Ron “The Bone Man” Whitehead and his documentarian, Nick Storm, had pulled up to my house at 4:30 a.m., late as usual but still too early for me. The kit bag was in the trunk, along with a large pile of miscellaneous stereo equipment, books, roles of artwork, CDs, framed paintings, exotic fragrances, official documents and a heaping pile of other crap that would be necessary for the trip. There could be no sudden run-ins with cops, poorly executed lane changes or anything at all that might give any sort of law enforcement a reason to search the car. This trip would require absolute stealth. We brought along the cooler with iced drinks, camera bags, audio equipment and other provisions, and the mad poet had traded his shiny red convertible for a compact import car that might make the trip, but certainly wasn’t going to draw any attention. It was going to be a fast trip and a long ride - 80 miles per hour across the heart of the nation, running along the main artery towards Denver. Ron Whitehead The road to Denver THE DRIVE Thompson has done a heroic job of revealing the dark terror and inspired beauty of being the only child of one of the greatest writers in history.” On the entire high speed emotional roller coaster ride, I laughed and I cried. Thompson and Gonzo fan has been waiting for. “Stories I Tell Myself: Growing Up with Hunter S. The book will be released in early January, and here’s what I wrote about it: On the drive back Clayton, Nick and I took turns reading a proof copy of Juan’s new book out loud to each other.
Historian Douglas Brinkley and publisher D.J.
Two weeks ago, Clayton Luce (GonzoToday publisher), Nick Storm (Storm Generation Films & Pure Politics) and I took a 72-hour nonstop road trip to Denver, Colorado, where we had a One Gonzo Spirit Summit with Juan, Jennifer and Will Thompson.