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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Thursday, January 13, 2005 - 12:51 pm
 Born in Queens, New York, Tom Westman attended Archbishop Molloy High School, where he was a peer group counselor and member of the track team. In 1982, he held the school record in the pole vault, 14' 6'', which held for 20 years. He then studied history for three years at the State University of New York in Binghamton. In 1985, Westman followed his father's footsteps and joined the New York City Fire Department. He is currently a Lieutenant of Ladder Company 108 in Brooklyn. Simultaneously, he is finishing his undergraduate degree at Queens College, the City University of New York, pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. Westman enjoys sailing, skiing, scuba diving, golfing and cooking. He is most happy spending time with his family and friends. He describes himself as gregarious, practical and competitive. He is most proud of his department's response to the rescue efforts of September 11, 2001, and the everyday efforts to help alleviate the suffering in New York City. His hero is his daughter, Meghan, who lost her hearing to meningitis at 18 months old and, after receiving a cochlear implant at 2 years old, is currently mainstreamed and thriving in the third grade. Westman is a member of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association and the Fire Department of New York Emerald Society. He was also a member of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Having been recognized for his support by Disabled Sports, USA, in 2001, Westman has returned every year since to volunteer as an instructor where he helps introduce recently disabled veterans to adaptive skiing. Westman currently resides in Sayville, New York with his wife, Bernadette, and their three children, Meghan (8), Declan (6) and Conor (4). They have one golden retriever, Guinness. Westman's birth date is January 4, 1964. Favorites Colors Blue Scents My wife's neck Flowers Daylilies Board Games Trivial Pursuit, Cranium Video Games No favorite Sports to Play Golf Sports Teams Any team my kids are on Outdoor Activities Sailing, skiing, running, gardening TV Shows All HBO originals, anything on History or Discovery Channels Movies The Pope of Greenwich Village, Pulp Fiction, Braveheart, The Gangs of New York Actors Sean Connery, Christopher Walken, Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise Actresses Nicole Kidman, Halle Berry, Laura Dern, Charlize Theron Music Van Morrison, Black 47, Billie Holiday, The Chieftains, Jimmy Buffett Magazines Time, Men's Journal, Cigar Aficionado Books/Authors Hemingway, Steinbeck, Frost Cereals GOLEAN Crunch! Fruits Banana, watermelon Snack Foods Cheese, pepperoni Cookies Pepperidge Farms Sausalito Candy Bars Hershey bar Alcoholic Drinks Guinness Stout Non-Alcoholic Starbucks coffee http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor10/survivors/fav/tom.shtml
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Lorie
Member
08-29-2003
| Saturday, January 15, 2005 - 5:43 am
So far this guy is my favorite. He sounds like a really nice guy.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Sunday, February 06, 2005 - 4:27 pm
Ok, is this gut for real? good looking and not jailbait ;). I think he's got an edge. Working as a fire fighter he's got to have people skills. Having to spend a lot of time with his co-workers gives him a leg up on social skills. He's got a great chance if his bio is accurate.
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Monday, February 07, 2005 - 1:32 pm
Love his choice of scents; his wife's neck. LOL
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Lycanthrope
Member
09-19-2002
| Monday, February 14, 2005 - 3:33 am
Looks like he's an all around good guy. Hero-type, acutally...if he was 10 years younger, I'd say he was a big target, but at 41, the younger people might overlook him....he's got a good chance to win the whole thing if he plays his cards right...
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 3:40 pm
drool.....nice eyes and complimentary to his wife!! a keeper!
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Marameko
Member
07-15-2002
| Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 11:42 am
What a babe.
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Jan
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 2:27 pm
My kinda guy!!!! Funny I found myself thinking Tom is just the right age for me and that Willard was just too too old.... sigh..then I realized that I am actually Willard's age!
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Monday, April 11, 2005 - 10:46 pm
Does anyone think Tom looks like John Slattery? He was on Sex and the City and I think he is on Jack and Bobby too. Not sure though.

