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Monday the 11th \u2013 PRETTY MUCH A PERFECT DAY! \u2013<\/span> When I completed the impromptu session for iHeart radio I turned in. But it was already mid-morning. When I finally woke up, after having slept all day, I worked on-line for a bit, recorded a ton of auditions, ordered a yummy Domino\u2019s pizza and typed out Wally\u2019s Week. It was pretty much an ideal day.<\/p>\nTuesday the 12th \u2013 MUSIC MESS MASTERED! \u2013<\/span> The A\/V guy who has been helping me with the audio issue in my house (see previous Wally\u2019s Weeks) came back to install my new DirecTV receiver to see if that fixed the issue of not having any right channel of audio throughout my house. He hooked it up and VOILA! It worked! It was nice having full stereo in all of my rooms! It was definitely the case of a bad output channel on my old receiver. We balanced the audio in all the rooms and it sounds terrific \u2013 just like the old days! I spent most of the day working on a photo project; organizing my photo files and color correcting those that needed it. I spoke with a guy who runs a recommended body\/paint shot for Ford vehicles about getting some paint touch-ups done on my Mustang. Since it\u2019s a collectible 2003 model it needs to be taken to an approved Ford body shop for the work done in order to maintain its collectability. I think I\u2019ll be taking it into the shop in a few weeks. I\u2019m sure it\u2019ll look fantastic when it\u2019s completed. I worked around the house all day, and then I started writing the scripts for some short videos I want to produce to exhibit the Christoween Stalkings I had fabricated. Each of the 14 videos will highlight the attributes to each product. Since my friend Michelle is due to come out for a visit next week, and she\u2019s an actress and model, I\u2019m going to film her exhibiting the Stalkings while I narrate. These will be so much fun! (Why didn\u2019t I do these during the Christmas season!?) Once again I recorded a ton of Voice Over auditions. When I finished those up, I recorded some more of the elf character bits sent to me by the host of my favorite Christmas radio show. It\u2019s such an honor to be involved, and it\u2019ll be fabulous hearing them integrated into this year\u2019s \u201cChristmas Across the Lands\u201d show in Christmas 2021! I spent a little time recording some vocals for a new song my pal Scott Sebring wrote. I sent him four different versions to help build a chorus he\u2019s layering together for the song. I went through my bank statements (both personal and corporate) to get everything settled for the year 2020. It appeared some extra money had been taken out of my corporate account that I hadn\u2019t anticipated, due to a difference in the amount of taxes withheld. I had been told by my accountant one figure, but this figure on my bank statement didn\u2019t add up. Luckily, since it was now early Wednesday morning, I was able to get my accountant on the phone to clarify it. We agreed that next year, he\u2019s only going to give me the two most important figures that I\u2019ll need to settle my account in a way I understand. I was given so many figures at the end of 2020 that I was a bit confused as to what the final figures were. He told me a lot of \u201caccountant speak\u201d which I don\u2019t even pretend to understand, so I told him he has to speak to me like a 2nd grader from now on. \u201cJust the facts, maam,\u201d is my new mantra with him. I had intended to enjoy some chili cheese dogs before turning in, but with horror I realized that I had no chili in my pantry. So I made a sandwich and some soup and began watching season 2 of \u201cThe Invaders!\u201d<\/p>\nWednesday the 13th \u2013 STALKING STACKING! \u2013<\/span> There was some work that needed to be done around the house, and I did some more work with my photo project. It was another day with a large slate of Voice Over auditions, and when I completed those I did some more writing on my Stalking demo videos. These are going to be FUN!<\/p>\nThursday the 14th \u2013 A CLASSY CLASS! \u2013<\/span> A few friends of mine who live a few hours up north who has a granddaughter in the 8th grade. She\u2019s in a drama class who enjoys having guest speakers via Zoom, who speak about the entertainment industry and the business of acting. They hadn\u2019t had anyone in the Voice Acting industry speak to them yet, so I was happy to get on-line and spend about an hour answering their questions. It ended up being a lot of fun, but it\u2019s so hard to get a read on something liked this because they all have to stay muted until it\u2019s time for them to ask their questions. But the \u201cpost-game\u201d review was very good. When I finished I headed out to run some errands. I got a smog check for my Mustang, which is required every other year, and then I got some lunch at McDonalds. I dropped my faulty DirecTV box off at FedEx, so they can return it to the company, and got my Mustang a much-needed bath at the car wash. I picked up my packages at my mailbox (there were a LOT since I hadn\u2019t been there in a while), got some groceries and headed home. My 93 year old \u201cadopted grandma\u201d Shirley told me that the place she\u2019s now living in Palm Springs will be giving out vaccines in a week and she\u2019s on the list. I made some phone calls, did some more photo editing, and recorded the singing part of an audition that I had cut a few days ago. I edited it on to the end of my audition and sent it to my agent. I recorded the narrations for the Stalking videos, and went out in the night with Roxy for our late-night stroll through the neighborhood. Because the days were so unseasonably warm, the night\u2019s weather was very interesting too. Since it\u2019s January it was cool, but not cold, and occasionally I would hit a pocket of warm air that felt very nice. I made some hot dogs on the grill and watched another episode of \u201cThe Invaders.\u201d<\/p>\nFriday the 15th \u2013 RIDDLES, A STOGIE, AND A WEE DRAM! \u2013<\/span> Toward early evening I was scheduled to do a Zoom interview with a couple of guys who have a Batman-centric video podcast. The subject was The Riddler. More specifically, what role did Frank Gorshin\u2019s legendary portrayal of him in the 1966 Batman TV series have in securing the character\u2019s place among Batman\u2019s most notably historic villains. It was a blast doing the interview, then I had a few hours to relax, and then I was back on Zoom to do a narration session for an on-line celebration of a Scottish poet named Robert Burns. Normally they have their annual appreciation supper in person, but this year they could not. So all of the presentations will be featured on-line, and I will be introducing all of the events. I even found out what a \u2018wee dram\u2019 is! I did some more work with my photo files and frankly, I was ready to put this project to bed. I walked Roxy on our late-night stroll through the neighborhood and had an amazing cigar. Again, it was cool out, but not cold. I came back inside and made some spaghetti and watched \u201cThe Invaders.\u201d<\/p>\nSaturday the 16th \u2013 JUST LIKE PALM SPRINGS!? \u2013<\/span> By the time I awoke in the early evening, and was walking Roxy, we heard a bunch of voices out behind our building. Several of my neighbors had their dogs out there and were watching the dogs play. So Roxy and I decided to join in as well. It was gorgeous out \u2013 very warm and pleasant. Plus, we were all facing the western sky, so as we chatted and watched the doggies frolic, we also got to watch the sun set. It was amazing. Warm, sunset, doggies \u2013 it all reminded me a bit of being in Palm Springs. I ordered some food to go from Ernie\u2019s Taco House and headed out to pick it up. I gassed up the Mustang, picked up a few supplies at the neighborhood market, and came home to enjoy my dinner. Not wanting to wait until Sunday or Monday, I decided now was a good time to record all my auditions, which were due on Tuesday. I recorded a few more elf lines for \u201cChristmas Across the Lands,\u201d and made my traditional \u201cSaturday Night Super Saint Salad\u201d and watched another episode of \u201cThe Saint\u201d before bed.<\/p>\nSunday the 17th \u2013 YOU\u2019RE SO NEGATIVE! \u2013<\/span> My friend Michelle in Florida was due for another visit, but in the past few weeks had contracted the Wu Flu, so she had been in quarantine for a while. She was supposed to visit the previous week, but had to delay her trip because of it. She got a follow-up test and it came back NEGATIVE! Great! So her re-planned and rescheduled trip to L.A. could go ahead as anticipated, and we would be able to shoot those Stalking videos! My pal James brought Barone\u2019s pizza over later, and my buddy Officer Mark came over too. We dined and then watched \u201cMunster Go Home\u201d on Blu Ray. It\u2019s always great seeing the original Munster cast (except for Marilyn) in full, living(dead) color! After they left I worked around the house to get ready for Michelle\u2019s early Monday morning arrival.<\/p>\nMonday the 18th \u2013 MICHELLE MONDAY! \u2013<\/span> A few hours of sleep and I was up and ready to greet Michelle. She was taking an uber from LAX and arrived around 11am. We immediately drove over to Denny\u2019s to get some breakfast and brought it back to Planet Wallywood to eat. We chatted the rest of the day as she got unpacked, and we got caught up on all the goings-on. She also got to catch up on her Roxy and Spook pettings. It was another stellar, warm day \u2013 and some neighbors had their dogs out in the courtyard playing again. Roxy loves watching the younger dogs play, and I can tell that she wants to get involved \u2013 but she just doesn\u2019t have the same youthful energy those young doggies have. It was kind of like having our own in-complex dog park! I had finished up all of my auditions so I had nothing to record, so we just sat around enjoying the rest of the MLK Jr. holiday. Later I typed out Wally\u2019s Week.<\/p>\nAnd how was YOUR week?!<\/p>\n
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