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the-hold.com/ issue #77 /march 2004
08.16.1920 - 03.09.1994
- in memory of Charles Bukowski - 03.09.2004 -
gone 10 years - the bukowski word roars along and
that says it all - this one's dedicated to you hank and
so now this one's for us let us ENJOY:
The Best Way To Get Famous Is To Run Away
[mp3-2.53MB] - [more buk here]
photoscan from michael monforts 'bukowski' photo book
saS. A. Griffin
“Beer For Bukowski”


by the time that Rafael & I had arrived
we were already half baked / crocked
primed & pumped
ready to read at Bukowski’s wake
in downtown L.A.
right outside of Al’s Bar
back in ‘94
where there was a memorial set up for Hank
with flowers & shit &
as we approached
I could see a silver pitcher
to the side.......
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o.k. so the deal is i have been searchin' high and low for the top torso of my hula gurl bobblehead in one of them 'safe places' of mine you see and i only mention this cause also missin' is the strummin' ukelayleee & now in the front window sits a wirey spring atop legs with no hula skirt and the neighbors keep harrassing me about these nekkid legs or maybe it's the bare spring i don't know why they wonder why but i suppose that's a bobblehead for ya.. eh=lost and not found + ...we can go our own sWay...ok... let's strummmMmmhummm....

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