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Gonzo Girl—”I Was Hunter S. Thompson’s Assistant”

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

By Cheryl Della Pietra

“A day without fun is a day that eats shit.” —Hunter S. Thompson, circa 1992
In 1998, as the movie version of Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas was about to be released, Cheryl Della Pietra wrote a story for P.O.V. Magazine about her experience serving as Thompson’s [...]

EXCERPT: Gonzo By Jann Wenner and Corey Seymour

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

“He shot out of the womb angry. And then he left that same way. “

How do you tell the tale of Hunter S. Thompson? Arguably, no one has told the story of the Louisville, Kentucky-born rebel who went on to change journalism (and inspire hordes of awful imitators) better than the man himself, via his [...]

 
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