Yeah, you read that headline right. Apple couldn’t pay for better press than this.
Viewers of the Charlie Rose show tonight were stunned to see the normally composed Rose looking like he’d just been in a bar fight. He has a very bad black eye and a bandage over part of his forehead. I contacted the show’s producers to hear what happened. Earlier today, they said, Rose tripped in a pothole while walking on 59th Street in Manhattan. He was carrying a newly purchased MacBook Air and made a quick (but ultimately flawed) decision while falling: sacrifice the face, protect the computer. “In doing so, he pretty much hit the pavement face first, unfortunately,” they said.
Luckily the MacBook Air survived the fall. “The Macbook Air is fine, he showed us the blood stains on it this morning.”
Rose, one of the hardest working journalists I’ve met, records multiple shows per day and cancellations are rare. Falling directly onto his face apparently doesn’t qualify as a good enough excuse to postpone a show.
By the way, Rose says he always has to have the newest gadgets as soon as possible. After we recorded an interview two weeks ago (see it here) he invited me to dinner along with Matt Rutherford, the show’s head tech guy.
He had three different cell phones out at various times - here’s a picture with a Blackberry, an iPhone and a…what is that? A Samsung?
Awesome, simply awesome…though you have to admit, his face isn’t exactly his meal ticket anyway. We love ya Chuckers!
Pavement 1 Charlie 0.
The battle wounds give him a bit of a serial killer look in the first photo. Very “The Shining.”
According to the CrunchGear team the Macbook Air is useless, I guess Charlie’s face speaks differently.
Rose just earned serious tech cred in my opinion.
OMG. I think I just became a Charlie Rose fan.
If he owns Apple stock, that would really be adding insult to injury.
SJ
Mr. Rose just one-upped every so called “hardcore Mac geek”. Jobs is probably phoning him for an upcoming ad spot.
Hmmm. Either they don’t pay him enough or he failed to purchase replacement insurance! J/K, of course. Can’t say I’d have bit pavement for any piece of technology (then again, I don’t have a Mac Air, either…)
The hardest working man in interviewing today.
who the hell falls, lol - and gets a black eye…a stuntman needs to teach him how to break falls
Who said the MacBook Air is easy on the eyes?
A NYC pothole is a dangerous thing…
Come now Rose,
You would think someone with your sophistication and income would have already purchased in a padded laptop shoulder bag - designed to protect it against such accidents.
Of course you can still just use THE OTHER ARM to cushion a fall if you are holding the laptop in a briefcase.
But of course, this gets him invaluable media publicity to come on the air without theatrical makeup and with a band-aid
How much would all this publicity he will eventually get for his show have cost him?!
what a bad ass
love this post!
Interesting. I watched his show tonight and was wondering what happened to him. IMO he’s one of the most respectable journalists on the air today.
Steven - so he didn’t make any comment at all on the show as to why he had a black eye?
Yeah… hopefully this isn’t the journalist version of “falling down the stairs.”
Wounds heal in ways that the love for a bruised Macbook Air never could. I applaud Charlie Rose, for he has done what I would have. Bravo!
Well, I suppose this confirms what other MacBook Air owners know (self included) that despite what various geekfixated self proclaimed “experts” and “pundits” have declared, the MacBook Air is really loved by its owners.
But, who ever expected a Geek to understand why normal people buy consumer products. Ever ask one to pick out a pair of shoes, a TV, a toaster, a piece of art? I rather doubt it.
The more interesting and useful a product is to the majority of consumers, the less interesting it is to the Geek. (self included)
B
that is absolutely amazing. lol
Sorry. I don’t believe it. It was a hit.
Mike, I believe that third phone is a Motorola Krzr.
Anyone else mistake his right hand for a mutant second and third hand?
Travis - whatever that phone is, it’s a damn shame to see it in someone’s hand.
its their version of “she walked into the door officer”
Charlie Rose is amazing. When I watch other interviewers (which is pretty much only often enough to remind me of how bad they are) on channels like CNN, MSNBC, etc, they just seem like some sort of circus act. Charlie Rose has class.
