:37:02
"Dear Mr. Pekar...
:37:08
"greetings from the second smallest state
in the Union...
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"an endless plastics and nylon plantation...
:37:18
"controlled by giant chemical corporations.
:37:23
"To make matters more dismal, there are
no decent comic book stores in my town...
:37:27
"which is why my partner and I
opened one ourselves.
:37:33
"Despite our steadily faltering business...
:37:35
"my partner managed to sell the last copy
of American Splendor Number 8...
:37:39
"out from under me.
:37:42
"I'm a big fan,
and I hate to wait for a new order.
:37:45
"Is there any way
I can get it from you direct?
:37:48
"Sincerely, Joyce Brabner."
:37:50
She's got good-looking handwriting.
:37:56
"Dear Joyce, thanks for the..."
:38:08
"Dear Joyce, thanks for the letter.
:38:11
"What do you do besides selling comics?"
:38:13
Anybody in the room ever done
any creative writing of any sort?
:38:18
"I'm a sometime activist,
and I teach writing to prisoners.
:38:22
"I try to help them build an interior life...
:38:24
"and make art out of
their monotonous, suffocating routine."
:38:28
This sounds familiar.
:38:30
"So you married or what?"
:38:32
"I'm divorced, thank God."
:38:36
Look, I think you and I
got a lot in common, you know?
:38:41
How am I gonna get you
to come visit me in Cleveland?
:38:43
- Cleveland?
- Yeah.
:38:45
You think that's a good idea?
:38:46
It's a great idea.
:38:48
You should meet me
because I'm a great guy.
:38:52
Despite the way my comics read...
:38:54
I got a lot of redeeming characteristics.
:38:58
I don't know. Where would I stay?