No Crowes on that list.  Only major protagonists apparently.  Interesting though.

Touchstones are not solely about repetition
the recurrence of people, names, expressions
places
Southern Arizona
Michigan
Kentucky
Florida
Mississippi
New Orleans
California
more a sense of what is truly underlying the story
a continuity of truths
time place character
someone help me remember RL Davis
Valdez is Coming
Law at Randado?
Lt. J.R. Davis
? Dixie Davis ancestors?
David Davis? The Hunted
Norma Davis? Forty Lashes Less One

The characters Andre Patterson and Grover “Cochise” Patterson appeared in GOLD COAST.

I just posted the short piece Mr Leonard wrote for FORBES in 2000, “McHeard is the Word.”

The Pattersons are also in this story.

update published novels from 1953 to 1978
Frank Rellis, Bounty Hunters
Frank, Kirby Frye’s partner,
they split up when Danaher and Lt. Davis break up the posse
happy to be rid of him too, Law at Randado
Frank Renda, Escape From Five Shadows
So far the only novel published without a Frank is Last Stand
Frank Braden, Hombre
Frank Pizzaro, Big Bounce
Jack Ryan’s asshole brother-in-law Frank, Big Bounce
Frank Long, The Moonshine War
Frank Tanner, Valdez is Coming
Frank Shelby, Forty Lashes less one
Frank Renda, Mr. Majestyk
Leo Frank, peep show operator, 52 Pick-Up
Frank Ryan smooth used car salesman and robbery rule maker, Swag
Francis X. Perez, in some way an explanation for why Frank is used in this way, Unknown Man No. 89
any ideas why?
The Hunted has no Frank unless I’m missing the Arabic or Hebrew spellings
Frank Dawson, Mickey’s old man, perfect domestic mouse for the bait and The Switch

In Bandits we meet Betty Barr, the New York sportswear company rep who hires Jack Delaney to model clothes on location in New Orleans. Fifteen years later we meet Kelly Barr in Mr. Paradise, a Victoria’s Secret model and the love interest of Frank Delsa, homicide cop.

Elmore has a thing for Barrs and modeling.

Who knows, maybe soon he’ll have Roseanne Barr, in her youth modeling Moo Moos for Target. (You know their motto: “The bigger the cushion, the better the pushin’).

Although Elmore’s pattern with his Barr women—two syllable first names with double consonants—may mean Roseanne won’t make an appearance.

I don’t know.  Last time I checked Roseanne had two syllables and a double-consonant.

Great touchstone entry still, Lawless.

Followed by the “y,” smart guy.

Betty, Kelly. See the look? Hear the sound?

Roseanne…get the difference?

I have a very nice picture of Kelly Barr in my head. You guys keep talking about Roseanne, you’re going to ruin that.

Something like this?

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whoa guys and gals
just in the sound is the thing
very important would say
the L A criminal attorney
yes there is a difference of sound
that is what we love about el’s sound
somewhere in there we live
within range of normal
and extraordinary
which brings us back to what I was saying with Messier for Elmore
The Touch is where the question of St Fransis and St Augustine
come to rest
with a story totally baffling
to a Get Shorty Elmore
St. Francis of Assisi
Alcohol Anon
The sound of laughter
silly giggling
true healing
I wonder after the Switch
is there another Frank?
Ask EL what his writing was like during that period

Now now, Slater.  This topic is for Ducth touchstones.  Your putting slater touchstones in here only confuses schmucks like me.   

How’s the messier master quest coming along, anyway?  Are you currently reading The Switch?  Still searching the meaning of franks I see.  Good question.  Can’t think of any off top.  Get that messier back on top, will ya?

verily sir, dutchstones all the way
oh what fun it is to see ourselves in it
how round and symmetrical it is
too true it is that master yoda wrote
touch was my first after all
touch is always the first
taste comes next
the stone still remains
all dutch
you’re right though
I am back to
The Switch

10 Rules For Writing

The illustrations are nice for us Dutch Freaks.

FREAKY DEAKY, TISHOMINGO BLUES, MAXIMUM BOB, napkins, Florida, Detroit, . . .

What book has the shopping bag of cash?  RUM PUNCH and/or SWAG?

rum punch
still to come
yet
the bag of cash
just over the near horizon
when cash began to drive the economy
music in it too

Who has been or mentioned in the most Elmore Leonard novels and/or short stories?  I think it is Virgil Webster with 7.

Virgil Webster (CUBA LIBRE, Tenkiller, Showdown and Checotah, Louly and Pretty Boy, THE HOT KID, Comfort To The Enemy, UP IN HONEY’S ROOM)

Carl Webster has 6 (He isn’t in CUBA LIBRE.)  Louly (Kitty) and some of the side characters from the Webster stories have been in quite a few.

I know a bunch of characters that have been in (or mentioned) three times in Elmore Leonard novels or stories.

Anyone know someone with four appearances?  A Crowe?  A Detroit detective? 

How about a we pick up the Touchstones again with three or more appearances?  I promise I will only post once a week tops just to keep it open to everyone.  That sounds cocky, doesn’t it?