Terry O'Quinn WINS!!

I flew in from Florida last night, drove home, packed up the fam and headed to my buddy Tom's house. Tom is the younger brother, one of many for Terry, of Terry O'Quinn.

First a quick story....
I was at my buddy Tom Q's house a month ago helping him finish a door installation and trim, when he walked into the room and said "...well, hey just a second, please say hello to my buddy Kevin who's here helping me install this door!"... (Tom hands me the phone and says in whispered tones "It's my brother Ter!")... I was totally surprised and, at the expense at sounding clicheist, totally star struck. I didn't know what to say, but I wanted to say something fast and something normal. He probably gets the same shpeel from every one who has ever wanted to talk to him. So I said,:
Kevin: Hi Terry!
Terry: Hi, so my brothers trying to be a carpenter huh?
Kevin: Well... he's trying.
Terry: (Chuckles)
Kevin: Thanks for taking time to talk to me.
Terry: No problem Kevin, it's my pleasure.
Kevin: So is this 1st Tom has told you about his buddy Kev? Or do you feel like know me?
Tom: (Throws his hands in the air because he knows he's busted)
Terry: Well, uh, I am sure he has.
Kevin: Tom knows he's busted, that's ok, he's just respecting his older brother.
Terry: He's a good brother.
Kevin: Did Tom tell you I tried to get him to go with me to Hawaii to visit you?
Terry: No.. he didn't.
Kevin: That's ok, the week I was trying to arrange was when the floods came.
Terry: ahh
Kevin: Kimm said she wouldn't let him go without her.
Terry: She wears the pants in that family, this I know. My wife is the same way.
Kevin: Your right about that.
Terry: Well, I was traveling when that happened and wouldn't have been here, but you would have been more than welcome.
Kevin: Terry, I'm sorry Tom put us on the spot, but perhaps we will get a chance to meet face to face and swap Tom stories some day?
Terry: Yea, well, the next time I am out that way to see Tommy, perhaps we will get an opportunity
Kevin: That would be great, well I won't take up any more of your time, I know you and Tom have a script to complete... here's Tom.
Terry: Ok, thanks Kevin, it was nice to meet you.
Kevin: No, it was nice to meet you....

I gave the phone back to my buddy Tom. Ten minutes later he walks in the room and tells me "Ter got nominated for another Emmy!" "SWEET" I replied.

So... back to my first story:
I pack the fam up and we head to my buddy Tom Q's place for what is hopefully to be an Emmy celebration party at Tom's older brother Terry winning the Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Drama. I brought along the new cigars I just bought while in Florida, just in case.


We get there and we are the first to arrive. They are still putting away groceries and trying to get a few party munchies out before the Emmy's start... but they are way behind... THAY ARE ON!

Tom's wife tells him to pause the TiVo recording while they get things together. Meanwhile, I am trying to find anything to do to help them, because we don't it to take all night preparing and have to leave before it ever gets started. Five minutes later, the first cell phone rings. Tom's wife answers it and says: "Don't tell me anything, don't tell me anything, don't tell me anything, I can't talk right now, I gotta go, I love you ,bye" and immediately hangs up. Two seconds later, the home phone rings. Tom says... "DON'T ANSWER IT!"... Tom's cell phone rings... Kim says "DON'T ANSWER IT" Tom's begs his wife to forget the dip and start the TiVo back up!

We fast forward until we see Terry, the home phone rings again, Tom says "DON'T ANSWER IT!" Kim answers it and says, "Don't tell me anything, I gotta go, Bye!" and hangs up on who ever it is. It is onlY the second award of the evening coming up... we are all crossing our fingers and looking anxiously at each other letting all know we hope this happens. "And the Emmy goes to:....... Terry O'Quinn!"

...And the house goes wild the 2 cell phones are ringing again, the home phone is ringing the kids are running into the house screaming because they think something is wrong because the adults are screaming. We are shaking our fists and jumping up and down, the girls are screaming and hugging, the kids are now screaming because Uncle Ter WON!

Everyone jumps on their phones to call someone and tell somebody!
Ten minutes later, Tommy Boy and Keveroni our out front lighting up a fat 10" cigar goin "He did it Baby!" to each other.

Other friends pull up out front who tried to call, but went unanswered, we all headed in to watch it again!

What a night!

What did you think of Terry's hot Pink Shirt??

“You know, sometimes when we are rolling around in the jungle in the mud, and we’re hitting each other and stabbing each other, and they’re pouring in the blood and turning on the sprinklers, I wonder what it would be like to bake up a sheet of cookies on Wisteria Lane.” He then quickly added, “And get one of their checks.”