I was just looking for the book of Henry Chinaski's early
years, to recommend it. Ham on Rye, correct? I see someone
has stolen my copy or failed to return it--maddening! I've
been a fan of Bukowski for 15 years or more. I read all the
prose he had written at the time all at once. It was like
having an interesting drunk around the house. I got so used
to having him there, that I really felt a loss, like he moved
out, when I finished reading everything. Then I read the rest
one by one as more came out, but I felt like we were broken
up and never got back together. I had planned to do one of
those surprise visits, turn up on his porch with a bottle of
cheap wine, but even though he outlived my expectations, I
never made it. I know he got tired of people turning up and
changed to expensive wine after Barfly. I loved the film
Factotum. It's real and touching. However, people who know me
might say I just like drunks. Vicki
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