Last CD you bought/ Book you read
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Bukfan
"The law is wrong; I am right"
No, I've never seen the actual footage where he "plays" the audience but I've read about it. He divided the audience into groups and had them sing different tunes all at the same time. One group sang "Harbor lights", another group sang "In-a gadda-da-vida", the third group sang something from "The rite of spring", the fourth group something from "Lohengrin", the fifth sang "Ave Maria". It happend in southern Illinois according to "The real Frank Zappa book". Maybe it also happend at other concerts. And you say you saw it on tv. I would like to see it too! I'm sure the Zappa forum at www.zappa.com can tell you were to find the footage.
"Lonesome cowboy Burt" is indeed a funny song. I have "200 motels" on video. You should hear the Jimmy Swaggart version of "Lonesome cowboy Burt". It's on the double cd called "The best band you never heard in your life". The album is from Zappa's last tour in 1988...
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the only good poet
One retreat after another without peace.
last cd - either madeline peyroux's careless love or tom wait's real gone. imagine people who like buk also veer towards waits??? peyroux's vocal has a striking resemblance to billie holiday's (god bless her soul.) for anyone interested in dylan (bob!), she (peyroux,not billie, that is. aha..!) covers his you're gonna make me lonesome when you go.
last book: the barry miles bio of b.! i was kinda inspired to purchase after "lucking" on this site! and there was me thinking i'd got over him. ha. well, haven't got past the 1st chpt. yet. without doubt will learn more here!
if you like b's misogyny misoginE, why not check out the 18th century french philosopher CHAMFORT, if you haven't already. wonder if b. ever read him...? to wit:
"many men are prevented from becoming misanthropic either through weakness of character or through lack of ideas, in a word, by the very things that make us unable to live by ourselves."
"there's no man who, singly, is as contemptible as a body of men. there's no single body of men that can be as contemptible as the general public."
"the perfect man is the honest man who's lost all his illusions..."etc.
"the most misspent day in any life is the one when you've failed to laugh."
last book: the barry miles bio of b.! i was kinda inspired to purchase after "lucking" on this site! and there was me thinking i'd got over him. ha. well, haven't got past the 1st chpt. yet. without doubt will learn more here!
if you like b's misogyny misoginE, why not check out the 18th century french philosopher CHAMFORT, if you haven't already. wonder if b. ever read him...? to wit:
"many men are prevented from becoming misanthropic either through weakness of character or through lack of ideas, in a word, by the very things that make us unable to live by ourselves."
"there's no man who, singly, is as contemptible as a body of men. there's no single body of men that can be as contemptible as the general public."
"the perfect man is the honest man who's lost all his illusions..."etc.
"the most misspent day in any life is the one when you've failed to laugh."
zoom man
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I haven't found a better read since I discovered this heavy weight....
Amazing characterization and written with such heart.
Is Johnny Depp still starring in the upcoming movie?
(And is our scolded friend Mel still producing?)
I bought this book early (Australian firsts)
Hoping it would be big here when it arrived,
But alas, not yet...
The movie Will Make a Difference.
cd-john coltrane "the clown" and john cage "litany of the whale" for a friend
book-norman mailer "the naked and the dead" for .50 and henry miller "crazy cock" for 1.00... score.
book-norman mailer "the naked and the dead" for .50 and henry miller "crazy cock" for 1.00... score.
fucking mac just died so i don't have itunes, hence no music ... no money, no can buy....
last cd i bought i can't remember, but last cd i downloaded (this is a purely fictional account so no no one should be held liable for this post) was balkan beat box, off-shoot of a group called gogol bordello. pretty good.
last book: been reading philo crap lately. got through the moderns and now reading post moderns. last book i read was by paul virilio. the best of the post moderns so far. he doesn't preach so much as speculate
last cd i bought i can't remember, but last cd i downloaded (this is a purely fictional account so no no one should be held liable for this post) was balkan beat box, off-shoot of a group called gogol bordello. pretty good.
last book: been reading philo crap lately. got through the moderns and now reading post moderns. last book i read was by paul virilio. the best of the post moderns so far. he doesn't preach so much as speculate
CD:Scissor Sisters, Ta Daa.
Book:Something by Stig Dagerman, I'm not sure of the title in English, but it translates "Our Necessity for Consolation is Impossible to Satisfy".
Book:Something by Stig Dagerman, I'm not sure of the title in English, but it translates "Our Necessity for Consolation is Impossible to Satisfy".
Bukfan
"The law is wrong; I am right"
Just received a handfull of Buk books from Amazon:
"What matters most..."
