Boris Johnson, Royal Opera House, 23.11.09, Cotactmusic.com

Being that i don't have much idea of what iam doing for my media product, i thought i would explore every possibility, this one being a political chapter or expression views on the situation in Britain today. This idea was influenced from reading one of Boris Johnsons books on which he expresses his views in a clear and understandable manner. Being a very opinionated personality that he is, this is something that iam myself, thus makes it clear that a piece of writing that expresses my thoughts and feelings is a very doable task.

Jack Kerouac, On The Road, 1957

Decidinng that a piece of Gonzo journalism was going to be my media product, i thought it would be best to research this genre into its origins, and this i believe was the defining template. A book thats an autobiographical work of Jack Kerouacs journies across america. An iconic book on the Beat generation, a generation that had many similiarities to the hippie movement, which is primarily what iam interested in.

A still scene from the film "fear and loathing in Las Vegas" featuring Johnny depp playing Hunter S thompson from his Famous novel with the same title. 1998, Dir: Terry Gilliam.

Staying with the 60s era, the wave speech that the Video above shows, is a great piece of writing in my view, and a great inspiration for me to create my own poetic view on the generation that i live through now. Its content and themes of the generation that i have much love for, makes me the reader jealous of not being able to witness the era in my own life. This piece has influenced me so much that i have decided that for my media product, producing my own piece of Gonzo journalism is quite infact an option. If i do decide on going down the path of creating my own Gonzo peice, numerous things need to addressed, what would the content be focused on? what kind of themes will it address? and how long should it be? 

Andy Warhol, Campbell's Soup Can, 1962.

As i'am a fan of the 60s generation, the work that was created, the films that was produced, i decided that i should stick with analysising products from this era, and since i have already posted some of Andy Warhols famous work, im sure posting more couldnt harm the blog. Andy Warhol was great in my view of placing an ordinary object and changing certain aspects, like the colour, tone and make it become a piece of art, and a symbol of the culture that he was surrounded in when creating this. In its simple terms Warhol can be seen viewing the world from its commercialization. Since i dont think that i have the skill to create something so symbolic like Andy Warhols work for my media product, i will have to think of something else thats a symbol of the 60s era.

Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe, 1967

Andy Warhols, famous iconic picture of his work, and a symbol of the 60s era. The 60s vibe can easily be witnessed through its contextuliasation of vibrant colours, its signifier use of the sex symbol of Marilyn Monroe and it being seen through a tiles formation. Andy Warhol was well noted for his artwork within the Pop Art world. In the Modern day, this art is seen as a symbol of what the 60s were all about, the people, the expression, the culture and the freedom.