Confusing picture I've never seen before (1 Viewer)

[Johannes]

Here it comes:

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Note the year: 1986. But this clearly is Carlton Way, isn't it, though B. somehow looks old(er) here. So it can't hardly be '86. Maybe they meant 1976? What do you think?

 

[hank solo]

I think its 76-78 certainly. I see one of the others is my avatar. The T-shirt dates it for sure. Must just be the sunlight streaming in making his hair look so much whiter.

 

[mjp]

It looks like two different days on Carlton Way. But yes, it is confusing, because it looks like he changed from the dress shirt to the Star Wars shirt (or vice versa), because if you notice, Linda is wearing the same dress even though his shirt changes. The white t-shirt pictures are probably from a different day because he's wearing different pants.





Okay, isn't this usually where some first-time poster comes to insult me for dissecting the minutiae of Bukowski's life? To tell me how much Bukowski would hate me and that I couldn't possibly understand his writing, being such an asshole geek?

 

[james]

cool pics! haven't seen a few of those before either. thanks guys.

 

[nervas]

The Star Wars shirt just plain rocks!

 

[Ambreen]

Was Buk fan of Star Wars ? I can't believe that.

 

[roni]

Obviously he did have 'The FORCE'!

 

[hank solo]

Was Buk fan of Star Wars ? I can't believe that.

Why not? :eek:

 

[Ambreen]

Because I don't like the Star Wars trilogy. That's all

 

[Johannes]

Wow, I did miss the other pictures, really stupid as I am. They are great!

I would say 76-78 too. Must be that.

 

[CRBSMILE]

I think its 76-78 certainly. I see one of the others is my avatar. The T-shirt dates it for sure. Must just be the sunlight streaming in making his hair look so much whiter.

HS,this is funny. Before I even got to this thread, I noticed the shirt on your avatar was a Star Wars tee. Now that I have a PC screen that I can actually see detail on!CRB:)

 

[zenguru]

I think its 76-78 certainly. I see one of the others is my avatar. The T-shirt dates it for sure. Must just be the sunlight streaming in making his hair look so much whiter.

Linda Lee is in one of those photos. Were they even acquainted in '76-'78?

 

[roni]

in 'Shakespeare' there's a picture of Hank and Linda inside the cathedral of Cologne, where Linda is the one, wearing that Star-Wars-Shirt.

 

[mjp]

Linda Lee is in one of those photos. Were they even acquainted in '76-'78?

https://web.archive.org/web/2020/https://bukowski.net/timeline/

 

[David]

Yes, Buk was a fan of Star Wars since I remember reading once that he actually CRIED during the film.

 

[zenguru]

https://web.archive.org/web/2020/https://bukowski.net/timeline/

Ah yes, thank you. I knew they married in '85, but didn't realize how far back they met.

 

[Rekrab]

Great photos. I've never seen them. The Star Wars shirt surprises me. I would have figured he would hate the film. Nice to see Linda in some of these shots.

 

[roni]

 

[Rekrab]

Linda being into Star Wars makes sense, what with her spiritual leanings, Meher Baba and all. I would have imagined it was something Hank would tease her for, and that wearing the shirt himself would just be a joke for him. It surprises me hearing that he really liked the movie.

 

[roni]

[...] that wearing the shirt himself would just be a joke for him. It surprises me hearing that he really liked the movie.

same here.
I felt this was kinda joke, like that famous pic of him & Linda both wearing Bukowski-shirts.

Myself, I love the original episodes a lot.
"You must unlearn what you have learned."

 

[mjp]

Where did he say he liked the movie? I thought the shirt was just Bukowski being pomo...

 

[Bukfan]

cool pics! haven't seen a few of those before either. thanks guys.

Me neither! Thanks...

 

[james]

same here.
I felt this was kinda joke, like that famous pic of him & Linda both wearing Bukowski-shirts.


Myself, I love the original episodes a lot.

ditto and ditto.

 

[Ambreen]

What's the link between Star Wars and Meher Baba's precepts, Rekrab ?

Yes, Buk was a fan of Star Wars since I remember reading once that he actually CRIED during the film.

Are you serious ? Buk crying during a film ? That's something sounding so strange to me !
I cried during Love Story without being a fan of it :D

And did he also cry during Eraserhead ? :eek:

Where did he say he liked the movie? I thought the shirt was just Bukowski being pomo...

What does pomo mean ?

 

[mjp]

What's the link between Star Wars and Meher Baba's precepts

Both are imaginary and supernatural.

But then again, Star Wars has that in common with all religions.

 

[bospress.net]

What does pomo mean ?

Post Modern.... kinda like wearing a black wool skullcap in the summer.

Bill

 

[roni]

... a [...] wool skullcap in the summer.

oh, I thought that was The Boss back in 1975!

 

[bospress.net]

Well then the Boss was a douchebag in 1975. That hat screams douchebag, NOT PoMo douchebag like...

Colin Farrell

Bill

 

[Ambreen]

(thanks Bill for the meaning ;) )

The poet laureate of (pomo) douchebags