Dan Carlin
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Now you talk about a dirty job, baby. I mean, and back in that era. So for the people who don't know, Plimpton wrote a book. He used to write books about jobs, but he would like you said he would do the job. OK, but it's one thing to do a job that we could imagine ourselves doing. One of the jobs Plimpton did was he went and played pro football professionally.
Now you talk about a dirty job, baby. I mean, and back in that era. So for the people who don't know, Plimpton wrote a book. He used to write books about jobs, but he would like you said he would do the job. OK, but it's one thing to do a job that we could imagine ourselves doing. One of the jobs Plimpton did was he went and played pro football professionally.
In like spring training or something, but with a lot of pro football players, and then wrote about the experience. And I recall what he said. He said that if you got a book written by a football player, you would get a lot of inside information. But he writes about it as an expert who can't see what you need explained, right?
In like spring training or something, but with a lot of pro football players, and then wrote about the experience. And I recall what he said. He said that if you got a book written by a football player, you would get a lot of inside information. But he writes about it as an expert who can't see what you need explained, right?
In like spring training or something, but with a lot of pro football players, and then wrote about the experience. And I recall what he said. He said that if you got a book written by a football player, you would get a lot of inside information. But he writes about it as an expert who can't see what you need explained, right?
And so he would go, and there was a total amateur, and say, well, here's what you really notice when you're a guy off the street thrown into the NFL. Right. And that's a unique perspective. So I'm glad you brought him up. And you know, little known fact about Plimpton, and I could be wrong about this, so let's check this.
And so he would go, and there was a total amateur, and say, well, here's what you really notice when you're a guy off the street thrown into the NFL. Right. And that's a unique perspective. So I'm glad you brought him up. And you know, little known fact about Plimpton, and I could be wrong about this, so let's check this.
And so he would go, and there was a total amateur, and say, well, here's what you really notice when you're a guy off the street thrown into the NFL. Right. And that's a unique perspective. So I'm glad you brought him up. And you know, little known fact about Plimpton, and I could be wrong about this, so let's check this.
I think George Plimpton was one of the guys who tackled Sirhan Sirhan when he shot at RFK. Rosie Greer and George Plimpton once again working with NFL people.
I think George Plimpton was one of the guys who tackled Sirhan Sirhan when he shot at RFK. Rosie Greer and George Plimpton once again working with NFL people.
I think George Plimpton was one of the guys who tackled Sirhan Sirhan when he shot at RFK. Rosie Greer and George Plimpton once again working with NFL people.
On the Road.
On the Road.
On the Road.
Again, I'd like to have seen a Dirty Jobs on Mike Rowe's Dirty Job.
Again, I'd like to have seen a Dirty Jobs on Mike Rowe's Dirty Job.
Again, I'd like to have seen a Dirty Jobs on Mike Rowe's Dirty Job.
But people have no idea. So circle back to the sizzle reel that I did right way back when. So people you talk about hitting the X spot. Right. So when I always said I was the I was the most I was the Columbo. This is something that only our age group. I was the Columbo of TV reporters.
But people have no idea. So circle back to the sizzle reel that I did right way back when. So people you talk about hitting the X spot. Right. So when I always said I was the I was the most I was the Columbo. This is something that only our age group. I was the Columbo of TV reporters.
But people have no idea. So circle back to the sizzle reel that I did right way back when. So people you talk about hitting the X spot. Right. So when I always said I was the I was the most I was the Columbo. This is something that only our age group. I was the Columbo of TV reporters.