{"id":47993,"date":"2022-05-27T11:05:57","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T15:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/?p=47993"},"modified":"2022-06-05T19:36:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T23:36:11","slug":"memory-lane-it-was-a-burning-hot-day-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2022\/05\/memory-lane-it-was-a-burning-hot-day-in-paris.html","title":{"rendered":"Memory Lane: ‘It Was a Burning Hot Day in Paris’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“After going to see the Villa Seurat, where Henry Miller lived when he wrote Tropic of Cancer,<\/em> we stopped at the Caf\u00e9 Zeyer for drinks. The Zeyer, which he described as ‘a gaudy place with red plush and mirrors and polished brass,’ was where Miller often took a fine \u00e0 l\u2019eau<\/em> and argued metaphysics with friends. It was a burning hot day in Paris. . . .”<\/p>\n\n\n

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CW and JH at Le Zeyer, 2009. Photo: Supervert<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

“Carl Weissner ordered beer. His close friend Jan Herman ordered a kir, as did his wife Janet. ‘Tell Carl the story about Buk,’ I urged. The previous night Janet had told me about the time Jan took her to meet Charles Bukowski in Los Angeles. They brought a bottle, on Carl\u2019s advice, and ended up finishing it. When they were taking their leave, Buk moved to kiss the young and fetching Janet \u2014 and promptly shoved his alcoholic old tongue down her throat. She was disgusted, but it made for a great story a few decades later. ‘You should have challenged him to a duel on the beach \u2014 with sabers,’ Carl growled, rubbing his hands together with a glee suggesting that he was really visualizing this oceanside face-off.” \u2014 Supervert<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

btw: I never knew Buk stuck his tongue down her throat. Didn’t see it, and she didn’t tell me. I only found out about it when I read Supervert’s account. Sabers up indeed. \u2014 jh<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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