Synopses & Reviews
In the spring of 1970, artist Ralph Steadman went to America in search of work and found more than he bargained for when he met Hunter S. Thompson at the Kentucky Derby. Their remarkable collaboration resulted in the now-legendary Gonzo Journalism, which would document the civil rights movement, the Nixon administration, Watergate, and the many bizarre and great events that shaped the second half of the twentieth century. When Thompson committed suicide in 2005, it was the end of a unique friendship filled with both betrayal and understanding. A rollicking, no-holds-barred memoir, The Jokeand#8217;s Over is the definitive inside story of the Gonzo years.
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PRAISE FOR UNTRODDEN GRAPES and#160; "Steadman has traveled to the world's finest wine-making regions and compiled a fabulously entertaining book about his journeys, full of his famously bizarre and amusing art. . . . To that--and to Steadman's wonderful work--we raise a glass." --The Miami Herald and#160; "And surely the unlikeliest travel book of the season is Untrodden Grapes, a volume of illustrations by Ralph Steadman, a book that is pure oxymoron. Mr. Steadman's famously anarchic style of drawing is brought to bear upon a global selection of vineyards. Mr. Steadman is on the trail of gonzo wine."--The New York Times
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PRAISE FOR
THE JOKE'S OVER"Hunter Thompsonand#8217;s marvelously deranged illustrator, Ralph Steadman, gives us a terrific memoir with The Jokeand#8217;s Over . . . His testament to Thompson, light on hyperbole, is both fitting and touching."and#151;New York Post
"There can be no question that Hunter S. Thompsonand#8217;s pivotal works would not be the same without the accompanying artworks of his partner Ralph Steadman . . .and#160;A vivid, well-written paean to Thompson and, by extension, the character of the American rebel."and#151;The Buffalo News
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"Terrific . . . Steadmans testament to Thompson, light on hyperbole, is both fitting and touching."
New York Post (Required Reading)
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The Jokeand#8217;s Over is a must read for both longtime fans of Thompson, and the curious."
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"A vivid, well-written paean to Thompson and, by extension, the character of the American rebel."
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"Enormously entertaining."
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"Terrific . . . Steadmanand#8217;s testament to Thompson, light on hyperbole, is both fitting and touching."
About the Author
RALPH STEADMAN has illustrated many books, including Hunter S. Thompsonand#8217;s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and the fiftieth-anniversary edition of George Orwelland#8217;s Animal Farm. He is the author of The Grapes of Ralph (for which he won a Glenfiddich Food and Drink Award), Still Life with Bottle, The Book of Jones, and Gonzo: The Art.
Table of Contents
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acknowledgements
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foreword
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introduction
1
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The Seventies
5
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the Kentucky Derby. May 1970
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the Americaand#8217;s Cup. September 1970
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Fear and Loathing. Summer 1971
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Hunter Goes to Washington. 1970and#150;72
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Watergate Follies. July 1973
92
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Rumble in the Jungle: Ali v Foreman. 30 October 1974
115
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Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood. 1977
137
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The Filming of Where the Buffalo Roam. 1979
167
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The Eighties
183
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and#145;The eighties, Ralph, are about paying your rent.and#8217; 1980
184
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Hawaii. 1980
195
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The Elusive Bloater. 1981
206
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Taxi to the Suburbs. 1981
237
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the fish have gone south. 1981and#150;6
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The Year of Wine. 1987
271
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The Nineties
275
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own goals. 1990and#150;94
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William Burroughs and#150; An Encounter. 1995
325
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Rifle. March 1996
338
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Visit to Virginia, Hunterand#8217;s Mother. Louisville, 1997
344
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The End
349
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The Red Shark. 2000
350
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Reading Lono Out Loud. 2000
359
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The Last Trip to Woody Creek. 2004
366
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Memo to the Sports Desk. 2006
383
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index
388