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"LONG ISLAND MEDIUM FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS" TAKE ONE.
IT'S BEEN A REALLY LONG TIME
SINCE WE'VE ANSWERED ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS.
THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.
AMAZING.
SO TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA REVEAL IT ALL ONCE AGAIN.
EXCUSE ME! EXCUSE ME!
EXCUSE ME!
I'M GONNA BE CHECKING FACEBOOK, TWITTER.
I'M ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS.
AND YOU CAN BE SURE THAT MY FAMILY IS GONNA BE HERE
PUTTING THEIR TWO CENTS IN.
NEVER GETS DULL OR BORING. THAT'S FOR DAMN SURE.
[ LAUGHS ]
IT'S ALL HAPPENING RIGHT HERE
ON A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE OF "LONG ISLAND MEDIUM."
-- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Man: YOU READY?
AM I R-- ARE YOU READY?
[ LAUGHS ]
DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE THE ANSWER,
BUT I'M READY FOR THE FIRST QUESTION.
OH, GOD, I'M FEELING A LITTLE [SIGHS] WEIRD.
Larry: UH-OH. WHAT ELSE IS NEW?
I DON'T KNOW HOW I GET MY INFORMATION.
I FEEL THINGS.
SOMETIMES I SEE A SIGN OR A SYMBOL.
A LOT OF TIMES IT'S JUST A FEELING.
THEY HAD MY STANDING AT, LIKE, A GAZEBO
WITH, LIKE, ALL THESE FLOWERS.
THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
I JUST SPEW THINGS OUT OF MY MOUTH.
IT'S LIKE A FIRE HYDRANT.
PSSH!
THEY'RE ALL, LIKE --
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING OVER --
THEY'RE, LIKE, DANCING.
THEY'RE CRAZY.
WELL, SOMETIMES IT COULD BE FROM MY SPIRIT GUIDES
OR EVEN THE PERSON THAT I'M CONNECTING WITH
AND THEIR SPIRIT GUIDES.
I'M CALLING IN MY SPIRIT GUIDES. IT'S A HIGHER LEVEL.
IT'S NOT JUST SOMEONE
THAT I'M JUST CHANNELING THEIR LOVED ONES.
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND,
SPIRIT GUIDES ARE SPIRITS THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO OUR SOUL,
AND FROM WHAT THEY SAY,
THEY'VE NEVER WALKED HERE IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD.
SO, LIKE, THE C.E.O. OF SPIRITS?
Larry: [ LAUGHS ]
THIS ISN'T FUNNY.
HOW DO I RESPOND TO WHEN PEOPLE SAY I'M DOING COLD READINGS?
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
WHAT IS THAT?
CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN THAT TO ME?
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
LIKE, SHE'S -- SHE'S SHIVERING WHILE READING?
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
"BRR. I'M COLD. YOUR MOTHER DIED."
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
"GRANDMA SAYS HI."
"GRANDMA SAYS HI."
I DON'T KNOW. WHAT'S A COLD READING?
I MEAN, SPIRIT IS JUST SO FREAKING SPECIFIC,
THERE'S NO WAY THAT I COULD KNOW THESE THINGS
BY JUST LOOKING AT SOMEBODY.
I'M SORRY.
HOW DO YOU CONNECT WITH RUBIES?
MY DOG'S NAME IS RUBY AND I'M OBSESSED WITH IT.
[ Laughing ] I DON'T KNOW THAT.
Theresa: I GET THE SPECIFICS FROM SPIRIT.
THEY'RE MAKING ME FEEL.
THEY'RE SHOWING ME THINGS.
THINGS JUST COME OUT OF MY MOUTH.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE I DON'T HAVE A FILTER HERE.
I JUST LOOKED AT HIM AND HE'S SITTING THERE IN HIS UNDERWEAR.
I SAID, "ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?"
BUT THAT WOULD BE YOUR HUSBAND, RIGHT?
MOST DEFINITELY.
