Rolling Stone publishes gonzo journalist’s suicide note
Earlier this year, Hunter Thompson commited suicide. And instead of denouncing his selfish, cowardly act for what it was, the MSM fell all over itself glorifying the drug-abusing, alcoholic, has-been writer*.
In another attempt to cash-in on Hunter’s death, Rolling Stone magazine has published the dead guy’s suicide note, reportedly written 4-days before he actually got enough courage drunk enough to go through with it.
Much like everything Thompson wrote not titled Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, even his suicide note was a piece of shit (but sure to be lauded as his final brilliant masterpiece by his devotees).
He even titled his suicide not. Nice touch, Hunter. He called it, Football Season is Over.
Hunter’s friend and biographer, Douglas Brinkley, thinks the title of the note explains why he lost interest in life:
February was always the cruelest month for Hunter S Thompson. An avid NFL fan, Hunter traditionally embraced the Super Bowl in January as the high-water mark of his year. February, by contrast, was doldrums time.
Last night a new NFL season kicked-off. But Hunter was not around to see it. Too bad for him—it was a good game.
Here’s the complete note in case you haven’t had the chance to read it yet:
No More Games. No More Bombs. No More Walking. No More Fun. No More Swimming. 67. That is 17 years past 50. 17 more than I needed or wanted. Boring. I am always bitchy. No Fun - for anybody. 67. You are getting Greedy. Act your old age. Relax - This won’t hurt.
* I’m usually agreeable to the old adage, “Don’t speak ill of the dead.” But when the death is via suicide, that old adage is tossed out the window. If that person didn’t give a shit about their own life, don’t expect me to give a shit for them.
Though not announced initially, the details soon trickled out. He shot himself while on the telephone with his wife and children nearby. I would like to give him a break and right it off as all due to depression, but I doubt it all was.
Left by 2 on September 10th, 2005 at 9:54 am