351 (Lureen) Hello. HeIIo, this is Ennis DeI Mar. 352 Who? Who is this? 353 Ennis Del Mar. l'm an old buddy of Jack's. 354 (Lureen) Jack used to mention you. 355 You're the fishing buddy or the hunting buddy, l know that. 356 Would have let you know what happened... 357 but l wasn't sure about your name or address. 358 Jack kept his friends' addresses in his head. 359 That's why l'm calling, to see what happened. 360 Oh, yeah. 361 Jack was pumping up a flat on the truck... 362 out on a back road, when the tire blew up. 363 The rim of the tire slammed into his face... 364 broke his nose and jaw and knocked him unconscious on his back. 365 By the time somebody come aIong, he'd drowned in his own bIood. 366 He was onIy 39 years oId. 367 HeIIo? HeIIo? 368 HeIIo. 369 Was he buried down there? 370 We put a stone up. 371 He was cremated, like he wanted. 372 Half his ashes was interred here, the rest was sent up with his folks. 373 He use to say he wanted his ashes scattered on Brokeback Mountain... 374 but I wasn't sure where that was. 375 I thought Brokeback Mountain might be around where he grew up. 376 Knowing Jack... 377 it might be some pretend place... 378 where bluebirds sing and there's a whiskey spring. 379 No, ma'am... 380 we was herding sheep on Brokeback one summer... 381 back in '63. 382 Well, he said it was his favorite place. 383 l thought he meant to get drunk. He drank a lot. 384 ls his folks still up in Lightning Flat? 385 They'II be there tiII the day they die. 386 Thank you for your time. 387 I sure am sorry. 388 We was good friends. 389 Get in touch with his folks. 390 l suppose they'd appreciate it if his wishes was carried out. 391 About the ashes, l mean. 392 [cows lowing] 393 [bird cawing] 394 Want a cup of coffee, don't you? Piece of cherry cake? 395 Yes, ma'am, l'll have a cup of coffee... 396 but l can't eat no cake just now. Thank you. 397 l feel awful bad about Jack. 398 Thank you. 399 l can't begin to tell you how bad l feel. 400 (Ennis) l knew him a long time. |