I won't be an asshole

[Rob.]

I'm Rob. I've watched Barfly countless times, and have spent the last 20 or so years quoting lines from the movie with the exaggerated inflection of Mickey Rourke. I watched Factotum with a friend a couple months ago, and went to the book store the next day to get a copy of the book. It was not in stock, so I picked up a book of poems instead. The book I got was "The Night Torn Mad With Footsteps". I devoured that, and went back to the store. I bought "The Roominghouse Madrigals", and ordered "Factotum". I am currently half way through the poems, three quarters of the way through the novel, and I have "Post Office" on deck. That's how I got here.

I am 38 years old, married, and have two daughters. I am a two-bit poet, and a professional arborist.

Hi!

 

[Bukfan]

Welcome to the forum, Rob! Great to see that you're really into devouring Buk books. You have your work cut out for you 'cause Buk wrote a lot of books. It's a beautiful journey believe me...

 

[Stellaover40]

Hello Rob! Wellcome. I'm very new here also. Read Bukowski for the first time a few months ago. Now I`m going through all his shortstories. Read the biography and finished it just now. It's so sick. I never knew him and yet it broke my heart reading the end and words on his grave - "don`t try". I`m still (fucking) crying. What`s this man doing to all of us.
Leaving the bleeding feelings aside. I'm from Sweden. Living with a bearded man, two daughters (also), big hunting dog and a forest cat. I'm a teacher in history and religious science. Also working as an artist- oilpainting.

 

[vodka]

welcome!

i'm new here also.

but... welcome.

jen

 

[roni]

Rob, good start for a career as a fan.
Welcome!

 

[Rob.]

Thanks, everyone. Finished Factotum last night. Post Office begins tonight.

 

[Dreed]

Rob: sounds like you're on your way - good for you. Post Office was my first - after that it's a blur - just kept buying and reading. Check out the letters - many are long prose poems - simply stunning. When you run across music references, go find the work he mentions, have a few drinks and listen to it - it can provide some insight - maybe - does for me. It's like the blues - sometimes you can't tell if they are laughing or crying. Ain't that the truth?

 

[Rob.]

I'll try that.

 

[Rob.]

Hey, I'm back! What did I miss?

 

[bospress.net]

you missed the lunar eclipse last night...

 

[esart]

I used to do that Barfly bit myself. I've used lines as come-backs to people in conversations and they never knew what the hell I was doing. Great fun. Welcome to our dysfunctional zoo. You can be the gorilla.

 

[Gerard K H Love]

Welcome back Rob. I noticed you were M.I.A. So I hope you have grown some since you left.

 

[Rob.]

Yeah...I have. This place is gonna take some getting used to again. You've moved all the furniture.

 

[zenguru]

I used to do that Barfly bit myself. I've used lines as come-backs to people in conversations and they never knew what the hell I was doing. Great fun. Welcome to our dysfunctional zoo. You can be the gorilla.

Yeah. I'm getting a little tired of the cage. Let someone else take over.