Monday, July 12, 2010

Farewell, Harvey


Harvey Pekar. 1939-2010.

2 comments:

Tim said...

Very sad news. I've not read that much of his work, but what I have read I've very much enjoyed.

Paul Hornschemeier said...

Agreed, sad news. Regardless of anyone's opinions of Harvey, he was an undeniable character and the world's a bit less colorful without him.

My only run in with Harvey (which was followed by watching him give one of the most honest, awkward, somewhat unintentionally hilarious question and answer sessions I've ever seen) is described briefly here:

http://newsandheadlice.blogspot.com/2009/10/pekar-pusses.html