This may be in the wrong thread, but as good an actor as Penn is, I prefer Rourke as a person because he's a working-class stiff who came up from nowhere. From Brooklyn.
Penn is the Beverly Hills-bred rich son of a famour director and actress.
Rourke: From the Streets.
Penn: Rich kid.
And to think that Buk befriended the private school Bel-Air, Malibu punk...
And yeah, both are "boxers". Rourke would DESTROY Penn in a Norman Mailerish instant. Penn's opponent's have been somewhat less difficult to manage.
'VISCERAL " is a mildly interesting but greatly flawed book. Ben writes TOTAL drivel about his own boring and essentially worthless life, jobs, girlfriends and travels.
The interesting parts are Buk's mom's death certificate and the headstone photograph of Grandmother Nanette. These seem to be genuine. Is anyone here aware of any forging or doctoring that may have taken place? The rest of the book seems to be made up of lies and distortions. "Old eunuch" indeed.
a wild guess
(because of the pleasants reference/hint)
i've never seen the book
nor do i care to
The book is in my hands and I can see no snaps of Penn or Madonna in it. Ben makes some good points about Richmond the Jackass.
