Editing Charles Bukowski (section)

===Live poetry readings===

Bukowski's live readings were legendary, with the drunk raucous crowd fighting with the drunk angry poet. In 1972, Joe Wolberg, who was the manager of [[City Lights Books]] in San Francisco, rented a hall and paid Bukowski to read his poems. A vinyl album was released by City Lights, which was re-issued by [[Takoma Records]] in 1980.<ref name="ReferenceA">''Record Collector Magazine"  May – June 2021 Page 35</ref>

In May 1978, Bukowski traveled to [[West Germany]] and gave a live poetry reading of his work before an audience in [[Hamburg]]. This was released as a double 12" L.P. stereo record titled "CHARLES BUKOWSKI 'Hello. It's good to be back.{{'"}}

His last international performance was in October 1979 in [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], Canada, and was released on DVD as ''[[There's Gonna Be a God Damn Riot in Here]]''. The reading was produced by fan/friend Dennis Del Torre, who rented a venue, Viking Hall, paid Bukowski and his wife Linda to fly up, hired a video crew, promoted the event, and sold tickets. The crowd and Bukowski were very drunk for the event. A heckler was near the stage and can be heard clearly. Del Torre later went to Bukowski's widow, Linda Bukowski, for permission to license it. He thought it was the last reading Bukowski gave, but Linda told him there was another reading after that in Redondo Beach, CA, in early 1980.<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/work/charles-bukowski-theres-gonna-be-a-god-damn-riot-in-here-live-in-vancouver-perf-474008 |title=Charles Bukowski: There's Gonna Be a God Damn Riot in Here! Live in Vancouver (1979) – Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast |publisher=AllMovie |access-date=July 17, 2014}}</ref>

In March 1980 he gave his very last reading at the Sweetwater music venue in [[Redondo Beach, California]], which was released as ''Hostage'' on vinyl and audio CD, and ''[[The Last Straw (2008 film)|The Last Straw]]'' on DVD, filmed and produced by [[Jon Monday]] for mondayMEDIA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/work/charles-bukowski-the-last-straw-474007 |title=Charles Bukowski: The Last Straw (1980) – Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast |publisher=AllMovie |access-date=July 17, 2014}}</ref> In 2010 the unedited versions of both ''The Last Straw'' and ''Riot'' were released as ''One Tough Mother'' on DVD.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

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