Theresa: FOR ME, THE WAY THAT I READ,
SPIRIT TALKS ABOUT THE MOST CRAZY, UNBELIEVABLE THINGS
THAT NOBODY WOULD EVER KNOW.
HOW DO YOU CONNECT WITH TURTLES?
I KNOW. RANDOM. SO RANDOM.
MY FATHER BOUGHT ME ONE OF THOSE LITTLE TURTLES FROM CHINATOWN.
Theresa: SPIRIT WILL EXPLAIN THINGS
THAT THEY'VE SAID ON THEIR WAY OVER HERE IN THE CAR.
HOW COULD I READ THAT FROM SOMEONE'S BODY LANGUAGE?
DID YOU JUST WRITE DOWN "RING"?
YEAH.
I SAID TO HIM, "IF THIS IS REAL, THEN JUST SAY, 'RING.'"
I JUST GOT THE GOOSE BUMPS.
[ CRIES ]
Theresa: IT'S NOT HARDER TO READ A SKEPTIC.
THEY'RE NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING.
WHEN I SAW YOU WALKING,
WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH MY MIND WAS,
"WHAT KIND OF *** IS THIS?"
I MEAN, I JUST LIKE PEOPLE TO VALIDATE
WITH A YES OR NO ANSWER.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO GIVE ME THE WHOLE FREAKING LIFE HISTORY
OR WRITE A BOOK ABOUT IT.
YEAH.
I'M ABLE TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE THAT HAVE CROSSED OVER.
WITCHY?!
DO I LOOK LIKE A WITCH?
Theresa: MAYBE I AM MISINTERPRETING SOMETHING.
MAYBE I'M NOT EXPLAINING IT
THE WAY THAT THEY NEED TO HEAR IT FROM SPIRT.
JUST FOR THE RECORD,
YOU GOOGLED YOURSELF AND NOTHING CAME UP.
I'M A SKEPTIC. I WANTED TO -- YOU KNOW.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I DON'T NEED SOMEONE TO WALK AWAY FROM A READING SAYING,
"OH, I'M NOT A SKEPTIC! I BELIEVE! I BELIEVE!
AMEN! HALLELUJAH!"
BUT YOU BROUGHT ME TO YOUR SIDE.
FROM SKEPTIC SIDE TO BELIEVER SIDE.
SO, BEFORE YOU JUDGE OR ACCUSE ME OF ANYTHING,
COME AND HAVE A READING AND EXPERIENCE IT FIRSTHAND,
AND THEN YOU CAN JUDGE AWAY ALL YOU WANT.
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, AT THE AGE OF FOUR,
I LIVED RIGHT BY THE GREGORY MUSEUM IN OUR TOWN,
WHICH HAPPENED TO ALSO BE A JAIL.
I USED TO HAVE A DREAM EVERY NIGHT
OR SEE SOMEONE WALKING OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE.
HE WAS ALMOST LIKE A -- I REFER TO HIM AS "THE HOBO."
AND HE USED TO JUST CHANT,
"WE'RE LOOKING AND WE'RE COMING FOR THERESA BRIGANDI."
AND THEY USED TO JUST CHANT THAT OVER AND OVER AND OVER.
I KNOW NOW THAT WAS SPIRIT TRYING TO GET MY ATTENTION.
I'VE NEVER SHARED WHAT I JUST SHARED WITH YOU WITH NOBODY,
SO -- I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF MY PARENTS EVEN KNOW THAT.
ALL RIGHT. JUST READ IT.
SHUT UP.
MATTHEW FROM FACEBOOK SAYS,
"HOW WOULD YOUR LIFE AND FAMILY BE DIFFERENT
IF YOUR MOM WASN'T A MEDIUM?"
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO ANSWER THAT.
[ LAUGHS ]
PROBABLY BE BORING IF I WASN'T A MEDIUM.
YOU HAVE TO ADMIT, I ADD A LITTLE SPICE TO THIS FAMILY.
BE LIKE A PUFF OF SMOKE, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I APPEAR,
AND THERE'S ALL, LIKE, GLITTER AND STUFF.
