Bukowski Would Have Been Blogger King?

Sometimes, I think about certain artists and writers from the past, and I wonder how they would have functioned had they gotten to live right now... For my part, I'm glad I was born when I was, or, given the choice, I think I would have preferred to be born right now as opposed to in the seventies: this is primarily because I would have liked to have been a kid growing up with the internet as a part of daily life...yeah, that's how much I'm into it. Well, that having been said, I also might choose, perhaps the seventeenth century here in North America, as a member of the Shawnee tribe...perhaps...I've done some reading over the years, and that was a fascinating culture, with a unique connection to the earth, and they are now sadly mostly gone, but, Tecumseh, your spirit lives on! Believe that...in one way or another the spirit does live on... How about you? Have you ever wondered about this? What time period would you have loved? Perhaps, we can replace the cliche, "What's your sign?" with a bit more bizarre, "Hello beautiful, what's your era? You seem like a real 13th century girl pretty baby!" So, take a writer like Charles Bukowski. Wow, the very name is charged and frightening, like an electric eel in your backyard swimming pool; and he can barely be discussed without causing controversy or argument. Well, what can I say...the opinions on him are quite mixed. For my part, I like some of his work, which I think is outstanding on a literary basis; and I love some of his work, which I don't think is outstanding on a literary basis, though I think it is some of the most entertaining stuff ever written. His poetry is quite hit and miss. His short stories are wonderful, with strong, action sentences that get the job done. His novels are a kick. And, the movie Barfly is riotous. One thing about the Buk, which cannot be in dispute, though, is that he was a prolific writer. Put prolific in boldface, billboard size letters. He wrote a ridiculous amount. If the Buk were alive now...with MSN Spaces and Blogger and so forth, I have no doubt he would have been blogger extraordinaire. I think he would have gotten into it. I think he would have been churning out a blog at a rate that would make your eyes cross. It would be pretty dynamic, no doubt, and it would be hysterical. I have no doubt. It's a funny picture. Bukowski blogging away, getting frustrated with his internet connection, trying to remember his email passwords, figuring out how to gamble on-line...lol. Take a figure like Picasso or Bearden or Chagall or any great painter you like. Could you imagine if they had access to Photoshop and Corel Painter. Can you even imagine the work that would be produced? As a painter, I don't have one percent of the talent of those individuals, and even I can create some interesting pieces that a lot of people like a lot. Wow, could you imagine such software in the hands of someone with a Picasso level genius talent? They just happened to come a little bit early. If you are interested in these type of musings and would like to participate in a web site where these things are discussed, please take a moment to visit this Creative Concept Forum