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Ouch !
Jun 22, 2013,00:27 AM
That is an ultimate one !
I can see now how you'll look like in some years
A groovy one
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"There is a loneliness in this world so great . . .
By: Dr No : June 20th, 2013-12:14
. . . 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...
You are the King of Prelude
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : June 20th, 2013-13:03
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 ...
Bluebird, you say? . . .
By: Dr No : June 20th, 2013-13:40
. . . brings to mind . . . . . . this classic. Perhaps Bukowski thought of it, in an ironic sort of way, when he wrote the poem . . .
Ah, I was expecting . . .
By: Dr No : June 20th, 2013-14:18
. . . the Rasta Rolex instead, considering this week's theme ;-) . . . ...
LOL!! . . .
By: Dr No : June 20th, 2013-14:26
. . . yeah, that photo has 'Bukowski' written all over it ;-) . . .
Drinking Coke Light
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : June 20th, 2013-14:31
come on he can do better than that ;)
No it's not
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : June 20th, 2013-14:36
It's Croatian LOL!
Tell that . . .
By: Dr No : June 20th, 2013-14:42
. . . to Lemmy ;-) . . . ...
Slow . . .
By: Dr No : June 20th, 2013-19:44
. . . afternoon? :-)
No just a 3 piece...
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : June 21st, 2013-02:03
starter set ;) My very best D ...
So is Simon Cowell . . .
By: Dr No : June 21st, 2013-10:07
. . . but he's the head honcho of American Idol . Sometimes, the best judges come from afar ;-) . . .
give me Lemmy any day...
By: G99 : June 21st, 2013-10:21
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 . . . > * > > *
I didn't know P@trice . . .
By: Dr No : June 20th, 2013-14:32
. . . was so American! Drinking Coke Zero, and with a straw, no less ;-) . . .
Charles ?
By: p@trice : June 20th, 2013-23:51
Trieste ... Best Patrice ...
Ouch !
By: Noodia : June 22nd, 2013-00:27
That is an ultimate one ! I can see now how you'll look like in some years A groovy one ...
Talking about loneliness ...
By: bimbeano : June 20th, 2013-15:01
.. 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 ...
Naahhh ...
By: bimbeano : June 21st, 2013-02:49
.. he's not in love with me anymore :-) I'm going to meet my Parisian loverboy ! :-)
i still love you Bim...
By: G99 : June 21st, 2013-04:46
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 ... > * > > *
No, got help ...
By: bimbeano : June 21st, 2013-12:10
... which reminds me i have to put another bottle in the fridge :-)
Talking about friends
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : June 21st, 2013-02:07
here is what Charles said: "If you want to know who your friends are get yourself a jail sentence." :) Soon very soon ;) Cheers Damjan
Must try that once ..
By: bimbeano : June 21st, 2013-02:50
... shouldn't be so hard if i get another bike :-) Bim
An image as dark . . .
By: Dr No : June 20th, 2013-20:07
. . . as Bukowski's writings, blomman. You've captured the spirit of his work.
LOL! Yes...
By: blomman Mr Blue : June 22nd, 2013-12:38
See you soon dear friend?! :) Best Blomman
Blomman my man!!
By: nikolaj : June 21st, 2013-15:14
Seems you have been pulling triggers lately!? Dark picture but blood red dial :) Will I see it soon? Nikolaj
My man!
By: blomman Mr Blue : June 22nd, 2013-12:39
Well... ... See you soon, my friend! ;) Best Blomman
Lack of English or Lack of Literacy?
By: anaesdoc : June 20th, 2013-15:21
"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 ...
I think Bukowski was writing of a loneliness . . .
By: Dr No : June 20th, 2013-20:34
. . . 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...
Dear anaesdoc Art gave just brilliant response....
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : June 21st, 2013-01:58
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...
Loneliness...
By: KIH : June 20th, 2013-20:09
... so few exist that this one is considered sort of a symbol of loneliness....? HAGWE! Ken ...
Nice Ken...........
By: Topcat30093 : June 20th, 2013-23:59
That is one piece of loneliness that I would happily accept :) HAGWE
Hmmm what have we here...WOTW winner???
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : June 21st, 2013-03:36
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...
Oh but yes there is.......
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : June 21st, 2013-03:39
“Real loneliness is not necessarily limited to when you are alone.” C.Bukowski Great piece nice shot Regards Damjan
Sorry ...
By: p@trice : June 21st, 2013-00:37
Water ... HAGWE Best Patrice ...
