Gonzo Fest 2019 was a lavish extravaganza. It just finished, February 20, in coordination with a Year of Hunter S. Thompson in Louisville that included a Frazier Museum exhibit and a Speed Museum exhibit, followed by a day at the Free Public Library, with panels and music. Photos from those events will follow. Meanwhile, here are two photos by Jeffrey Parrish and there is a post of GF 2019 by me photos at the bottom of this page.

Whimsical: With Rory Feehan

On a panel about Changes in Journalism from Nixon to the present, NPR Capitol journalism to my right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gonzo Fest 2018 – April 14 in the Louisville Free Public Library.

Here are a few photos, compliments of Deborah Brownstein:

Margaret Harrell – Gonzo Fest

Tim Denevi and Margaret Harrell – Gonzo Fest

Gonzo fest 2018

 

In 2017 I was fortunate enough to be Skyped into a GF panel, consisting of hip, learned Ron Whitehead, poet and HST friend; Hunter’s son Juan; William McKeen, head of journalism studies at Boston University; myself; and Rory Feehan, Irish author of a brand-new PhD dissertation on “the Hunter Figure.” What a group. What a skilled moderator, Michael Lindenberger (Dallas Morning News). What a blast. A highly insightful back-and-forth. Michael asked me what it was like to work with Hunter on Hell’s Angels. You can read exactly how Hunter felt about it in his own words in long extracts from his letters to me in Keep This Quiet! As for the Gonzo Fest 2018 location: “The LFPL is the largest library system in Kentucky, comprised of 18 branch locations serving more than 3 million visitors per year.”

Literary Panel Louisville – Gonzo Fest 2017

Below are photos from Gonzo Fest Louisville, April 2016. Juan Thompson presented his new book, Stories I Tell Myself. Watch for more news to come!

Juan Thompson, Margaret Harrell, a firing range

Juan Thompson teaches me to shoot at the firing range

An Unexpected Moment

Downstairs at the Brown Hotel

The Brown Lobby – Louisville 2016

Ron Whitehead and Jinn Bug

Ron Whitehead and Jinn Bug

Margaret Harrell with Juan Thompson, Deb Fuller, and Laila Nabulsi at the Gonzo Fest Louisville 2016

Me with Juan Thompson, Deb Fuller, and Laila Nabulsi at the Gonzo Fest Louisville 2016

Doug Brinkley and Deb Fuller at Gonzo Fest 2016

Doug Brinkley and Deb Fuller at Gonzo Fest 2016

Molly Hankins from LA. Laila Nabulsi's fabulous assistant at the Gonzo shooting range - perfectly safe

Molly from LA.
Laila Nabulsi’s fabulous assistant at the Gonzo shooting range
– perfectly safe

Margaret and Laila Nabulsi, producer of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Margaret and Laila Nabulsi, producer of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

PHOTOS, POSTS FROM 2014, 2018, 2019:

It’s May 2, 2014. I’ve been remiss. Below are some photos from the Gonzo Fest in Louisville. Here is a link to Jinn Bug’s beautiful collection of photos from the  Brown Hotel dinner.

Margaret A. Harrell speaking at reception for the Keep this Quiet Book Series at Carmichael's Bookstore - GonzoFest 2014 introduced by Ron Whitehead

Me at Carmichael’s -Carmichael’s Bookstore
A GonzoFest Featured Reading

Margaret Harrell, Eduardo Ritter, James Mohan

Margaret Harrell, Eduardo Ritter, James Mohan This is a late-arriving souvenir of the Gonzo Fest, sent in by Edouardo Ritter.

Frank Messina Reading at GonzoFest 2014, “one of the most widely recognized young poets living in America today.”(Playboy)

Frank Messina Reading at GonzoFest 2014, “one of the most widely recognized young poets living in America today.”(Playboy)

Ron Whitehead, outlaw poet, at the Gonzo Fest 2014

Ron Whitehead, outlaw poet, at the Gonzo Fest 2014

Bradley James Weber at the Gonzo Fest 2014

Bradley James Weber at the Gonzo Fest 2014. Behind the camera is Nick Storm of Storm Generation Films. Nick was the official photographer of the Gonzo Fest. Bradley James Weber won the literary contest of the festival for the first chapters of a book in progress, Fear and Loathing of the Undead.

 

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