Happy Holidays

I hope you all had a great holiday season, so a belated Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah or whatever holiday you celebrate. I hope you all have a safe and happy new years celebration.

Don't forget that Scrubs is back January 6th at 9PM on ABC. Check local listings for possible time differences.

Interview with John up at raisingjoey.com

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Please go read it, it is in regards to raising a child with Down Syndrome.

John seen with his new baby girl Billie

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She's a cutie!

Scurubs set to return in January on ABC

January 6th, 2009. ABC. Be there.

John on The Doctors TV show today

Sorry this is so last minute, but John will be on the syndicated show Doctors today (dec. 2nd) I'm not sure what channel it is on in your area, but tv.com or tvguide.com may be able to help.

The topic of the show will be Down Syndrome.

Scrubs returns January 6th on ABC!

Midseason premiere dates for 'Scrubs,' 'Practice' and 'Mars'

UPDATED: On the heels of declining to order more episodes of three dramas, ABC made a trio of midseason scheduling decisions.

-- "Scrubs" will have its ABC premiere on Tuesday, Jan. 6, at 9 p.m. ABC will run an hour of back-to-back episodes for two weeks. Then "Scrubs" will settle into as a single half hour at 9 p.m. The network hasn't announced what half-hour program will run complete the hour, though one likely option is the new Mike Judge animated comedy "The Goode Family." AICN notes Tuesdays at a 9 p.m. has significance for "Scrubs," that it's about the same slot NBC used to launch the program in 2001.

-- ABC has made official its previously reported plan for "Life on Mars" to run after "Lost" on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. "Mars" will go on hiatus next month, then join "Lost" in originals starting Jan. 28. (Update: ABC has ordered four more episodes of "Mars.") The "Mars" producers, I'm told, are pretty excited about this move. "Lost" is a lower-rated lead-in, sure, but the feeling is that "Mars" viewers have more in common with "Lost" fans than "Grey's" fans. Plus, it takes some of the pressure off -- it's no fun losing 50% of your lead-in.

-- Also as previously reported, "Private Pratice" will air after "Grey's Anatomy" -- and sooner than anybody thought. Starting Dec. 11, repeats of "Practice" will replace "Mars" after "Grey's." On Jan. 8, "Pratice" will return to originals. Sources say the plan gives "Mars" some needed additional production time and helps ensure there will be original episodes ready when "Lost" returns.


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John honored by TCD society

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TCD society honours 'Scrubs' star John



'SCRUBS' star John C McGinley, who plays the sarcastic Dr Cox in the popular sitcom, was honoured for his acting achievements last night by Trinity College's Philosophical Society.

McGinley, whose great grandad was from Donegal, is perhaps best known for his role as the cruel but witty senior doctor in 'Scrubs'. But he has also worked with Oliver Stone in six films, most notably as Sergeant Red O'Neill in 'Platoon'.

Society president Barry Devlin said it was "an honour to have such an accomplished actor visit our college".

Earlier yesterday the Philosophical Society launched its "PhilSpeaks" initiative with Senator David Norris. Through it, children from all over the country will be offered a chance to learn the art of public speaking and debating.

New John C McGinley community

I just found this site, recently opened a week ago that is dedicated to our favorite actor John C. McGinley. Its always good to see more fans pop up on the web, please visit frequently and support this site.

http://community.livejournal.com/johnc_mcginley/

John on the Today show 9/26

See the video HERE

John narrates Red Wings documentary DVD

John C McGinley narrates this 90 minute documentary about NHL's Detroit Red Wings 2007-2008 trek to the Stanley Cup. John is friends with player Chris Chelios, which is why I'm assuming he did this.

Link to the item at amazon HERE.

Scrubs cast getting smaller and smaller.

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Another "Scrubs" Star Out

The cast of "Scrubs" is getting a lot smaller.

Actress Judy Reyes is the latest to announce her plans to leave the long-running sitcom.

Reyes, who plays nurse and mom Carla Espinosa, says the eighth season will be her last. Star Zach Braff and creator Bill Lawrence are also planning exits.

