Ralph Steadman Interview

Ralph Steadman discusses his book The Joke's Over: Bruised Memories: Gonzo, Hunter S. Thompson and Me. In the spring of 1970, artist Ralph Steadman went to America in search of work. At the Kentucky Derby he met Hunter S. Thompson who had just spent a year living, riding and writing about the Hells Angels. Steadman and Thompson's relationship resulted in the now-legendary Gonzo Journalism. Steadman discusses his remarkable collaboration that documented the turbulent years of the civil rights movement, the Nixon years, Watergate, and the many bizarre and great events that shaped the second half of the twentieth century. When Thompson committed suicide in 2005, it was the end of a unique friendship filled with both betrayal and understanding. Recorded December 5, 2006