I THINK THAT'S A GREAT CONCEPT.
NO MATTER WHAT THERESA DOES,
SHE WOULD PUT HER HEART AND SOUL AND 100% INTO IT.
OH.
LIKE AN OCCUPATION?
YEAH, LIKE A DOG WALKER OR A POOPER SCOOPER.
I'M SUPPOSED TO CALL IN MONDAY FOR JURY DUTY.
I WROTE LAST YEAR ON THERE,
"PSYCHIC MEDIUM, TALK TO DEAD PEOPLE."
I WROTE THAT ON THE THING AND THEY STILL SENT ME ONE BACK.
NOT EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT A MEDIUM IS.
IF MY MOM WASN'T A MEDIUM, SHE COULD BE AN AUCTIONEER,
'CAUSE SHE, LIKE, TALKS REALLY FAST AND LOUD.
HOW COULD YOU NOT HEAR ME?
THEY HEAR ME ALL THE WAY -- FROM JERICHO, THEY HEAR ME.
MAYBE SHE'D BE, LIKE, A HAND MODEL.
THESE ARE TERRIBLE JOBS.
I WOULD SAY SHE COULD BE A WAITRESS.
A WAITRESS?
WELL, ENJOY. MANGIA!
THE '80s ONE,
WHERE YOU'RE SKATING AROUND WITH THE TRAY LIKE THIS.
THAT'S NOT THE '80s. THAT'S, LIKE, THE '50s.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS MEDIUMSHIP THING
MIGHT BE WORKING OUT GOOD FOR ME, HUH?
[ LAUGHTER ]
WAS THERE A TIME THAT YOU WISHED THAT I WASN'T A MEDIUM?
YEAH, WHEN YOU USED TO HAVE YOUR ANXIETY ATTACKS IN THE CAR.
USED TO FLIP OUT.
THIS IS EXACTLY HOW WE WOULD BE DRIVING.
DAD, PRETEND YOU'RE DRIVING.
Theresa: DON'T.
OH, GEEZ.
[ Mockingly ] "AAH! AAH! OH, MY GOD!
OH, MY GOD! PULL OVER! PULL OVER!"
[ Mockingly ] "LARRY! LARRY! LARRY, YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER!
OH, MY GOD, LARRY!"
I'LL GET OFF THE NEXT EXIT.
"OH, NO! NOW! NOW! I'M GONNA THROW UP!
OH, MY GOD! I'M GONNA THROW UP!"
[ LAUGHS ]
Theresa: PEOPLE WILL ASK ALL THE TIME,
"CAN TWO SPIRITS COME THROUGH AT ONCE?"
I REFER TO THAT AS "PIGGYBACKING."
IS YOUR DAD ALSO DEPARTED, AS WELL?
OH, NO. IT'S YOUR DAD.
HER FATHER GOES, "WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT ABOUT ME?"
I GO, "WELL, JUST EASY."
I GO, "WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON HERE."
THAT'S JUST HIM.
THAT'S FRED, ALL RIGHT.
SO, WHAT HAPPENS IS, ESPECIALLY IN A GROUP,
IF THERE ARE TWO SOULS THAT ARE SIMILAR
OR WANT TO RELAY THE SAME MESSAGE,
THEY WILL KIND OF BAND TOGETHER
AND BE ABLE TO GET THEIR MESSAGE ACROSS.
YOUR MOTHERS DIDN'T KNOW EACH OTHER, DID THEY?
NO.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF PIGGYBACKING.
'CAUSE YOUR MOTHER'S GOING,
"OF COURSE SHE'S GONNA BE AT HER GRANDSON'S WEDDING!"
AND I SAID, "OH, MY GOD!"
I SHOULD HAVE SENT HER TO THE BACK OF THE ROOM.
I NEVER SHOULD HAVE TALKED TO HER FIRST.
[ LAUGHTER ]
SO, IT'S ALMOST LIKE THAT OLD SAYING,
"KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE."
