RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK One of the nicest things I've ever heard is when somebody said, "Wally Wingert is to the Riddler, what Mark Hamill is to the Joker." I almost wept with humility when I read that initially. But this past week I [...]
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK Back in 'the day' it wasn't hard to find a puppet version of your favorite TV or movie character. Today it's a lost art, sadly. But just look at all the cool puppets you could buy back then! Long before [...]
When Wally started making replica Muppets back in 1980 he obviously didn't have the luxury of the internet for detailed research. He mostly relied on any stills, posters and calendars he could acquire to use as a resource guide. So now that it's easy [...]
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK As I'm going through all of the scans of my photo albums to catalog the contents for a searchable document, I'm coming across some real treasures. It's one thing to look at the scanned pages as a whole, but [...]
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK As you've most likely read in this week's Wally's Week, my nostalgic noodle has taken me back to my early days on Main Street in Aberdeen, South Dakota. As I'm poking around on several Facebook pages dedicated to Aberdeen nostalgia, [...]
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK I get it. A "melon" collie! When "I'm Doin' Fine Now" by New York City came up on my iPod recently, I immediately flashed back to one of the K-Tel albums I had as a kid with that song on [...]
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK When my family would gather for our annual Christmas card photo, I always liked to stage a fun one after we finished with our more studious poses. As I was cataloging photos I ran across one we did during my [...]
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK While going through my old photos I came across this. Riddle me this! What is this? Answer: The FAN-tom of the Opera! I saw a very talented band named Dawes open for Jeff Lynne's ELO at the L.A. Forum back [...]
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK Destro the Christoween Dog! My pal Jim Ojala's dog Destro seems to really be enjoying his official Christoween bandana! "Breaking Away" by Balance came on my iPod as I was working on my Roosevelt Franklin replica Muppet, and it had [...]
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK Seeing this old bill of sale from one of my favorite bookstores really sent me into another world! I used to frequent Courtney's when I was a kid, looking for any books on monsters, Star Trek or Laurel and Hardy. [...]
