Read Charles Krauthammer’s column about his brother. It makes me wish I’d sat down and wrote about Chris Penn’s death a few days ago.
I thought about it, and brotherhood. I’m a much bigger fan of Michael Penn than I am of Sean Penn, even if Jeff Spicoli is one of the greatest film characters ever. I tried digging up an e-mail address for MP, out of some misguided notion that he’d appreciate reading condolences from an anonymous fan of his music, but that went nowhere.
And then comes Charles Krauthammer’s lovely and sad tribute to his brother Marcel.
My brother’s going to be standing at my side in a month and a half, ready to catch me if I faint during the wedding ceremony (I hope his back’s stronger than mine).