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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, April 12, 2005 - 5:57 am
I love Tom, and his strong stand about the fresh water made me VERY nervous! Zebras understand that blending in with the group is the way to survive -
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Friday, April 15, 2005 - 6:29 am
I'm finding him pretty annoying lately, to be honest. If anyone else reads the comic Pearls Before Swine I think he needs a crocodile neighbor ! Just riffing on TNT's Zebra analogy.. Tom could be the "Zeeba neighbor".

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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Friday, April 15, 2005 - 6:31 am
oops.. that's "zeeba neighba". In the comic strip the crocs are always trying to con the Zebras, with the obvious goal of eating them.
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Sassynegal
Member
01-21-2005
| Friday, April 15, 2005 - 7:41 am
Big Tom fan - if it wasn't for him and Ian this tribe would be starving and not having it 1/2 as easy as they do. Those poor girls would have to get off their lazy bums and do something without Tom & Ian! GO TOM!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Friday, April 15, 2005 - 8:00 am
I'm not sure we know that for sure, I mean that those two are the only ones ever to work. Gregg and Coby seemed to participate in work and Coby was sort of pushed aside. But there is no argument from me that they aren't working and providing, I just think Tom is way too arrogant and immodest about it and I mean TO the others on the tribe rather than in confessional. He made such a huge deal of that shark and hanging the head as a putrifying trophy, bleh. Now that they are getting more air time, I just find him arrogant and annoying, which isn't saying he's not a provider. And, as TNT points out, he's said he is worried about showing his competitive edge too much.. for instance when they had the belut challenge, but that day, he pretty much had to go all out so they could win. Last night I have to give him the benefit of the doubt; I think he was blindsided when so many of them jumped in for the cookies, but when Stephenie asked him how long he could hold out, instead of saying "I can stand here all night", he should have tried to indicate that he was getting tired or shaky. He's now announced to anyone who might have been in denial that he's made the transition from daddy and provider and tribe savior, to "your worst nightmare" in individual challenges. Zebra.
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Kep421
Member
08-11-2001
| Friday, April 15, 2005 - 8:24 am
Sea...simply LOVE that crock/zebra cartoons...HILARIOUS!!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Friday, April 15, 2005 - 8:46 am
I love Pearls Before Swine!! The crocks never give up, especially since they moved next door to Zebra.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Friday, April 15, 2005 - 9:47 am
I think Tom has got a bit cocky about his strengths too. Survivor is a game where being strong isn't necessarily a good thing, and if you are strong you certainly have to balance it out with some sort of behaviour that makes you needed in other ways. I don't think Tom's covered all his bases in that way, and his recent attitude has made it easier for the others to choose him to go without feeling guilty for removing the person who had helped provide for them so well. But of course it Tom wins every immunity from now on he doesn't have to worry about anything. Hopefully Stephanie's pizza will give her the strength to win the next one!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Friday, April 15, 2005 - 10:04 am
Coby says Tom was a dictator from day one. They clearly are not friends, at least as of Coby's interview today. Yess! Go Steph!! Pizzapower!!
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, April 16, 2005 - 6:06 pm
Yo, Tom! Think Zebra!!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Saturday, May 07, 2005 - 10:56 am
The Zeebas did okay last episode.. Tom can thank Ian for waking him up.. AND for sticking with the rock avoidance game, but taking that chance, though only Tom was taking the chance for their side.
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Saturday, May 07, 2005 - 10:58 pm
Eeyore - I totally see the Tom/John Slattery resemblance, too. I don't think I noticed it until Tom started to get scruffy, but now when I see him, I think of JS. And the other night, I was watching Jack & Bobby and as soon as JS came on, I started thinking about Tom! The first thing I ever saw Slattery on was one of my old favorites "Home Front". I fell in "love" with him immediately...which is very much like my immediate "love" of Tom!
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