charles bukowski t-shirt

mjp

Founding member
Back off, there are plenty of t-shirt models left for you...

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Kisa2674

Sleeps in a yellow room
I've got a couple. I wore one to a family gathering and my dad got pissed at me for wearing a shirt with a bum on it, like I was making fun of homeless people. Swear, true story. It's a great pic of Buk in Europe in the 70s and has his signature underneath it. My brother wore a Hollister t-shirt and looked "nice". But at least I can say that I'm glad my dad is against joking about the homeless.
 

Bukfan

"The law is wrong; I am right"
I tell myself, it's healthier than cigarettes, because you don't inhale.

If you don't inhale, you can smoke as much as you want to, whether it's cigars or cigarettes. The health hazard should be minimal.
 
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mjp

Founding member
If you don't inhale, you can smoke as much as you want to, whether it's cigars or cigarettes. The health hazard should be minimal.
That's right, no one has ever died from tongue cancer!

Oh...they have?

Never mind.
 
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Bukfan

"The law is wrong; I am right"
I've never heard of tongue cancer, but I've heard of cases where pipe smokers got mouth cancer, so I guess there's still a risk even if you don't inhale, however minimal it might be compared to the risk if you inhale.
 
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Smoking is a classy way to commit suicide said Vonnegut. I'm not sure how long ago he said that but smoking is no longer considered classy, or is it?
 

Bukfan

"The law is wrong; I am right"
Is Bukowski considered classy? Like with smoking, it depends on who you ask. :wb:
But who cares what is 'classy' or not.
 
Pipe-smokers can get cancer inside the mouth (including the tongue) due to the juice, they sometimes get in there. You don't get juice with a cigar. Of course it does bear health-risks. But you definitely don't get as short of breath as you do with cigarettes. That's what counts to me in this case.

To quote from 'Manhattan':
"You don't smoke." - "I know I don't smoke. I don't inhale because it gives you cancer, but I look so incredibly handsome with a cigarette that I can't not hold one." -> now go back to my picture and see, what I'm talking about.
 
No, this is just a 'Dannemann speciale'-small cigar.
Here in Brazil they sell similar ones. They are the one I like to smoke, because the strong flavor. Great with coffee.

You said he did not inhale ... I bring no problems ... but when I first smoked, coughed like mad. hehe

I painted a T-shirt Bukowski, I'll see if I can send the picture ...

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hank solo

Just practicin' steps and keepin' outta the fights
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Ah-ha... the 'Ladiesman' stencil! Not bad.
 
Last year I bought a T-shirt Bukowski on the internet, but when she arrived, was tight. I dropped it in the wardrobe. Today I put it again, and it went :)

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jordan

lothario speedwagon
i'm pretty surprised that milestogogreg never returned to the forum. when your first post is an ad for your t-shirt, and your second post contains a protest that you actually are very serious about posting on the forum AND a 20% coupon code for said t-shirt, you're almost always a buk.net forum diehard.
 
new member here. i've found out that you can purchase alot of different bukowski clothing online, i felt like ordering a t-shirt for some reason. i was halfway through the ordering process but stopped and thought for a second and went - nah - and closed the browser window.
I HAVE A BUKOWSKI TEE. I'VE HAD ONE PERSON NOTICE IT IN 7 YEARS. AT JAZZ FEST IN NOLA. SOME POSTERS CLAIM THAT PEOPLE WHO WEAR BUK TEES ARE CELEBRATING DRUNKENNESS OR LEWDNESS OR WHATEVER. FUCK THAT. I KNOW ME SOME BUKOWSKI. I LOVE THE MAN'S WORK. WHYEVER SOMBODY ROCKS THE BUK APPAREL, THAT'S UP TO THEM. I'M GETTING ME ANOTHER ONE, THIS TIME IN GREEN.
 
I HAVE A BUKOWSKI TEE. I'VE HAD ONE PERSON NOTICE IT IN 7 YEARS. AT JAZZ FEST IN NOLA. SOME POSTERS CLAIM THAT PEOPLE WHO WEAR BUK TEES ARE CELEBRATING DRUNKENNESS OR LEWDNESS OR WHATEVER. FUCK THAT. I KNOW ME SOME BUKOWSKI. I LOVE THE MAN'S WORK. WHYEVER SOMBODY ROCKS THE BUK APPAREL, THAT'S UP TO THEM. I'M GETTING ME ANOTHER ONE, THIS TIME IN GREEN.
I don't know why but I LOVE this post. :D
 

hank solo

Just practicin' steps and keepin' outta the fights
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Founding member
I actually have one of those, without the quotes and mine is missing COCKTAILS too. I contacted plasteredpoets via ebay and asked if they could print a custom one for me without all the text. At that time, they were happy to oblige. Worth a try.

Edit: they joined this forum when they started selling on Ebay, but they haven't been active for a long time.
 
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