Comments on: Typically Max

By: Sister Wolf

Sister Wolf — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:46:30 +0000

jlynn – Thank you for taking the time to share these insights with me. Along with the curse of depression, he was in fact very playful and gentle. I think you would have really liked him. Women who like smart men were always dazzled by his brain. And he was so affectionate when he wasn’t busy destroying himself. I miss him,

By: jlynn

jlynn — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 08:53:46 +0000

SW, I don’t know if you see comments to older posts, but I wanted to reply to this one because last May, after taking your suggestion to check out the music @ maxwolf.org, I looked up Max on facebook and was particularly charmed by his “People Named Max Wolf” group (for “all Max Wolf related issues”).
Your phrase “gentle wit” really captures the quality of the things he posted; I.e. his favorite quotation (in Swahili): “You waste your time trying to translate the sentence hi”. His activities and “likes”: “Plugging the Gulf oil leak with the works of Ayn Rand”, and “Eating”. Of all the people I know who are are both smart and funny, most have developed a somewhat guarded/cynical/bitter edge and a tendency to use their wit un-gently.
There doesn’t seem to be any sign of that edge on Max’s pages, and the fact that he was often in such physical/ mental pain makes his capacity to be gentle truly remarkable…

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:35:32 +0000

What a delightful story to read about Max. Every time I read one of your posts about him I feel like I know him more and more. I would have been honored to have him as a friend. What a clever thing to do with Facebook. So, SW: Don’t let the pinheads-who-post get you down. From what I read, they are few and puny and the rest of us greatly enjoy your point of view.

By: my favorite and my best- MFAMB to you

my favorite and my best- MFAMB to you — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:54:22 +0000

my husband did the exact same thing.

By: patni

patni — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 03:12:28 +0000

Max sounds so sweet and funny…
and dear ms not a cunt, IIII wish the hipsters would stop trying to be sister wolf.

By: Girl Cant Talk

Girl Cant Talk — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:11:19 +0000

Max sounds like the kind of guy that I would definitely be interested to hang out with or listen to. It seems like you both had a really special relationship and coming from a mostly dysfunctional family this is something that I’m so envious of. Of course he still feels your love in the same way that you still feel his.

Not a Cunt – clearly a massive cunt! Some people…sigh. Internet trolls like this aren’t even worth contemplating.

By: Marie

Marie — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:28:38 +0000

I love this post about Max. It hurts so good. I’m glad that there are pieces of him that he left for you to share. My mother lost her firstborn son, and has always said that the worst thing that could happen is for him to be forgotten. May Max never be forgotten.

By: dust

dust — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:25:55 +0000

Not a Cunt- DIY tutorial for making antlers???!
Send us a link when you find it, please!!

By: liz

liz — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:53:25 +0000

I love when you write about Max, its so sweet and just feels pure, truthful, beautiful. I wish others had my name, but I’m a Russian/Jew, only a few other people even have my last name : ( (and yes, I’ve friended them all on fbook).

By: Ann

Ann — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:08:48 +0000

What a beautiful post. I am so glad you are able to hear him and know he’s forgiven you. Keep enjoying the mix CD’s and know that he feels your unending love for him. There is no way he couldn’t.

Love you, Sister.