New Trivia Thread - First with the correct answer asks the next question.

[Petey]

By the way he called his writing room in San Pedro his "Skid Row" room.

 

[mjp]

The Poet Marinate of Squid Row - it has a ring to it.

 

[james]

ok, i'm not sure if this has been asked before, but here goes:

of all the book titles that buk came up with, which was his favorite?

 

[Petey]

Confessions Of A Man Insane Enough To Live With Beasts ?

 

[james]

you are correct sir!

in "the captain", page 28, he's trying to come up with a title for his yet to be published "last night of the earth poems", and mentions that he liked "confessions" best, but blew it on a little mimeo pamphlet.

petey, you're up...

 

[Petey]

Well talking about favorite titles mine is:

A Rambling Essay On Poetics And The Bleeding Life Written While Drinking A Six Pack (Tall).

In which magazine did it appear first ?

 

[David]

Ole No 2, March 1965

 

[Petey]

Yep your turn Dave

 

[David]

Name four of Buk's favorite classical composers--FAVORITE....

 

[Gerard K H Love]

Mozart, Mahler, Bach, Wagner. were listed as his crutches.

Or I think Beethoven belongs on the list. Beethoven Sibelius Bach Mozart. The most references in his work are of Beethoven.

Sibelius was only referred to 5 times but made him feel good.

 

[David]

OK Gerard, you're on! I think I'd throw Shostakovich into that list too....

 

[Gerard K H Love]

Thank you, I couldn't find Shostakovich, that was posted here about a year ago. I should remember how to spell that since it ends like my wife's maiden name. Spankovich. not really.

Q: Who is the master in Bukowski's short story, I Meet the Master ?

 

[james]

john fante?

 

[Gerard K H Love]

Yes but you spelled his name wrong.

Your it James.

 

[james]

ahh, well i didn't look it up first, so i forgot how he changed his name to bante in the story.

i'll have a question up in 10 to 14 hours...

 

[strangegirl]

ok the clock is ticking...

 

[james]

in a short story, bukowski wrote, "i had to have those ears! for my wallet or my tomcat or my memory. or for under my pillow."

which short story was it? and whose ears did he want so badly?

 

[Purple Stickpin]

That would be The Great Zen Wedding from Tales.... Those were the ears of the Zen Master. They were so thin, that's what made him holy.

 

[james]

you got it, purple stickpin!
that's one of my favorite short stories of his....

 

[Purple Stickpin]

I hope this one hasn't been asked already. In how many issues of Wormwood Review did Buk appear?

 

[Ponder]

If the database is complete...

