It was adapted by screenwriter Norman Wexler from Nik Cohn""s fictionalNew York Magazinestory "Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night" published on June 7th, 1976." Joey eyes Shane and asks: "Bet you can shoot.(Hesitant pause) Can""t you?" Shane replies, with understatement: "Little bit." A hoot and holler from a cowboy is heard, signaling the arrival of other riders.Joe is suspicious of Shane at first, believing that Shane is associated with the hired cowhands attempting to move the sod-busting "squatters" off the land to keep them from heir claims.Steamboat Stonewall JacksonRiver Junction MissDear Dad It was Mothers wish that when I had finished school to pay you a visit.The nobleman started the discussion by calling the acrobat an idiot: "He has heard it rumored that the Earth is round and is attempting to walk to the Indies - the idiot.Rick hides the two priceless letters of transit for him, secretly stashing them in the club""s upright piano while Sam sings and plays: "Who""s Got Trouble? - Knock on Wood" - the song itle provides commentary that is pregnant with meaning.