Welcome to the inaugural issue of The Gonzo Herald, dedicated to keeping alive the writings of Dr. Hunter S.
Thompson, gonzo journalist. The society and this newsletter were founded by some denziens of the alt.journalism.gonzo
newsgroup on the Internet who believe good writing was meant to be read on the printed page. Certainly
Dr. Thompson would agree. After all, when last we checked in with the good doctor he was still sending his stories in
by Mojo wire.
Dr. Thompson will receive the newsletter. We have his mailing address. The good doctor was kind enough to
publish it several times in his last book, "Better Than Sex", so rest assured
that HST will be reading about us. Is it too much to ask for a contribution occasionally from teh doctor? Cazart!
When we went to press our neophyte society numbered about 25 people who left their email addresses, and 19
people who provided their mailing addresses so they could receive the newsletter. Everybody who is a member is welcome
to submit a contribution to the newsletter. You can write about anything you want, as long as it has something to do
with Hunter S. Thompson, gonzo journalism or the loss of the American dream.
How was the name for our newsletter selected? Members were asked for ideas and a few good names were kicked around.
Most everybody favored the word "Gonzo" somewhere in the masthead, so that was a given. After much
thought, we settled on The Gonzo Herald. Why? Every true HST fan knows the good doctor's first
newspaper job was on an obscure upstate Pennsylvania daily named The Jersey Shore Herald.
Therefore, in the spirit of reminding HST of his roots, we have christened our organ, The Gonzo Herald.
How was the name for our society selected? Nobody had any ideas on that one. So we'll leave it as The Hunter S. Thompson
Society until somebody comes up with something better.
If you want to contribute articles, essays, or news to The Gonzo Herald, you can reach the newsletter's national
affairs desk by emailing the editor Hal Marcovitz at hmarcovitz@aol.com
You can fax or send your copy by Mojo wire to 215-8222-2150. You can mail your contributions to Hal at 207 Poplar Road, Chalfont, PA,
18914, USA.
