`` we had the guns and we had the tommys on the run . `` the road is beyond those trees and the driveway is just out of sight to the right there . '' he wanted me to stay in touch . was he one of them now ? `` jack griffin , this is a pleasant surprise . '' during the latest freeze , one of the family 's main water pipes had burst . the phoenix myth , if you will . over the phone , his yawn sounded a little like a deep-jungle reptile seeking a mate . 