ON TWITTER, @RIGHTY SAYS,
"DO SPIRITS KEEP THERESA FROM SLEEPING?"
ABSOLUTELY.
MY MOM SLEEPS.
I'M NOT SAYING SHE DOESN'T,
BUT SHE DOESN'T SLEEP AS MUCH OR PROBABLY AS COMFORTABLY
AS A NORMAL PERSON WOULD.
AND WHY IS THAT, LARRY?
BECAUSE OF SPIRIT, VICTORIA.
OH, VERY GOOD.
I GET UP, I TOSS, I TURN, I HEAR THINGS, I FEEL THINGS.
I DON'T REALLY DREAM.
SPIRIT IS JUST PREPARING ME.
SO MY SLEEP IS, I THINK, A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
IF IT'S NOT SPIRIT WAKING ME UP,
IT'S YOUR SNORING THAT'S WAKING ME UP.
@BEANK FROM TWITTER ASKS,
"ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT SPIRITS IN THE HOUSE?"
HE'S SITTING HERE.
THIS IS YOUR SON.
I GO, "YOU GOT TO STOP IT."
THIS IS HIM.
"DO YOU SEE ME? I KEEP LOOKING OVER HERE."
[ LAUGHS ]
YES.
YES.
NO, 'CAUSE WE SAGE.
WHAT IS SAGE? LIKE, SPIRIT BUG SPRAY?
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU'RE A FREAK.
SPIRIT IS THROUGHOUT THE ATMOSPHERE.
YEAH.
I COMPARE IT TO, LIKE, RADIO SIGNALS.
HMM.
THE SIGNALS ARE ALWAYS THERE.
IT'S ALL WHETHER YOU WANT TO TURN IT ON OR TURN IT OFF.
THERE YOU GO.
THANKS.
YOUR BROTHER DID A PHENOMENAL, AMAZING JOB
OF VALIDATING FOR YOU TODAY.
[ SNAP ]
WHAT WAS THAT?
SOMETHING FELL.
BUT NOBODY'S THERE.
STOP IT. [ CHUCKLES ]
STOP IT?! IT'S YOUR BROTHER.
WHAT ARE YOU TELLING ME "STOP IT" FOR?
Theresa: DURING EVERY READING,
WHETHER IT'S A PRIVATE, A GROUP READING,
SPIRIT ALWAYS DOES SOMETHING THAT FREAKS ME OUT,
THAT IS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED.
IT'S FREAKING AMAZING.
YOU HEARD THAT, AM I RIGHT?
ALL RIGHT, LISTEN.
I DEFINITELY DID.
THERE'S NOTHING -- THERE'S NOTHING HERE.
SPIRIT SURPRISES ME, FREAKS ME OUT, EVERY TIME.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE YOU TO DO YOUR HAIR IN THE MORNING?
ALL I'M SAYING IS WHEN I'M DOING A REVOLUTION,
DON'T LIGHT A MATCH.
OH, GOD.
IS MY HAIR FLOPPING?
IS IT LOOSE, MY HAIR?
Larry: LOOKS VERY FLAT.
YEAH.
DON'T TELL HER THAT!
[ LAUGHS ]
IT LOOKS FINE. IT LOOKS FINE.
NO, YOU LOOK FINE.
NEXT QUESTION.
MARY FROM FACEBOOK ASKS,
"HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE YOU TO DO YOUR HAIR IN THE MORNING?"
WHATEVER SHE SAYS, DOUBLE IT.
THERIE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I'M GETTING READY! WHAT ARE YOU --
STOP BOTHERING ME!
IT ONLY TAKES ME 45 MINUTES TO GET READY IN THE MORNING.
FROM THE TIME I GET IN THE SHOWER, DO MY HAIR,
DO MY MAKEUP, AND GET DRESSED -- 45 MINUTES.
OH, GOD. THERE GOES THE HAIRDRYER AGAIN.
DON'T RUSH ME.
