Ralph Steadman
hosted by Tony DuShane
Steadman's latest book is "The Joke's Over" which tells of a 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.
Steadman's most famous drawings are probably the plates used for the Rolling Stone article and following book, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". Through a bum deal and bad advice from Thompson, something that was common during their friendship, Steadman lost the rights to those drawings. The original plates now hang in the Rolling Stone offices, on private property. Steadman discusses his plans for filing a lawsuit against Rolling Stone.
We also discuss Oscar Zeta Acosta, Hunter's suicide and why Hunter and Steadman's dysfunctional relationship worked for them.
And Rolling Stone, give Steadman back his fucking drawings....or at least provide them for public display your corporate swine.
Enjoy the show.
These segments are stripped from the original live broadcast:
Segment 1
14:56 minutes, 17.00 MB
Segment 2
10:48 minutes, 12.30 MB
Segment 3
10:10 minutes, 11.60 MB
Segment 4
5:13 minutes, 5.98 MB
On the date this show broadcast, November 25, 2006, it was the nine year anniversary of the suicide of my little bro Matt Rhoads.
First was my dedication to Matt:
Segment 0
9:48 minutes, 11.20 MB
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