This is an excerpt from a new biography by Peter Richardson that I look forward to reviewing when it released in a couple of weeks. For better or worse, Thompson helped blur the line between fiction and real journalism with his so-called Gonzo approach to reporting that rarely let objectivity get in the way. Impressionistic. Think Monet. Stoned. The excerpt describes his big Gonzo breakthrough with his article on the Kentucky Derby, " Director’s Cut: ‘The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved,’ by Hunter S. Thompson." This is the piece that got his career going. We use could use some offbeat takes on the the manufactured reality around us. Suggest you read.
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At archive.org
At archive.org
