So, you want to be a repo man? Really? Well then, you will require some rock solid advice as you pursue you new career in legal car theft. Just follow the advice from a long-time repo man, Bud. Yep, the Bud from the 1984 cult classic movie Repo Man. Sound advice for sure...just listen to Bud – he's the repo man.

A Repo Man Should Live By A Code
"I shall not cause harm to any vehicle, nor to the personal contents thereof; nor through inaction let that vehicle, or the personal contents thereof, come to harm. It's what I call the repo code, kid.Don't forget it - etch it in your brain. Not many people got a code to live by any more."

A Repo Man Dresses The Part
"It helps if you dress like a detective. Detectives dress kinda square. If you look like a detective, people are gonna think you're packing something."

A Repo Man Appreciates His Lot In Life
"An ordinary person spends his life avoiding tense situations. A repo man spends his life getting into tense situations."
 
A Repo Man Must Have A Good Credit Record
"Credit is a sacred trust, it's what our free society is founded on. Do you think they give a damn about their bills in Russia?"

A Repo Man Appreciates His Lot In Life
"An ordinary person spends his life avoiding tense situations. A repo man spends his life getting into tense situations."

A Repo Man Should Not Give Rides
"I don't want no commies in my car. No Christians, either!"
 
A Repo Man Should Be Relaxed At All Time
"Tense situations, kid. You get into five or six of 'em a day, it don't mean shit anymore. I mean, I've seen men stabbed, didn't mean shit to me. I've seen guns too, they don't mean shit."

A Repo Man Should Respect People
"See them? Look at 'em. Ordinary Fuckin' people, I hate 'em."
 
A Repo Man Knows When To Quit
"Only an asshole gets killed for a car."

A Repo Man Works All The Time
"Night, day, doesn't mean shit."

A Repo Man Values His Family Life
"My old lady? Oh, shit, I forgot all about her. Well she'll take the bus. She's a rock."

A Repo Man Keeps Long Hours
"Repo man's got all night, every night."

A Repo Man Uses Science To His Advantage
"The guys that make it are the guys that get in their cars at any time. Get in at 3am, get up at 4. That's why there ain't a repo man I know that don't take speed."

A Repo Man Knows How To Have A Good Time
"C'mon, let's go get a drink."

Dirque du Soleil

He's from the past, so he knows the future...

dirque@erichatheway.com