Larry: IT TAKES YOU 20 MINUTES TO TAKE A SHOWER,
YOU PUT STUFF IN YOUR HAIR,
AND THEN YOU PUT OTHER STUFF IN YOUR HAIR,
THEN YOU TEASE IT, THEN YOU BLOW IT SOME MORE,
THEN YOU SPRAY IT, YOU TEASE IT SOME MORE, YOU SPRAY IT.
THAT'S NOT EVEN INCLUDING PUTTING YOUR MAKEUP ON.
IF YOU DO IT IN 45 MINUTES, THAT'S RECORD TIME FOR YOU.
MAYBE WE SHOULD TAKE OUT SOME STOCK IN THIS STUFF.
Theresa: MAYBE.
READY? HEAD STRAIGHT.
DOESN'T EVEN MOVE.
LOOK. IT'S MOVING.
IT MOVED.
IS IT MOVING?
NOT ONE HAIR OUT OF PLACE, THOUGH.
Larry: WHAT THE HELL DO YOU NEED SO MUCH HAIR SPRAY FOR?
WELL, IT DEPENDS ON WEATHER CONDITIONS ON HOW YOUR HAIR COMES OUT.
[ LAUGHS ]
THERE'S NO WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE HOUSE.
YEAH.
"DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS."
WHAT? ARE YOU DOING YOUR HAIR OUTSIDE?
NO, BUT IF IT'S HUMID OUTSIDE,
EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE AIR CONDITIONING --
OH, PLEASE.
ALL I'M SAYING IS WHEN I'M DOING A REVOLUTION,
DON'T LIGHT A MATCH.
THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.
OH, GOD.
SO, LET'S CHECK THE "TWITTAH."
HOW DO YOU SAY TWITTER?
"TWITTAH."
SOMEONE TWEETED ON THE "TWITTAH."
TWIT-TER. TWITTER.
IT'S "ER," NOT "TWITTAH."
THAT'S WHAT I SAID -- TWITTER.
TWITTER. TWITTER.
"TWITTAH."
EH.
HOW DO YOU SAY IT?
"TWITTAH."
TWITTER.
[ LAUGHS ]
IT'S LIKE "BUTTAH."
IT'S LIKE "BUTTAH."
"TWITTAH."
SO, LET'S CHECK THE TWITTER
SO, ON TWITTER...
YEAH?
...KILO-UNDERSCORE-C ASKS,
"SO, WHAT DOES LARRY DO ALL DAY?"
KILO "C"?
YEAH. FROM TWITTER.
WHAT DOES KILO "C" DO ALL DAY?
I DO PLENTY THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
I CLEAN AROUND THE HOUSE.
I PUT THE GARBAGE OUT.
PETEY, WHERE'S ALL YOUR LAND MINES, PETEY?
SHOW ME.
AND I TAKE CARE OF THE GROUNDS NOW.
I CLEAN UP.
I PICK UP THE DOG CRAP IN THE BACKYARD.
LOUIE, WHERE'S ALL YOUR POOP?
I PUT MY YEARS IN, AND I'M TAKING A...
...A SABBATICAL.
I'M SEMI-RETIRED.
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. I GOT MOST OF THEM.
IRIS FROM FACEBOOK ASKS,
"WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU'RE IN A CEMETERY OR DRIVING BY ONE?"
I ACTUALLY ENJOY GOING TO THE CEMETERY.
I ACTUALLY FEEL A SENSE OF COMFORT THERE.
AND FROM WHAT SPIRIT HAS EXPLAINED TO ME,
THEY ARE NOT WAITING FOR US AT THE CEMETERY.
WHEN WE GO TO THE CEMETERY,
WE ACTUALLY BRING OUR LOVED ONES WITH US,
SO I DON'T FIND IT DIFFERENT WHETHER --
IF I'M IN THE MALL OR I'M AT THE CEMETERY.
THERE'S TONS OF SPIRIT READY TO COMMUNICATE
THAT I'M FEELING AND SENSING.
FOR ME, THERE'S JUST A LOT OF SPIRIT EVERYWHERE.
