Originally from upstate Massachusetts, Teresa Scorintino was born in 1922 to Dolores and Ricky, a seamstress and a postman. She was a huge baby, short and fat - 14lbs, 3 inches. Dolores was murdered by Ricky when Teresa was eleven. Teresa came home to find her mom in her dad's burlap postal bag. He affixed an address to it: 123 Bering Strait to Hell! "I'll show her," he muttered. "Next time you want me to 'pick up some milk on the way home,' maybe you'll think twice, eh? Maybe you'll think twice. Yeah, that's what I thought. Oh hey Teresa, why own shoe bring daddy his cigarettes, eh? That's a good girl. Kiss your ma goodnight. Look what she did? You see that? She sewed herself in this sack like a pillow. Ain't she weird?"
The news of the murder shook the tiny town of New Branswick, but put them on the map for originating the term, "going postal."
Despite this early trauma, Teresa went on to join the New York City Ballet as a principal dancer. This led to a long career in the theatre and on the silver screen. Perhaps best known for her role opposite Gregory Hines in the movie "White Nights," Teresa was a magnificent dancer. She is credited for developing the dance move, "The Over Under." No one has been able to ever do this move.
While touring with the Eagles in Ohio, Teresa met a nice man by the name of Alberto Venezuela Alvarez, a Canadian light tech. At the time she was dating Eagles roadie, Jonathan Flipmeyer. One night Teresa overhead Jonathan telling Don Henley details of their sex life. This upset Teresa very much and she rushed into the arms of Alberto. Alberto held her tight and promised he would never tell anyone about what they did between the sheets. This pleased Teresa and they got married and had twin girls - Rachael and Diane. They called her "Mother."
Teresa died in the Summer of 2011 of heat stroke while tending to her vegetable garden.
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