I first visited the Oil Barons Club in August 2000. The place was a hive of DALLAS discussion, all those years ago. Many of the people who were on the original forum no longer post e.g. Sarah B; Afton, Miss Texas, Luke, Pamela_E, SunshineBoy, Knots Man and Karen MacKenzie. During November 2000 I registered and I've got much enjoyment/interest, over the 25 1/2 years.
In the spring of 2001 an official forum for FALCON CREST and also DYNASTY/THE COLBYS were added. I was happy to see these additions, as they were also very important in the world of 1980s American prime time shows. When the original forum home then known as Soap Chat was lost in September 2016 it didn't look good, for the community. However the forum group in the new guise of Telly Talk grew and thankfully we still have discussions in the present day, for T.V. shows past and present, movies, music, politics plus news etc.
Bobby is talking to Jock and J.R. in the Southfork living room, about the goings on in Ewing Oil; (a scene from season 3, DVD-4, 1980 - '81):
Bobby: "Daddy, I want out of Ewing Oil. It’s all yours, J.R."
Jock: "Just what are you talking about?"
Bobby: "I want out. I almost did something today that I never would’ve been able to forgive myself for."
J.R.: "Almost?"
He gets a drink, from the trolley.
J.R.: "Does that mean you didn’t sign with Westar Oil?"
Bobby: "So you know about Westar, do you? Well, I can’t say I’m too surprised."
J.R. has his back to his daddy and brother: "Well, Bobby, I built Ewing Oil into a power because I knew everything that was happening in Dallas. I still do. That’s how you run a successful business."
J.R. turns around now.
Bobby: "Well, maybe you’re right. And maybe you can’t care for the people."
Bobby speaks directly to Jock: "But I wanted to run this company on the up and up, Daddy. Only after awhile, the deals became more important than the people. I was borrowing from Peter to pay Paul, all the time pretending it was for the right reasons. And then I realized; after awhile, that you can only lie to yourself just so long, that I could pretend that whatever was good for Ewing Oil was alright, but it’s not. It’s not all right for me."
J.R.: "Well if you didn’t sign with Westar, that means you blew the deal with Jordan Lee and the cartel. And on top of that; we still owe them $12 million, money we don’t have."
Jock: "Is that true, Bobby? Did you go back on your word at the cartel?"
Bobby: "I hate to disappoint you, J.R., but we’re just fine with the cartel."
Bobby then answers Jock's inquiry: "I phoned Jordan Lee and told him why I couldn’t go in on the deal with him. Then I put him together with Nick Hammond. Hammond Oil? Nick agreed to take over our part of the investment; completely, with the blessing of the cartel. We’re in real solid with them, Daddy. Till they find out J.R.’s back."
J.R.: "You’re crazy, Bobby. You lost us millions of dollars."
Bobby: "I’m sure you’ll find a way to get it back. You’re very good at that sort of thing, a lot better than I wanna be."
He then leaves the living room.
J.R. gets another drink: "Well, if that don’t tear the rag off the bush. He almost bankrupts us. He leaves, and I gotta cover his tail. I tell you."
Jock: "Just what are you talking about, J.R.? Nothing wrong with the company. We got a refinery we didn’t have before. Plenty of product. We’re even back in with the cartel. I’m proud of the way Bobby acted. He showed people the Ewing name stands for something. He’s a hell of a son and a hell of a man."
Jock leaves the living room. J.R. is pondering, about the discussion.
