Who is Selby and where is he now?
Selby (first name: Jay) is Paul’s college buddy, refered to and addressed only by his last name, which by the way is Selby, not Shelby. Paul and Selby went through a number of escapades (a microwave clambake, for example [1.8]) since their college days in the 1970’s, and often double-dated [1.11]. Selby was also in character when winning the Chelsea 10K race [1.3] by showing up first at the finish line after skipping most of the race. In real life, Rosie Ruiz pulled a similar stunt at the Boston Marathon on April 21, 1980, depriving Jackie Garreau of Canada a well-deserved victory. Selby’s character was never really developed, except in [1.4] and [1.9], and written out of MAY midway through season #1. He picked up the maid Masha’s Stroganoff to eat on the subway and went off to escort his grandmother to the Museum of Natural History [1.12], never to be seen or heard of again. A very untidy end. Rumors that he joined the Peace Corps are unfounded. • Unlike the fate met by Carla Gugino’s
