RIP ...
His liners and reviews were always that of the understated real listener w/o over indulgence and his "How I Quit Collecting Records and Put Out a Comic Book ..." is a classic home hitter.
(and I'd have never heard of "Paniots 9" either w/o American Splendor)
Pekar just seemed to typify Cleveland (too bad about the whole Letterman thing, turning him into the organ grinder sidekick foil ... Bourdain is much more the real guy).
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=J38mp_ON64Y