http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050908/ap_en_ot/people_thompson
I think if he knew it would be published he’d have done it differently. But here’s part of the last communique we have from the gonzo journalist.
As free form poetry, not bad.
And now, twenty years later:
Strange.
Hmm the link is not working for me. What does the note say?
ETA: never mind, the link is twenty years old
IIRC. he shot himself while on the phone with his wife. And in front of him was his typewriter with those notes.
Unless it’s something about insurance indemnity or other property ownership, I see no there there.
Football Season Is Over
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.
At the bottom of the page, it is said, he drew a happy heart.
Does anyone really doubt this is a suicide note?
I mean, his wife apparently. But come on.