We miss you, Dr. Thompson

February 20, 2007 1 Comment by Jake Brown

Dr. Hunter S. Thompson killed himself two years ago today. We miss him a lot, especially as the presidential race is starting to warm up. While it’s depressing to think we’ll never be able to read his thoughts on Barack vs. Hillary, there’s still a lot of stuff coming up to keep a fan busy.

His widow, Anita, maintains a blog from Owl Farm and is preparing a collection of interviews and memories in a book called The Gonzo Way. Editor Douglas Brinkley is finishing up the third volume of Thompson’s letters, and illustrator Ralph Steadman recently released The Joke’s Over: Bruised Memories: Gonzo, Hunter S. Thompson and Me.

And if that’s not enough Gonzo for you, check out a 1978 BBC documentary, Fear and Loathing in Gonzovision, after the jump…


Fear and Loathing in Gonzovision – 1978 BBC documentary (51 minutes)

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Previously on GLONO: Godspeed, Good Doctor, Top Shelf 2005, GLONO’s Upright-Standing Man of the Year 2005

One Comment

  1. Derek Phillips
    1815 days ago

    Great, great footage in that BBC doc. I’ve only seen the first ten minutes but will be raising a glass of Chivas and watching the rest tonight.

    Cazart!

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