My cousin lives in Baltimore. He claims he sees you on TV every Sunday morning doing a real estate show. I said, "No way. Mike Rowe in a suit? Right!" Is he kidding me?
Hey Mike, sorry to re-post in this topic, I didn't feel it should be an entire new topic for my measly post.
But sorry to say I am yet to see your show but I have happily say I have heard your voice for the narrations that you speak of.
What I am generally posting about is (though I can presumably figure it out from your other posts) how did you get your foot in the door as far as the TV career goes. I wonder because I believe a job such as yours or any other discovery/animal planet host would be the best job in the entire world.
I am still just a doulbe senior in college (5th year now) but I will be graduating next May from Central Michigan University, with a major in Biology and a minor in Conservation of Natural Resources. I have to say through my travels that I was fortuante enough to take I have found my love of seeing new things and learning about the animals/nature within those places. Though I can see you aren't entirely the person to wonder such things from, I still ask, how would a newly graduated man get a foot in the door, such as you did years ago?
Finish school. Get a really weird and dirty job. CThen, call me, and I'll come out and do a segment on your filthy and unusual career. Viewers will find us funny, engaging, and informative. Discovery will be duly impressed, and you should have your own show by the end of the year.
I'm kidding, but not completely. You're better off making your own door than sticking you foot in someone elses.
Scratch that. That was a stupid thing to say. I'm not even sure what it means. I'm tempted to say "think outside the box," but that too, is a dumb and meaningless expression. Look, to my knowledge, I have never given anyone any worthwhile advice, but the best advice I ever got from a television personality came from Henry Winkler. When asked how to become a working actor, his response was "Read." When asked to elaborate, he said, "Read everything."
I don't mean to be glib, but the real truth is, everyone I know who has had any success in this crazy business likes to think they know precisely how and why they got to where they are. Then they like to talk about it. Kind of like I am right now.
Honestly, there is no straight line from Central Michigan to hosting a TV show for the Discovery Channel. If I told you the path I took, you simply wouldn't believe me. And since I didn't really wind up here on purpose, my "strategy" is too random to be of any use. In fact, sharing it now would be both dangerous and irresponsible. All I can tell you is, I took Fonzie's advice.
Mike
PS. The second best advice I ever got came from Travis McGee - "Be wary of all earnestness."
PPS. Watch Dirty Jobs very closely. If you still want to be in television, (and I seriously doubt you will,) write again, and I'll tell you about headshots, demotapes, agents, etc. God help you.
Mike, The house being moved in Montville New Jersey tomorrow 7/26/05, what is the ETA of the move, would love to schedule the time to come watch that! Most impressive Saturday to watch the house be raised and prep'd for the move, just amazing. Yourself and the crew were covered in plenty of old dust!
hey mike.. glad to see you on dirty jobs..thanks for all the laughs up in Dutch..TV's Mike Rowe!! keep in touch, let me know what's your next adventure, i just did a bit of shark hunting..cheers..miles
Originally posted by mikerowe: I believe the move itself is what we call a "fluid situation." Drop by the site late morning and and ask around. You can't rush 100 tons...
Mike
You guys sure needed plenty of fluids! It's HOT!
Well the house is turned, and appears ready to go, looks like the destination site is being made ready. Caused a lot of chaos with the traffic late yesterday on Changebridge Road! Good luck, will be stopping bye on my way home from work today! Good luck with the move!
Great show, my husband and I were rolling last night. One thing with the horse farm and the artificial insemination, you said that you were collecting from a Thoroughbred stud but I think that may be wrong. AI and embryo transfer is not allowed in the Thoroughbred breed. My guess is that it is a Quarter Horse operation. Not important to non-horse people, but to those of us that make our career in the industry it is. Great show, can't wait to see it next week!!
HEY MIKE, I SAW YOU ON CHANNEL 13 - BALTIMORE ON 4/2/06 SELLING REAL ESTATE FOR RYLAND HOMES IN HAVRE de GRACE,MD.AND ALSO FOR THE RIDGELEIGH IN ALEXANDREIA, VA. IS THIS CONSIDERED A DIRTY JOB ? HMMM, YOU DIDN'T LOOK AS IF YOU WERE AS DIRTY AS YOU USUALLY GET IN ALL THE EPISODES I'VE SEEN YOU IN OR IS THIS A DIFFERENT KIND OF DIRTY ? THANKS & KEEP UP MAKING ME LAUGH , MARSOL50
I sent a rather long post that started out about Mike singing the National Anthem. Since then I have been looking around the website. It is kind of confusing and fun at the same time. I just wonder if my post was lost in the mix.
I would greatly apprecite it some one would let me know. At least let me know if a human actually read it.
Please don't misunderstand what I mean. Things are going fine for me. No need to feel sorry for me! I really appreciate the reply. I now know some one actually read what I have to say. Thank you for mentioning my commitement to OUR counrty. There are COUNTLESS Woman and Men who serve in absolutlely fantastic ways that you could never imagine! I just hope that some day THEY can be highlighted in a great way.
Take care and thanks for reading!
Sincerely, Jim
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Originally posted by ldstad: Hi James, welcome to the boards.
Mike I was wondering do you remember the show you did somewhere down south where you was making pork crakling. If you do I was wondreing do they have a mail orderig system where I could by some because I would love too. Also I just wanted to say that I love the show. Thank you for your help. Bevah
