Why wait four effing years?

[Ellemeno]

I always wondered why he still waited 8 months to contact Ennis! Gather up the courage? Doesn't seem like a Jack-thing to wait and think this over for 8 months.

Yeah, that part I haven't figured out. 

Except that I hear an echo of Mr. Twist saying, "Like most of Jack's ideas, it never come to pass."  Maybe this one almost didn't come to pass either, and then one night Jack actually wrote the postcard and mailed it.

[Ellemeno]

I forgot to say in my post with the pictures that there is a picture most of us have probably seen, of Lureen, Bobby, and JACK sitting on the bed.  That never made it into the movie, I think to emphasize that the Stud Duck didn't allow him room on the bed or in the intimate family circle.

Does anybody know where that pic is?  Sad it isn't included.  But understandable.

[mvansand76]

Yeah, that part I haven't figured out. 

Except that I hear an echo of Mr. Twist saying, "Like most of Jack's ideas, it never come to pass."  Maybe this one almost didn't come to pass either, and then one night Jack actually wrote the postcard and mailed it.

Hmmm... I never thought of that, that's a good point you're making!

[Katie77]

Maybe it was within that eight months that he heard Ennis was in Riverton? 

Ever wondered how Jack "heard" Ennis was in Riverton?

[Jeff Wrangler]

Ever wondered how Jack "heard" Ennis was in Riverton?

You bet! 

Maybe it was somebody who knew Ennis who came through Childress on the rodeo circuit. Jack could have met somebody who knew Ennis that way, even if Jack wasn't rodeoing any more.

[Cameron]

You bet! 

Maybe it was somebody who knew Ennis who came through Childress on the rodeo circuit. Jack could have met somebody who knew Ennis that way, even if Jack wasn't rodeoing any more.

I have another question, Lureen said that Jack keeps all his friends addresses in his head.

Where there other 'friends' we don't know about?

[Jeff Wrangler]

I have another question, Lureen said that Jack keeps all his friends addresses in his head.

Where there other 'friends' we don't know about?

Maybe people he met selling farm equipment?

[Jeff Wrangler]

One of my favorite not-in-the-film photos...

Aww, I gotta say it. That is such a cute picture! 

[Katie77]

I have another question, Lureen said that Jack keeps all his friends addresses in his head.

Where there other 'friends' we don't know about?

Maybe people he met selling farm equipment?

Maybe Jack said that he keeps his friends "addresses" in his head, if Laureen had asked about Ennis' address......saying friends....then it wouldn't sound like Ennis was anything special, and that he had lots of friends, personal and professional, that he didnt need to write down their addresses.

[Katie77]

Just reading my previous post back, made me realize something......

Just how much we can justify anything and everything that Jack and Ennis did.