Hunter's Last Words

[jarble187]

Rolling Stone to publish Thompson?s note
Final text found by wife after gonzo journalist committed suicide-

"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."



My friend decribed it best..."Sounds like a teenager trapped in an old mans body"

I think that perfectly portrays Hunter and the crazy wave he rode called life.

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[Jenks]

Re: Hunter's Last Words

Quitter.

[rewing3]

I agree with jenks. Those are the words of someone who seems like they have no faith in anything.

[asdf_admin]

Re: Hunter's Last Words

still love the guy. and i understand all his words.

[Jibgolly]

he wanted to be a martyr, but IMO fell short.
he should have let his life takes its course, but that was his decision, not mine or ours.
either way, r.i.p.

[jarble187]

Re: Hunter's Last Words

I think he made the right choice for himself. He was sitting around with a broken leg and a busted up hip. Sure, living in the middle of the mountains is great, but how can you live life when you cant even get out of your on bed. He lived life to its fullest, actually, he probably lived 2 or 3 full lives worth of experiences, and he's lucky he didnt die sooner from all of the drugs and pure insanity he put himself through. His achievements were great, which probably placed a high level of expectation out of himeself. How can you go on living when you already lived life to its fullest? Faith alone isnt enough to drag you through the last withered years of your life. Futhermore, Im sure Hunter's faith was completely different than placing faith in a Christian God, most likely, it was above and beyond that. We saw a few weeks ago, that his ashes were carried up into the sky in a large fireworks display, how cool is that, and what does that have to say about faith? Like I stated earlier, he was a teenager trapped in an old mans body, yearning for something better, as all of us young people do. You can't harp on him for that.

[Kobe]

Re: Hunter's Last Words

it's up to him, more oxygen for the rest of us!

[daveman]

Re: Hunter's Last Words

My friend decribed it best..."Sounds like a teenager trapped in an old mans body"

-i agree with that guy. he sounds like a genius.

[asdf_admin]

it has nothing to do with faith. we are brought here at our own will, and it is not our choice to pull the trigger. such a cowardly way to go if you ask me. surely i dread thinking about being 68 and in pain all the time, yet i love the life i live. i am also a man, and will tough if it out, as i have my whole life. life is not a walk through the park, or a cake you eat. it fucking making it every damn day against bullshit, and sometimes your own mind. that is life, survial. the most primitive instinct we have. you do not see a rose killing itself, or any other animal. it is an act against nature itself. we all have a time and place. and surely your time will come. plain and simple.

[Jenks]

such a cowardly way to go if you ask me.

I actually lost a lot of respect for him when he shot himself.

[asdf_admin]

well it is Jenks. and you know it. That is why you agree with me. Should people shot themselves once life gets hard and tough? stupid. He was a remarkable man, and he had a very cool outlook on life. It was a tragic loss and such a pussy way to go. I have no respect for people who look for the "easy:" way out.

[stencil_cp]

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i seriously doubt that suicidal depression has much to do with being unable to tough-out life's hardships. it comes from depression, usually, and not snapping like the occasional broker who looses everything in the market one day and offs themself on the way home. that's cowardly. injuries and bills can be a factor to sinking someone deeper in depression, but i think a mind has to be prone to slinging itself into question of life, death, and inevitability.

HST clearly had a very creative and strong mind, strong to live the highest highs, creative enough to dissect culture and organize his ideas into his journalism and make an career doing it his own way. just as he was subject to those highs, so come the lowest lows, at vulnerable times.

that's what i see in that note, but it's hunter. i doubt anyone could put a thumb on him.