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Thanks, Steve. This made me smile. And by the way (I meant to write about this but haven't yet), did you see that movie they made of Bukowski's life? It's called "Factotum." I happened to catch it in the fall at the Cedar-Lee, and found it interesting, if depressing. The guy certainly was messed up, but it all made for a not uninteresting movie. Unfortunately, I don't think Matt Dillon's modest acting abilities were quite up to the complexity of the material.
I figured you might be on top of that, Steve. Drop me a line after you've seen it. I'll be curious about your take on it. Not to bias you, but I found it almost comically dark. But then, the guy certainly did live quite a heavy life.
I dig that last stanza. How very true that is...
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