What do you think the chances are that Jorge Garcia (also known as Hurley from Lost) dined at a Famous Dave’s in West Jordan, Utah on October 24, 2007?

Not likely, I know, but hear me out…

Scotty and I were there that night celebrating the wedding of my cousin, Edwin (at least I think it was that night. Give me a break, it was almost five months ago) . Since Scotty has an obsession with toothpicks, he left our table to obtain some from the host’s station. When he came back, he whispered to me, “Hurley’s here!”

Now, there’s something you need to know about Scotty; he doesn’t have an eye for people. He’s always waving to people he doesn’t know and saying, “That looks like so-an-so,” but guess what! The people never look anything like so-and-so.

My reaction to Scotty’s observation was, “Suuuuuuure! Hurley’s here….” [eyeroll] to which Scotty replied, “Go see for yourself!”

I was given specific instructions to find this “Hurley” guy: Go to the host’s station and get a toothpick. When you turn around to come back, glance to your left. He’s in the booth directly on the other side of the wall.

I followed the protocol exactly, and sure enough, there sat a man who looked exactly like Jorge Garcia.

I ran back to the table and told Scotty, “Holy crap! You were right!”

We spent the rest of the night telling our family that “Hurley” was in the front of the restaurant and sending them to go see. As fun as this may sound, no one in our family watches Lost, so they didn’t even know who they were looking for, but Scotty and me? We were in awe.

Now, of course, we know that the chance of this man really being Jorge Garcia is pretty slim, and we insist on calling him The Man Who Looked Like Hurley, but what if? Sure, West Jordan, Utah is no place for a celebrity, but you never know.

Today, while hanging around Lostpedia, I found a link to Jorge’s blog. I’ve never read a celebrity’s blog because I just don’t believe they’re legit, but this one? It’s got to be the real thing. He’s posted pictures of himself and the blog seems more personal than promotional, which is great because he blogs for fun and not to make a dollar. I found myself laughing hysterically at his posts and even adding him to my feed reader (you’ve gotta check out his Halloween costume).

While I was exploring Jorge’s blog, I remembered my experience at Famous Dave’s last October. Then it dawned on me! Check his archives! So into the Land of Last October I dove, and guess what! There is gap in his posts between October 17 and October 29. The mystery remains. Who was this man I saw at Famous Dave’s?

Now, if I’m lucky, Jorge will find this post via Google Alerts or Technorati, and then he’ll e-mail me to let me know if he was at Famous Dave’s last fall. Mystery solved. BUT, I will then think, There’s no way this e-mail is really from Jorge Garcia! But Jorge will want me to know it’s really him, so he will take a picture of himself reading my blog and send it to me. I will hyperventilate and jump up and down on my computer chair in true Tom Cruise-fashion. Jorge and I will then become BFFs, and we will exchange Christmas cards. It will be beautiful.

You laugh, but I kid you not!

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