An inquiry into the life and death of the master of 'gonzo' - Hunter Thompson - with candid memories and appreciations by many of his closest friends and co-conspirators. Thompson's compatriots, observe and comment on thejournalistic legend's life and death. Contains: transcripts of his rants and idiosyncraticphone messages, The Gonzo Master's Midnight Faxes, The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved, and a humungous introduction (a book in itself!) by Warren Hinckle III. BOOK ONEThe Crazy Never Dieincluding The Night ManagerWarren HinckleBOOK TWO The Kentucky Derby IsDecadent and DepravedHunter S. Thompson & Ralph SteadmanBOOK THREEAdventures with Hunterincluding Shotgun Art & Shotgun GolfJohn G. Clancy A Master Of ToolsBill Cardoso The Origin Of GonzoDennis P. Eichhorn What Is Gonzo?Roger Black Waiting For CopyJerry Brown Res Ipsa LoquiturBen Fong-Torres Janis Joplin Knew What She Was Doing, TooPaul Krassner Blowing Deadlines With HunterTimothy Ferris Fear And LoathingWilliam Randolph Hearst III How The Doctor Rated The GameTerry McDonell The Smoking Lamp Is OffMartin F. Nolan Hunter By MoonlightWilliam Kennedy A Box Of BooksChris Felver Shooting Hunter In f8Phil Bronstein A Night At Hunter'sBarbara Wohl-Littinger I Told You I Was SickJohn R. MacArthur A Night On The TownJack Thibeau One Of Those Learning ExperiencesMichael Stepanian Life Was Perfect, Life Was RealEugene "Dr. Hip" Schoenfeld, M. D. Medicating HunterMatthew Naythons 16 Alexander AvenueWayne Ewing Never Call 911Deborah Fuller Owl Farm AlbumJohn Walsh Hunter As ElvisJeff Goodby Hunter Makes A Commercial, Sort OfRalph Steadman I Knew He Meant ItJonah Raskin The View From The LeftTom Wolfe As Gonzo In Life As In His WorkGarry Trudeau Some Nasty Karmic ShiftJonathan Shaw & Johnny Depp The Gift of the Severed FingerWavy Gravy A Haiku For The Good DoctorStephen R. Proctor Heir AberrantBOOK FOURThey Came For Blood...We Gave Them InkR. L. "Bob" Crabbincluding The Topless Caravan to Woody CreekBOOK FIVEMidnight FaxesHunter S. Thompson To Jeff Armstrong, Road Managerincluding Other Faxes from HSTBOOK SIXRequiemSusie BrightJuan ThompsonWayne Ewing | Who Killed Hunter S. Thompson? by Warren Hinckle, Paper over Board | Indigo Chapters