[ Bombs Away ] "Now we'll get back to the standard hard bullshit..."

I just noticed, by way of WFMU's excellent Beware of the Blog, that today marks Charlie Bukowski's passing, and they've got this really nifty mp3 up there mixing some of his readings with some ambient beats. Very neat and weird to listen to, I never imagined his voice to sound like that. Such a strange and sour fellow, but kinda enjoyable to listen to speak publicly. Humorous humour-lessness. I'm about near done with Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame, which a friend gave me for Christmas. It's a trip and a half. I think I could use some more uplifting things to read. Not necessarily peachy, but honestly I'm a little done with the mega depressing stuff for a little while.

On a total tangent, there's an opening reception tonight at Red Saw gallery in Newark, NJ for a show called Shame, which I'll be hitting up. More info here. Go see some new art.