[ LAUGHS ]
JUDITH FROM FACEBOOK SAYS,
"THERESA, YOU GET THIS NERVOUS LOOK ON YOUR FACE
"LIKE A BUNNY IN A FIELD OF HUNTING DOGS.
"DOES THE FEELING COME ACROSS YOU WHEN A SPIRIT ARRIVES?
ARE YOU IMMEDIATELY SEEING SOMEONE?"
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M GETTING VERY NERVOUS 'CAUSE I'M PICKING UP SPIRIT.
I DO. I GET NERVOUS.
IT'S VERY NOISY IN HERE.
IT MUST BE ALL THE SPIRITS.
AND I USUALLY GO TO THE SPIRIT THAT IS BOTHERING ME THE MOST.
I THINK I'M GETTING YOUR DAD --
SURE.
'CAUSE HE GOES, "OH, IT'S OVER HERE, THE DAD!"
HE GOES, "IT'S NOT OVER THERE. IT'S OVER HERE."
NO MATTER WHERE WE GO, SHE'S ALWAYS READING SOMEBODY.
I'M THERESA AND I'M A MEDIUM.
Woman: INTERESTING.
WHEN WE'RE OUT IN PUBLIC AND I HEAR THOSE WORDS,
[ As Theresa ] "OH, HI, I'M THERESA AND I'M A MEDIUM.
AND YOUR FATHER'S STEPPING FORWARD,"
[ Normal voice ] I'M LIKE, "OH, NO. HERE WE GO.
NOW WE'RE GONNA BE LATE."
JUST LET ME FEEL IT OUT FIRST.
JUST LET ME WALK BY FOR A SECOND.
HEY. GO FEEL IT OUT.
Theresa: THAT'S NOT WHAT IT'S LIKE.
I'M NOT LIKE A FORTUNE COOKIE OR ANYTHING,
BUT IN THE END, IT'S ALWAYS WORTH IT.
IT'S HIS WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGING
ON HOW MUCH HE LEARNED ON THE OTHER SIDE.
OOH. YOU JUST GAVE ME THE CHILLS.
100%.
[ LAUGHS ]
HONESTLY, EVERY READING STILL AMAZES ME.
YOU KNOW, I CAN'T FIGURE THAT OUT.
OH, YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
"DID THE TABLE REALLY MOVE?"
TABLE, WILL YOU WORK FOR US TODAY?
THAT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU HAD TO SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT.
YOU'RE VERY CLOSE --
PUSHES MY *** TOGETHER AND MAKES ME LOOK HEAVIER.
THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
I'M NOT PUSHING YOUR ***.
YOU ARE SO AND YOUR -- I GOT TO BE LIKE THIS.
LIKE, I WANT TO BE LIKE THIS.
HOW'S IT LOOK IN THE PICTURE?
IS MY ARM OVERLAPPING HER ARM?
YES.
CAN'T YOU FEEL IT? WHAT? ARE YOU NUMB?
LIKE, YOU CAN'T FEEL THAT?
GUY HAD ASKED ME TO GET CLOSER.
NOW SHE'S COMPLAINING THAT I'M, LIKE, TOO CLOSE TO HER.
BECAUSE YOU'RE PUSHING MY SHOULDERS LIKE THIS
AND THEN IT SQUISHES THE GIRLS.
I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME THAT I DID IT,
THIS SALON HAD HIRED ME TO COME IN AND DO READINGS,
AND ON THE WAY THERE, ALL I KEPT SAYING WAS,
"I WILL DO THIS AND I'LL READ THESE PEOPLE,
BUT I DON'T WANT TO READ NO MEN.
I DON'T WANT TO READ ANY MEN."
DO YOU KNOW THAT EVERY PERSON THAT I READ THAT DAY WAS A MAN?
[ LAUGHS ]
EVERY SINGLE PERSON WAS A MAN.
I THINK I READ 10 PEOPLE THAT DAY AND THEY WERE ALL MEN.
