My friend John (WHO OMG IS GETTING MARRIED) sent over this link to the Flying Dog Brewery, makers of various intoxicants that feature the art of Ralph Steadman. Their latest concoction is called the Gonzo Imperial Porter, a way of honoring the memory of the great gonzo now that he’s left this world. But of course it wouldn’t be appropriate to slap a label on a beer and call it a tribute to Thompson, so they’ve gone one step further. Here’s the explanation from the web site:
$1 from each case sold and $10 from each of the signed Steadman bottles will go towards building the Gonzo Memorial Fist in Aspen. The 150 foot stone column complete with a giant red fist at its summit will tower above Hunter’s Owl Farm Estate for all eternity.
Now that’s a tribute. The only way I can think of to improve on that would be to change it from a fist to a hand giving god and all of humanity the finger. Of course, the actual Gonzo logo was always the fist, so that’s why they’re going with that…but I still think Thompson would have preferred the finger.