Spoiler: The Wormwood Review issues

The Wormwood Review Vol. 10 No. 1 Issue 37 - 1970
The Wormwood Review Vol. 10 No. 2 Issue 38 - 1970
The Wormwood Review Vol. 10 No. 3 Issue 39 - 1970
The Wormwood Review Vol. 10 No. 4 Issue 40 - 1970
The Wormwood Review Vol. 11 No. 1 Issue 41 - 1971
The Wormwood Review Vol. 11 No. 2 Issue 42 - 1971
The Wormwood Review Vol. 11 No. 3 Issue 43 - 1971
The Wormwood Review Vol. 11 No. 4 Issue 44 - 1971
The Wormwood Review Vol. 12 No. 2 Issue 46 - 1972
The Wormwood Review Vol. 12 No. 3 Issue 47 - 1972
The Wormwood Review Vol. 12 No. 4 Issue 48 - 1972
The Wormwood Review Vol. 13 No. 1 Issue 49 - 1973
The Wormwood Review Vol. 13 No. 2 Issue 50 - 1973
The Wormwood Review Vol. 13 No. 3 Issue 51 - 1973
The Wormwood Review Vol. 14 No. 1 Issue 53 - 1974
The Wormwood Review Vol. 14 No. 3 Issue 55 - 1974
The Wormwood Review Vol. 15 No. 1 Issue 57 - 1974
The Wormwood Review Vol. 15 No. 4 Issue 60 - 1975
The Wormwood Review Vol. 16 No. 1 Issue 61 - 1976
The Wormwood Review Vol. 16 No. 2 Issue 62 - 1976
The Wormwood Review Vol. 16 No. 4 Issue 64 - 1976
The Wormwood Review Vol. 17 No. 1/2 Issue 65/66 - 1977
The Wormwood Review Vol. 17 No. 4 Issue 68 - 1977
The Wormwood Review Vol. 18 No. 4 Issue 72 - 1978
The Wormwood Review Vol. 19 No. 1 Issue 73 - 1979
The Wormwood Review Vol. 19 No. 2 Issue 74 - 1979
The Wormwood Review Vol. 19 No. 4 Issue 76 - 1979
The Wormwood Review Vol. 2 No. 3 Issue 7 - 1962
The Wormwood Review Vol. 2 No. 4 Issue 8 - 1962
The Wormwood Review Vol. 20 No. 1 Issue 77 - 1980
The Wormwood Review Vol. 20 No. 2 Issue 78 - 1980
The Wormwood Review Vol. 20 No. 4 Issue 80 - 1980
The Wormwood Review Vol. 21 No. 1/2 Issue 81/82 - 1981
The Wormwood Review Vol. 21 No. 4 Issue 84 - 1981
The Wormwood Review Vol. 22 No. 1 Issue 85 - 1982
The Wormwood Review Vol. 22 No. 3 Issue 87 - 1982
The Wormwood Review Vol. 22 No. 4 Issue 88 - 1982
The Wormwood Review Vol. 23 No. 1 Issue 89 - 1983
The Wormwood Review Vol. 23 No. 2 Issue 90 - 1983
The Wormwood Review Vol. 23 No. 4 Issue 92 - 1983
The Wormwood Review Vol. 24 No. 1 Issue 93 - 1984
The Wormwood Review Vol. 24 No. 2 Issue 94 - 1984
The Wormwood Review Vol. 24 No. 4 Issue 96 - 1984
The Wormwood Review Vol. 25 No. 1 Issue 97 - 1985
The Wormwood Review Vol. 25 No. 3 Issue 99 - 1985
The Wormwood Review Vol. 25 No. 4 Issue 100 - 1985
The Wormwood Review Vol. 26 No. 1 Issue 101 - 1986
The Wormwood Review Vol. 26 No. 2 Issue 102 - 1986
The Wormwood Review Vol. 26 No. 3 Issue 103 - 1986
The Wormwood Review Vol. 26 No. 4 Issue 104 - 1986
The Wormwood Review Vol. 27 No. 1 Issue 105 - 1987
The Wormwood Review Vol. 27 No. 4 Issue 108 - 1987
The Wormwood Review Vol. 28 No. 1 Issue 109 - 1988
The Wormwood Review Vol. 28 No. 4 Issue 112 - 1988
The Wormwood Review Vol. 29 No. 1 Issue 113 - 1989
The Wormwood Review Vol. 29 No. 4 Issue 116 - 1989
The Wormwood Review Vol. 3 No. 3 Issue 11 - 1963
The Wormwood Review Vol. 3 No. 4 Issue 12 - 1963
The Wormwood Review Vol. 30 No. 1 Issue 117 - 1990
The Wormwood Review Vol. 30 No. 4 Issue 120 - 1990
The Wormwood Review Vol. 31 No. 1 Issue 121 - 1991
The Wormwood Review Vol. 31 No. 4 Issue 124 - 1991
The Wormwood Review Vol. 32 No. 1 Issue 125 - 1992
The Wormwood Review Vol. 32 No. 3 Issue 127 - 1992
The Wormwood Review Vol. 32 No. 4 Issue 128 - 1992
The Wormwood Review Vol. 33 No. 1 Issue 129 - 1993
The Wormwood Review Vol. 33 No. 3 Issue 131 - 1993
The Wormwood Review Vol. 33 No. 4 Issue 132 - 1993
The Wormwood Review Vol. 34 No. 1 Issue 133 - 1985
The Wormwood Review Vol. 34 No. 1 Issue 133 - 1994
The Wormwood Review Vol. 34 No. 3 Issue 135 - 1994
The Wormwood Review Vol. 34 No. 4 Issue 136 - 1994
The Wormwood Review Vol. 35 No. 1 Issue 137 - 1995
The Wormwood Review Vol. 35 No. 2 Issue 138 - 1995
The Wormwood Review Vol. 35 No. 4 Issue 140 - 1995
The Wormwood Review Vol. 36 No. 1 Issue 141 - 1996
The Wormwood Review Vol. 36 No. 2 Issue 142 - 1996
The Wormwood Review Vol. 36 No. 4 Issue 144 - 1997
The Wormwood Review Vol. 37 No. 1/2 Issue 145/146 - 1999
The Wormwood Review Vol. 4 No. 1 Issue 13 - 1964
The Wormwood Review Vol. 4 No. 3 Issue 15 - 1964
The Wormwood Review Vol. 4 No. 3 Issue 19 - 1965
The Wormwood Review Vol. 4 No. 4 Issue 16 - 1964
The Wormwood Review Vol. 4 No. 4 Issue 20 - 1965
The Wormwood Review Vol. 5 No. 2 Issue 18 - 1965
The Wormwood Review Vol. 6 No. 1 Issue 21 - 1966
The Wormwood Review Vol. 6 No. 2 Issue 22 - 1966
The Wormwood Review Vol. 6 No. 4 Issue 24 - 1966
The Wormwood Review Vol. 8 No. 1 Issue 29 - 1968
The Wormwood Review Vol. 8 No. 2 Issue 30 - 1968
The Wormwood Review Vol. 8 No. 3 Issue 31 - 1968
The Wormwood Review Vol. 9 No. 1 Issue 33 - 1969

 

[Purple Stickpin]

Well, first of all, I was looking for a number, not a counting exercise ;); and secondly, using the database that way will not give you the complete list.

 

[Gerard K H Love]

I think Ponder did just fine. That was putting the Works database to proper use.

 

[Ponder]

Sorry, I needed some exercise.

 

[hank solo]

If the database is complete...

The Wormwood Review...

Ponder said 92 :)

 

[Purple Stickpin]

Actually, he "said" 95 (that's a clue, folks). Neither 92 nor 95 is (are?) correct.

 

[Ponder]

I do believe in both of you.

 

[Gerard K H Love]

Okay, 94.

 

[Purple Stickpin]

Ponder posted 92 line items, three of which are double issues. So 95 is the minimum at this point. But there are some missing from that portion of the database (although they are listed elsewhere).

 

[Gerard K H Love]

So, who's turn is it?