RIP Harvey Pekar (1940-2010)
I was saddened yesterday to hear of the death of Cleveland-based curmudgeon and comic book auteur Harvey Pekar at age 70. I first came across Harvey and his comic series "American Splendor" when he made a brief series of memorable appearances on the old NBC Letterman show in the 80s. If you haven't yet seen the movie "American Splendor" with Paul Giamatti as Pekar, it's certainly one to put on your list.
posted by The Blue Devil @ 9:56 AM
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This is sad news. I also can recommend a Harvey sighting on Tony Bourdain's "No Reservations" show at one of Cleveland's cafeterias.
Absolutely - we do need to schedule our trip to Sokolowski's one of these days. The pierogies alone are definitely worth the trip. But as I remember that episode of Bourdain, Harvey grumbled his way through the meal, commenting that he never "got over to this side of town." I have a feeling that Harvey has just moved on to some other dank space where he's muttering dark thoughts to himself.
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