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Linda Bukowski responds to the NYT review of Pleasures of the Damned (1 Viewer)
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nice to see her correct an error. It was a pleasant way to call him out and let him know of an inaccuracy.
Let's hope that he does not come back with the common-law marriage argument. His line was flip and incorrect. He should stand corrected.
Bill
Let's hope that he does not come back with the common-law marriage argument. His line was flip and incorrect. He should stand corrected.
Bill
Father Luke
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He was and is and always will be the love of my life.
That made me cry.
That made me cry.
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MULLINAX
Everybody here is a Beighle fan. Thanks to her keeping him alive we have his best work, done in the 80s.
It was a great letter and she had some help in writing it. The line in the Times was technically incorrect but it was a metaphor for Buk having been fucked-up for over 50 years. Buk admitted as much and Linda can be proud of having put an end to his shambolic domestic lifestyle.
It was a great letter and she had some help in writing it. The line in the Times was technically incorrect but it was a metaphor for Buk having been fucked-up for over 50 years. Buk admitted as much and Linda can be proud of having put an end to his shambolic domestic lifestyle.
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MULLINAX
Professor Higgins Speaks Out
Listen to her in THE BUKOWSKI TAPES and BORN INTO THIS. Her vocabulary and syntax do not match the "register" of the letter in the TIMES.
Listen to her in THE BUKOWSKI TAPES and BORN INTO THIS. Her vocabulary and syntax do not match the "register" of the letter in the TIMES.
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MULLINAX
What? People actually speak and write in different ways? ODDS BODKINS!
Anyone here have any background information on THE WIDOW?
We know she's from Philly. Main Line Philly or R. Crumb Philly?
Schooling?
Work?
Pre-Baba days?
Anyone here have any background information on THE WIDOW?
We know she's from Philly. Main Line Philly or R. Crumb Philly?
Schooling?
Work?
Pre-Baba days?
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R. Crumb was from Dover, DE and went to High School 1/4 mile from where I am sitting.
He may have lived in Philly before that and also in Milford, DE...
Also, I do not know Linda personally, but have friends who know her very well. I have no doubts that she wrote the letter without anyones help. Certainly hanging out talk is much different than writing that is being sent to a major newspaper.
Bill
Bukfan
"The law is wrong; I am right"
LOL..Right, and that's why I don't think you can compare her letter to what she says on the Buk DVD's...
I think there's bits of information about her in some of the Buk bio's...
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MULLINAX
Wel then, it's off to the woodshed for me to bone up on those bios!
Thanks!
That explains why all the girls in your neighbourhood have big bottoms, thunder thighs, hairy legs and frizzy hair. Do they give you piggy-back rides? (Obscure Crumb reference)
Thanks!
That explains why all the girls in your neighbourhood have big bottoms, thunder thighs, hairy legs and frizzy hair. Do they give you piggy-back rides? (Obscure Crumb reference)
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yes, yes and yes....
Bill
Bill
Rekrab
Usually wrong.
MULLINAX said:
You made me laugh, Mullinax. Yes, Bill has a little whip he uses on them.
My speaking style (I have several of them) is different from my writing style (have several). I can believe Linda could write a letter that sounds nothing like the way she spoke. Writing can be highly focused thought, while speech is usually thought on the fly. And then when it's public vs private, has legal or critical or financial ramifications, everything is done so much more carefully. Now I gotta go read what she actually said. She already has my vote for a good person, and probably added many good years to Bukowski's life and hundreds of poems to his canon. Forget the kicking scene; you can see in the final home videos on BORN INTO THIS how much Linda meant to Bukowski.
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Garret
Whoa, THE Jim Harrison wrote the review?
Good writer. He also hails from Michigan (from Grayling; I'm from Alpena, so as a fellow Michigan writer, he has a special place in my heart).
Good writer. He also hails from Michigan (from Grayling; I'm from Alpena, so as a fellow Michigan writer, he has a special place in my heart).
that's what I thought.
LickTheStar
Sad Flower in the Sand
That's a beautiful letter. Glad to see she set the record straight too. I've been kinda confused as to whether they were married or not myself...
R. Crumb is illusrating the book of Genesis right now..cant wait to see that!..Rich..
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MULLINAX
Another rock group bio, eh?
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