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justine
stop the penistry
Bobby D,
i don't think i could actually name a favourite author, or even a favourite novel... the top 5 would have no hierarchy; off the top of my head (on this particular day, in this particular moment) my 5 favs would be Buk, Raymond Carver, Richard Ford, Elizabeth Knox, Douglas Coupland, ... & Carson McCullers ... oh & Truman Capote... ok ok, i know that's more than 5... go ahead an arrest me!! ;)
speaking of the number 5...
FIVE MORE MEMBERS TO GO!!!
let the countdown begin...
in anticipation of the event, i'd just like to say a hearty "congratulations" to mjp, and also the other forum members (charter, supporting, and hangers-on such as myself) for making this one of the most worthwhile sites on this corporeal (my new favourite word) beast we call the net.
yes, i have had a few pre-cocktail-hour wines :)
....997...
... 1000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:d
i don't think i could actually name a favourite author, or even a favourite novel... the top 5 would have no hierarchy; off the top of my head (on this particular day, in this particular moment) my 5 favs would be Buk, Raymond Carver, Richard Ford, Elizabeth Knox, Douglas Coupland, ... & Carson McCullers ... oh & Truman Capote... ok ok, i know that's more than 5... go ahead an arrest me!! ;)
speaking of the number 5...
FIVE MORE MEMBERS TO GO!!!
let the countdown begin...
in anticipation of the event, i'd just like to say a hearty "congratulations" to mjp, and also the other forum members (charter, supporting, and hangers-on such as myself) for making this one of the most worthwhile sites on this corporeal (my new favourite word) beast we call the net.
yes, i have had a few pre-cocktail-hour wines :)
....997...
... 1000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:d
ha ha, enough for a small army, we can now invade Dan Browns estate and take his typewriter hostage.
I'll give you a conspiracy Mr Brown, there's a small group of authors who are feeding the world with their 'Big Mac' literature in order that they can turn bigger profits than some small countries...oh wait a second that's not a conspiracy thats a fact, wanker.
ahh that feels better :o
oh and well done mjp on a 1000 members, are you going to be holding a ceremony for no.1000 with a couple of hookers and some cheap fizz?
I'll give you a conspiracy Mr Brown, there's a small group of authors who are feeding the world with their 'Big Mac' literature in order that they can turn bigger profits than some small countries...oh wait a second that's not a conspiracy thats a fact, wanker.
ahh that feels better :o
oh and well done mjp on a 1000 members, are you going to be holding a ceremony for no.1000 with a couple of hookers and some cheap fizz?
I remember a couple of months ago I recommended Post Office to some guy in the dorms I work and live in (I think I happened to be reading Post Office for the second time in the office when he came in). Maybe he's the one that bought the last copy of Factotum from the University book store... bastard.
I bought 'Women' for a mate of mine who'd never read Buk, I really only bought it for him because of the beginning part where he talks about not having had sex for 4 years, fortunately my mate saw the funny side and really enjoyed the book.
I also bought my sister 'Septegenarian stew' which she seemed to really enjoy, and seeing as she's writing a feminist novel at the mo, about the effects of rape on two women from different cultures I was a bit unsure as to what her reaction would be (of course there are some parts of Buks writing that may not have gone down so well i.e. the rape scene in 'Tales of Ordinary Madness')
I'm sure there are many more stories to tell of the spreading of the Gospel according to St Buk, but you know, it's good to talk :)
I also bought my sister 'Septegenarian stew' which she seemed to really enjoy, and seeing as she's writing a feminist novel at the mo, about the effects of rape on two women from different cultures I was a bit unsure as to what her reaction would be (of course there are some parts of Buks writing that may not have gone down so well i.e. the rape scene in 'Tales of Ordinary Madness')
I'm sure there are many more stories to tell of the spreading of the Gospel according to St Buk, but you know, it's good to talk :)
mjp
Founding member
Ha ha -- not yet, almost!
Roughly 75% of the new "users" are spam accounts. So we're constantly cleaning those out. If we wait a few days between cleaning, a lot of them can pile up, then when they are nuked the total user number comes down a bit.
So yeah, almost 1500. Give it a few days.
Roughly 75% of the new "users" are spam accounts. So we're constantly cleaning those out. If we wait a few days between cleaning, a lot of them can pile up, then when they are nuked the total user number comes down a bit.
So yeah, almost 1500. Give it a few days.
Gerard K H Love
Appreciate your friends
Now the Forum is over 47,000 posts and over 1800 members. Pretty darn impressive.
mjp
Founding member
And now 3,000 threads. It is impressive for the relatively small user base that we have.
I thought I knew a lot about Bukowski when this started. But I've learned more about him and his work in 2 1/2 years here than I did in the 15+ years of reading him in the dark, scary pre-forum world. ;)
I thought I knew a lot about Bukowski when this started. But I've learned more about him and his work in 2 1/2 years here than I did in the 15+ years of reading him in the dark, scary pre-forum world. ;)
ditto all that.
Hosh
hoshomccreesh.com
Simply put, the fact that academe has poo-pooed Bukowski's work for so long means that the folks on this forum are the world's foremost scholars on all things Bukowski...
That's what I think anyways--& it's precisely what drew me here...the chance to learn from all you drunken, cheap-jack professors! Honestly, I'm amazed by the collective knowledge & info here--thanks to you all for sharing, & I look forward to learning more.
That's what I think anyways--& it's precisely what drew me here...the chance to learn from all you drunken, cheap-jack professors! Honestly, I'm amazed by the collective knowledge & info here--thanks to you all for sharing, & I look forward to learning more.
Gerard K H Love
Appreciate your friends
Gerard K H Love
Appreciate your friends
In that form fuckers would be a term of endearment. ;)
yup.
a Prius.
a Prius.
Gerard K H Love
Appreciate your friends
No. I won it and it's a 1984 Plymouth Reliant K-car 4-door automatic and air.
Oh! I forgot the beautiful Brown vinyl top.
Oh! I forgot the beautiful Brown vinyl top.