So does this seem like the end? How many more must leave?

According to Buddy TV, the show plans to bring in a lot of new faces, who will then carry the show's torch. Um... ok. That has to work at some point, right? Still, they could have some backup. There's no word on the show's other actors, including Sarah Chalke, John C. McGinley, or Reyes' on-screen counterpart, Donald Faison.

"Scrubs" spent seven seasons on NBC. The eighth season will be its first on ABC. -- Rachel Cericola

Happy Birthday John!

I want to wish John a "Happy Early Birthday" for Aug 3rd. I wont be around that day to post it.

mp3 interview with John

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John to be Grand Marshall at Allstate 400 NASCAR race.

Scrubs Star John C. McGinley to Serve as Grand Marshal of the Allstate(R) 400 at the Brickyard(R)
By: iStockAnalyst Wednesday, July 16, 2008 12:09 PM

McGinley will wave green flag before 15th running of historic race

Actor John C. McGinley, best known for his role as the sarcastic Dr. Perry Cox on the long-running network comedy Scrubs, has been announced as the Grand Marshal for the Allstate® 400 at the Brickyard ® at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) on July 27. This year will mark the historic 15th running of the race, one of the highest-profile events in all of motorsports, and will kick off a block of 17 consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series telecasts on ESPN and ABC.

As a guest of Allstate, McGinley will be on-site at the famed Brickyard to headline pre-race activities, including the ceremonial waving of the green flag, signaling the start of the race to the 43 drivers and one of the largest crowds in worldwide motorsports. As a continued family tradition of the speedway, IMS Chairman of the Board Mari Hulman George will deliver the legendary command given before every motorsports event at the track, “Gentlemen, start your engines.”

“Allstate and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway are excited to have John C. McGinley serve as the Grand Marshal for the 15th running of the Allstate® 400 at the Brickyard®,” said Lisa Cochrane, Allstate’s vice president of marketing. “John’s passion for racing makes him an ideal fit for this role and Allstate is proud that we are able to make his dream of attending his first ever NASCAR race come true. This will be a memorable occasion for both Allstate and John.”

McGinley is most recently known for his role as Dr. Cox, the often critical and harsh senior attending physician and Residency Director on Scrubs. The Emmy and Peabody Award-winning comedy-drama, which has spent the last seven years as a staple on NBC’s primetime comedy lineup, is moving to ABC this fall for its eighth season. McGinley’s extensive film career includes feature roles in Platoon, Wall St., Office Space, The Rock, Are We Done Yet?, and Wild Hogs.

“I am looking forward to attending my first NASCAR race at the Allstate® 400 at the Brickyard®,” said McGinley. “I’ve been a racing fan for a while but have never had the chance to see a live race. I’ve had plenty of challenging roles in my acting career, but trying to act like I’m not nervous when I wave the green flag before the start of the 15th Allstate® 400 at the Brickyard® will be my toughest one yet.”

McGinley will take Allstate® 400 at the Brickyard® Grand Marshal baton from Desperate Housewives’ actor James Denton, who served in this role during last year’s race.

In its fourth year as the title sponsor for the Allstate® 400 at the Brickyard®, Allstate is proud to sponsor the annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the world-famous 2.5-mile track. In April 2005, Allstate signed a multi-year agreement with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the title sponsor for the race. Allstate is also the official insurance sponsor of Gillett Evernham Motorsports featuring drivers Kasey Kahne, Elliott Sadler and Patrick Carpentier.

To purchase tickets, camping or parking for the Allstate® 400 at the Brickyard,® contact the IMS ticket office at (800) 822-INDY outside the Indianapolis area, (317) 492-6700 locally or log on to www.allstate400atthebrickyard.com.

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Scrubs on ABC news and info.

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Dispatch from ABC: 'Scrubs' on the move
by Alan Sepinwall/The Star-Ledger
Wednesday July 16, 2008, 7:36 PM
After the jump, some developments from the "Scrubs" press tour session and the scrum with Bill Lawrence afterward...