I’m really sorry to see his black eye! And nobody better dare make fun of this guy!
very cool !
hmmm, very suspicious. a poster on Yahoo Answers says that there was a YouTube video of him persuing someone in a heated Q&A (probably for 60 Minutes) and they swing and he falls to the pavement.
though they say the video has been removed now.
not sure his Air story isn’t …hmmm…full of air?
Good reporting. I’m sure Rose would agree that journalists should keep their preferences to themselves. Did you ask him if you could publish the photo you took at dinner?
Sorry spoil the spirits but Charlie is also a member of Bilderberg group and would also face plant for any Rockefeller. Rose is just doing buisness, don’t expect journalism from him at all times for he is just a slave.
His head was in the game, what a bad ass dude.
The pictures made this story. I’m guessing he didn’t have the warranty plan other wise he could’ve saved taking the ninja head butt to the pavement to save the macbook.
I just don’t believe the pothole story. I think he met a right-cross.
funny photoshop job at engadget:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/0.....cbook-air/
Faceplants are good for the soul.
Debbie - yes, he was fine with me posting that picture.
The people counseling Rose on how to fall obviously have not had the experience. Using another body part to try to save his face would likely have resulted in a broken shoulder, arm or hand. In my worst fall, it was my hand that took the brunt. Months in a cast and brace, more of physical therapy, and it still has problems. (My MacBook Pro, in a shoulder bag, emerged unscathed.)
I haven’t fallen while carrying my MacBook Air, but I think that it would probably come through.
Any of you folks want to buy a bridge. I’ll make you a good deal on the Golden Gate. This is one unbelievable story. Next we’ll hear that Spitzer was actually taking part in an undercover sting operation, it was all a mistake.
A Gadget’s Perspective
Orbit AI being a gadget himself of gigantic proportion applauded Mr. Rose’s gallant decision. Orbit having a brain the size of a small planet whirred and wobbled his iridescent plates a little pompously saying that Mr. Rose’s handsome features could repair themselves, but as sure as eggs are eggs “The Macbook Air” would have bought it big time on the sidewalk.
The IM (Intelligent Machine) Harmony Motors from XL5 purred warmly in agreement adding sagely that anyone taking a tumble… their very first concern laying face down in the dirt was to check with some urgency that the mobile was still in one piece.
Yes, the Xl5 onboard ‘XtraReal ™ Cine Monitors’ have now replaced their looped reruns of ‘Battlestar Galactica’ with a multi-panelled display of Mr. Rose’s shows. Yes indeed it seems the gadgets have gained a new hero in the “Name of The Rose”.
All the Best
Greg Jordon
XL5 eFire Info & eBooks
Just watched tonight’s show. Man, that’s the most purple eye I’ve ever seen on TV!
He quickly waived off the issue in about 3 seconds. No sign of the MacBook Air, though. And no sign of Charlie slowing up to let his guests get a word in …
Man, Charlie looked like the beating Bear Stearns took over the weekend! And sitting across from the ueber preppy and porceline Aaron Ross Sorkin was kind of surreal.
A true American hero. Charlie Rose, I salute you sir.
ok, but if the picture with the 3 phones is taken after the fall then where is the black eye?
I just watched Mr. Rose’s shows tonight and stunned too. I totally agree with you “JD Lasica” and I was wondering what happen? I must miss it or he didn’t even open up the show by explaining what happen to his black eye? I don’t know why he didn’t disclose his tripped in a pothole and laugh about it. Viewers must be thing he was punched by some one?
If I were you Charlie, I’ll do the same thing though. For almost a $2000 notebook, who wouldn’t get hurt to protect it? Maybe he bought MBA with SSD, so that’s why he cares about it so much, haha. Anyways, bravo Mr. Rose!
The human body is self healing, Apple hardware isn’t (yet). Rose is one awesome dude.
Well they are so many operating systems coming to market,few of them you can find on this site as well http://www.lapnol.blogspot.com
I would have done the same…way to go, Charlie Rose!
the other cellphone is a motorola k1 =)
Moto!! Samsung =)) wtf?
I have always valued Mr. Rose’s show for its high merits, now his gadget adulation makes me want to cheer him.
If would advice Mr. Rose somthing, it would be to add the Sony-Ericsson XPERIA X1 phone to his collection, ….