{"product_id":"beat-scene-47-ben-pleasants-visceral-bukowski","title":"Beat Scene 47: Ben Pleasants Visceral Bukowski","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eKevin Ring’s Beat Scene magazine is a treasure for Bukowski and Beat fans alike. I’m in the “\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN;\"\u003enever the twain shall meet” camp, but in this case the exception is deserved. Plus, Kevin’s a good guy who put a lot of work and high production value into each issue of the magazine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis issue is a disappointment for Bukowski fans because it features a controversial interview with Ben Pleasants about his book \u003ci\u003eVisceral Bukowski\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Sun Dog Press. Pleasants’ only ability to sell a book was apparently to label Bukowski a Nazi He offers no documented proof other than his personal experience. While the book is supposed to be about Bukowski, he can’t help talking about his good old days cheating on his wife and banging co-eds while writing about real writers. Pleasants was simply a hanger-on who Bukowski didn’t like – Pleasants admits as much.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN;\"\u003eFull Contents:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e4...Al Hinkle Tells His Story...On the Road with Kerouac \u0026amp; Cassady...an interview by Steve Edington \u0026amp; friends\u003cbr\u003e16...Letters to Beat Scene...WSB - Just Say No\u003cbr\u003e18...Bird Lives! Charlie Parker by Jim Burns\u003cbr\u003e20...Calling The Toads...Ron Whitehead \u0026amp; John Tytell\u003cbr\u003e24...The Never Ending Story of Robert Frank by Sophie Villiers\u003cbr\u003e26...Face To Face with Jim Koller..an interview by Trevor Carolan\u003cbr\u003e32...Beats in Britain by Jim Burns\u003cbr\u003e34...Jack Kerouac's Departed Angels..a new book\u003cbr\u003e35...The Jack I Knew...an interview with Maria Livornese Halpern...interview by Patrick Fenton\u003cbr\u003e36...A Beat Hotel on Main Street by Jed Birmingham and David Roche\u003cbr\u003e38...B.Traven...a Mystery Man by Barry Gifford\u003cbr\u003e41...Beats \u0026amp; Co...Beat News\u003cbr\u003e42...Visceral Bukowski...an interview with Ben Pleasants\u003cbr\u003e46...Lucien Carr\u003cbr\u003e47...Don Allen\/Bernard Stone\u003cbr\u003e48...Gary Snyder in Italy..a report from Giuseppe Moretti\u003cbr\u003e51...The Beat Scene Review Section...Michael McClure, Mark Rothko, Sam Shepard, Ed Sanders, Barry Gifford, Charles Bukowski, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Lenny Bruce, Philip Whalen, Anne Menebroker, Neeli Cherkovski, Allen Ginsberg, Nelson Algren\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis copy is in Near Fine + condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBox 19\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Buk Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47999819415717,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/9288\/1573\/files\/IMG_20260710_0014.jpg?v=1783704322","url":"https:\/\/thebukshop.com\/products\/beat-scene-47-ben-pleasants-visceral-bukowski","provider":"The Buk Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}