I don't have time to transcribe anything right now, so bullet points...

* Whether or not this will be the final "Scrubs" season, this will definitely be Zach Braff's final season. The season finale is being written as JD's farewell from the hospital, but Lawrence is shooting two slightly different versions of the very end of it: one for if the show is being renewed and will come back without Zach, one for if this is the series finale. (The latter version would feature Janitor's real name, as Lawrence has been saying forever that when you find out Janitor's name, the show is over.)

* Every actor's contract is up by mid-September, and they're free to pursue whatever jobs they want. If the show comes back, they're welcome but not obligated to come back with it. John C. McGinley said he'd like to come back but what if, hypothetically, he's landed a part in a Martin Scorsese movie around the time production for a season nine would begin? Lawrence said he has no problems with any of the cast moving on if they want to.

* Though the season won't debut until some time in early '09, they should wrap production by the end of August, which gives them flexibility both within the show and without. Aziz Ansari from "Human Giant" will be playing a new doctor this year, even though he's under contract for "The Office" spin-off; since "Scrubs" was in production and the new show wasn't, Greg Daniels said it was cool. And if "How I Met Your Mother" wants Sarah Chalke back a lot -- "They don't want me to say it, but she's the mom," Lawrence cracked -- she'll be available.

* In part to freshen up the series, in part to set things up for a potential post-Braff incarnation of the show, there will be a number of new doctors this year. In addition to Ansari, Eliza Coupe (who was one of the better things in the never-seen HBO show "12 Miles of Bad Road") will be one of the rookies. Chalke said that when Lawrence announced he was adding young doctors, she and the other regulars said, "But we're the young doctors!" and Lawrence told them something like, "Go look at the opening credits and get back to me."

* Ken Jenkins is not leaving the show, even though Kelso no longer works at the hospital. "Kelso won free muffins for life on the show, which gives him an excuse to hang around the hospital and be a different character," Lawrence said. Courteney Cox will do a three-episode arc as the hospital's new chief of medicine. (It was a part written for Lawrence's buddy John Cusack, who wasn't available due to a movie shoot.)

* Lawrence admitted that many of the shots people (including me) took at the last season on NBC were deserved, and that they got lazy telling the same jokes over and over again, and then telling jokes about their own jokes. (All that meta stuff about how JD's long fantasies are never worth it, etc.) The tone of the new season will be much more in keeping with the serio-comedy of seasons 1-4 -- "Though I don't know if Steve McPherson wants me to talk up how there's going to be more tragedy in the show."

* Getting back to Janitor's name -- which Neil Flynn kept trying to claim was Zanzibar Duck Duck McFake -- there's some debate in the writer's room about what it should be, with several writers insisting that it has to be "Neil Flynn," since they established that Janitor played Neil Flynn's role in "The Fugitive."

* And, the most important question as far as I'm concerned: Lawrence promised much more of Donald Faison dancing.

* The episode in the Bahamas -- where Lawrence will make his acting debut on the show -- will be about Janitor's wedding (presumably to his girlfriend, Lady), and is part of Lawrence's attempt to prove old mentor Gary David Goldberg wrong that you can't do a funny sitcom episode where you take your cast and crew to another country.

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John flies with the US Navy Blue Angels

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John C. McGinley, Star of Scrubs Flies with the Blues

John C McGinley One of my favorite actors, John C. McGinley (whom you may know from Scrubs, Platoon, The Rock, or even Point Break) had the opportunity to take the press flight with the Blues recently.

He seemed to be properly impressed, and amazingly enough not nearly the wise ass he portrays in his many rolls. I was a bit disappointed actually I would have loved to hear what Dr. Perry Cox would have had to say about breaking the sound barrier, or pulling six and a half G's in the break over El Centro.

Either way it's a fun Video... Enjoy...

