Recent content by Amber

First of all, how sad I am to read that John Martin has edited Bukowski’s work. Why he has done that is a mystery to me. It is a tragic move on his part. Thank goodness I bought his books long ago. Secondly, I still have the remaining copies of “Blowing My Hero” in boxes in my garage with a...

It has been such a long time since I've logged into this site. I can't imagine anything worse than having someone edit Bukowski's work without his approval, and he certainly can't do that after he is dead. If you are correct, MJP, and I trust that you are, then I am doubly grateful to have the...

Found it. Fair Stand the Fields of France.

For some reason, although this has been answered before, I cannot remember the poem that has something like this as the last line: dry drunken grin of grief. It also has a line about a giraffe(?) Many thanks/

Thanks for all that info, hoochmonkey9. Now I need to look up Bud Powell and Francis Paudras! Sorry everyone for getting off topic here!

All jazz makes me happy! My husband's interest is strictly in the old timers like Bix Beiderbecke, Jack Teagarden. Anyone see the movie, "Round Midnight?" I believe it was about Dexter Gordon, while he was in Paris. That's too modern for my husband:D!!

You too, Roni.

Black Swan, Bukfan, hank solo and Rekrab, nice to see the familiar names:)

Indeed. I married a widower who had been my friend for 42 years. He is a "traditional," 1920's-30's jazz buff. We've seen these wonderful musicians on cruises, also on land in NYC, New Orleans, Chicago and Los Angeles. They are the best at this kind of music, and fortunately some of the...

Just a hello from me, Amber. Glad to see this website is still thriving!

It makes me sad that Linda King only got $25,000 out the $69,000. My logic is not the best, but I see her as an important part of his life and his work, whereas the auction house is nothing. It reminds me somehow of a divorce, with all of it's passion and emotion, which gets converted, so...

Thanks, MJP:)

Not modest, Roni....just shy, or as the old saying goes, "the piece o' shit around whom the world revolves!" Compared to Linda, I am really a featherweight:) She seemed to be really comfortable.

Where I found this, I don't know, but I carry it written on a piece of paper in my purse: "I don't know about other people, but when I bend over to put on my shoes in the morning, I think, Christ almighty, now what."

Hi Everyone, Just a quick note to say that I went to Linda's reading and was sitting in front of the man who was snoring. It was not gentle snoring! In any case, for me, it was a very dear opportunity to hear Linda read. After reading about her since 1976 (?), I was happy that we were...