125: On The Importance of Staying Grounded
The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
4.9 • 40.8K 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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| 0:00.0 | 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 | but how you see them is up to you. |
| 0:26.0 | Book now with Virgin Atlantic. See the world differently. |
| 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? |
| 1:00.0 | 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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