Anthony Bourdain meets Harvey Pekar

Many of you might wonder, just who Harvey Pekar is? Harvey writes underground, type comics, usually with Robert Crumb, doing the illustrating. He is also a jazz critic and author, living in Cleveland.

It was in the late 80s that America really got to know Pekar better. He started appearing on, David Letterman's late night show. David thought Harvey fit right into the show as an eccentric, so he kept bringing Harvey back on.

A lot like Bourdain, Pekar doesn't pull back on his punches and got banned from NBC for being overly critical of one of the sponsors.

This clip is short, but captures two peas in a pod. These two outspoken authors and critics have so much in common. I'm glad they had a chance to meet.

Bourdain - The Author

It wasn't until Tony submitted an article to the "New Yorker", called, "Don't Eat Before Reading This", that the public and critics, began to take him seriously and then the tides began to turn for Anthony Bordain, the author.

Finally, Tony became a best seller, with his, "Kitchen Confidential", in 2000. It is at a level, Hunter Thompson, the "gonzo" journalist, would stamp his seal of approval too.It was true, "Gonzo Journalism".

You could say, the rest is history and call this enough, but it isn't.

Anthony Bourdain is, "the real deal". He is the genuine article, in this media crazed world of reality TV and hype, he stands out as real.

There is so much more to Anthony Michael, that you have to wonder, how one man can pack this much into one lifetime.

This is what this blog is about. The man, the living legend and everything in between, that makes Mr. Bourdain, one of the most colorful, interesting individuals to ever be alive, in the media, limelight, today.