Posted by
AJH on Thursday, February 12, 2009 9:40:14 PM
The world may very well be coming to end and deservedly so. A video with the title "Hot Vegan Guys" somehow caught my eye while I was on YouTube watching Joaquin Phoenix on The Late Show with Letterman. Joaquin seems to be following his brother River down an odd and life-ending path. I prefer the unedited version, but apparently CBS complained and it has been removed.
Jeff Capellini of WCBS in New York did a great write-up on it (“'Late Show' Marred By Bizarre Phoenix Interview”). Some of the comments by readers are interesting, others peculiar. I thought Dave was very gracious and then obviously grew frustrated as the interview went along, if you can call it that. In the end, though, Dave was still rather polite I thought, given the situation.
Someone close to Joaquin clearly needs to get a hold of him and his life. Time for some rehab. And yet, it was classic. It was great television and no matter what Dave may say, or Mr. Phoenix for that matter, it was a good interview.
AJH