I think Bukowski was writing of a loneliness . . .
Jun 20, 2013,20:34 PM
. . . that afflicts people whose lives have no meaning other than mere existence. People who have been crushed; people who have no dreams, no aspirations, no beliefs, no hope. People whose only solace can be found in a bottle. People who are alone because they cannot stand to be with others who are happy. People who look at a clock and see not time and opportunity passing by, but inescapable monotony and tedium.
Not everyone - in fact, not many - can appreciate his writing. His point of view is - and Damjan will correct me if I'm wrong - essentially nihilistic.
. . . that you can see it in the slow movement of the hands of a clock." Charles Bukowski, Love is a Dog from Hell Damjan shared his admiration for Bukowski with us earlier this year. It should come as no surprise that he strikes a chord with myself as we...
my dear friend allow me to be of some assistance and to admire your way with words I sanctify this poem to you Bluebird there's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I'm too tough for him, I say, stay in there, I'm not going to let anybody see ...
give me Lemmy any day over Simon Cowell :) On 21 Jun 2013 18:07, "www watchprosite" *Alert from:* www:watchprosite > *Posted By:* Dr No (registered) on June 21st, 2013 - 10:07 > > *Title: So is Simon Cowell . . . > * > > *
.. my wife left me yesterday ... for ten days that is :-) !!! Luck i still have wifi ... Louie and LLD :-) ... . There she goes, flyin' high in the sky .... ... Well, on monday i won't be alone :-) Filip ...
i still love you Bim :) G On 21 Jun 2013 10:49, "www watchprosite" *Alert from:* www:watchprosite > *Posted By:* bimbeano (registered) on June 21st, 2013 - 02:49 > > *Title: Naahhh ... > * > > *
"There is a loneliness in this world so great that you can see it in the slow movement of the hands of a clock." (Astronomic clock on the city hall of Ulm, Germany) Hi Art, I tried to figure out, what the author wants to tell me with this sentence, but I ...
. . . that afflicts people whose lives have no meaning other than mere existence. People who have been crushed; people who have no dreams, no aspirations, no beliefs, no hope. People whose only solace can be found in a bottle. People who are alone because...
all I can add is that dirty realism is what Hank was best at and considered godfather of it ....and of course not the genre for everyone I like this definition: "Dirty realism is the fiction of a new generation of American authors. They write about the be...
I'm sure here's another great on loneliness “there are worse things than being alone but it often takes decades to realize this and most often when you do it's too late and there's nothing worse than too late” ― Charles Bukowski and I suppose one is never...
We can start with a title. Ode to the Crown Scratch that - how about Ode to the Big Crown. Ahh may be to explicit. "The Crown" A good start. HAGWE Bill ...
I just need to figure out how to do it in a way that my bosses and my wife (that was repetitive, I know)...that my Bosses don`t find out that I have stopped by in Paris "unnecesarily"... :)
eat snail pellets with my whiskey or, drink whiskey with my breakfast of snail pellets while holding hands with a garden fork that I'll soon use to rip the flesh from my ... (am I catching the mood correctly here?) Cazalea ...
;) All the best from very hot & sunny Croatia Yours Damjan “she was consumed by 3 simple things: drink, despair, loneliness; and 2 more: youth and beauty” ― Charles Bukowski , The People Look Like Flowers at Last
..one through hardship, great relationship with women, found inspiration in drinking, the place he live in, became a legend like a cult figure. Interesting. Was he like Hunter S. Thompson? ...
“Pain is strange. A cat killing a bird, a car accident, a fire.... Pain arrives, BANG, and there it is, it sits on you. It's real. And to anybody watching, you look foolish. Like you've suddenly become an idiot. There's no cure for it unless you know some...
But a man who I am sure knew loneliness , solitude & despair in his immeasurable way .... To a great man whose life's struggles are etched so timelessly in his face .... ...
Static photo winner for me this week Great flamenco Cheers Damjan “You begin saving the world by saving one man at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics.” ― Charles Bukowski , Women
3 JLC/Mandela pics under is also small Zenith "Kennedy" 2x photos is there something else? Damjan P.S. That Zenith is my favorite square watch along with TAG Monaco
why? , because its the only watch in my collection to use a battery. i'll add a brooding, dark picture to try to get into the theme. it was actually taken in bright sunlight and fiddled with a bit. i've done enough solitude that i wont be reading and of C...
Reading Charles will make you positive and bright Trust me. Don't go with his poems go for novels and short stories you'll not regret it Start with Women....please... I mean novel women ... :) from Bukowski Cheers D “Things get bad for all of us, almost c...
maybe i will if i get fed up with Terry Pratchett :) G On 22 Jun 2013 19:23, "www watchprosite" *Alert from:* www:watchprosite > *Posted By:* Ares501 (registered) on June 22nd, 2013 - 11:23 > > *Title: Dear Graham > * > > *
. . . but at least until very recently, you wouldn't want to be here after sundown. On two occasions, I've gotten lost in Downtown late at night, and wound up in this nightmarish neighborhood before finding my way out. That's why I came to the King Eddy, ...
. . . with steel grated door and windows is what you'd expect for a bar in this neighborhood. I was allowed in before opening time, but the door remained closed until after security arrived, maybe five minutes after the posted 3:00 PM business hour. ...
. . . to take photos. Not sure who this is supposed to be . . . . . . but this artwork represents . . . . . . a regular customer. Like, every day of the week for as long as anyone can remember. ...
in that case you need Judas Priest for 'the Ripper'. On 23 Jun 2013 08:41, "www watchprosite" *Alert from:* www:watchprosite > *Posted By:* amanico (registered) on June 23rd, 2013 - 00:41 > > *Title: I prefer the Ripper... That is the Vlad's touch. :))) >...
i still have the original vinyl. G On 24 Jun 2013 07:05, "www watchprosite" *Alert from:* www:watchprosite > *Posted By:* amanico (registered) on June 23rd, 2013 - 23:05 > > *Title: Bravo, Graham! you know your Classics! > * > > *
. . . this is Bill Roller, seated in front of Casey, the bartender. I would've talked to him, but the mantra for the King Eddy . . . . . . induced my respect for the patrons' privacy. ...
. . . and the front of the bar. Notice the vintage console radios . . . . . . on a shelf above the bar; they belonged to a collector and are now part of the decor. Très cool ! ...
. . . but I have sipped beer at his watering hole. I hope you make it to So Cal someday; a trip to the shrine will be on the list of things to do. Cordially, Art ...
The Entrance.... ;) Well what to say reading and replying this hot Sunday morning to your post just makes sense Your truly Damjan “you've got to burn straight up and down and then maybe sidewise for a while and have your guts scrambled by a bully and the ...
until they are viewed and the memories and recollections of times past floods back, of significant world history that is about to unfold. Reveals old systems used that looks archaic now. Iconic Brands that have disappeared in a new world order. I was prep...
. . . circa 1964, filled with notes from pilots flying us all around the world. One of my earliest flights was on the then brand-spanking new VC-10; BOAC gave children log books to record their flight information. Thanks for sharing, dreamer . . .
It would be very interesting to many of us here. On the subject of flying, long ago prior to new safety rules etc., my wife and I and our 3.5 years old daughter was allowed into the cockpit of a commercial jet flying from Brisbane to Melbourne. The pilot ...