The Best Way to Get Famous is to Run Away (1 Viewer)

[stalwars]

I had a clip of this many years ago, burned it to CD, which subsequently got scratched. I've searched all over the internets and can't find any audio of Bukowski reading this poem, but have found several people also in search of it.

Does anyone have it? Or have an idea of where I might be able to find it?

Thanks.

 

[hank solo]

don't think I've heard that recording.

its not on

• Poems and Insults
• 70 Minutes in Hell
• At Terror Street and Agony Way
• King of Poets
• Uncensored (from The Run with the Hunted session)
• Hostage
• Underwater Poetry Festival
  or
• Solid Citizen

 

[Ponder]

I found audio-poem on the internet but the link is dead, pity.

 

[cirerita]

I have that clip here. I could send it to you...

 

[mjp]

What is it taken from, do you know?

 

[HenryChinaski]

i know i have it on a recording too. are you sure it isnt on any of those discs?

 

[Bukfan]

It's not on any of the regular Buk cd's as far as I know. I would very much like to hear it...

 

[cirerita]

What is it taken from, do you know?

I can't recall where I got that clip. I found it with a bunch of other clips with no ID tag. I would say I got it from salon.com, but I'm not sure.

 

[stalwars]

I would definitely like the clip. It's too bad there's no information out there regarding its origin. Could you post it here? Thanks!

 

[cirerita]

unfortunately, once compressed, the file is 1.22mb and the limit seems to be 700kb here.... unless mjp changes that for a while.

by the way, the file seems to be from 2000, so I'm almost sure I got it from salon.com or any other site. It's a home recording, not a public reading.

 

[stalwars]

I checked salon.com and they don't have this poem. I've googled for it for a while now, with no luck. Could you possibly email it? If so, my address is [email protected]

 

[mjp]

unfortunately, once compressed, the file is 1.22mb and the limit seems to be 700kb here.... unless mjp changes that for a while.

Email it to me and I will make a link to it here.

 

[roni]

Now THAT sounds GREAT !
Again, mjp is THE man!
( - do I sound like Slime sometimes to some of you? I tellya kids: I MEAN it! - so, if you don't like cats being kind, go burn some cars or whatever ...)

 

[mjp]

Try this:

bukowski.net/audio/CharlesBukowski-TheBestWayToGetFamousIsToRunAway.mp3

 

[Bukfan]

I tried, but there's no sound coming on...:(

 

[cirerita]

use "save link as" to download it to your hard drive. it works here.

 

[Bukfan]

Thanks, c...! After saving it first, it works fine!

When was the poem recorded? And in what context?