From: Biff Burns [bburns@burstmedia.com]
Sent: Monday,
September 23, 2002 9:44 AM
To: Vinny Killeen (E-mail)
Cc:
'Paul Sisco'; 'Oest, Jack'; Warner, Christopher (Law); David Hammond (E-mail);
Jeff Talbert (E-mail); Jim Hewes (E-mail); Jim Parsons (E-mail); Jon Carter
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Neuman
Subject: A Band of Brothers
Dear
Vince:
How are you?
Hope you are well. I thought I'd bring you up-to-date on what happened
this weekend.
First of all, you
were missed. Seriously. In fact, there was all sorts of betting on whether you
would "show" or not....(Thanks for the $5 Talbs)
Since you have never
been to one of "those things".....it's hard to put into words just what you did
miss. You see, it's not any "one thing"...it's sort of a combination of
2-3 days together....
Like:
looking over
your shoulder and seeing The Collar, Chico and Huge talking about something in
their current or past lives as the sun sets across a pond. Or standing
over a tee shot, head pounding from the 4 extra beers (no, I didn't think to
"split one") and having Jack say:"ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZApa" just before
swinging mightily, cold-topping it and pull several muscles in my butt
(which I hope is smaller than yours)....Or hearing Tommy say:"this is the best
bunch of guys in the world" .......Or seeing the Doo and Warner lying in twin
beds next to each other and talk about their kids at 2 a.m. Did you know Chris
flew in from San Fran for 2 days for this?---And that Doo missed Parents Weekend
at Hobart for this? Or Pars...wound tighter than a Palm Beach gigilo's face
about serious personal shit---and knowing he's got 11 guys there to listen and
watch his back....And yes, the Kid was there doing his video thing, when he
wasn't dancing through the shadows at 2 AM with Huge (some things never do or
should change)....Oh yes, Talbs did request and get "I don't need no doctah" at
midnight one night (I can't remember which).....And there's always a "nickname
for the event" from Reed, and this year he decided to call the Collar Otto
Preminger (you'd have to be there Vince).....and of course Cahtah....he was
talking about his daughter (when he wasn't ripping Chris for anything) playing
soccer at Denison this fall--and how the circle keeping connecting...Did you
know Peter's daughter goes there too?...And Jack just sat back and enjoyed this
one after being so much the driver of the last couple...( although his chainsaw
snoring did drive the Collar to a couch) ....and watching guys stand on the top
of a 100 foot sand dune in Turo and launch golf balls into the Atlantic against
a blue, blue sky and the wind howling....and shit Vince, a whole lot
more.
For me Vince, the
moment was Saturday night at the dinner table, I'd guess about 11PM, when Chico
stood up and announced "a toast"........and it got real quiet for a moment and
he simply said: "Here's to a band of brothers."
My bet is you'll be
asked again Vince. Don't miss the next
one..........Biff
Biff Burns
Vice
President, Marketing
BURST! Media
bburns@burstmedia
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