Changes made to Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

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Created on Saturday, 11th April 2009, 12:50
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Created on Thursday, 9th April 2009, 09:52
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Change #1 - in 2005. <newline> <newline>My favourite description of Thompson is from Norman Mailer[apost]s book [i]The Fight[/i]. He was, like Thompson, in Zaire to cover the George Foreman-Muhammad Ali fight but Thompson hated the place and famously spent the duration of the ‘Rumble in the Jungle[apost] in his hotel pool drinking whiskey. Of Thompson, Mailer wrote: <newline>"He perspired. That was the sole price he seemed to pay for swallowing more chemicals to bring him up and take him down than any good living writer. He could probably drink more beer than all but a hundred men alive. He obviously possessed a memorable constitution. By now, however, he was so strung out that he squeaked if you poked a finger near his belly. He was a set of nerves balanced on another set of nerves travelling on squeaky roller skates. Here to cover the fight for [i]Rolling Stone[/i], he hated the heavenly raptures of all who were here to be happy for the fight. He hated the assignment. Hunter took one look at Kinshasa and tried to charter a plane to Brazzaville." <newline> <newline>Alex

Created on Tuesday, 7th April 2009, 12:42
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Change #1 - e film. It could have been more thorough about certain periods in his life, going into more detail, but then it would have been twice the length! <newline> <newline>This

Created on Tuesday, 7th April 2009, 12:40
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Title changed from Gonzoqqq to Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

Created on Tuesday, 7th April 2009, 12:40
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