Recent content by rpmbuk

Buk does look like he's gonna punch someone out. He looks bored as hell. Anyone see the NYT Book Review, Nov 19 on Barry Miles book? Looks like Buk was the best biographer of his own life than anyone can dig up.

I like a lot of his work. Don't like it all, but he's just telling it like it is for him. Just like Buk did. Raw, to the point and if you don't like it, fuck you. Again, it's not all great, but I still fantasize about the 2 of them together in a room.

I'd love to get these two guys together. Their raw expressions and no bullshit attitudes would be great. Just one of those thoughts that will never be.

I only discovered Bukowski and it was quite by accident. I was listening to my old album of "Hair" and heard Bukowski and figured they mentioned someone from history. I looked it up and got to this group, read Women last week and now am half done with "War All The Time". I now realize that the...

For all the women he had later in life, I'm surprised he only had the one daughter. Have there been claims that he had other illegitimate kids? He wrote in 'Women' his hatred for condoms.

Very interesting you make a great point, thanks to you both. I find it interesting that in the movie Bukowski said that people, in general don't interest him and that people are just products of the machine, which is what Rand also discusses, except she doesn't exclude of the world.

I've recently discovered Bukowski and was wondering if he ever met with or read Ayn Rand. She emphasizes production and creativity and that's all Bukowski ever did. I just saw a documentary: "Born into this" and was immediately turned on by his rawness. Thanks