Dr. Gonzo

Dr. Gonzo is a name invented by Hunter S. Thompson, as a nickname for himself (although in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, it became the pseudonym for Oscar Zeta Acosta); hence, the phrase "gonzo journalism."

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Hunter S. Thompson - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Pseudonym - Oscar Zeta Acosta - Gonzo journalism

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"Dr. Gonzo"' was also the stage name of 1980s stand-up comic John Means, who was based in San Francisco, and gained modest fame as the warm-up act for Huey Lewis and the News and performing in their music videos. He retired from comedy in the 1990s and is now a college professor in his hometown of Mason City, Illinois.

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1980s - Stand-up comic - John Means - San Francisco - Huey Lewis and the News - 1990s - Mason City, Illinois

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