Hunter S. Thompson’s Final Phrases Earlier than Dying (20 February 2005) #shorts #quotes #historical past

Lengthy-suffering from despair and the accompanying years of alcohol and coc@ine abvse contributing to it, the American writer and journalist Hunter S Thompson at all times discovered February a “gloomy” month, with soccer season over and the cruel Colorado winter climate not over. Upset over his advancing age and power medical issues, together with a hip alternative, he often muttered: “This child is getting outdated.” On February 20, 2005, Thompson died from a s3lf-infl!cted gvnsh0t wound to the top.
Within the days earlier than he died, Thompson wrote a be aware to his spouse, titled “Soccer Season Is Over.” “No Extra Video games. No Extra B0mbs. No Extra Strolling. No Extra Enjoyable. No Extra Swimming. 67. That’s 17 years previous 50. 17 greater than I wanted or wished. Boring. I’m at all times bitchy. No Enjoyable — for anyone. 67. You’re getting Grasping. Act your age. Chill out — This would possibly not harm.”
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Track: Bob Dylan –‘Mr. Tambourine Man’ (1965)
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