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 (E-mail); Mark Collins (E-mail); Pete Childs (E-mail); Tom O'Neill (E-mail); 'Jim Hewes (E-mail) '; 'Jon Carter (E-mail) '; Heather and Rob Parsons; Reed 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
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BURST! Media
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