[ LAUGHS ]
SO, LEXIE FROM FACEBOOK SAYS,
"DO YOU THINK YOU WILL EVER GET RID OF THE CASSETTE PLAYER?"
THAT'S LIKE ASKING, "DO BEARS [BLEEP] IN THE WOODS?"
I MEAN, REALLY. COME ON.
LOOK AT WHAT I BROUGHT!
LOOK WHAT I BROUGHT, BEN!
[ LAUGHTER ]
WHOO!
YOU KNOW IT'S OFFICIAL WHEN I BRING THE OLD CASSETTE RECORDER.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
SHE SAYS THE CASSETTE PLAYER ACTS AS A TIMER.
Theresa: WHEN I FLIP THE TAPE OVER,
THAT WILL BE YOUR INDICATION THAT YOUR SESSION IS HALF OVER.
SO, I DON'T GET WHY YOU CAN'T JUST GET A STOPWATCH.
I LOVE IT. I HAVE MY TAPE DECK ALL READY TO GO.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
DON'T FIX WHAT'S NOT BROKEN.
YOU KNOW, I DO USE THIS A LOT.
YES.
DO I THINK THERESA WILL EVER GET RID OF THE CASSETTE PLAYER?
NO.
YOU DON'T FIX WHAT'S NOT BROKEN,
AND THAT'S WHAT WORKS FOR HER.
THAT'S WHAT I SAID. BAM. RIGHT THERE.
@JOHNNYZITO FROM TWITTER ASKS, "DID THE TABLE REALLY MOVE?"
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, JOHNNYZITO, THAT TABLE MOVED.
HOW ARE YOU?
MY FRIEND MARIE SAID THAT
SHE HAD SOME SPIRIT ACTIVITY IN HER HOUSE.
SHE WAS TELLING ME ABOUT THIS TABLE THAT SUPPOSEDLY "MOVES."
TABLE, WILL YOU WORK FOR US TODAY?
LOOK, COME ON. LET'S BE REAL HERE.
IF SOMEBODY SAID TO YOU, "WE HAVE A MOVING TABLE" --
I WAS A LITTLE SKEPTIC AT FIRST.
I'M WILLING TO ADMIT THAT.
SO, I ASKED SPIRIT,
"IF THIS IS REAL, I NEED A VALIDATION,"
'CAUSE YOU KNOW I'M ALL ABOUT VALIDATING.
DID YOUR MOM HAVE DOILIES?
YES.
'CAUSE YOUR MOTHER STEPPED FORWARD
AND PLACED A DOILY OVER HERE.
Marie: ARE YOU OKAY?
THAT'S JUST YOUR MOM'S SPIRIT.
THAT'S -- YOU'RE SENSING THE ENERGY AND SPIRIT.
SHH!
Theresa: NOBODY PUSHED THAT TABLE.
OUR FINGERTIPS WERE ON THE TABLE.
HOW DO YOU PUSH A TABLE WITH YOUR FINGERTIPS ON THE TABLE?
AAH!
[ LAUGHS ]
OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.
AAH!
I KNOW IT WAS MARIE'S GRANDMOTHER
THAT MOVED THAT TABLE.
[ Laughing ] THAT IS FREAKING CRAZY!
NOBODY IS GOING TO BELIEVE THAT!
THAT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU HAD TO SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT.
THAT TABLE MOVED.
WELL, COULD YOU IMAGINE IF THE TABLE FOLLOWS ME OUT OF HERE?
[ LAUGHTER ]
STAY HERE. I DON'T NEED IT.
DON'T BE FOLLOWING ME.
YEAH, YOU'RE VERY HARD AND DIFFICULT TO WORK FOR.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT FOR?
Theresa: THAT'S A TERRIBLE THING TO SAY ABOUT ME!
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
Producer: ALL RIGHT. THIS IS FOR THERESA.
THERESA, WHAT -- WHAT DOES --
[ LAUGHING ]
WHAT ARE YOU? POSSESSED?
[ SNORTS ]
[ LAUGHING ]
WHAT IS THAT?
