Blogs / Articles

  • Balloonman April 1, 2015 in Just- spring when the world is mud- luscious the little lame balloonman whistles far and wee and eddieandbill come running from marbles and piracies and it’s spring when the world is puddle-wonderful the queer old balloonman whistles far and wee and bettyandisbel come dancing from hop-scotch and jump-rope and it’s spring and the goat-footed balloonman whistles far and wee e.e. cummings Mike’s Facebook Page read more...
  • I’m on CNN March 31, 2015 Julie Daniels Tamasy writes: “Hey Mike, We’ll have to assume there aren’t many of those “I’m Mike Rowe” tee shirts…” Hi Julie. I’ll have to assume you’re correct. To my knowledge, they are four, and I think I have them all. I might auction them off for the foundation sometime soon, though it’s hard to imagine a more confusing message on the chest ... read more...
  • Fridays With Freddy: Paper Boy March 29, 2015 Mike’s Facebook Page // <a href=”https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=966954356648041″>Post by<a href=”https://www.facebook.com/TheRealMikeRowe”>Mike Rowe. Mike’s Facebook Page read more...
  • Promos with the Parents March 28, 2015 People keep asking me who wrote the current promos with my parents. The truth is, no one. These were actual conversations with mom and dad that occurred sometime over the last few months. We just re-created them for the camera. Now of course, everybody wants an agent… Mike’s Facebook Page read more...
  • Fridays With Freddy: Fetch by His Rules? March 27, 2015 From what I’ve seen, the biped is not an idiot. So why does he talk to me like one? Does he really think I don’t get it? Does he really imagine that my brain is incapable of grasping the concept of chasing the ball, getting the ball, returning the ball, and repeating? Let me be clear. Dropping the ball in the ... read more...
  • Mocking Recalcitrant Denim is on Their Way March 25, 2015 Off The Wall ~ Judy Muche writes: Hi Mike, I dabble in Quilts. I am not in a position to donate money or buy any of your C.R.A.P., read more...
  • Twice the Surprise March 24, 2015 Several years ago on Mackinac Island, I went out with the crew after a Dirty Job and did considerable damage at a gin joint called Yankee Rebel. read more...
  • Of Assholes and Authenticity March 22, 2015 Mystic Meaning writes: Dear Mike, I’m amazed by what you’ve created here. read more...
  • I Just Don’t Feel Like It March 20, 2015 Fridays With Freddy: Carla Mccubbins writes, “Missing my Freddy fix, what’s up?” read more...
  • The House of Deal March 19, 2015 This morning, at exactly 7 AM Peoria time, something soft and furry landed on my face read more...
  • Ruffled Feathers & Warm Cockles March 18, 2015 Still shooting. Still in Chicago. Understand the last photo may have ruffled some feathers. read more...
  • New Season of “Somebody’s Gotta Do It” Now on Thursday Nights! March 17, 2015 Meet all the amazing, interesting and wacky people who introduce Mike to something they’ve just gotta do in the second season of Somebody’s Gotta Do It. read more...
  • Two Naked Women March 17, 2015 When a gentleman stumbles across two naked women, the polite thing to do is offer them your coat. read more...
  • ACTION! March 15, 2015 I’m not really sleeping in this photo. I took it last week in LA, between takes on a commercial shoot with a new client. read more...
  • Fridays With Freddy: Sea Fever March 13, 2015 I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, read more...