let me know!
Cheers,
Ron Mexico
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Hunter S. Thompson – The Gonzo Papers: Anthology
The Gonzo Papers Anthology
Just came across this while browsing on Amazon. It is due to be released by Picador on October 2nd 2009 and it appears to be The Gonzo Papers Vol 1, 2 ,3 & 4 all within the one cover. It will be a paperback and a whopping 1248 pages.
What do you think? Not sure about the cover myself, kind of drab. (Maybe it is the tan colour that is putting me off – oh well minor complaint)
Ron Mexico
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Official Cast of The Rum Diary
Ok guys so here is the cast of The Rum Diary – click on the thumbnails for a larger view.
So what do you think? Why not leave a comment and let the Gonzo world know!
All the best,
Ron Mexico
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More Extras Required For The Rum Diary
Producers of The Rum Diary are still scouting for extras to fill out scenes with Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart and Amber Heard. It is estimated that almost 3,500 people are needed over the 49 day filming schedule.
One of the biggest challanges facing director Bruce Robinson is recreating the carnival of Saint Thomas. For that scene in particular around 800 people are needed, of whom 200 have to be tourists. One of the many problem’s facing the casting director is getting people with the right look for a film set in 1960’s. Issues such as hair styles can prove to be a huge problem and anybody interested in being an extra must be prepared to have their hair styled in the appropriate manner to match the era in question. Another problem is finding enough fair skinned people to act as tourists and in a sense stand out from the Puerto Rican extras.
Anybody that is interested in trying out should send a full body photo to extraspr@gmail.com, accompanied by your name, age, height & clothes size. Applicants should also mention what town they are from, because filming will take place in Vega Baja, Ceiba and Naguabo. Oh and you might want to check out this great shot of Johnny Depp as Paul Kemp from recent filming on the island.
All I can say is I cannot wait for this film to be released!
Ron Mexico
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New Hunter S. Thompson Forum!
“I wasn’t trying to be an outlaw writer. I never heard of that term; somebody else made it up. But we were all outside the law: Kerouac, Miller, Burroughs, Ginsberg, Kesey; I didn’t have a gauge as to who was the worst outlaw. I just recognized allies: my people.”
Hunter S. Thompson – Kingdom of Fear
Some of you may already be familiar with the forum we have had here for the past few months. You will no doubt also be familiar with the multitude of problems we have had with bugs and server issues. Well finally I decided I had enough with the crappy service our host was providing so I terminated our relationship with extreme prejudice. Thankfully I have moved to a better platform which is more reliable and has better features. Unfortunately this means that you will have to re-register in order to post again. We have had thousands upon thousands of visitors to this blog since we launched and I would love if you could join us in new Totally Gonzo Forum. So drop by and start posting or I’ll set the leeches on you!!
Ron Mexico
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