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C H R L E S- .- -
E
B U K O W S K I
then
g ve
up
nd s t r t e d d r i n k i n g
he vi l y .
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Charles Bukowaki
is
p r e t t y much textbook case,
an i n s p i r a t i o n f o r those discontented with th
poetry-publishing
runeround.
fel low who labored
f o r years i n r e l a t i v e
obscurity,
h i s f i c t i o n and
poetry and columns c o l l e c t i ng l i k t he
patient
years nd suddenly, he rocketa from the
muck
Like a n atomic-powered pig1 Wlt not l i k e ' a sprin
chicken.
It s taken him q u i t e a l e to a t t a i n
the s t a t u s he
has in
America.
In Europe, where ide as a re
s t i l l
h e l d i n
some
regan i, he has been extremely popular or sopla
years.
Rightly so; t u s t y l e
i s
seemingly f a c i l e ,
b u t
legions of imi ta tor s have f a i le d t o capture
h is for thr i ght manner and docnsday
uit.
uk was born i n Anaernach, Gemany, i n 1920;
as
moat of you know, he has
been
known to have a
dri nk now and again . Enjoys th e famalea and the
ponies , a lb e i t fo r d i f fe re nt r easons .
H i s
plul
osopiry?
Well, a s
he
say s i n theae pagea:
contentment between agonies ia t he e l i x i r
of
existence .
Smehow, through t h e hardahips i n Bukowakils poetry
and f i c t i o n , i t s the contentment tha t a t r ikea the
reader aa important, th a t a t ick s with us nd t ha t
takes uk f a r beyond th e sur viv alis te . That , and
unvarnished honesty.
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probably engaging I n o r al
copulation,
k f y
suggested.
J u l l o p u t
h i s gP i t a r back
i n
the case and
walked to the
door.
Henry walked Jul io to hls car which
was parked i n the
dr ive .
I t was a nice moon1
n i gh t .
as Ju l io s tar ted h is car and
backed out the dr lve
.Henry waved hlm a
farewel l .
then
he
went ins ide
sat
down.
he f i n i s hed Ju l io 's untouched
d r l nk
then he
phoned
her.
he was j u s t by, Henry t o l d
her,
he's
feeling very
bad
...*
.3
you 11 have t o exnrsr
me *
she sald, but
I m
bus y r f gb t
and
Henry poured one
or
n s
OWI
as outs lde tha c r l c lu ts sang
t h e i r own
I
song
the magic machine
f
I l k a d
th
o l d
records
t h a t
scratched
as the needle s l i d across
grooves
too
w e l l
.
worn
you s t l l l heard
the
v o l w
coming through
the
v l c t r o l a speaker
as
I f th r
were
a
person
Ins i de t h a t
uhogany
box
b u t you
on y
l l s t e n e d whl le
your parents wcre
n o t there.
and i f
you
d i d n ' t wind
the v i c t r o l a
I t
gradual y slowed and
stoppad.
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i t
was b es t i n l a t e
af ternoons
a n d a l l the records spoke
of
1ove
l o v e , l o v e , l w e .
some of the records had
beau t i fu l purp le
l a b e l s ,
o t h e r s were ora nge , w e n .
yellow, red, blue.
the v i c to la had belonged t o
my g r an d f a th e r
and
he
had l l s t en ed t o t h o s e
same
records
and now I
was a
boy
and
I heard them.
and nothing
I
c w l d t h i n k o f
i n my l i f e t he n
seemed bet ter than l i s ten ing
t o t h a t
v i c t r o l a
when my parents weren ' t
there .
I wrs
more
v l s i b l e u a v a i l a b l e t h e n
nd
I h d th l s g re a t weakness:
I thought th t going k
bed
with m ny wa en
meant that a ason u s c l ev e r cml good and
rvper lo r
e s p e c i a l l y
i
h d i d
t
a t t h e a g e of
55
to m y nrmbcr o f
kurrries
and I l i f t e d w i g h t s
d r an k l i k e m d
and did
that
n o s t of
the
women
mre
nice and odd
and mst
f
han looked quite well
and
only
one or tno
were
r e a l l y dumb and
d u l l
but
JoJo
I can ' t evan ca tagor i te .
her letters
w r
s l igh t , r epeated abou t
the s e thing:
I
l i k e y o ur W s w wl d l i k e t o
meet
Y A ~
ack and told
her
I t m wld be
l l r l g h t .
then along
cane
t h e I n s t N c t l o n s
w n 1 ws t o met
kr
a t t h l s c ol le ge
on
t h i s
d te
a t t h l s tine
j u s t a f t e r her
c l a s s e s .
