Or like that movie, the one with the matrix. What was it called? Oh yeah, Paint My Wagon.

In a different medium, I feel the same way about TV series. I need definitive and manageable endings. I liked the first series of Lost, but was actively hoping it would get cancelled (with enough forewarning of course). Then, it could be a nice, compact bit of cool science fiction or whatever the hell it was. I hope I…

Holy shit it's official folks. FREAK THE FUCK OUT! But what do I know? I used to post thoughtful comments, and now I've just joined the hive mind.

That video was pretty cool. Part of me - probably the obnoxious part - thinks it's great that a lot of people watching it will have no idea what's going. Hell, I read the book and still wouldn't have made all the connections (then again, I have the memory of a goldfish).
On a very related note, and one that's been trod…

Sean Penn was okay, I thought. But what was that fucking tree doing there?

Well, I was hit by a car, and I didn't even have headphones on. It really makes you think, no?

I'm with you, Mr Hole. I LOVE my Sennheiser headphones. I'm willing to pay a bit more, as they just sound so much better than the regular.

Nostalgia
Man, this review was great. It made me remember those halcyon days when I was a vampire-hunting killer priest. Some Korean made a graphic novel of my exploits, but as an insurance adjustor now, I miss the heady days of vampire hunting.

For what it's worth, Mr (or Miss) Liltimmyreece, I though 'gourmet-dog-and-stroller people and their socially retarded, promiscuous, ignorantvampireblowjob' was pretty fucking awesome.

Yes, Fante is amazing, and I thank Bukowski for getting me into him. Ask the Dust is one of my alltime favourites.

I only wish I could appreciate poetry on as deep a level as Mister B's Roast Beef. The reason I like Bukowski's poetry is that he's able to portray deep and complex emotions in a paucity of lines. It's not necessarily beautiful, but I like his economy (check out Nirvana, read by Tom Waits, for a good example of this).…

I remember reading a quote of Bukowski's (possibly apocryphal) where he said he liked Hemingway's style, but the stories he told were such a bore. I liked that quote (even if I didn't agree). I'm a fan of all the writers that Booker T. mentioned, in praise or in derision, so I don't know what that says about me (other…

I was introduced to Bukowski by an incredibly beautiful woman, so that was kind of cool, not that I was able to make anything out of it.
A couple other notes: I thought Factotum (the movie) was pretty damn good. I think something a lot of people miss in Bukowski is the heart, and that movie shows it. When he gives his…

Thanks for the Farina recommendation, Henry. I'll check it out. Sure, these books have a time and a place (late teens, stuck in suburban hell) but I don't think that should take anything from them. As for Kafka, he didn't write too much, and it's past copyright, so it's easy to get everything. I picked up his novels…

I tend to agree with you, but question the logic of your argument. Are you saying that Osbourne's ubiquity has undermined the mystique of Black Sabbath, or simply that Sabbath has become a brand, and as such is free to comment on the reality of capitalism in this day and age? Please tell more, as your comments are…

I forgot Dio was dead. I miss that short little bastard.

Mustache!
Mustache.

Thanks Mr Octeen. I'm sure he's a good person in real life, but that sock puppet wasn't very helpful.

Thanks guys. I'll probably give it a chance if I can. However, the likelihood of it arriving in fucking Lithuania are pretty slim, so I don't know why I asked. I should try living in a more culturally connected place!

I was lucky enough to see Cocker live during his hometown solo show in Sheffield. He played no Pulp songs though, which was too bad.