Comments on: Dancing with the Woz

Dancing with the Woz

ardgedee — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:55:59 -0800

The Woz: Alpha geek, Apple cofounder, business leader, ballroom dancer.

Mac pundits are all over it and ABC confirms it.

By: DU

DU — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:59:55 -0800

I think I'd prefer to see Richard Dawkins on Touched by an Angel.

By: chillmost

chillmost — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 07:05:36 -0800

Is he going to be dancing on his Segway?

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 07:09:55 -0800

I'm trying to find away to mash this up with "Be My Baby" from Dirty Dancing, but it's just not happening.

By: edd

edd — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 07:22:57 -0800

That's Metafilter's own Woz. (OK, he only posted the once, but that won't stop us claiming him as ours, right?)

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 07:28:19 -0800

I'd buy that for a dollar.

By: Alvy Ampersand

Alvy Ampersand — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 07:52:48 -0800

Wow, Jewel, Lil' Kim, AND Denise Richards? So Dancing With The Stars is where the late nineties go to die? Now that the obligatory snark is out of the way, huzzah and all the best to Mr. Wozniak!

By: Potomac Avenue

Potomac Avenue — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:05:23 -0800

I'd bet the Woz reads this. Hey Woz, feel free to put Iced Tea in your Jack Daniels bottle baby!

By: NikitaNikita

NikitaNikita — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:20:42 -0800

I may actually watch this show now!

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:25:46 -0800

Okay, I know y'all will hate me for saying this... but why is this big news or all that particularly surprising? Or is it just an excuse for people to remind eachother that he posted on here once? I'm actually more surprised that Belinda Carlisle is doing the show.

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:35:58 -0800

"I'd buy that for two dollars." FTFY.

By: foot

foot — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:40:15 -0800

Or is it just an excuse for people to remind eachother that he posted on here once? please regale us with a "encountering woz" story, or some other celeb that will vaguely impress us...

By: mrmojoflying

mrmojoflying — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:42:50 -0800

I'm always surprised where the Woz pops up.

By: mkultra

mkultra — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:16:44 -0800

I've never watched the show, but is there any chance for a Woz + Denise Richards pairing? Them going up against Steve-O + Jewel would make for some good TV, especially if it ends with Woz riding his Segway over Steve-O's nuts over and over.

By: brundlefly

brundlefly — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:20:45 -0800

I hope he does his entire routine on a Segway.

By: tommasz

tommasz — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:22:14 -0800

I would love to meet some of the (apparently) millions of people who watch this show and ask them to please stop. Nothing confrontational, just a polite request. You see I'd always hoped that I would do something in my life that would benefit all of humanity; this may be my last chance.

By: ardgedee

ardgedee — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:25:42 -0800

> why is this big news or all that particularly surprising? Steve Wozniak is a hero to many people and somebody you might consider to be, in terms of how many people know him and all that, 'famous'. Also, he's not a professional entertainer, he's more of a behind-the-desk kind of guy, so dancing on TV is not just a stretch from what you might call the average TV actor's core competencies, but pretty dramatic and very public break from what he's generally known to do. Between you and me, I think this opens a whole new realm of public figures to 'Dancing with the Stars'; They could have an all-Microsoft season, with Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Steve Ballmer, Ray Ozzie, and so on competing against each other.

By: mrzarquon

mrzarquon — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:01:10 -0800

The Woz is a huge prankster also. Like totally childish, whoopy cushion on the chair style pranks. Check out his interview with Colbert. I am sure he would be entertaining nonetheless.

By: tapeguy

tapeguy — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:01:36 -0800

As if Ballmer wouldn't walk that...

By: mai

mai — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:06:39 -0800

Woz collects phone numbers. This is enough to make me want to watch.

By: derekpaco

derekpaco — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:29:06 -0800

This is so far beyond amazing I can barely stand to think about it.

By: pompomtom

pompomtom — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:54:13 -0800

Don't tell Kam Fong!

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:21:51 -0800

Steve Wozniak is a hero to many people and somebody you might consider to be, in terms of how many people know him and all that, 'famous'. Also, he's not a professional entertainer, he's more of a behind-the-desk kind of guy, so dancing on TV is not just a stretch from what you might call the average TV actor's core competencies, but pretty dramatic and very public break from what he's generally known to do. Isn't that the whole point of the show? The premise has brought people that others feel are heroes (for various reasons) without dancing experience too. There are people who idolize Penn Jillette or Warren Sapp yet have no clue who Woz is. I've met 'em. They may not be you, but they exist.

By: mazola

mazola — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:58:10 -0800

I predict pain.

By: intermod

intermod — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:42:13 -0800

After some consideration, I've decided to say just this: oh dear.

By: 5imian

5imian — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:34:36 -0800

The Woz > The Rock