"The night torn..."
"Charles Bukowski: A sure bet" by G. Locklin
"Drinking with Bukowski" ed. by D. Weizmann
"Charles Bukowski - Laughing with the Gods" by F. Pivano
"The Bukowski Tapes" - dvd (got tired of finding my favourite segments on the video tapes)
I haven't read any of the titles yet. Just got started on "The night torn..." and "Drinking with Bukowski"...
"What matters most..."
"The night torn..."
"Charles Bukowski: A sure bet" by G. Locklin
"Drinking with Bukowski" ed. by D. Weizmann
"Charles Bukowski - Laughing with the Gods" by F. Pivano
"The Bukowski Tapes" - dvd (got tired of finding my favourite segments on the video tapes)
I haven't read any of the titles yet. Just got started on "The night torn..." and "Drinking with Bukowski"...
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cd's...Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros - Streetcore. Strummer's last cd, it was not quite finished when he died. His version of "Redemption Song" is worth the price alone. He recorded this at the same time he recorded his version with Johnny Cash. It's on Cash's Unearthed box set. That version gives me chills.
Ryan Adams and The Cardinals - Cold Roses. Excellent.
Willie Nelson - Songbird. Produced by Ryan Adams and uses his band The Cardinals. One of the best cd's this year for me so far. Saw Nelson live this fall (just before his last drug bust), great show and a very tight band.
book...Murphy - Samuel Beckett.
Ryan Adams and The Cardinals - Cold Roses. Excellent.
Willie Nelson - Songbird. Produced by Ryan Adams and uses his band The Cardinals. One of the best cd's this year for me so far. Saw Nelson live this fall (just before his last drug bust), great show and a very tight band.
book...Murphy - Samuel Beckett.
HenryChinaski
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currently reading: THE RUM DIARY BY HUNTER S. THOMPSON
HenryChinaski
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i bought that a minute after it came out
Is Johnny Depp still starring in the upcoming movie?
(And is our scolded friend Mel still producing?)
as far as i know the movie is a go ahead.. depp is keen to play the role. don't know of its progress. i heard johnny is putting up the cash for it also..
i know all you americans are making a big fuss about old mel.. i guess he's been run out of hollywood.. but he's aussie, and aussie's love a drink. and we all say stupid shit when we are drunk. i'm thinking the average man has said alot worse shit on the piss.. but now, with mel everyone knows about it, and have judged his whole existance on a few drunken words . sucked in to him..
(And is our scolded friend Mel still producing?)
as far as i know the movie is a go ahead.. depp is keen to play the role. don't know of its progress. i heard johnny is putting up the cash for it also..
i know all you americans are making a big fuss about old mel.. i guess he's been run out of hollywood.. but he's aussie, and aussie's love a drink. and we all say stupid shit when we are drunk. i'm thinking the average man has said alot worse shit on the piss.. but now, with mel everyone knows about it, and have judged his whole existance on a few drunken words . sucked in to him..
HenryChinaski
Founding member
last two cds i bought: Godspeed You! Black Emperor "Lift yr skinny fists.."
and Explosions In The Sky "How Strange, Innocence"
last books I bought: Anthony Burgess "The Wanting Seed" and a hardcover copy of "Hollywood"
and Explosions In The Sky "How Strange, Innocence"
last books I bought: Anthony Burgess "The Wanting Seed" and a hardcover copy of "Hollywood"
Book : Demian - Hesse
CD: Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
Honestly, I only bought the YLT cd because of the title.
CD: Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
Honestly, I only bought the YLT cd because of the title.
HenryChinaski
Founding member
GREAT FUCKING BOOK. loved every minute of it, cover to cover.
cd I bought: not a cd, but I just got Tears For Fears - Scenes From The Big Chair for Christmas. Documentary on the making of Songs From The Big Chair, the dvd has so much great live footage, etc. Very worth while.
Book I read was Harpo Speaks, autobiography by Harpo Marx. I don't care what you're into, read this book! I seriously cannot remember being so anxious to read what was on the next page, and yet, simultaneously saddened that I had just finished yet another page. The silent Marx Brother led a life the rest of us merely dream about. Do yourself a favor and read it.
Book I read was Harpo Speaks, autobiography by Harpo Marx. I don't care what you're into, read this book! I seriously cannot remember being so anxious to read what was on the next page, and yet, simultaneously saddened that I had just finished yet another page. The silent Marx Brother led a life the rest of us merely dream about. Do yourself a favor and read it.