Wow, I'm not gonna shoot any TV for
three whole weeks. However will I handle it?
(That's sarcasm, by the way).
(That's sarcasm, by the way).
A couple of days ago I shot three
segments of “What's Up” for Fox UP, three segments that will air
while I'm gone. I'll shoot the next one a couple of days after I get
back, which means that I now have to go three whole weeks without
being in front of a TV camera. No “High School Bowl”, no “What's
Up”, no “Ryan Report”, no news stories featuring the dork known
as History Jim, no nothing.
Upper Michigan is, I'm sure, cheering.
For someone who doesn't work in TV on a
full-time basis I'm on TV way too much. I don't think there's any
disagreement about that. And maybe that's something good about my
going to Germany. I get to spare the U.P. from any further exposure,
perhaps even saving a few eyeballs from shearing apart from the sheer
terror of having those people see me on their screen again.
Ah, it's the least I can do.
Aside from saving the sanity of viewers
all across the Peninsula, it also means that I don't have to care
about how I look. Well, maybe I should rephrase that. I don't have
to worry if I'm TV-ready. I don't have to make sure I'm wearing a
shirt that looks nice on camera. I don't have to shave if I don't
want to. I could, literally, look like a homeless person if I
wanted. And trust me, when I don't have to do TV that happens more
than you'd think. I mean, I'm not planning on looking like I'm
homeless while I'm in Germany. I'll look pretty much like I always
do.
But at least I have the choice. TV
isn't dictating what I have to wear.
Of course, when I get back, it will
(quite literally) be back to the grind. I start shooting “What's
Up”s the day after my return, “High School Bowl” begins before
the end of the month, and I have a sneaking suspicion that TV crews
may come a-calling for that program I have on the 22nd.
So take this as either a gift or a warning, Upper Michigan--
Enjoy watching TV the next three weeks
without me on it. That's soon gonna change.
8-)
On that note, have yourself a great
weekend. I know I have all kinds of last-minute things that need
attention, but I'll try to sneak in a little fun and a little sun at
the same time.
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