I saw Kids so long ago I barely remember it. I remember it was about teenagers having sex and doing a little dope.

I saw James Franco on Letterman last night and he was discussing his friendship with Harmony Korine and asked Letterman about an incident where Letterman banned Harmony from the show.

Franco stated that Harmony told him he pushed Meryl Streep back stage. Letterman offered the story that he had caught Harmony going through Meryl’s purse and banned him on the spot.

Franco says that Harmony is a sane and talented artist today and that the incidents happened while Harmony “may have been on something”.

So, I googled Mr. Korine. Btw, I saw Harmony’s latest offering, Springbreakers over the weekend. It was a very sad movie, and I think it was supposed to be. The scene where Franco says, “Look at my shit (my stuff)” over and over again seems obviously ad lib.

I was surprised at all the noise Harmony has generated over the years. I watched his three appearances on Letterman and cringed during the last especially. Harmony was very likely very high during the last Letterman show. On his first two appearances on Letterman, it looked to me like Harmony was a very shy and intelligent artiste, and Letterman may have been abusing him somewhat with sarcasm.

I buried my thesis for this note: “I was surprised at all the noise Harmony has generated over the years.” He’s taken very seriously by some very serious people. I’d hate to see him go main stream.

A sentence from the google article sealed his place as my hero:

Much of Korine’s work is based around the dark humor and absurdism involved in dysfunctional childhoods, mental disorders, and poverty.

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