McGinley and the Malibu mob

Heres a neat article about some of the Malibu Mob (a group of friends in Malibu):

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Red Wings’ Chelios Digs Membership In ‘Malibu Mob’
May 27th, 2008 •


Chris Chelios has won the Stanley Cup with two franchises and made the final with another, so he knows something about team chemistry.

It explains why the 46-year-old Detroit Red Wings defenseman fits in so well with his other team, the Malibu Mob.

Chelios is at the core of a group of athletes, entertainers and others who own property in the Southern California community, pal around and work out together.

The Malibu Mob includes Chelios, big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton, tennis star John McEnroe and actors Tony Danza, John Cusack and John C. McGinley, who provided some insight into the group’s activities.

McGinley, who stars as the fast-talking Dr. Perry Cox on the NBC (and soon to be ABC) sitcom “Scrubs,” grew up a Rangers fan in New York, but switched his allegiance to the Wings after his Malibu neighbor Chelios was traded from Chicago to Detroit in 1999.

McGinley said his fellow Mob members all are big Chelios fans and drop what they’re doing to see him play when Detroit is on the West Coast. They have seen the Red Wings play during recent stops in Los Angeles, Anaheim and San Jose.

If Chelios is in town, “the Mob is meeting,” McGinley said. “Whoever’s here is a quorum.”

The Mob members converge on a luxury box at the arena “so we can just completely bask in Cheli’s glory,” he said.

McGinley said Chelios is supportive of his fellow Mob members, visiting their movie sets when he can.

And in turn, McGinley said he hasn’t missed a single Red Wings playoff game on TV this season, watching the team advance to its first Cup final since 2002. McGinley’s prediction: Wings in six games over Pittsburgh.

Chelios, speaking between Games 1 and 2, confirmed the group’s existence, saying it is 20 members strong.

“I don’t know how it happened. Tony Danza came up with it,” he said. “Just a group of friends out there that came up with the name.”

Not only is McGinley a Wings fan, so is his character, whose love of the team has been displayed in more than a few “Scrubs” episodes.

In one, Cox sits in a bar having an uncomfortable, forced conversation with a fellow doctor until it is revealed the other man also likes the Red Wings.

“For the next 20 minutes, you will sit in silence while I tell you why the Detroit Red Wings are the greatest franchise in the history of professional sports,” Cox says.

“Scrubs” executive producer Bill Lawrence has spent time with Chelios and other members of the Malibu Mob, and a story line was born.

“He just knows I’m a big Cheli guy,” McGinley said. “He pretty much integrates anything from your real life into the show. He knew I was a huge Cheli fanatic and so he just made Dr. Cox a Cheli fanatic.”

McGinley said Mob members, like so many others, marvel at how Chelios still is able to play hockey at such a high level despite his advancing years.

Chelios earlier this season became the second-oldest player to play in an NHL game, attributing his longevity in part to a hardcore workout regimen, which McGinley says is the stuff of legend.

“If you saw the way he trained in the off-season. It’s astonishing,” he said. “We do a one-hour bike ride up a mountain. We started paddle-surfing, which is great for everything. He trains with his trainer down in Venice. … What we do all day is train and eat.”

And hang out together.

According to McGinley, the Mob has established two essential prerequisites for membership, which have been discussed “over more than a few meals down at Nobu and at the Greek place, Tony’s.”

They are:

–Land ownership: Members must own property in Malibu, even if it isn’t a primary residence.

–Compatibility: “You have to be able to call any person in the Mob and have dinner with them independent of any other person. It can’t be you and that guy get along, but you don’t get along with somebody else. You’re out. Plus, anybody can blackball you.”

And apparently, the Mob is willing to expand its numbers should the right candidate come along. Currently under consideration is a lifelong Wings fan — Detroit’s own Kid Rock (real name Robert Ritchie).

“Kid Rock is coming on quick,” McGinley said. “There will have to be a Mob vote. Bobby’s one of the guys. He’s just the best.”

John's daughter, first look

Here is the first look we get at Billie Grace, John's 3 Month old daughter.

