The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson: 8/20/2008 |
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Between 1965 and 1975, Hunter S. Thompson recorded his life and experiences as a participant rather than an observer, often setting it down in a bar or hotel room picking up the mood and conversation, or sometimes recording the experiencing of spending days speeding down highways with the Hells Angels. These tapes captured his thoughts and descriptions both as they were happening and in reflection, as he would often go back to re-record commentary.
Filmmaker Alex Gibney, producer Eva Orner and Gonzo archivist Don Fleming were given permission by Thompson’s widow to explore the boxes of tapes stored in the basement of his Owl Farm home in Woody Creek, Colorado, left behind after Thompson’s suicide in 2005. Fleming transferred the audiocassettes and reel-to-reel tapes to digital files, and they made their way to the cutting room for the upcoming film Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson.
The Gonzo Tapes: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, will be released in concurrence with the Magnolia Pictures film release and will be the perfect compliment to Gibney’s highly anticipated documentary.
The Gonzo Tapes features original cover artwork by Gonzo artist Ralph Steadman, an introduction by film director Alex Gibney, an essay by journalist and Thompson’s fellow foreign correspondent Loren Jenkins, and notes by The Gonzo Tapes producer Don Fleming, former Velvet Monkeys front man of the who has produced cuts from Sonic Youth, Alice Cooper, Hole, and more.
The Gonzo Tapes will be in Stores October 28 but should be available to preorder sometime in September. |
