Monday, September 06, 2010

The wit and wisdom of Charles Bukowski

Posted by Mickey Z on 09/06 at 12:30 PM
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  1. As always:  great quotes and great interviews - and the photos and graphics are not bad either, Mickey!

    Thanks for running such a great blog.

    Best wishes from a sunny(!) Daylesford to an even sunnier New York City,
    Helga

    Posted by Helga from Daylesford,, Australia  on  09/06  at  07:35 PM

  2. Thanks, Helga…

    And hello to all yet to arrive.

    Posted by Mickey Z. from Astoria  on  09/07  at  05:02 AM

  3. Best potted wisdom style quote ever has to be from Don Camara: “When I give food to the poor they call me a saint, when I ask why the poor have no food they call me a communist.”

    Posted by Andy from Shanghai  on  09/07  at  03:56 PM

  4. Another great quote, Andy #3 which I remember quite well.

    Here, you can listen to an interview with Joe Bageant who always calls a spade a spade:
    http://www.abc.net.au/rn/latenightlive/stories/2010/3005204.htm
    Ciao from a sunny but still cool Daylesford,
    Helga

    Posted by Helga from Daylesford, Australia  on  09/07  at  09:21 PM

  5. This morning, I’m just not feelin’ the cowbell. Maybe I should explore the space.

    Nice eco-comedian act, but where’s the edge? How do you make fun of a selfish species polluting its nest? “A whale, a rain forest, and a tiger walk into a bar, and the bartender sez ‘I can’t serve you here, but if you want something to go...’”? More about this later, I hope.

    The Buk quotes remind me of Heinlein’s interludes in “Time Enough For Love,” which is still one of my faves.

    Helga, I’m jealous. Joe Bageant is never on high-profile media in the States.

    Posted by Zen Prole from Boston (temp)  on  09/08  at  08:04 AM

  6. Hello again, all.

    I hear you, Zen. As I progressed through this interview, I felt it didn’t go far enough.

    I’ll have a new post up soon. Another interview.

    Posted by Mickey Z. from Astoria  on  09/08  at  12:11 PM

  7. Hello again...from sunny, warm Astoria.

    As promised, a new post is now up.

    Posted by Mickey Z. from Astoria  on  09/08  at  02:07 PM

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