Michael Malice
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Like, what's up with these people?
And I met them and they were art school kids.
They were, there it is, that photo.
So you see, I'm staring, I'm like, are they kidding?
Are they not kidding that her name is Trish?
And this is from the 80s?
They got signed the same day as Bon Jovi by the same guy.
And he said, I'm taking you both to number one.
So I wrote a screenplay about them because it's kind of like a Spinal Tap story because they're on stage at punk clubs.
doing jokes like, hey, Bob, I'm exhausted.
Why are you exhausted, Bob?
Oh, the couple in the next hotel room were up all night eating candy bars.
Yeah, she kept yelling, oh, Henry, oh, Henry, right?
So it's this complete, like, what are you even doing here?
But the guy who did the keyboards for the band did the animation for American Splendor.
And through him, I met Harvey Pekar, who later wrote a book about me in 2006.
Is he that guy that went nuts on Letterman?