Submitted book review
A Letter from Neal Cassady, written October 23, 1944, to his friend Justin W. Brierly requests that his tabs be covered while he is in jail. This letter hangs in downtown Denver’s oldest bar. Neal Cassady – fervent and wild for adventure – had always been a heady inspiration among […]
I received an email from Ralph accompanied by this photo. We’ve been back and forth at each other since he sent me a bunch of gibberish making fun of my grandfather’s school bus. – Clayton Luce, editor-in-chief Dear Clayton, I wrote this shortly after returning to the UK after meeting and […]
In April 1958, American journalist Hunter S. Thompson wrote a letter on finding the purpose of life when asked by his friend Hume Logan for advice. Thompson was only 22. What his friend didn’t know at the time was that Thompson would later become one of the most esteemed and prolific writers of […]
Courageous and innovative, Hunter S. Thompson’s letter to The Vancouver Sun sets the benchmark for ingenious job applications. Sabotage May 17, 2012 In this 1958 cover letter, a young Hunter S. Thompson displays all the erratic genius we associate with the godfather of Gonzo journalism. In his application for a […]
By: Kidman J. Williams Sometimes at Gonzo Today (myself included) we get so caught up with hollering about the unjust, the corrupt and those examples only cover the political news. Sometimes we get to see great humans with great ideas and broad imaginations. This brings me to introduce you to […]
by Ralph Steadman “I would feel real trapped in this life if I didn’t know I could commit suicide at any time,” he told me many years ago, and I knew he meant it. It wasn’t a case of if but when. He didn’t reckon he would make it beyond […]
by Cody S. Decker I just got home from The Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame induction, where the Grand Poobah of Gonzo became one of the newest members. A lot is going through my head right now. Which means it’s time for me to kick start this old Smith Corona […]
By Ron Whitehead on Friday, July 12, 1996 from litkicks.com William S. Burroughs is one of the greatest writers of our times. His talent has brought him fame, and along with it, many burdens. Daily, Burroughs is swamped with fan mail, unexpected visitors and interview requests…Burroughs, who rarely grants interviews, […]
By Peter Schjeldahl from the New Yorker Feb. 3, 2014 “I can feel the heat closing in, feel them out there making their moves.” So starts “Naked Lunch,” the touchstone novel by William S. Burroughs. That hardboiled riff, spoken by a junkie on the run, introduces a mélange of “episodes, […]
By LARRY ROHTER DEC. 19, 2014, N.Y. Times After disembarking from a Los Angeles to London flight in February 1969, the recording engineer and producer Glyn Johns went straight to a studio to work with the Beatles on the album that became “Abbey Road.” That was followed by an all-night […]
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