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Re: Why Charles Bukowski doesn't need to be read by adults

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From: Michael Pendrago
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2022 19:17
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On Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 7:40:19 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> On Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 7:21:22 PM UTC-4, Ash Wurthing wrote:
> > On Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 5:24:14 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > > Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 5:04:05 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> No, you posted one bad review of Bukowski from a basically unknown singer, Ash.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Nick Cave is hardly an unknown singer.
> > > Again, Nick Cave is a "cult artist" meaning he's basically unknown to the general public.
> > Why do you make this so easy?
> > You know who else is considered a cult [artist] musician? You were exalting his greatness in another thread. Frank Zappa.
> > (The very first result for "cult artist" on Google)
> > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0711250626?ref_Γ›s_m_mng_rwt_calw_thcv_2&storeTypeΓ«ooks
> >
> > > Look it up:
> >
> > You better look it up yourself- starting with "cult artist."
> >
> > Also you might want to look at all of Nick Cave's hits on Billboard:
> > https://www.billboard.com/artist/nick-cave-the-bad-seeds/
> > He has placed on Billboard's Top 100 Artsts
> > He has had 8 albums on Billboard's Top 200
> > Look at all the charts he placed on, including 2 on Billboard's Americana/Folk Albums-- not bad for an unknown...
> I keep reminding you that I wrote basically unknown, as Nick Cave remains to the general public.

Everyone here seems to know him, Donkey.

And I don't know very many musicians from the last 50+ years.

If I know Nick Cave, you can be sure that he's more than a blip on the cultural radar.

Michael Pendragon
"Well, I've gone black and did come back. The black women I've had sex
with have been very exciting... there's that element of interest,
slightly different muscle tone and genital make up, that's hard to
describe in a family oriented group... it is a very tasty treat
indeed..."
-- Will Dockery, the man who went black and came back.

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