Drinking some very lovely Fuller's ESB in bed, don't know whether you can get it outside England but get your hands on this shit if you can. Only 5.9% but a few bottles deep and the poetry starts flowing.
In the foreword of Burning in Water Drowning in Flame Bukowski mentions that he disappeared from 1944-54. I don't know if this is literal or not but I can't find out any information about this. Anyone know the truth/story behind this?