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RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK<\/h3>\n

While working on dubbing “Ersan Kuneri” to English, I fell in love with the costumes! Particularly this amazing shirt, which I’d like to have replicated someday if I can find the right fabrics. The cut and style of this shirt blows my mind! Gorgeous!<\/p>\n

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I’ve been humming this song for months, but I wasn’t able to share it with you until now. It’s from the soundtrack of the Turkish sitcom I’ve been working on called “Ersan Kuneri,” which was released on Netflix last Friday. The soundtrack was also released so as fast as I could, I bought this song from Ozkan Ugur called “Bir Bakman Lazim.”<\/span> I can’t understand a single word he says, but the groove of this song is wonderful!<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bir-Bakman-Lazim.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Tuesday the 10th \u2013 MUSCLE UP! \u2013<\/span> Roxy is 14 years old today! It\u2019s amazing that she\u2019s still going strong, as a collie\u2019s expected lifespan is 10-13 years old. So Roxy\u2019s not only in overtime, she\u2019s in DOUBLE overtime! I\u2019m so thankful! I walked her around a bit to rebuild some muscle. While I was gone in Palm Springs Roxy was too sedentary. She wasn\u2019t getting her long walks every day and it really diminished her physicality somewhat. So I\u2019m going to get her out to slowly rebuild her stamina. It was pretty windy out, so we didn\u2019t walk around too much because otherwise my allergies would go berserk. Since I just received the digitized versions of some old home movies recently, I spent some time doing some editing on them for posting to various platforms. I figured posting a link to them would be a better way to get them seen by my relatives than actually snail mailing a DVD. I told my aunt about them and she asked me to bring a copy by when I visit Sioux Falls next. I explained to her that me being there physically wouldn\u2019t be necessary, as I could have a copy in her hands in a few hours. So I uploaded them to a server and sent her the link. By that evening she was enjoying a blast from the past \u2013 all the way back to 1975! Ain\u2019t technology great?! I had other catching up to do, since I had been gone the previous five days. I grabbed a short nap, got up later and did my nightly auditions, put a few new collectibles in my display cases, and built a little display stand out of armature wire for some new Batman sunglasses I bought while I was in Palm Springs. I got completely unpacked, made some hot dogs and watched a great episode of \u201cGhost Story\u201d starring Melvyn Douglas as a creepy voo-doo grandpa, and a very young Jodie Foster as his granddaughter who couldn\u2019t hear or speak. SCARY episode! Excellent!<\/p>\n

Wednesday the 11th \u2013 CRAZY DAY! \u2013<\/span> It was time to put the Gran Torino back in the auxiliary parking space and swap it for my Mustang. But first I stopped at the gas station to fill her up before putting her back in storage. Because of the size of the tank on that car, and due to the current gas prices, the pumps are all programmed to stop at $85. Well, with a car like the Torino, that only got me about \u00be full. I asked the attendant if he could approve the full purchase for a complete tank and he just suggested that I do a second transaction to fill up with what I needed. So I tried to do a second transaction, but it declined my card. Soon, I got a text from my bank letting me know that somebody was trying to use my card fraudulently. Ugh. I remember this happening about 10 years ago when the gas prices were insane. Now I\u2019ve got to call the bank and release the temporary hold on my card, and getting ahold of somebody at the bank is darn near impossible. So I drove off, not realizing that my gas cap was still on my bumper! Luckily some nice guy pulled up next to me at a stoplight and let me know! I replaced the gas cap and then I was unable to locate my house keys! I know I had them with me, but I couldn\u2019t find them. Did I leave them at the gas station for some reason? I pulled over once again and searched the entire car. Come to find out they had been stuffed into an odd pocket in my black leather satchel. Ugh. My brain was still in vacation mode, I think. I put the Torino to bed, got back in the Mustang, and called my bank to unblock my card. Finally, it got resolved after I answered a few security questions. I went to It\u2019s a Wrap to find a specific pair of pants for an upcoming appearance, but no luck. I went across the street to a great store called Junk For Joy and found not one, but TWO great pairs of pants for my purposes! I picked up my packages at my mailbox and headed home. I did some work around the house, and opened up a package of Funko Pop Renji boxes that arrived for me to sign for a private group signing I had agreed to. I fed the kids, rested a bit, and later did a little bit of coordination for a bit I\u2019ll be doing for Monsterpalooza in a few weeks. It\u2019s a surprise, so I can\u2019t say much about it at this point. I recorded my nightly auditions, did a little writing, and prepped for a tech check that I\u2019ll be doing on Thursday for the big \u201cInvader Zim\u201d virtual Meet & Greet we\u2019re doing this Saturday. I started searching the airline websites to buy my tickets to Sioux Falls, SD for the upcoming Voices Against Cancer event in early July! Busy busy!<\/p>\n

