American Splendor
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1:06:01
No, last month.
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A year ago, last month, you made
your first appearance on the show.

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- What has happened to you since?
- Not much, David.

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It's slow going. I still have the same job.
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But see, Harvey, you're the embodiment
of the American Dream.

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And it wasn't just me
getting all the attention.

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Action.
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Are these free?
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As a result of my appearances
on Letterman...

1:06:27
my buddy Toby Radloff,
landed a gig extolling the virtues of MTV.

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Watch where you're going.
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- All right, you fucking yuppie freak.
- Who the fuck is this on my set?

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Look at this, the man of the hour.
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This is my new do for the MTV generation.
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We came upon Toby Radloff
while doing a story in Cleveland last year...

1:07:01
on his friend, the comic artist Harvey Pekar.
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Toby's a genuine nerd, and he doesn't care
if you have a problem with that.

1:07:07
Hi, my name is Toby Radloff,
a genuine nerd from Cleveland, Ohio.

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And as you know, many hip people...
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including a lot of college students,
are going to be heading for spring break.

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But I have decided
to spend my own personal spring break...

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right here in beautiful Cleveland, Ohio.
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That day, I had an epiphany.
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It seemed that real salt-of-the-earth people,
like Toby and me...

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were getting co-opted
by these huge corporations.

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We were getting held up and ridiculed
as losers in the system.

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This is Toby Radloff,
genuine spring-break party nerd...

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signing off.
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What can I say? It was the '80s, man.
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Harvey, are you listening to me?
1:07:55
I've been reading about these kids
who grew up in these war zones.

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You know, Palestinians, Israelis...

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