"But Where Would I Buy The Ribbons?"
My boyfriend, Gregg Sutter, who was crime novelist Elmore Leonard's researcher for 33 years, has a wonderful little post up at ElmoreLeonard.com about Elmore's bemusement over technology:
I miss Elmore all the time, but especially when the subject is technology.He didn't believe in computers. The Easter Bunny and Santa Clause, ok, but not computers.
He told his friend and author, Andre Dubus, one time that somebody told him that he could write faster with a word processor. Andre got a big kick out of that. Elmore said, "Why would I want to write faster?" From time to time, he'd ask me questions, like how did they get all that information into the computer (meaning the Internet?) Invariably, my technical answer about ones and zeros would not satisfy him, or be something he could not picture. Finally I said, there had a room full of monkeys typing everything in. (cont'd)...
I'm so glad you linked to that - I love Elmore Leonard but I would never have found that site. That's a good thing Gregg is doing.
Robintn at August 22, 2014 6:09 PM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2014/08/22/but_where_would.html#comment-4966631">comment from RobintnThanks, Robin -- will tell Gregg about your comment.
Amy Alkon at August 22, 2014 6:32 PM
I don't believe in Santa Clause either. He's a grammar nazi.
Roo at August 23, 2014 10:36 AM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2014/08/22/but_where_would.html#comment-4969228">comment from RooThanks -- suggested Gregg change that; calling him now.
Amy Alkon at August 23, 2014 11:07 AM
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