Requiescat In Pace Elmore Leonard

"The Cadillac of Minivans."

As a car guy, that line alone endeared me to Elmore Leonard.  The late Elmore Leonard, sadly.  It is a quote from one of my top five movies of all time:  "Get Shorty".   I love that movie for a lot of reasons, but that line is certainly one of them.  Funny, oxymoronic, and absurd car-salesmanese all rolled up in one.  I love it.

Elmore Leonard died last week.  I never knew him, but I wish I did.  Any guy who can up with a line like that... is someone I'd like to talk to.


And I gotta admit that I loved this.  Another reason to love Elmore Leonard.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/go/car-culture/go-car-culture-john-krewson-remembers-elmore-leonard?src=spr_FBPAGE&spr_id=1459_20429075

http://www.freep.com/article/20130820/ENT05/308200074/Elmore-Leonard-Dies-Get-Shorty

Elmore Leonard's Ten Rules of Writing:
http://www.freep.com/article/20101106/FEATURES05/130820014/

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2013/08/elmore-leonard-chevrolet-copywriter.html?utm_source=tny&utm_campaign=generalsocial&utm_medium=twitter


Elmore, I hardly knew ya.  And that is clearly my loss.

Requiescat in Pace, Amen.