Hot Water Music.

I absolutely LOVE the writing of Charles Bukowski. I'm not really sure what it is about it. Perhaps it's his non-tangential writing style. Perhaps it's because of his West Coast geographical leanings. My age and travels brought me to "his" Los Angeles to late to really have a chance to hang with him at his Hollywood haunts like The Frolic Room (now overrun with "hipsters"), though I was once served by his long-time bartender, Raul, at Musso & Franks™ (the oldest existing Bar & Grill in LA - circa 1919).

But thanks to long-time list member Jason Porter, I can now share with you the oddest of childhood collisions: Charles Bukowski, and our childhood comic-strip staple, The Peanuts. Awesome.

And in the news... a local story that I'm not sure I buy.






















"I'm on the porch,
Cuz I lost my housekey,
Pick up my book,
I read Bukowski"



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Hollow Leg.

These guys post just as often as the TNSC crew (except on Mondays - how lame). Pr0n Robot says that many of these are really hard. I don't see as many movies, so I'll take her word for it. You can take the test too.

Mad Photoshop™ skilz - just like me.

























"I was with friends, we were doing slammers,
They tried to get me hammered,
I said "no", but they insisted."



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Le Français

TNSC stalwart (that's a compliment) submits this AWESOME bit of intertron "Mash-Up" technology. The back story of Claude Lelouch's infamous ride are what legends are made of.


And a great email quote from the lovely Mrs. Linkey-Loo on her attempt to secure an online airline check-in yesterday:

"Did I mention that I hate this country? It is Lufthansa, not United. Don't bother calling. I'm going to the bar.

I hate this country."

"I love to hear the beat shuffle on the Honky-Tonk floor,
When the bar starts to close I holler 'Give me one more!!!'
Sittin' in the darkest corner I could find,
Holdin' baby's hand and sippin' wine."



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Hey baby, it's the 5th of July

As I said in a previous email, Happy Birthday, Josh! Too bad you can't be here to celebrate. Also, a belated TNSC Happy Birthday to Lee, Lee the Musical Bee. His slipped through the cracks a few weeks ago. But at least HE remembered to celebrate it.

Many of my friends are suddenly in the housing market. I guess get in now, or don't get in at all is one way to look at it, with the crazy market, and all. Because of this occurrence, I've received THIS several times. Interesting.


And one more nod to my favorite daily online comic Cyanide & Happiness. Randomly pick through the archives if you have nothing better to do. You won't be sorry.


























"Threw a little party cause it just felt right,
It lasted ten years and it's goin' on tonight!!"



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