Recent content by Paulland

I threw up a little when I saw the Valerian video. Gross.

I think I'll make it my life's goal to open one hell of a dive bar, the kind as described above by bogthing. The name of the bar will be a tribute to Buk, but it isn't going to be an obvious reference and the bar won't be trendy. I really hope that lame bukowski-"inspired" bars don't do well...

My dad has always liked Bukowski I guess. When I was a kid I used to take Notes of a Dirty Old Man and try to read it. It was scary and intriguing. For some reason I thought that I shouldn't be reading his books, because they were so dirty, almost like porn, but when my dad found out that his...

Their article on Juicing on the Job is a must read. Not only is it maybe the funniest article on the site, but it is also one of the most useful. http://www.moderndrunkardmagazine.com/issues/07_03/07-03-juicing-on-the-job.htm Timeless wisdom all of it.

When I first read this it was early in the morning, like, 3 o'clcok early, and I had work the next day at 8. Yet I had to finish it.

Ham on Rye is my favourite book of Bukowski's. I definitely agree with allnitewatchman that with most of his books you can't tell what is exaggeration and boasting. With Ham on Rye though there seems to be just the honest-to-God warp of time on memory. Also, I have always been interested in an...

Hello, I don't know if this has been posted before because I just started using the forums (this is my first post actually). There is a website that talks about all things alcoholic (and all people too) and they ran a contest before about who was the greatest boozer. It matched famous drunks...