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When I was in Dallas earlier this summer, I got a remainder copy of, 'The Pleasures Of The Damed.(thank god, $7.00 as opposed to $30.00). Many reprints of poems from older collections, but also, many listed as 'uncollected'-(these are the ones I seek out). After the thread about editing,(just...

Yeah, that's an idea but she wouldn't do it. She put me into piano lessons when I was like 5/6 years old. I didn't have the discipline/desire, nor did she have the will to 'make me sit and play'. I wish I'd learned though, but more so, I wish she still played. She really was very good. I...

That's good that your son plays. My mom hasn't had a piano in years. I'd love to hear her play it again. CRB:)

Jimi Hedrix-Red House!!

Well all the better then! The article, (at time of publication?)-says he's 72. Forgive me please Ponder, I can't print the thing, I'm outa' ink, so I'm skwintching at my very shity computer screen trying to make out dates. The man and his minions were masters! Thank God for every one of them...

Well first thing you might want to do, is go over the suggestions already posted earlier in this thread. They are all excellent. It'll be like trying to pick the brightest flower out of acres and acres of planted fields. It's your shirt/design Dude... what's your favorite quote? CRB:)...

Beethoven, Moonlight Sonata. My Mom used to play it on the piano when I was a kid. God the power of those memories. A complete and perfect piece. Peace. CRB

:DLAUGHING OUT LOUD. I think I saw that other guy at an AA meeting once, wait-that might have been THE AA meeting. Oh Man, this thread just gets better and better. Thanx!CRB:)

Yeah, I mean, I'm no ms. vodka, but I want a nifty avatar text too!CRB:)

Thanks James, if that's a recent picture of Martin, he looks great for 72! CRB:)

zoom, that is a true bummer. I am very attached to my book collection, and though I've never had anyone throw my stuff away, I have had to sell off precious items that I will always regret and wish I had kept. About 16 years ago I lost a very personal journal,(it flew out the back of a pickup...

The Mozart Effect is a great book. Have you ever listened to the Cd's that came out to accompany it? There is one geared toward creativity, and I have to say that I used to get some good writing time in while listening to it. CRB:)

Mickey... Is it weird that Bukowski HATED Mickey Mouse, but the guy that played him in a movie was named Mickey?? This had to fuck with his head at some point, I mean the guy was a master at making conections. I would have to think that it was something that crossed his mind at least early on...

I'm in. CRB

Hi All- what an incredible letter writer Bukowski was! His correspondence is one of the things that got me really hooked into him. The honesty and straightforwardness of his poetry shines all that much brighter when you read his letters. I only have the Virgin trade editions, and I've yet to...

About ? 1, I don't know. ?2- I know he wrote often about performance issues in regard to his alcohol intake. Even trying to slow down/quit so he could better sustain/satisfy. The attempt to quit at one point is what got him onto the horses,('addiction swaping'). Of course, ultimately he ended up...

I have that book in my 'to read' stack, I think I may give it a go this weekend. CRB

Eric Clapton, You Can't Judge A Book By Lookin' At The Cover. Ahh, The BLUES !!...."I look like a farmer, but I'm a lover. You can't judge the book by lookin' at the cover". Now, Beethoven, Violin Sonata in F major. Incidently, it is featured in, 'Born Into This', which I think I may go...

Hi Everyone, I have always preferred free verse myself, hence the affinity for Bukowski's mastery of the form. We most likely could not have the free form without the structured forms that came before; they were born out of it; an example of how poets will always attempt, to one extent or...

Maybe he was just a MAN Any one ever in a relationship or marriage knows that truth of not being able to stand the opposite, at least until one wants laid!!:pCRB

Thanx for this. I still have yet to see the film,(but MAN o' MAN!) I want to. It was great to see Siskel and Ebert together again. I really miss those guys, a match made in Heaven,or Hell, depending on ones perspective. Awsome stuff Dude, THANX!CRB

The reason I asked is becuase there was/is a guy named TAM Mossman that was an editor for Prentice-Hall for meny years during the 70's. Just the weirdness of those first names made me wonder if they're related. CRB

it's all good man! if I don't like it, I won't finish it. They can't all be as concise as Bukowski!!CRB Hey, just outta' curiosity, is Mossman from New York?CRB

Awsome!! I hope to track down the book. Thanx. CRB

Wow! Quite a difference in comparrison. The original, albeit a tad rough, is so much more concise. Less is more, as they say, and it becomes so much more 'wordy' with the edit. Changing the line;"and we didn't shake hands, a thing neither of us had to do"-to-....'a thing neither of us liked to...