Harvey Guillén
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
He could have been next to Jimmy on his deathbed.
Instead, Stephen chose to run.
He got 18 precious months with Jimmy,
Yes, but he missed the ending.
Now, you think that would teach Stephen something, that sometimes doing things the right way pays off in the end, that sometimes waiting is better than running.
Instead, Stephen learns he just needs to get better at running.
In the spring of 1995, Stephen Russell meets Philip Morris in the jail library.
I know what you're thinking, and no, I'm not reading an ad for cigarettes.
It's just the guy's name, and he has no relation to big tobacco.
Philip's in for failing to return a rental car.
He's quiet, soft-spoken, the son of a Baptist preacher from Arkansas.
When he needs help reaching a book on a high shelf, Stephen volunteers.
Hold on.
I'll get that for you.
And that's it.
That's the Me Cute.
It's the rom-com nobody asked for but everybody needs.
Call it You Got Bail.
Anyone?
I spent hours on that joke.