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To: ladyjane

I believe he was named after Dr. Gonzo from Hunter S. Thompson’s writings. I think Henson “dropped” if you ask me.


46 posted on 10/06/2008 5:04:49 PM PDT by Clemenza (PRIVATIZE FANNIE AND FREDDIE! NO MORE BAILOUTS!)
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To: Clemenza; unbiasedtruth; ladyjane
Your question occurred to me too ..... and made go to the bookshelf to pull out my copy of the delightful "The Book of Jones" by Ralph Steadman, a friend of HST.

'Once upon a time Ralph Steadman visited his friend Hunter S. Thompson at Owl Farm .... there he made the acquaintance of a certain cat named Jones....Jones was the master of all he surveyed. When he wanted something from a human, he invariably got it; the rest of the time he was serenely unavailable. And Jones was mercurial even by the standards of ...Thompson (with whom he shared mutual respect and nocturnal habits): "Both made demands and were locked into worlds reserved for selfish gods." ...No one who knew Jones - not Steadman, not Thompson, not even the late and great John Belushi - was any match for his wiles.'

I'm a fan of Steadman's lively art/illustrations and his informative volumes *The Grapes of Ralph* ... (not his politics.) ;-D

52 posted on 10/06/2008 5:59:05 PM PDT by Daffynition
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