tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178357988504785712.post1844325231948833353..comments2023-06-21T11:43:35.222+01:00Comments on Learning To Read: Fear and Loathing in Las VegasBen Carrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03308876297341347389noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178357988504785712.post-30212890878518669852011-05-13T19:21:09.337+01:002011-05-13T19:21:09.337+01:00I've not read either of these, though I've...I've not read either of these, though I've heard of both. I can't say I was ever attracted to Gonzo journalism. The closest I've ever got was Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff which I think is loosely associated with Gonzo journalism.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178357988504785712.post-12204882841993385372011-05-11T20:20:56.472+01:002011-05-11T20:20:56.472+01:00That's interesting. I can't say I read it ...That's interesting. I can't say I read it as them trying to live up to anything... all the talk of the American Dream seemed to sway between the bitter and the mocking.Ben Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03308876297341347389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178357988504785712.post-65512360635785465302011-05-09T17:11:55.574+01:002011-05-09T17:11:55.574+01:00I love this book. I really do. It's one of the...I love this book. I really do. It's one of the best stories ever told on "absence". Two feral animals of the sixties, lost in a desert of meaninglessness, trying to live up to a promise that nobody believes in anymore. Very touching I thought. Despite the debauchery, I thought it pictured a loss of innocence not so far from mine.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483490020980574428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178357988504785712.post-89703436738774151152011-05-09T11:57:07.514+01:002011-05-09T11:57:07.514+01:00Allegedly because of the muppet -- Fozzie was a be...Allegedly because of the muppet -- Fozzie was a bear, Kermit was quite clearly a frog, Animal was pure animal, but Gonzo was... Gonzo. A bit of everything, a bit of nothing, not definable with reference to other things.Ben Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03308876297341347389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178357988504785712.post-33829854554354316582011-05-09T10:52:26.319+01:002011-05-09T10:52:26.319+01:00why is it called Gonzo?why is it called Gonzo?Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08570363987483755715noreply@blogger.com