Bukowski: Born Into This

"Tom Bishop" wrote:

> "Will Dockery", remarked:
> > > tomorrowthanyouthink RemoveThis @yahoo.com (Tamara) wrote in message news:<d8f1a7ac.0406081045.6d9e4bf8 RemoveThis @posting.google.com>...
> > > > "robertandrews" <robertandrew RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<ka_wc.21653$AU1.12914@nwrddc01.gnilink.net>...
> > > > > You can lead a frightened horse through the snow, but you can't make a
> > > > > bukowski.
> > > >
> > > > just as I was reading that coffee table Rolling Stones book,I found
> > > > someone from the time to go with Snyder,Bly,McClure. Mr. Bukowski is
> > > > excellent. Why was he ignored?
> > >
> > > He rose just a bit later than the others you mention. The first Buk
> > > writing I remember reading was in a mid 1970s issue of Hustler.
>
> Wow....
>
> Larry was cool.

Cool enough to publish Bukowski stories in, I guess 1975... I may not
be an *expert* on Buk, but I was damn sure reading the man early on.

> > It was
> > > a pretty creepy short story of a fairly typical Buk type character.
> > > Only later when I found his poetry, did I begin to appreciate him
> > > more.
> > > Will
> > >
> > > =====
> > > Art, music, poetry of Will Dockery:
> > > http://www.lulu.com/dockery
> >
> > > now you're an expert? two days ago you had one book.
> > >
> > > Renay
> >
> > You're so desperate to put me down that you don't even care that
> > nowhere have I claimed to be an expert on Bukowski. I enjoy his work,
> > and distinctly remember when he began to become more widely known, and
> > that's that.
> >
> > I remember distinctly *my* first exposure to Bukowski, the Hustler
> > short story and an essay by Lester Bangs on him. I've read quite a few
> > of Buk's pieces through the 1980s and 1990s, and had the CD collection
> > of him reading for a while back in 1998. I *own* two of his books,
> > "Boarding House Madrigals" and "Hollywood".
> >
> > There, Renay. Dig yourself up a nice Dockery put-down so your friends
> > can giggle. That seems to be all you're good for around here, these
> > days... until you post another sexy photo of yourself.
> >
> > Not likely we'll see a poem here from you, or any of your cronies.
> > Will
> >
> > =====
> > Art, music, poetry of Will Dockery:
> > http://www.lulu.com/dockery

> > Wow....
> >
> > Larry was cool.
>
> Cool enough to publish Bukowski stories in, I guess 1975... I may not
> be an *expert* on Buk, but I was damn sure reading the man early on.

Playboy was stiff from the start.

Hustler was much more wet and juicy.

I never look at mags anymore though.

On Usenet, ABPE alone has the equivalent of
dozens (hundreds?) of mags EVERY DAY.

Instead of say, 10 pics per photoshoot there
are a hundred. You get the entire photoshoot.