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Now, imagine my surprise
when I looked up my name...
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and saw that in addition to me,
another Harvey Pekar was listed.
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You know, I was listed as Harvey L. Pekar.
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My middle name is Lawrence.
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He was listed as Harvey Pekar.
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Therefore, his was a pure listing.
1:25:28
Then in the '70s...
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I noticed that a third Harvey Pekar
was listed in the phone book.
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Now, this filled me with curiosity.
1:25:39
How can there be three people
with such an unusual name in the world...
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let alone in one city?
1:25:47
Then one day...
1:25:50
a person I work with
expressed her sympathy to me...
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concerning what she thought
was the death of my father.
1:25:58
She pointed out an obituary notice
in the newspaper...
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for a man named Harvey Pekar.
1:26:05
And one of his sons was named Harvey.
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These were the other Harvey Pekars.
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And six months later, Harvey Pekar, Jr. Died.
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Although I'd met neither man...
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I was filled with sadness.
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"What were they like?" I thought.
1:26:34
It seemed our lives had been linked
in some indefinable way.
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But the story does not end there.
1:26:44
For two years later, another Harvey Pekar
appeared in the phone book.
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Who are these people?
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Where do they come from?
1:26:58
What do they do?