![]() "But it's one of the shortest ones I could find. I walked around for a month with my Walkman on, singing it, which I looked like an insane person walking the streets of Baltimore." I learned the shortest aria I could find. "For me, it became simpler to learn an aria and try to smoothy-boot my way into the opera union than it was to check the want ads for, you know, openings in TV. If you can get yourself into any of the aforementioned acronyms, you can buy your membership into any of the sister unions." There was another guild called AGMA, which is the American Guild of Musical Artists. But I couldn't do union work without those cards. And I couldn't get those cards unless I did union work. I needed both of those cards to work in my chosen field. "Well, I was living in Baltimore, which is a weird town vis-à-vis the unions. On radio this morning, Mike opened up about how he got started on TV and the origins of his new show Somebody's Gotta Do It. ![]() Special bonus: Mike sings some decent opera. He also isn’t afraid to speak his mind and doesn’t fold like a cheap tent when he gets some public pushback over a particular opinion. First, Mike is one of the seemingly few leaders left on the planet who values hard work. Mike Rowe is one of Glenn’s favorite guests to have on radio, for a variety of reasons. ![]()
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