Thursday the 12th \u2013 35 YEARS?! \u2013<\/span> One of the first friends I ever made when I moved to L.A in 1987 was my pal Gil. I hadn\u2019t seen him in quite a while, but we got together for a quick tour of Planet Wallywood. I had to do a quick tech check for the \u201cInvader Zim\u201d virtual meet \u2018n\u2019 greet this Saturday, and when that was finished Gil and I hit Paty\u2019s for lunch. It was fun catching up on all the crazy stuff that\u2019s been going on, and we\u2019re going to stay in touch more often now. I drove over to Alex in Wonderland\u2019s studio to see how she was coming along with my Roosevelt Franklin replica Muppet. I asked for a few changes to the hair as it looked too \u201csmooth.\u201d She said she had combed the faux fur a bit, and I said that probably changed the look too much from the original, so I asked that we make another hairpiece. I requested that she neither cut it nor comb it, so it retains that wild Roosevelt Franklin look. We also talked about the Popeye and Mr. Magoo cutouts she\u2019s making for me, and we sat down with a pantone book and chose the paint colors. I got home and met with my pal Chris Malmin for a writing session, and we ordered a pizza. I grabbed a quick nap, and then got up later to do my auditions and work around the house to prep for the maids. Hard to believe the weekend\u2019s almost here already! And it\u2019s gonna be a warm one! Since I started working on the English dub of the Turkish sitcom back in March, I made a point of following the sitcom\u2019s creator on Twitter and Instagram. Though I can\u2019t read the posts, the photos being posted of the show were amazing. The guy\u2019s name is Cem Yilmaz and he\u2019s Turkey\u2019s top comic and star. He wrote, directed and starred in an 8 episode series for Netflix called \u201cErsan Kuneri.\u201d I was asked if I would provide the English voice for the lead character by a casting company, and I\u2019m so glad I accepted the opportunity. It was everything I love about comedy \u2013 a period piece set in 1981 with a heavy emphasis on parody. Since the series drops on Netflix May 13th, I am now able to publicize it. I bought some of the songs from the soundtrack on-line and I\u2019m having fun watching all of the posts about the show! This is exciting! But I was BLOWN AWAY when Mr. Yilmax Tweeted out a short clip from the show IN ENGLISH! Apparently he likes the job we all did on the English dub! AMAZING!<\/p>\n

Friday the 13th \u2013 LUCKY DAY! \u2013<\/span> All of the information was out about \u201cErsan Kuneri\u201d and I was given the go-ahead by the production team to \u201cTweet at will\u201d about my involvement in the show. I\u2019m very proud of the job we did, as we not only got to dub a brilliant show, but we were given the opportunity to improvise and move some lines around to make it more relatable to an English-speaking audience. My maids arrived later in the afternoon to clean up, and then my Effects Guy Jim Ojala dropped by with a prosthetic piece he produced for a special thing I\u2019m doing for the upcoming Monsterpalooza on June 3rd. While Jim was here, he brought his casting materials to cast one of Roxy\u2019s paws at my request. This is something I wish I would have done with my dog Sassie but didn\u2019t even think about it. Now that Roxy\u2019s 14 years old, I\u2019d like to have some sort of memento to think of her when she\u2019s no longer around. At first Roxy wasn\u2019t sure why Jim was touching her paw, but I was there to give Roxy a neck massage (her favorite!) and she went right to sleep! So Jim had no resistance at all and we got a great casting! My pal Dah Veed came by to have me sign some additional Renji Funko Pops from the signing I had done a few weeks ago. Then we hit Bob\u2019s Big Boy for dinner. Since it was Classic Car Night it was packed, so we just made ourselves at home at the counter and had a beautiful meal! After we ate we came back to Planet Wallywood and I finished up signing the remaining 30 pieces I was committed to. I grabbed a short nap, and then got up later to do some things around the house to prepare for a fun Saturday!<\/p>\n

