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Brokeback Mountain: Our Community's Common Bond => Brokeback Mountain Open Forum => Topic started by: Shakesthecoffecan on April 08, 2006, 02:04:05 pm

Title: The Grave of Jack Twist
Post by: Shakesthecoffecan on April 08, 2006, 02:04:05 pm

In Florida, a grave sat unnoticed for nearly 20 years, until a movie came along and the dead mans name was on the tip of the world's tongue:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=twist&GSfn=jack&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=3977185&

Title: Re: The Grave of Jack Twist
Post by: David on April 13, 2006, 01:04:22 pm

You'd think fans would have flowers and momentos all over it.

Title: Re: The Grave of Jack Twist
Post by: Shakesthecoffecan on April 13, 2006, 06:07:32 pm

I left some virtual flowers, it is amazing how many forgotten people there are.

Title: Re: The Grave of Jack Twist
Post by: CoyotePiper on May 10, 2006, 05:25:04 pm

Make a trip to Jack's grave

This is a good excuse for a nice little weekend excursion. Southwest is running lots of direct flights into Tampa this month cheap. Pinnellas Park is a relatively short drive from Tampa. Gives you an excuse to visit Tampa/St Pete which IMHO is one of Florida's neatest cities. To the hell with The Mouse.

http://www.southwest.com/hotfares/060418_florida.html (http://www.southwest.com/hotfares/060418_florida.html)

(and get a rental car from Priceline - bid $14 a day...you'll get it.


ANd don't forget to take a pic of Jack's grave, after you've left some flowers...  ;)

Title: Re: The Grave of Jack Twist
Post by: TJ on May 10, 2006, 06:11:44 pm

But, that guy in Florida was Jack B. Twist.

The one which we knew was John C. "Jack" Twist, Jr.

OT - That reminds me. I had a dirty ol' man one time tell me that "Joe is not a real name. It is a nickname." And what was the guy's legal first name? Jack!