Jack in the Hills

[sloanrodgers]

No, not the pointy-nosed hamburger clown, but Alamo author J. R. "Jack" Edmondson. There's a photo
of Jack dressed as John Wayne in the recent issue of Texas Hill Country Magazine. Edmondson won a
Duke look-alike contest at the Texas Proud Festival in Llano last year. . He's a live ringer for the dead
legend, but his cowboy duds look a bit too crisp and clean to me.

[Allen Wiener]

Jack makes a great Jim Bowie too! If you ever get a chance to see his Bowie knives you're in for a treat. I had the unspeakable joy of holding his Iron Mistress Bowie a couple of years ago and didn't want to give it back!

AW

[sloanrodgers]

I met Jack and later one of his knives last year at the Alamo Gift Shop. Some guy named Jim suggested that I buy Edmonson's
excellent book on Bowie and get the author to sign it. I did so and treasure it.