Thread: WTF is Gonzo?
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Old 01-22-2009, 12:09 PM  
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Originally Posted by johnuk View Post
My understanding is it comes from Hunter S Thompson (the fear and loathing in las vegas guy) and that style of bare bones journalism. Obviously in porn it basically means no script or story.
Actually, not. There is no bare bones journalism when it comes to HST's "Gonzo Journalism", he wouldn't have made a niche for himself if that was the case.

His style of journalism was to write a story about himself or his character set against the background of the real story he was sent to write about. An awesome blend of fiction and non-fiction performed or set on the stage of current events.

Sadly, he was widely misunderstood and under appreciated. His genius will be missed.
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