Outline: Jack Straw

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I was recently reminded of a fun episode on LiveJournal from five and a half years ago: Song lyrics in outline form. I got it from vvvexation post who got it from a post by Dinosaur Comics creator qwantz. At the time, I wrote my version of Personal Jesus.

Anyway, I've been listening to a lot of Grateful Dead lately and realized that Jack Straw is well-suited to this format. Here's a good performance if you're unfamiliar with the song.

• Parties involved
  • Shannon
  • Jack Straw
    • Hometown: Wichita
• Things we can share
  • The women
  • The wine
  • Yours
  • Mine
• Murder #1
  • Location: Outside fence, 1 mile from destination (unknown)
  • Victim: The watchman
  • Perpetrator: Shannon
  • Loot: 1 ring, $4 in change
  • Situation: Cold blood
  • Shannon's opinion: Heaven sent
  • Jack Straw's opinion: Painful
    • To the ears
    • To the eyes
    • Empathy
• Conditions of play
  • For silver
  • For sport
  • For life
  • For blood at knifepoint
  • Condition of the die
    • Shaken
    • About to fall
  • Stakes: Winner takes all
• Travel
  • Depart: Texas
    • Date: July 4th
    • Weather: Hot, overcast, 100% chance of eagles
  • Depart: Santa Fe
    • Carrier: Detroit Lightning
  • Depart: Cheyenne
    • Carrier: Great Northern
  • Destinations
    • Across America
    • Tulsa
      • Carrier: Whichever train comes first
      • Goals
        • Settle score (1)
        • Settle point of pride (1, small)
  • Travel downsides
    • Nowhere to hide
    • No place to sleep
    • Constantly on the run
• Murder #2
  • Location: Tucson area (0.5 miles from city limits)
  • Time: Morning
  • Victim: Shannon
  • Perpetrator: Jack Straw
  • Disposition of body: shallow grave
• Final situation
  • Dead man (1)
  • Wanted man (1)
  • Speed: insufficient