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Two Tickets to Paradise (Dirt Nap) finally coming to DVD

The independent movie originally called Dirt Nap, but changed to Two Tickets to Paradise will finally make its debut on DVD after a few years in limbo. From what I've seen on the trailers and site, it could be a very fun road trip movie. I suggest you pre-order it from amazon.com. It comes out July 22nd.

American Crude hits DVD in June

March 31, 2008 - The ensemble, bachelor-party comedy American Crude – starring Rob Schneider and Ron Livingston – hits DVD June 3, 2008. The pair stars as best friends Bill and Johnny who gather for a bachelor party that gets out of hand when several eccentric and troubled strangers arrive (including a transsexual prostitute, a runaway virgin, a gorgeous gun-wielding ex-con and a porn king). The film also stars Jennifer Esposito, Michael Clarke Duncan, Cynthia Watros and John C. McGinley. American Crude will be available on DVD at a SRP of $24.96 and will include exclusive deleted scenes.

Box art is not yet available, so stay tuned to IGN DVD for more!

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Its official, Scrubs is going to ABC next season

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"Scrubs'" fate is no longer up in the air, reports John C. McGinley. "I've been told to show up at work on March 24, and the 18 episodes we're going to do starting that day will be on ABC next fall," says the actor known as the acerbic Dr. Cox on the show. "Scrubs" lead Zach Braff had expressed he definitely wanted out after what should have been the final season, but McGinley says the whole cast is aboard for one more go.
"Scrubs" Future No Longer in Question Says John C. McGinley

To recap, the "Scrubs" troupe was only able to finish 12 episodes of the 18 NBC had ordered for its final season before the writers' strike, and the network reportedly wouldn't commit to the last six episodes. "Scrubs" creator Bill Lawrence had declared he'd finish the show on DVD if necessary, but then ABC piped in with the invite to jump ship. Now the last six episodes in the can for NBC begin airing April 10.

"When they're done, there's no wrap-up, cliffhanger or anything," notes McGinley. "It's a show that will all of a sudden stop in the middle of its season on NBC, which is kind of a drag, but if we're switching to ABC, I don't really care. Steve McPherson, the guy who runs ABC, greenlit the thing when he was over at Touchstone, so it was his baby to begin with. I couldn't be more excited."

McGinley, who's over the moon about the new baby girl he just had Feb. 2 with wife Nichole Kessler, says, "I haven't talked to my cast mates because I've been a little busy over here, but I'm sure everybody's pretty thrilled. The fanatical fan base we have is the only reason we're still on. It's unbelievable. It's the show you can't kill, and I'm happy for it. I'd love to do it forever."

Scrubs to move to ABC?

I read this article today, sems ABC wants to put Scrubs on their channel. I'm not sure if this means another season or what, as I thought season 7 was the final one. 18 more episodes is fine by me, as I 'm sad to see the show end, but I thought they had a tough enough time getting everyone back for season 7. Hopefully more info will come our way soon.

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Interview about Scrubs

Remember that short film John was in, A.W.O.L.?

That never came out? Well it still hasn't, but it seems that it is being shown in festivals again. Here is a clip of the producer talking about it.

http://blip.tv/file/693580

Beware of the devilish mustache in the second half!

McGinley's game wins unprecedented award.

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Writers rewarded for work on video game

Dead Head Fred writers Dave Ellis and Adam Cogan have been presented with the first ever Writers Guild Award for video game writing.

Dead Head Fred is a PSP game about Fred, a private investigator, who is looking into the affairs of businessman Ulysses S. Pitt. Pitt claims to be the saviour of the people, but is actually rotten to the core. He cottons to Fred, though, and Fred ends up dead.

And beheaded.

A scientist in Pitt’s employ preserves Fred’s eyes and brain and reanimates his corpse in the hope that Fred can turn the tables on the bad apple.

Fred’s new head is nothing more than his brain and eyes floating in a jar, but he collects other heads - including a corpse head that can spew fluids that it’s sucked up and a stone head that can break through walls - and Fred is able to swap one head for another depending on the situation he finds himself in.

