Jax stares. For the first time in years, he has nothing to say.
MIKE Showbiz (real name: Michael Ziplowski), a 67-year-old former king of the late-night infomercial. In the 90s, he sold the "Showbiz-Zip 5000"—a zipper for stage curtains that promised to be "smoother than a jazz sax, faster than a tabloid breakup." He made millions, lost them, and now runs a rundown repair shop in Burbank called Mike’s Last Chance Zips .
Mike packs his briefcase. The manager offers the ten grand. Mike takes five hundred. "For gas. And a cheeseburger."
There’s a single business card left behind. On the back, in shaky handwriting:
Mike doesn't look up. "I’m the last zip guy."
The curtain flies open. Smooth. Silent. Perfect.
Mike Showbiz- - Zip
Jax stares. For the first time in years, he has nothing to say.
MIKE Showbiz (real name: Michael Ziplowski), a 67-year-old former king of the late-night infomercial. In the 90s, he sold the "Showbiz-Zip 5000"—a zipper for stage curtains that promised to be "smoother than a jazz sax, faster than a tabloid breakup." He made millions, lost them, and now runs a rundown repair shop in Burbank called Mike’s Last Chance Zips .
Mike packs his briefcase. The manager offers the ten grand. Mike takes five hundred. "For gas. And a cheeseburger."
There’s a single business card left behind. On the back, in shaky handwriting:
