The Joke's Over: Bruised Memories: Gonzo, Hunter S. Thompson, and Me

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2007
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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 Joke's Over is the definitive inside story of the Gonzo years.

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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 Joke's Over is the definitive inside story of the Gonzo years.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Harvest Books
Published: Oct 2007
ISBN 10: 0156032503
ISBN 13: 9780156032506

Media Reviews

The Joke' s Over is a must read for both longtime fans of Thompson, and the curious.

Terrific . . . Steadman' s testament to Thompson, light on hyperbole, is both fitting and touching.

Enormously entertaining.

The Joke's Over is a must read for both longtime fans of Thompson, and the curious.

PRAISE FOR THE JOKE'S OVER
Hunter Thompson's marvelously deranged illustrator, Ralph Steadman, gives us a terrific memoir with The Joke's Over . . . His testament to Thompson, light on hyperbole, is both fitting and touching. New York Post
There can be no question that Hunter S. Thompson's pivotal works would not be the same without the accompanying artworks of his partner Ralph Steadman . . . A vivid, well-written paean to Thompson and, by extension, the character of the American rebel. The Buffalo News

PRAISE FOR THE JOKE'S OVER

Hunter Thompson's marvelously deranged illustrator, Ralph Steadman, gives us a terrific memoir with The Joke's Over . . . His testament to Thompson, light on hyperbole, is both fitting and touching. -- New York Post
There can be no question that Hunter S. Thompson's pivotal works would not be the same without the accompanying artworks of his partner Ralph Steadman . . . A vivid, well-written paean to Thompson and, by extension, the character of the American rebel. -- The Buffalo News

PRAISE FOR THE JOKE'S OVER

Hunter Thompson's marvelously deranged illustrator, Ralph Steadman, gives us a terrific memoir with The Joke's Over . . . His testament to Thompson, light on hyperbole, is both fitting and touching. -- New York Post
There can be no question that Hunter S. Thompson's pivotal works would not be the same without the accompanying artworks of his partner Ralph Steadman . . . A vivid, well-written paean to Thompson and, by extension, the character of the American rebel. -- The Buffalo News

PRAISE FOR THE JOKE'S OVER
Hunter Thompson's marvelously deranged illustrator, Ralph Steadman, gives us a terrific memoir with The Joke's Over . . . His testament to Thompson, light on hyperbole, is both fitting and touching. -- New York Post
There can be no question that Hunter S. Thompson's pivotal works would not be the same without the accompanying artworks of his partner Ralph Steadman . . . A vivid, well-written paean to Thompson and, by extension, the character of the American rebel. -- The Buffalo News

PRAISE FOR THE JOKE'S OVER
Hunter Thompson s marvelously deranged illustrator, Ralph Steadman, gives us a terrific memoir with The Joke s Over . . . His testament to Thompson, light on hyperbole, is both fitting and touching. New York Post
There can be no question that Hunter S. Thompson s pivotal works would not be the same without the accompanying artworks of his partner Ralph Steadman . . .A vivid, well-written paean to Thompson and, by extension, the character of the American rebel. The Buffalo News
PRAISE FOR THE JOKE'S OVER
Hunter Thompson's marvelously deranged illustrator, Ralph Steadman, gives us a terrific memoir with The Joke's Over . . . His testament to Thompson, light on hyperbole, is both fitting and touching. --New York Post
There can be no question that Hunter S. Thompson's pivotal works would not be the same without the accompanying artworks of his partner Ralph Steadman . . . A vivid, well-written paean to Thompson and, by extension, the character of the American rebel. --The Buffalo News
PRAISE FOR THE JOKE'S OVER

Hunter Thompson's marvelously deranged illustrator, Ralph Steadman, gives us a terrific memoir with The Joke's Over . . . His testament to Thompson, light on hyperbole, is both fitting and touching. --New York Post

There can be no question that Hunter S. Thompson's pivotal works would not be the same without the accompanying artworks of his partner Ralph Steadman . . . A vivid, well-written paean to Thompson and, by extension, the character of the American rebel. --The Buffalo News