Bukowski

[SofaGeorge]

"Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead." Charles Bukowski [1920 - 1994]

 

[2 ton hoss]

"Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead." Charles Bukowski [1920 - 1994]

THAT IS SO TRUE. THAT IS SO INCREDIBLY TRUE. THE ONLY POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENT I MIGHT MAKE IS TO REPLACE HORRIBLE WITH BORING.

SO HAVE YOU GONE CRAZY, SOFAGEORGE?

I SPENT YEARS IN MY LATE 20S, EARLY 30S, WORKING AS A DRIFTER. DID SOME WORK FOR A FEW WEEKS, THEN TOOK OFF FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND CAMPED OUT AND KILLED MY OWN FOOD FOR A WHILE. I WANTED NO PART OF SOCIETY. I WANTED THE PUREST POSSIBLE EXPERIENCE. ME AGAINST NATURE. I COULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY, AS I WAS NOT SKILLED ENOUGH AT CRAFTS, AND I DID NOT HAVE THAT INSANE DESIRE - BUT I NEVER WENT HUNGRY.

IT WAS A HARD TIME, AND MANY PEOPLE MY AGE WERE OUT MAKING THOUSANDS WHILE I WAS DIGGING A SHELTER IN OCTOBER JUST BELOW THE 55TH PARALLEL. BUT IF YOU ASKED ME IF I WOULD DO IT AGAIN I WOULD SAY YES WITH 100% CERTAINTY. I NOW OBSERVE SOCIETY INSTEAD OF BEING PART OF IT, OR THAT IS HOW I FEEL. LIKE A SCIENTIST AMONG THE BEASTS. I AM NOT A VERY INTELLIGENT OR EDUCATED PERSON BUT THAT IS STILL HOW I FEEL.