Comments on: From Off the Streets of Cleveland

By: Mom

Mom — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Pekar was recently a guest on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross and a movie has been made with him and about him.

http://freshair.npr.org/day_fa.jhtml?displayValue=day&todayDate=08/04/2003

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks mom, for the Fresh Air link!

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The actor who played Harvey Pekar was on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Jon Stewart actually asked something to the effect of “What was it like to play a pop culture legend?”, which was jarring — I don’t tend to think of Harvey Pekar as…

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The Letterman appearances, especially the “On Strike Against NBC” meltdown, might have given him a level of pop notoriety among some people.

The studio people who are apparently posting the entries to the Pekar blog don’t seem to be paying attention to the freshness of their material. The last two entries were obviously written weeks before some of the entries posted before them.

By: J-Queen

J-Queen — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I LUV CLEVELAND THAT’S WHERE IM FROM YA HEARD?

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

My brother found two old issues of American Splendor #9 & #10. Are they worth anything? Does anyone want to buy them? Thanks

By: Mad Times

Mad Times — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

American Splendor

Harvey Pekar is a file clerk from Cleveland, Ohio. For many years he has been writing a comic book about his life called American Splendor (originally illustrated by his friend R. Crumb). At first glance, the title seems ironic. The…