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the col le ge was up I n the
h f l l s and
the day
and
time
ar r i ved
and with her drawings
o f t w i s t i n g s t r e e ts
plus a mad map
I et out.
i t was somewher% be an en th e Rose B w l
and one o f the la rg es t graveyards I n
Southern Ca l i fo r n ia
and I o t t h e n e a r l y
and u
f n my
car
n i pp i ng a t the Cut t
&&
and looking a t
d
coc-eds--there ware so man o f
them, one s im ply c o u l d n d v e
a l l o f them
-
then the b e l l rang' and ot eut
of
my
car and ualked up to t he f r o n t o f the
bui ld ing, there was a l o t a l l
row
o f
ste ps and th e stu de nt s d k d u t o f t h e
buildlng and down
the
steps
and
I
tood and
waI ted, and l i k e w i th the a i r po r t
a r r i v a l s
I ad no Idea
which on
I t would
be.
"Chinaski , omebody said
and th er e she was: 18, 19
ne l t he r ug l y
nor be utiful
f
average body a d eatures,
s e m i
ng
t o
be
nei ther v ic ious ,
I n t e l l i g e n t , du w
insane, just a very nomal
normal.
we
k i ssed l i g h t l y and
then
I sked her i f the
had a car
and she sa i d
she a ca r
and
I
aid. " f ine,
I'll
r i v e
y
t o
It,
then you fo l low
Re ."
JoJo was a good fol lo we r, she fol lowed
me
a l l
the
w y
t o my beat-up cour t I n er s t
Hollywood.
I
oured her a drink and
m
ta lked very
drab ta lk and k issed
b i t .
the k i ses
were
neither good nor bad
nor i n te re s t i ng o r un-
i n te res t i ng .
much t i n e went by and she drank ve ry
l i t t l e
and
we
kissed
s w
more and she
said,
I i k e your books , they rea l l y do th ings
t o me.
"Fuck my books " o l d her.
I
as down t o
my
shorts and
I ad
her
s k i r t up t o he r ass
and 1 was work ing ha rd
but she just k issed and
talked.
she responded and she didn't
respond
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then
ave up and star ted dr in kin g
heav i l y .
she mentioned a few of the other
w r
e r s
she 1i ed
but she d id n ' t l i k e i n y of them
the
way
she l i ked
me.
yeah, oured a new one, i s th t
so?
I ' ve got . to get going, JoJo said,
I ' v e g o t a c la s s i n t he
morning.
you can slee p here, uggested, and
get an ea r l y s ta r t , c ramble grea t
eggs.
no, thank you, I ' v e go t to
go..
.
and she l e f t w i t h
sev eral copies o f my books
she had never seen
before,
copies ad given her
much ea r l i e r i n the
evening.
ad another d r in k and decjded t o
sleep t o f f
as an unexplainable
loss .
I sw i t ched o f f t he l i gh t s
and threw myself upon the
bed without
washlng-up or
brushing my
teeth.
ooked up I n t o th dark
and tkarght, now,
h m
I s om
l l l n e w be able t o
wr i t e about:
she was nel ther gopd
or
k d ,
ma1 or unreal, k ind
or
unklnd, she
was
j u s t
r
g l r l
tr m a college
sanewhere between the Bowl and
the dunping grounds.
then egan t o itc h, cratched
myself,
eeme
to fee l smeth lng
o
face, on
y
belly, nhaled,
ex$ed. tr ie d fo r sleep but
the I tching got wow than
e l t a bi te, then several b i tes,
things appeared to k
crawllng about
ma
crabs? hell, what?
ushed ' to the k t h r o a
and switched
on
t he l i gh t
and ou ld see
the t iny dark
specks. .
my god, JoJo hadm
tepped I n t o the shower
stoo there
djusting the water,
thlnklng,
that poor
dear
g i r l .
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never
rqueew out
that
xtm pocr unlooo
it
a r r ive8
i t s e l f .
thir is
t he
extra
po a and it o
not
a r r i w
it8el.f
an w ry thir poem
to
f i l l in
th opco am I drink
last glaas of wine
tonight.
powdered
tho
cats f o r
flea.
amwa r d
two lettom
wrot
four poaa
sac night8
I
write ten pocra
anaver
six
l e t t e r s
nlc more
but
in
a l l
tbinga
t he ide is a gent le
conoiatency.
now
this g lass of wine I almost
I watch the
c m
peLing off the f r eemy
out there.
contentwnt between agonies is the e U r
of d a t e n c e .
the
glasr
of
wine
i a a~rpty.
good
night.
specia l thanks t o
Bapid Andy Scott Pbnager
im Haney and the other
fo lks from
P oat a l
Inatant
Press i n Pittsburgh.
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t h e n
I g a v e
u
and s t a r t e d d r i n k i n g
heavily.
PWEi
Y
CHARLES
BUK MSKI
PIC
IN
PAMPHLET
If12
Hamy Calhoun, E d i t o r
P O ox
19L26
P i t t s b u r g h , PA 15273
R i c e of t h i s i s s u e :
50 , 2 for
1.00.
Copyright
1985
by
Pig
ln A Poke
Prws
and Charles Bukowski