Rated mature, Dead Head Fred is hindered by long loading times, uninspired level design, and terrible gameplay mechanics, but there are two elements of the game that are great: writing and voice work.

The main character, Fred, is voiced by John C. McGinley and the main antagonist, Ulysses S. Pitt, is performed by Jon Polito. They make the game.

Therefore, the writers of the game deserve recognition, because without their witty dialogue, there would have been nothing clever for McGinley and Polito to say.

Congrats to Ellis and Cogan. And to all the other writers who were nominated, who also deserve the recognition for their hard work.

Congratulation John and Nicole

John and Nicole had a baby daughter on Saturday, February 2nd: SOURCE

Scrubs star John C. McGinley and his wife Nichole welcomed a daughter, Billie Grace, on Saturday, the actor tells PEOPLE exclusively.

The baby weighs 8 lbs. and is 21 inches long. She was delivered at 1:36 a.m. in a birthing tub at the couple's home in Malibu, with a midwife in attendance.

"Nichole was a mountain lion, a warrior in the birthing process," McGinley tells PEOPLE. "The birth was astonishing! Mom and baby girl are 100 percent. Billie is a 'mini Nichole'! Thank God."

New mom Nichole, an Ashtanga yoga teacher and birthing doula, adds, "We are all happy and healthy at home and enjoying these precious first moments of life together."

The couple married on April 7, 2007. Billie is their first child together. McGinley also has a 10-year-old son Max.

John in child support issue.

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Trouble for McGinley

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TMZ.com reports that trouble has erupted for John C. McGinley, the charismatic actor from Scrubs.

News has it that Lauren Lambert, McGinley’s ex-wife has filed a legal suite against him for withholding child support payments in wake of the ongoing writers’ strike.

McGinley, who divorced his wife in 2001, is supposed to pay $9,000, a month for the care of Max, the couple’s 10-year old son, who unfortunately suffers from Down’s Syndrome.

Citing the reason of the show being out of production, the famous Dr. Perry Cox of Scrubs stopped the payment early this month. On the other hand, Lambert is furious over his decision, calling him unfair for ‘possessing a big house in Malibu’ and reinstates her intention to get her fair share of the claim.

Meanwhile, Lynn Soodik, the actor’s lawyer, reportedly came to his rescue. According to Soodik, the court order allows him to reduce the support amount when the show is not being shot.

John C as golf pitchman

I'm sure this is old but its the first I have heard about it. Original source HERE

Shooting Star: John C. McGinley
How that guy from Scrubs pissed off Arnold Palmer
By ERIC WEINBERG

Hey, look! It's...that guy! The smug Dr. Cox on Scrubs, the unctuous broker in Wall Street, Michael Bolton's biggest fan in Office Space. Now John C. McGinley, a veteran of more than 50 films, has a new role on his resume--Champions Tour pitchman in television sports for the senior circuit's 25th anniversary.

How did you get the Champions Tour gig?
They wanted someone intense. I do a lot of monologues on Scrubs so they felt I could handle it.

You grew up in New Jersey and you were a ball spotter at the 1980 U.S. Open at Baltusrol.
Yeah, and I learned not to ask dumb questions. On the first hole, Arnold Palmer pulled his drive into a bunker and had a nasty fried-egg lie. When he got there, I asked, "What ball are you playing, Arnie?" He just glared at me and said, "A 'Palmer,' jackass!"

What celebs do you play with?
Wayne Gretzky, John Cusack. One night in Miami years ago John, myself and some girl were grossly overserved. We snuck onto a course and went crazy in golf carts. We slammed on the brakes on the lip of a 15-foot-deep pot bunker, and the girl got launched across the green.

So you consider golf an extreme sport?
Not at all. To me, the game is all about male bonding. My brother Mark was on the 66th floor of the second tower at the World Trade Center. He got out. The greatest quality time I've had with my dad and brothers has been on the golf course. We make a perfect foursome.