tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681306287721676137.post6010196607949891721..comments2024-02-07T15:58:36.649-08:00Comments on hardboiled wonderland: RIP Elmore Leonard: The Poet Laureate of Wild Assholes With RevolversUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681306287721676137.post-17255879418434829322013-08-24T15:50:44.975-07:002013-08-24T15:50:44.975-07:00Very true, Jed.Very true, Jed.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681306287721676137.post-77459922040947997142013-08-20T14:42:42.101-07:002013-08-20T14:42:42.101-07:00A lot of his best crime novels were just modern da...A lot of his best crime novels were just modern day westerns.jedidiah ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14601451789918885612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681306287721676137.post-51968666511227276452013-08-20T14:34:12.876-07:002013-08-20T14:34:12.876-07:00And over on my side of the street he wrote western...And over on my side of the street he wrote westerns that still set the standard. Rest in peace, sir.Edward A Graingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681306287721676137.post-73662651847205868882013-08-20T13:45:28.320-07:002013-08-20T13:45:28.320-07:00...And then there was the heat. Great opener, Kev......And then there was the heat. Great opener, Kevin.jedidiah ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14601451789918885612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681306287721676137.post-89392290859955239982013-08-20T13:41:17.509-07:002013-08-20T13:41:17.509-07:00Sweet.
I remembered reading his rules to writing ...Sweet. <br />I remembered reading his rules to writing and no 1 being, never open a book with the weather.<br />I thought, oh really? Because that's the way I am, decided right then, I love ya buddy but that's exactly what I'm going to do.<br />And that's really the story of the first line of Driving Alone.<br />Loved his books and even more, loved his characters.<br />The true King of Cool.<br />May he rest in peace.Kevin Helmickhttp://www.amazon.com/Kevin-Lynn-Helmick/e/B003IR7PU0/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681306287721676137.post-73928534457420119672013-08-20T13:04:10.968-07:002013-08-20T13:04:10.968-07:00Fuckin A.Fuckin A.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.com