Ah life is a funny thing. As demonstrated in the waining moments of the show last night. Oh brother can I relate. To be camera ready for a shot the director (Barsky) asked the star (MR) to pop the zip near the end of his momentous snozola. Don't you hate that. Not only do you have a zit way past the days when you thought you would still need to deal but it's in a very obvious place. For all to see. Practically saying "hey everybody look at me". Lines and zits populating the same face at the same time. Makes you wonder if you are coming or going. One of life's ironies!
All true. But then to have to take in one step further, at least for Mike anyway. Have the camera follow you into the bathroom where said zit was most likely popped. All captured on film I'm sure. (glad we didn't have to watch at least)
The humiliation of it all. Oy Vey. Glad I'm not in tv.
Well thankfully we didn't actually see the zit popping. Oh, the look on his face. Suddenly he was 16 again doing battle with the evil comedone. Except this time the oily dead skin packed villain is threatening to besmirch that handsomely character lined face. Way past the age legal drinking age. And on the nose too, right near the tip. Of that proud leading front and center (well sort of center) beacon that announces the rest of his photogenically interesting visage. I'm just glad it wasn't as big as it could have been, perched upon such a nose. All an all it wasn't too bad.
The reason why David Barsky, the field producer for Dirty Jobs, asked Mike to take care of his blemish is due to the nature of High Definition. It greatly magnifies everything on the face when trying to do a close-up shot and trying to get the lighting just right is a very difficult job.
OK...so then it was Dave's idea for Mike to pop the zit (I didn't see the show). Well, that explains a lot. I mean, really...since when has Mike ever cared how he looks?
That "special age" is upon him, when zits and wrinkles show up at the same time. Dave better get used to it.
I am 48 and still get thos irritating things once in awhile. I cannot imagine HD TV hooking up on that one. I missed the entire show cuz I fell asleep..snif...but I am sure Jorey saved it for me-)
Originally posted by kammieoh: OK...so then it was Dave's idea for Mike to pop the zit (I didn't see the show). Well, that explains a lot. I mean, really...since when has Mike ever cared how he looks?
That "special age" is upon him, when zits and wrinkles show up at the same time. Dave better get used to it.
Rita
Well we can tell MR wears his wrinkles and deep expression lines with pride. No botox for the rubber face host whose expressions dance across his mug with the ease of a prima ballerina.
I'm afraid in the age of HD TV. As it has been explained to me. MR may want to invest in some skin treatments for those pesky little skin explosions. Especially if they show up on that nose. That momentous, prodigious, awe inspiring edifice that precedes him. It needs no addition to its' already dominating presence. And I say that with all admiration for such a nose as his. It gets your attention.
And here I thought we were going to talk about the NEED to pop zits. You know, those ones that you look at and think "I can GET IT." Then, invariably, you wind up with a massive red bruised spot on your chin for the whole world to mock. Or is that just me?
Originally posted by Redsophiia: Oh man, I missed that last part. My dvr cut out early
Anyway, not even pimples can mar Mike's rugged handsomeness.
Dani
I guess the time may have run over just a couple of seconds from the DVR Dani. Did you catch his comments at the beginning about his sore body and skin peeled fingers? With all that he went jet skiing the day after his high rise windowing cleaning. Which I hazard a guess caused said infirmities.
Low and behold he had a job at the tofu factory the very next day. And a pimple popping on top of that. Must have been again murder on the fingers. Pops I feel your pain. He is at that special age. One where you did enough to survive and save face. And even have a little left in your tank. So much that you unwisely think you still can. You may be able to but you are going to end up looking and walking like he did as he hobbled into the service entry of the factory. Holding his back and favoring one foot. Some times it is good to as they say in football " to take a knee" in order to rest up for what is coming next.
I would say his hectic lifestyle had more to do with the "blemish." Remember? Not only did Mike work these jobs and got in some water-skiing, he also had time for the 2009 Maui Film Festival Taste of Chocolate at Four Seasons Resort Maui.
So if I could make a guess, I attribute his blemish, of which I will now nickname "speck," from not enough rest and stress.
He needs to pamper himself more. Visit a spa. Get a facial. Get the whole works!
Originally posted by Redsophiia: Oh man, I missed that last part. My dvr cut out early
Anyway, not even pimples can mar Mike's rugged handsomeness.
Dani
I guess the time may have run over just a couple of seconds from the DVR Dani. Did you catch his comments at the beginning about his sore body and skin peeled fingers? With all that he went jet skiing the day after his high rise windowing cleaning. Which I hazard a guess caused said infirmities.
Low and behold he had a job at the tofu factory the very next day. And a pimple popping on top of that. Must have been again murder on the fingers. Pops I feel your pain. He is at that special age. One where you did enough to survive and save face. And even have a little left in your tank. So much that you unwisely think you still can. You may be able to but you are going to end up looking and walking like he did as he hobbled into the service entry of the factory. Holding his back and favoring one foot. Some times it is good to as they say in football " to take a knee" in order to rest up for what is coming next.
G_a_yle
I still can't believe they went jetskiing after the window washer job. He deserved every ache and pain he had for the next few days.
Dani, I learned quite a while ago to add 1 minute to any DJ show I dvr. Just wait you ladies, till one day your chin is shiny and lovely and the next day you have a hair a foot long coming out of nowhere! I didn't think Mike's zit was bad and wouldn't even have noticed it if Barsky hadn't bugged him and I have HD.
I see your point Loretta. What's a pimple on the end of his nose? But Barsky thought differently. We've accepted a sun spot here and there and a few recovering sunburns from constant tanning on him (Mr Rowe, sunscreen please!!) and those deep expression lines. What's a pimple, right? I guess when it came to Barsky it was a wrong.
BTW, chocolate doesn't cause pimples, neither does greasy foods. Of course bad nutrition, stress (which can mean also lack of adequate sleep), naturally oily skin and not washing regularly does cause the face to break out. I think the reason for the bump on his nose is in there somewhere.
PS: Dani, quite right my dear! But what can you do with a 47 year old man with 19 years old thoughts telling he to do what he does. I tell you his back and sore leg muscles told him better than any of us could ever do. And yet he'll take that 19 year old advice again. Mark my words on it.
Nothing in my life $ucks worse than having hot flashes and pimples all at the same time. Menopause and zits should not go hand in hand, but apparently in my case they do.
