MAIN EVENTS JULY 16 – JULY 18, 2021: HARD COVER BOOK LAUNCH

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July 16, 2021— Friday evening at 7 p.m. PACIFIC TIME (PT)
A 20-minute Zoom talk by Tim Denevi discussing Hunter’s development and growth as a writer during the time he wrote the Hell’s Angels article and the book. Followed by 15–30 minutes of Live Q & A from Margaret Harrell and Ron Whitehead.
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July 17, 2021— Saturday afternoon at 2.30 p.m. PACIFIC TIME (PT)
A Live performance in Canessa Gallery. Journalist David Streitfeld will interview Margaret A. Harrell, author of The Hell’s Angels Letters, for roughly 45 minutes, followed by a Q & A and then book signing. A spontaneous interview by a master interviewer who interviewed Hunter multiple times—no prepackaged answers. Everything improvised and spontaneous.
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July 17, 2021— Saturday evening from 7 p.m to 8 p.m. PACIFIC TIME (PT)
“Live Gonzo Art with Illustrator Grant Goodwine”
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July 17, 2021— Saturday evening at 8 p.m. PACIFIC TIME (PT)
“The State of Gonzo Address: Searching for Hunter S. Thompson.” A 20-minute talk by Ron Whitehead, followed by a 20-minute talk by John Brick, PhD candidate, on his research for his Marquette dissertation, “Gonzo Eternal,” ending with a 15–30-min. Q & A.
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July 18, 2021— Sunday at 2 p.m. PACIFIC TIME (PT)
A panel consisting of William McKeen and Dr. Rory Patrick Feehan (on Zoom) and David Streitfeld and Peter Richardson (in the Canessa Gallery Live) will discuss “Hell’s Angels as a bridge to Hunter becoming the Gonzo figure in Fear and Loathing.” This is the fiftieth anniversary year of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1971).
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Moderators: Margaret A. Harrell and Ron Whitehead. 

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This July 2021 celebration, culminating on Hunter’s birthday, July 18, is about the historic letters Hunter S. Thomson wrote to Margaret Harrell, who was an assistant editor to editor-in-chief Jim Silberman at Random House in 1966. Hunter, who is credited as founder of the Gonzo Journalism movement, wanted his first, to-be-published book, Hell’s Angels, exactly as he wrote it. Random House needed to make sure they would not incur any lawsuits. Margaret was the mediator and copy editor that made it all happen. This lively presentation will unveil for the first time Hunter’s innermost thoughts during the process. Also present, among others, will be collaborator Ron Whitehead, author and professor.

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