WOW! What a week! The kind of week I had is most voice-actor's dream!  Let me explain...

 Monday the 23rd - HI YA!  In the morning I went to Studiopolis in Studio City to do miscellaneous voices for a new direct-to-DVD movie called "Kung Fu Magoo." This film sounds really fun and the script is great!  I'll voice Bonecrusher Bratski, among others. The other cast members were my pal Bob Joles and Hope Levy.  I was also honored to work with the great impressionist Fred Travalena. I used to watch him on TV and marveled at his amazing impersonations. Now here he was working with us! What a great day!  I got home and met some friends for lunch.  My pal GloZell was there (she's a fellow elder at my church) and we met with my friend Brandy to talk about her upcoming wedding and possible church options.  Then GloZell and I headed over to Studiopolis Burbank so I could do more  Renji voice tracks for an upcoming "Bleach" episode.  Glo and director WendeeLee got along famously. They actually had a lot in common, besides both being vegans.  That night I rested and did auditions at home that I e-mailed to my agents.  Whew!

 Tuesday the 24th - COMMERCIAL CRAZINESS!  I was already booked to be at Patches Recording in the morning for a series of Busch Gardens TV spots promoting their summer concert series, so when the booking came down for a commercial for Time Warner, the producers were kind enough to schedule it at Patches in Hollywood at well. It was really convenient. I did the Time Warner spot first, then did the Busch Garden spots. Strangely enough, when I got the script, I realized that one of the bands they were promoting was Grand Funk Railroad!  My buddy Bruce Kulick plays lead guitar for them. So while I was doing the session, I was busy texting Bruce telling him of the amazing coincidence!  Small world, eh?  In the afternoon I went to  Elaine Craig in Hollywood to audition for a voice for a paper plate in a TV commercial.  That night I got together with my editor Iggi so we could lock the trailer for "Livin' On a Prayer." It's looking great, and should be up along with THE ENTIRE SHOT FILM on the website in a few weeks!

 Wednesday the 25th - GREAT GARFIELD!  I got to Buzzy's early in the morning for another "Garfield" session, but had been given the wrong time. So I was actually there an hour early. Oh well, I got the first pick of bagels!  WOO HOO!  Then Frank Welker, Gregg Berger and Jason Marsden showed up.  Mark Evanier, the writer/director arrived and we got to work.  I had an eBay auction I wanted to win that was closing at noon. I asked Mark if we could take a break just before then, and he said YES!  We finished a scene and Mark said, "OK we're taking a break. Wally has to win his auction!"  What a great guy. (I won the auction too!)  Later in the afternoon the great Susan Silo came by to do an amazing Eartha Kitt-type voice for a character called Neferkitty.  Sue's a good friend, and it floors me that I'm working alongside the gal who played Mousey in "Batman" in 1966!  By the time I got home in the evening, I was exhausted and took a nap.

 Thursday the 26th - COMMERCIAL CRAZINESS 2!   I was back at Patches in Hollywood in the morning to voice some TV commercials for Terminex.  Then I hightailed it over to Pacific Ocean Post in Santa Monica to do a quick session for Wawa, a restaurant.  I was really putting the miles on!  Then I went to visit my doctor for a quick consultation, visited Laser  Blazer to pick up some new DVDs, stopped by It's a Wrap to look for new clothes, and then headed home.

 Friday the 27th - HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCOTT!  It was my webmaster and friend Scott Sebring's birthday, so we talked about a possible dinner that night. In the morning I did another session for "Gormiti" at Studiopolis Burbank.  We finished a little early so I needed to kill time before my next session (a promo for "Naruto") later one. I stopped by It's a Wrap in Burbank and bought a TON of clothes!  I got some great shirts for the upcoming convention circuit, and a few other items.  I went back to Studiopolis Burbank and did the Naruto promo. Then I drove to Wendy's to get lunch, Krispy Kreme to get dessert, and then home to walk Sassie. But first I stopped by a grocery store to pick up some items.  That night I got a call that my pal, the lovely and talented actress Brittney Powell had just gotten back into town from working on a film in Texas. She and her son wanted to go see "Wanted" but it was sold out, so they met us in the Burbank village for dinner at Fuddrucker's! Boy was that good! Then we walked around the village for awhile to work off our meals.  It was great to see Brittney again (and her son!) and it seems like she had a great time on the film.

 Saturday the 28th - WHY AM I UP AT 9AM ON A SATURDAY MORNING??!! That's right, I got up early to go to Duran's Shoes in East L.A. to pick up some new suede boots I was having them make. They turned out amazing, as usual.  Then I stopped by my box and got the eBay purchase I had won on the 25th. Fast shipping, eh?!   I went home to let my maids in so they could clean Planet Wallywood.  My friend Mark Ackerman came over to address a couple of things that were going crazy with my home theatre.  Then Scott and his wife Vickie and I went over to my seamstresses' house so they could get Star Trek insignias and braid for their costumes that they'll be wearing for Comic Con.  Then we went to Hometown  Buffet to have dinner, shopped at Michael's crafts and Ross Dress For Less. We got back to my house to watch a movie, and my friend, the lovely and talented actress Kelli Maroney called to see what was up.  It was late, but she said she'd come join us for a movie at Planet Wallywood. We ended up watching "Alvin and the Chipmunks" which was really great!

 Sunday the 29th - COULD THIS WEEK GET ANY BUSIER?!  My contractor Terry came over in the afternoon to fix some things around Planet Wallywood. I'm trying to completely redo my storage system in my garage and Terry's helping make it more efficient.  Then I went over to my seamstresses' house to try on my Star Trek Captain Kirk pants that I was having made for my upcoming trip to Minneapolis and the CONvergence convention I would be appearing at.  They fit perfectly and Kathy said she'd finish them and bring them to church later that night.  I stopped by Home Depot and met Terry, who had loaded his cart with supplies, and I paid the tab. Then I went to evening church. After that, Kathy was waiting for me in the parking lot with my Captain Kirk pants. Ok, so now my entire church knows I'm a geek fan-boy.  Oh well. Then I hightailed it over to a studio in Burbank to do a few voicetracks for a food-related videogame. I'll play a nerdy chef, and a tough Mafioso chef.  Lots of fun!  Then I came home and met up with Terry to check his progress on the house.  We took a relaxing dip in the jacuzzi and then Terry packed up to head home. I had a bunch of auditions to do, so I recorded them, e-mailed them to my agent, made dinner, took a shower, and watched an episode of "Charlie's Angels" on DVD before bed. What an amazing week!

 And how was YOUR amazing week??!!