WHO LAUGHS LIKE THAT?
OH, MY GOD.
MY LAUGH IS CONTAGIOUS TO MYSELF.
[ LAUGHS ]
Theresa: LET'S GO TO TWITTER.
@ARLENE-UNDERSCORE-ARLENE ASKS,
"HOW IS YOUR ASSISTANT WORKING OUT?"
WELL, ARLENE, IT'S NOT.
I PICKED YOU TO BE MY ASSISTANT.
[ LAUGHS ] ARE YOU SERIOUS?
OH, MY GOD!
I DID. I DID.
Theresa: AFTER GOING THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS
AND ACTUALLY HIRING SOMEONE,
I JUST DON'T THINK THAT I'M READY FOR A FULL-TIME ASSISTANT.
SO RIGHT NOW, I DO NOT HAVE A FULL-TIME ASSISTANT.
I CAN HONESTLY JUST SIT HERE
AND SAY PROUDLY THAT I'M A CONTROL FREAK.
[ LAUGHS ]
YEAH, YOU'RE VERY HARD AND DIFFICULT TO WORK FOR.
[ GASPS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT FOR?
THAT'S A TERRIBLE THING TO SAY ABOUT ME!
THAT'S NOT --
I DIDN'T MEAN IT THAT WAY.
YOU'RE -- YOU'RE --
I'M VERY LOW MAINTENANCE.
I DON'T DEMAND OR REQUIRE A LOT.
Theresa: COULD YOU GET MY NAME TATTOOED ON YOU?
I THINK YOU SHOULD GET IT AS, LIKE, A WEDDING BAND.
BOY, OH, BOY.
I'LL BE ANNOYING. I DON'T CARE.
WHAT? ARE YOU DELIBERATELY TRYING TO GET ME AGGRAVATED?
I'M DONE BEING NICE.
YOU'RE LOW MAINTENANCE? YOU'RE LOW DRAMA?
WHAT? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
BUT I LOVE YOU ANYWAY.
I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU RIGHT NOW.
SO, WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS VERY SPECIAL EPISODE.
Producer: ONE MORE QUESTION, T.
YES.
Theresa: PEOPLE ASK THAT ALL THE TIME.
YOU KNOW, "HOW HAS DOING THE SHOW REALLY AFFECTED YOUR LIFE?"
AND I'M STILL WORKING. I'M STILL READING.
HE SAYS, "I NEED MY WIFE TO KNOW THAT I HAVE NOT LEFT HER."
IT'S JUST NOW, INSTEAD OF SPIRIT FOLLOWING ME AROUND ALL DAY,
I GOT SPIRIT AND CAMERAS.
JUST KNOW THAT IT IS YOUR DAD AND THAT HE'S WITH YOU AT THAT MOMENT.
I DIDN'T REALLY THINK ABOUT IT WHEN I WAS ASKED TO DO THE SHOW.
I'M THERESA.
BUT I NEVER THOUGHT IN A MILLION YEARS
THIS SHOW WOULD BE WHERE IT IS TODAY...
OH, MY GOD!
...AND HOW MANY PEOPLE IT HAS HELPED
AND CHANGED THEIR LIVES, JUST FROM WATCHING THE SHOW.
I LOVE YOU, THERESA. YOU HAVE NO IDEA.
I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL GIFT,
AND THIS IS MY SOUL'S JOURNEY HERE IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD.
WAS IT A PINK BALLOON?
[ GASPS ]
I LOVE WHAT I DO.
Theresa: AWW.
ABSOLUTELY.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
AAH!
THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S ABOUT IT.
YOU GUYS GOOD?
GOOD.
GOOD JOB.
HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOYED
THIS VERY SPECIAL EPISODE OF "LONG ISLAND MEDIUM."
WHY WOULD YOU HIT ME RIGHT THERE?
I THOUGHT YOU WERE -- YOU WENT LIKE THIS.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS A HIGH FIVE.
[ LAUGHS ] I'M SORRY.