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The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

125: On The Importance of Staying Grounded

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

History, Society & Culture

4.940.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2019

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

How many near misses can one guy take - and still remain grounded.

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In New York you can gaze up at the towering skyscrapers or...

0:05.0

You can sunbathe on top of one.

0:08.0

In LA you can catch a neon lit rollercoaster ride on Santa Monica Pier.

0:14.0

Before catching a California catfish off Santa Monica Pier.

0:19.0

Oop!

0:20.0

Virgin Atlantic fly to the world's most iconic destinations

0:24.0

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0:26.0

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0:30.0

This is the way I heard it.

0:37.0

Stretched out on a couch, his head resting comfortably in the lap of his beautiful wife.

0:43.0

Gus was eating gourmet popcorn and enjoying a quiet evening at home.

0:47.0

On the television, five familiar faces filled the screen.

0:51.0

As Betty Davis began to announce the nominees for best actor in a leading role.

0:57.0

Would he say handsome, up for a little wager?

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His wife laid out the challenge with a twinkle in her eye.

1:03.0

Would you have in mind, gorgeous?

1:05.0

Loser does the dishes all month.

1:09.0

The entire month, he said, all the dishes, down to the last spoon, she said.

1:15.0

Gus considered the field.

1:17.0

Bob Hoskins had been great in Mona Lisa.

1:20.0

But James Woods was equally terrific in Salvador.

1:23.0

I'll go with William Hurt, he said, for children of a lesser God.

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