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Hank Chinaski is the semi-autobiographical protagonist of several works by the writer Charles Bukowski. I used to read him quite a bit back in Uni, but not so much these days. Still like him though.


YOUNG IN NEW ORLEANS





starving there, sitting around the bars,


and at night walking the streets for


hours,


the moonlight always seemed fake


to me, maybe it was,


and in the French Quarter I watched


the horses and buggies going by,


everybody sitting high in the open


carriages, the black driver, and in


back the man and the woman,


usually young and always white.


and I was always white.


and hardly charmed by the


world.


New Orleans was a place to


hide.


I could piss away my life,


unmolested.


except for the rats.


the rats in my dark small room


very much resented sharing it


with me.


they were large and fearless


and stared at me with eyes


that spoke


an unblinking


death.


women were beyond me.


they saw something


depraved.


there was one waitress


a little older than


I, she rather smiled,


lingered when she


brought my


coffee.


that was plenty for


me, that was


enough.


there was something about


that city, though


it didn't let me feel guilty


that I had no feeling for the


things so many others


needed.


it let me alone.


sitting up in my bed


the llights out,


hearing the outside


sounds,


lifting my cheap


bottle of wine,


letting the warmth of


the grape


enter


me


as I heard the rats


moving about the


room,


I preferred them


to


humans.


being lost,


being crazy maybe


is not so bad


if you can be


that way


undisturbed.


New Orleans gave me


that.


nobody ever called


my name.


no telephone,


no car,


no job,


no


anything.


me and the


rats


and my youth,


one time,


that time


I knew


even through the


nothingness,


it was a


celebration


of something not to


do


but only


know.

 

Lion has always been my programming/creative handle (LionMan Inc is my copyright name for art). I actually still have a lion e-mail from over 15 years ago. Always loved cats in general and how much more dominant can you get other than a lion? I also have a black tribal lion tattooed on my arm.


My mom's story is an old black lady took care of our house when my mother was pregnant with me and she told my mom if she messed with cats I would be marked by them. More like the only pets I had till age 22 were cats.


(BTW, in the 80's the middle class could still afford maids and house cleaners. I in no way grew up rich at all)

 

i started life as StashDaCash...not sure where i came up with it....got shortened to Stash

 

C#&*@$crete oR ccrete....I'd like to be just Crete tho.......well...I do concrete for a living....how unique huh? Lol

 

Hmmm, Love sticky bud. Yep, self explainatory.

 

I used to grow in the islands back in the 70's/80's. I would only go out at night to do any work on the crop, made me feel much safer all the way around. A friend of mine called me a midnight gardener once and it stuck.

 

It is a long story that I typed out a few years ago when this topic came up before. I don't feel like typing it again, but if you can find the old thread it will explain all.

:alien11:

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lazy stoner:bduh::jj:

 

Hahaha... Exactly! :redbong:

 

Im evil as fuck and uber skuzzi.


Or


All my mates were called evil......... on MSN back in the 90's. I just kept using mine.

 

I can't believe that you guys remember that old thread, that was posted a long time ago.


Me, I always thought the name Link was cool, plus I played Zelda a bunch. It doesn't have anything to do with me, and the 420 is cheesy, but its too late to change it now. My other online nicknames usually have something to do with "cheese" or bear, like my old Xbox Live username "RealSwissCheese", or CheesyBear, and BearBud.

 

My first boy was Astro. I trained him to walk off-leash; controlled. I met and to this day have made alot of good friends thru him. Ppl would often drive past and yell "Hey Astro"! I had alot of ppl offer to pay me to train their dogs; one lady even asking if I trained teenagers! Even a small mention in local paper.


One day, this asshole who 'speed walks', but doesn't even live there (nice, quiet town), starts shit re: the big Rottweiler not being on a leash. It should be noted that his father was a retired hs teacher and our new mayor was our old vice principle who suspended me many times! He pushed for a leash law. Borough council advised me to attend the next meeting. The Chief and Sgt. stood behind me, one council member was reminded he would be in violation, etc., and the motion was tabled.


I always thought vanity plates (in general) were 'gay', but I wanted to piss-off the 1%! After finding 'ASTRO' and ASTRO 1-9 (that's as far back as she checked) were taken, my Dad suggested MR ASTRO! Pop isn't too with the times and I thought (again) it might be alittle 'gay', so I ran it by my bff. He thought it was cool, so I ordered it.


I put it on my '90 electric yellow, lowered S-10 and ppl started calling me Mr Astro! I retired the plate, it's hanging above my monitor here, and in remembrance I use a variation (several) for log-ins!

 

AP I am the Steelcity in my own mind. I love this place there is no where like home no matter how far I roam I return to PITTSBURGH, PA. I fucking love it here every sunday in football season is like a holiday no one misses the game NO ONE grandmas are decked from head to toe in black n gold on game day. This city is full of hardworking people that are truly friendly. Also if there are more than 3 people hanging out there is always beers involved it's almost expected. Babyshowers turn into BBq's here it's friggin awesome!!! Steelcity


Astro I didn't think you were a little "gay" until you said "my bff"...

 

HA! If you say 'bf' it looks like boyfriend and not best friend!!!