Recent content by ESO9

If MJP is there - I'm there!

I started out reading short stories like Tales of Ordinary Madness, Notes of a Dirty Old Man, etc... Then moved to poems and novels. It's all subjective. Just hit your local library and check out a few random books. You'll either get it or you won't.

One reason I've stuck around here for so long is because there is no use poetry posted.

It's the humor that comforts me. I find a lot of humor in Buk's writing. It's like a warm blanket sometimes. Haven't you ever been so out of it you need to stay in bed for a couple days just to recharge? Milk is the worst thing you can consume freshly hungover.

It's been almost 20 years since I've read that book. Close... time is getting strange in old age.

I do tend to read him more when I am hungover, nursing myself back to life.

I think you're right about that title. I believe this was discussed in one of the letter books... but my memory is a little hazy at the moment.

Agreed. I enjoyed Pam's book more than Linda's. It's too bad it was never edited.

Happy birthday, Buk! I'm going camping today. Hope I don't get lost in the woods like that story in Women. I'll drink a few for the old man. Cheers.

He would quit for a few weeks here & there when he was with Linda King, but then they'd fight (mostly his instigating) and he'd be back on a drunk again. "The Icecream People" is one poem about being sober.

I've felt that way before. There are many other writers I enjoy, but Bukowski is by-far my favorite. No one makes me laugh like Bukowski. I see a lot of people online trying to write like him, ripping off his style, subject matter, etc. There can never be another Bukowski. He was one of a kind...

There's always the wayback machine for those who can't get enough of yesteryear.

I got monumentally drunk.

Right now I'm reading "Beerspit Night and Cursing," but I'm having a major issue reading Sheri Martinelli's letters. The way she types. I agree about The Captain. I read it about once a year. I enjoy his day to day activities. As mundane as they may be at times, I still enjoy it.

Agreed. I prefer to hold a book in my hands and read. My eyes start bleeding after a few pages of a PDF file.