Saturday the 14th \u2013 PRAISE FROM TWO MASTERS! \u2013<\/span> Without a doubt, this day was one of the best days I\u2019ve had in a very long time. It started when I signed on to Twitter and saw that I had a Direct Message from Cem Yilmaz of \u201cErsan Kuneri.\u201d He thanked me for my \u201camazing work\u201d on the show and said I was \u201cfunny as hell.\u201d I was totally blown away! We continued our DM conversation for a while, and he said his son was watching the English version of \u201cErsan Kuneri\u201d and said \u201cMy son is watching it in English. He said it is better.\u201d While I know we all worked hard on the dub, and we\u2019re very proud of it, I think he was just being kind. But I appreciated his kind words. He asked that we keep in touch, and I wholeheartedly agreed! I made a friend in Turkey! COOL! To top it all off, I secured a piano player for my upcoming Monsterpalooza bit that I\u2019ll be doing at the awards show on Saturday night! It\u2019s my old pal David Joyce with whom I had performed many times at church! Then, one of the top make-up artists in the business came over to see the prosthetic piece that Jim Ojala produced, and talk about the make-up process he\u2019ll be doing on me for Monsterpalooza. It\u2019s all full circle! When I moved to L.A. in 1987 the first movie I worked on was \u201cReturn of the Living Dead; Part 2\u201d \u2013 a movie where Kenny served as head make-up artist. I snapped a picture of him doing a make-up on one of the lead characters. It wasn\u2019t until years later that I became aware of his name and legend, and realized it was Kenny in my photograph! I had seen him at Monsterpaloozas throughout the years, but it was after a taping of \u201cThe Tonight Show\u201d that we officially got acquainted. He was there to do Harrison Ford\u2019s make-up, as Harrison was a guest on the show that day. In the parking lot I saw Kenny and introduced myself. I told him about \u201cReturn of the Living Dead\u201d and how I had snapshots from my time on the set. He said he\u2019d love to see them and we exchanged numbers. I also told him that if he still had the zombie headpiece that I wore in his studio, I\u2019d pay any price to have it in my collection. He said he\u2019d definitely look. He phoned a few days later and said that most all of the original headpieces had gotten lost or stolen over the years, and he only had a few molds left of the original works. But of the 12 molds he still had left, one of them was the \u201cBurt the Zombie\u201d character that I wore in the film! He said he\u2019d make a replica for me and drop it by. Within a few weeks his assistant arrived at my house with an amazing replica mask, but when I whipped out my checkbook he refused to take any money stating that it was a gift from Kenny. I was BLOWN away! Occasionally I see him around town, and most recently I saw him at the Smoke House where we chatted for quite a while. So to have Kenny doing my make-up for this event is another amazing full circle event for me! When he, his wife Karen and their assistant Kris saw Planet Wallywood they were blown away. We started telling stories and having a great time, but they were on a time crunch so he promised to come back at a later date so we could hang out, I could give them the tour, and he\u2019d sign my Wally Wall Of Fame in the Chaney Room. What a fantastic day! Then I drove over to Michael\u2019s to pick up the framed \u201cArt of the Muppets\u201d poster which turned out amazingly well! I got a tasty sandwich at Togo\u2019s, and then got some grocery items. I came home to put them away, and then rested for a bit. It was a whirlwind of a day! I did work around the house, made my traditional Saturday Night Super Saint Salad and watched an episode of \u201cThe Saint\u201d before bed!<\/p>\n

Sunday the 15th \u2013 SHE TOOK THE LONG WAY! \u2013<\/span> When I got back from my Palm Springs trip my dog Roxy wasn\u2019t moving very well. It\u2019s most likely because she wasn\u2019t taken on her lengthy evening walks to maintain her muscle mass. So I\u2019ve been slowly-but-surely getting her back into training. And after only a few days of resuming our walks she\u2019s doing VERY well! In fact, during our late-night stroll through the complex on Saturday night\/Sunday morning she took the LONG way! I always give her the choice which path she wants to take, and like a champ she headed down the long way to the center of the complex. I was SO happy! Later in the day my pal Sara came over so we could go shopping for a delicious Sloppy Joe dinner. I hadn\u2019t had them in a while because she\u2019s been busy, but I also invited my friends Edi and Chris to enjoy them as well. Midwestern-style Sloppy Joes with barbecue chips and Pepsi \u2013 really brings back those South Dakota memories! I did a few random things the rest of the night, including distressing a t-shirt for a thing I\u2019m putting together for Monsterpalooza. I wish I could tell you more, but it\u2019s all so secretive at this point! Stay tuned!<\/p>\n

And how was YOUR week??!!<\/p>\n

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PIX FROM THE WEEK<\/p>\n

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I’ve never been prouder of my affiliation with American Airlines than I was this past weekend. They provided the plane for my dad’s Honor Flight to Washington D.C.<\/p><\/div>\n

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My dad salutes the proceedings at our nation’s capital.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Dad found the name of his gunnery Sgt. Archie G. Culver on the memorial wall.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Getting to visit the wall was an impactful experience for him.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Dad had prepared a note and flag that he posted in Sgt. Culver’s honor at the wall.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Though my dad doesn’t need a wheelchair at all, he was talked into sitting in one, as he was told the wheelchair guys get the best seat in the house to see the proceedings.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The welcome home from the intensive one-day trip was awe-inspiring!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Here are some more Renji Funko Pop boxes, signed and ready to ship!<\/p><\/div>\n

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She sure doesn’t SEEM 14 years old! I’m so blessed to still have her!<\/p><\/div>\n

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And she sure does love lying in the sun and getting her rays!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Even the neighborhood squirrels love to come around!<\/p><\/div>\n

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With temps around 95 degrees this past weekend, it was time to embrace an old friend!<\/p>\n

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I took this on Roxy’s 14th birthday. It’s amazing to see how she’s still doing very well in her advanced age!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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