Guru of gonzo journalism ties knot

HUNTER S THOMPSON, the self-styled US gonzo journalist who portrays himself as hard-drinking and unpredictable, was on his best behaviour as he married his long-time assistant near his home in Colorado, officials said.

The 66-year-old author, best-known for Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, married Anita Beymuk, 30, in Aspen on April 24.

“He had a nice suit jacket and slacks on. He brought her flowers. That never happens here. We were all impressed with that,” Pitkin County Deputy Clerk Sherry McIntire said yesterday.