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The Post Office is very good, also enjoyed some of his short stories.

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Hi,

Even in the 70's he was not exactly a "nobody" and even the likes of "The Firesign Theater", Captain Midnight and KPFK were having a ball with this stuff ... and I seriously doubt that Frank would not know, or have heard of this, more likely that Gayle was not aware of it, or didn't like him ... but he was a part of the LA Free Press during the days that it mattered and it was an alternative publication.

After a while he became sort of like Gonzo and Frank ... not very funny and kinda boring and repetitive after a while and the (sometimes) star/ego thing was annoying more often than not!.

Similarity between Bukowski and Zappa: Both tended to mispronounce "absurdity" as "abserbity"... Is it the Southern Californian accent?

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We make a special art in an environment hostile to dreamers. Frank Zappa, 1971

I remember from my own past here in Germany, when you considered yourself having outgrown the ordinary, you had to listen to Zappa, read Bukowski …

… and U-Comix (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-Comix …
… especially the adventures of the Freak Brothers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fabulous_Furry_Freak_Brothers)

Th.

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Bukowski und Zappa haben sogar denselben Übersetzer - Carl Weissner

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We make a special art in an environment hostile to dreamers. Frank Zappa, 1971

by now i've read a shitload of his work and i love it all!

Bukowski is my favourite writer too. curious if Zappa had seen Bukowski ever?
AFAIK it's possible, they both lived in LA??