Nothing to be sorry for
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : June 21st, 2013-03:40
“what matters most is how well you walk through the fire” ― Charles Bukowski :) Hagwe Patrice Damjan
Sweet
By: Noodia : June 21st, 2013-00:41
HAGWE Best, Laurent ...
Charles II ?
By: p@trice : June 21st, 2013-00:57
Best my friend ! Patrice ...
so sweet that I'll...
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : June 21st, 2013-03:46
bite my fingers off ;) Thank you in advance ;) Best Damjan ...
BC for me
By: MattS : June 21st, 2013-00:56
HAGWE Matt ...
Pictures to bring the poet out in us.
By: Bill : June 21st, 2013-01:51
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 will, I will...
By: sanro : June 21st, 2013-23:16
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"... :)
I'm so lonely I could ...
By: cazalea : June 21st, 2013-08:22
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 ...
That's the spirit Mike
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : June 21st, 2013-23:46
;) 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
Interesting life he led...
By: KC74 : June 21st, 2013-08:47
..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? ...
Sorry but for me Hank
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : June 21st, 2013-13:30
was playing in different league if we talk about substance abusment than again different league Cheers D
Wanton chaos...
By: jporos : June 21st, 2013-18:50
and destruction certainly describes my day. No Bukowski reference except in spirit. ...
Here's the reference
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : June 21st, 2013-23:41
“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...
Not quite Bukowski ...
By: flamenco : June 21st, 2013-23:38
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 .... ...
Second shot!
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : June 21st, 2013-23:43
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
Thanks
By: flamenco : June 22nd, 2013-05:06
But credit goes to Mandela! The man is so photogenic :) Not sure if u saw the full set, since I posted the photos on the first try.
I saw
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : June 22nd, 2013-05:35
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
this is my watch that is lonely in the crowd.
By: G99 : June 22nd, 2013-05:52
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...
Dear Graham
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : June 22nd, 2013-11:23
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...
By: G99 : June 22nd, 2013-11:25
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 > * > > *
King Eddy Saloon, Skid Row . . .
By: Dr No : June 22nd, 2013-21:32
. . . downtown Los Angeles, corner of 5th and S Los Angeles. Charles Bukowski drank here. And, for a brief moment this afternoon, so did I. ...
Daylight on Skid Row isn't so bad . . .
By: Dr No : June 22nd, 2013-21:53
. . . 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, ...
My God
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : June 23rd, 2013-01:03
you just gave me intolerable itch :(
The entrance . . .
By: Dr No : June 22nd, 2013-22:06
. . . 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. ...
The manager allowed me in early . . .
By: Dr No : June 22nd, 2013-22:13
. . . 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. ...
Ok, but only on a weekend . . .
By: Dr No : June 22nd, 2013-22:46
. . . and during daylight. A weekend so that we can find parking, and daylight so there's a good chance we get out alive. :-)
in that case you need...
By: G99 : June 23rd, 2013-01:19
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...
By: G99 : June 24th, 2013-01:28
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! > * > > *
I think . . .
By: Dr No : June 22nd, 2013-22:22
. . . 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. ...
How can you tell a . . .
By: Dr No : June 22nd, 2013-22:32
. . . real dive bar from a pretender? Real dive bars serve cans, not bottles ;-) . . . ...
Of course, they have . . .
By: Dr No : June 22nd, 2013-22:38
. . . draft beer, too . . . . . . and a fair selection . . . . . . of the hard stuff. And no, I didn't try the moonshine! :-) ...
The view from just inside the entrance . . .
By: Dr No : June 22nd, 2013-22:56
. . . 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 ! ...
My grandmother used to have one
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : June 23rd, 2013-01:34
from Philips sadly it got destroyed but some uncivilized members of my family just half a dozen years ago It still hurts me
Damjan's . . .
By: Dr No : June 22nd, 2013-23:40
. . . Terra Santa . . . . . . the table where Bukowski drank and wrote. ...
Art you got me at ....
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : June 23rd, 2013-01:38
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 ...
If there is justice..
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : June 23rd, 2013-01:39
in this world (hey Nicolas is it????) :) we'll break some serious moonshine together there Art ;) Yours
The Loneliness of old documents and watches....
By: dreamer8 : June 23rd, 2013-02:02
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...
Thank You Nico. ..
By: dreamer8 : June 23rd, 2013-18:48
you are full of encouragement. I just wanted to participate. Cheers,dreamer
If only I could find my BOAC logbook! . . .
By: Dr No : June 23rd, 2013-12:07
. . . 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 . . .
Please show your BOAC log book when you find it.
By: dreamer8 : June 23rd, 2013-18:58
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 ...