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Clamshell Case Bill, you are a perfectionist, a bibliophile and a genius. I am only one of the three - hint-I love books but store them anywhere where there is a shelf or floor and did not know how to tell time or tie my shoes until I was 11. Wore loafer shoes (good name for me) and a Timex...

Castro Si, Bushwacker No !!! As usual MJP hits a bullseye. I decided a long time ago that there are enough enemies for me in the good old US of A. Why look abroad for media created "monsters"? What did Muhhamed Ali say, " I ain't got no quarrel against the Viet Cong." Today Ali is a...

John Martin told me that when he was starting BSP in 1966, he was a guest at a literary party in L.A. where Robert Kirsch was the featured guest. Apparently at that time Kirsch was the most powerful and influential book reviewer in the US.After asking John his plans for Black Sparrow, Kirsch...

Hey David, I hope you are well. I do not understand what you mean write something about Bukowski-- poem, essay or anything? MJP, A valid point since you appear to have encountered a bad experience with John. Anyone else here who has a good or bad experience with John certainly can...

John Martin has been nothing but gracious and kind to me in all my dealings with him whether it be to answer a question or just discuss the symbiotic relationship he had with Buk. If it was not for John Martin, there would not even be this forum to discuss Bukowski. Why all the carping and mean...

If anything, Bill Roberts does not need or like to the center of attention. Bill would hardly post for the hell of it. He is a hard working, multi-talented Bukophile who is well liked by people in the CULT. Now myself, I like to be the center of attention and although I love Buk am not hard...

My good friend Bill, when I posted the thread, I never even contemplated any division of Republicans and Democrats on the site-just getting a dialogue going about whether Buk was apolitical just like the thread asking if Buk was bisexual or was Buk a Nazi sympathizer. People can disagree without...

In an 1982 letter to Steve Richmond, Buk wrote: " Reagan? No, I don't like him. But, hell ,man,, I've never liked any of our presidents. Even the favorite of all time the Kennedy kid. He was too smooth, and self- satisfied for me. He knew he had the gleam and leaned into it, he bathed himself in...

If you have not looked at the Timeline here underneath "Forum" , please do. It is a great read as well as useful tool. Let's all lift a glass for brother MJP for another great idea.

for the record, I love you all, in a fraternal, non-bisexual kind of way. I second that emotion.:D M.J.P I apologize if I started the rampage of our dear departed sister. Sometimes people who do not know me cannot tell when I am joking which in turn sets off certain responses on their...

Spend your book money on How to Make Love to a Negro-not The Da Vinci Code-Ok-Deal I would not know if it is good or bad. The fact that it is so popular means I would rather have someone jab a pencil in my eye than buy it. I have a hard time reading most books on the New York Times best...

It Takes the Greatest Skill to be an Asshole I beg to differ. Men average 13.63 farts per day without counting the number of farts during sleep. That kind of flatulence is tough on an asshole.And then there are those assholes who try to ignite their fart.There are times this burns the inside...

I agree. I doubt whether Buk was BI, but he certainly exagerrated his sexual encounters with women,fights and athletic prowess. Buk eventually became the quintessential macho caricature of himself through the merging of fact and fiction in his poems, novels and even letters. A nameless woman...

Whatever you say, Ace. You're the genius. I am no genius but I can spot a jealous, underachieving, arrogant pain in the ass, with an underdeveloped sense of humor a mile away. By the way, I do not allow strangers calling me dude, pal, buddy, friend or ace, o.k. ace.

Far from taking the post personally-I laughed at it. Then I read your bitchy note. Only an arrogant person would presume to know how I felt. Remember, MJP;" Life is serious Art is fun." Relax.Go to a movie.Take a walk. Get laid. Have Linda Bukowski teach you yoga. Get away from posting 7.65...

can you help? Hey dermaface, we're glad you're here and all , but you haven't said anything in over two weeks. make a post. Tell us what(or who) you had for dinner. make an ass of yourself somehow you know how to do that. Jump back in the water, all the other freaks miss you. "...

Joan Jobe Smith is not only an accomplished poet and editor-she is a great human being. Joan was kind and encouraging to me when I submitted three poems to Bukowski Review in 2003, hoping she could find one she liked. Given the fact that Charles Bukowski is my muse, I was thrilled beyond...

WHY READ WHEN THERE IS TV? WHY LISTEN TO MORE CD' s AFTER YOU HAVE SEEN SHAKIRA? I only read at the first grade level so the last book I read was "Everyone Poop's" by Taro Gomi-you know Elephants make big poopies, Mice make small poopies.I am working my way up to big peoples books.My girlfriend...

You Buy One Of These Shirts And I Will Hunt You Down Like A Dog Who gives a fuck if it is a copyright violation! It is a violation of good taste-sort of like the bumper sticker that says" My son is an honor student at Butkowski Central." Or those fucking smiley faces that robots wear.Or the...

I think( hope) the outrageously high prices for the Ed Blair (Buk) material at the PBA auction are an anomaly. Scott from Abandoned Bookstore called me immediately after and ,like me, was dumbfounded at what looked like the obscene bidding.Scott was present at the auction and believes all the...