{"id":1552,"date":"2013-10-14T07:24:40","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T14:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek\/?p=1552"},"modified":"2019-04-29T16:00:45","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T16:00:45","slug":"october-14-october-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/october-14-october-20\/","title":{"rendered":"October 14 &#8211; October 20 (2013)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1250px + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h3>RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK<\/h3>\n<p>Palm Springs is so relaxing, that even Roxy wasn&#8217;t above just plopping down on the floor of the Hyatt Hotel lobby and having a rest!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"378\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/humming\/humming.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"54\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Since most of my evenings in Palm Springs were spent marveling at the amazingly bright, clear full moon overhead, I couldn&#8217;t help but sing this song from George Harrison over and over. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8220;Here Comes the Moon,&#8221;<\/span> was a clever follow-up to his famous Beatles song &#8220;Here Comes the Sun.&#8221;<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1552-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/here_comes_the_moon.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/here_comes_the_moon.mp3\">https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/here_comes_the_moon.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Monday the 14th \u2013 OLD FRIENDS! \u2013<\/span> It was the first day of October hiatus from \u201cThe Tonight Show,\u201d and I was rarin\u2019 to go on a nice, relaxing getaway!&nbsp; But first duty called!&nbsp; I got up early and headed to Patches in Hollywood to record some voices for an upcoming series of Target holidays ads.&nbsp; Normally you\u2019d give the producer an \u201cABC\u201d of each line (three different, distinct takes) but they let me go nuts. I gave them an ABCDEFHI and sometimes J takes!&nbsp; They wanted variety, so I was happy to give it to them.&nbsp; It\u2019s always better to have more options than less, I always say.&nbsp; We finished up the session and I got to catch up with Mike, the caretaker of Patches in Hollywood. I hadn\u2019t seen him in about four years, and he had gotten married, had a baby, and written a highly acclaimed sci-fi novel in the process!&nbsp; Good for him!&nbsp; I sped off to Mel\u2019s Diner in Hollywood to meet up with my old pal Rob Richards.&nbsp; I\u2019ve always considered Rob to be a \u201cbig brother\u201d figure, because I\u2019ve known him since I was 14.&nbsp; He was 19 at the time and a counselor at my church\u2019s youth group.&nbsp; We bonded instantly, because he\u2019s an amazing musician, organist and keyboardist who loved (and still does) the old silent films, and at the time I was heavily into Laurel and Hardy!&nbsp; Rob is the organist at Disney\u2019s El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, and he always likes to wear my black Phantom of the Opera cape when he comes up out of the stage floor playing the organ during the Halloween shows.&nbsp; So we met for lunch, caught up on things, met his doggie Baby, and gave him the cape for the run of Halloween shows he has coming up.&nbsp; I drove back home to get Roxy and take her to Rusty\u2019s Discount Pets to get a bath.&nbsp; I had just enough time to get over to Studiopolis to do two hours on \u201cNaruto,\u201d to voice a semi-recurring character called Aoba.&nbsp; While at Studiopolis I saw my old pal Mark Hamill, and told him all about Monsterpalooza last weekend. He\u2019s a monster lover, and has been since he was a kid, but obviously can\u2019t just go shopping at a convention in public like the rest of us.&nbsp; He would be mobbed!&nbsp;&nbsp; After the session I got home to feed Spook, then walked over to get Roxy from the groomer\u2019s. I was beat.&nbsp; So I took a dip in the Jacuzzi and grabbed a quick nap.&nbsp; When I got up I finished Wally\u2019s Week, and did some auditions.&nbsp; When I finished sending them off to my agents, I made Roxy some food, took her for our late night walk, and began packing for my Palm Springs getaway.&nbsp; I didn\u2019t get to bed until 6:30am!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Tuesday the 15th \u2013 LAST MINUTE PREPARATIONS! \u2013<\/span> My schedule said I needed to get up at 10:45 in order to get everything done I needed to do before I left for the desert.&nbsp; My body clock got up me up a little before my alarm went off, so I began the day.&nbsp; Though my schedule of events changed a little bit, everything went generally to plan.&nbsp; I hit Subway for a footlong tuna, then went to Studiopolis to do some Renji lines for \u201cBleach.\u201d&nbsp; Susie Goldish, the director and recording engineer, helped me get everything done in about an hour.&nbsp; Perfect!&nbsp; Because every spare minute I could squeeze out of the day was a blessing.&nbsp; I sped home, walked Roxy, prepared her some lunch with rice and chicken (she needed to have a small meal before she took her anti-biotic\u2026which upsets her stomach if it\u2019s not full of food), and waited for Edi to come pick me up to take me to the car rental agency.&nbsp; I got there at 2, rented a Dodge Journey (great vehicle!) and took it to my place and parked it.&nbsp; I hopped in the Mustang and headed over the hill to Regenix for a follow-up visit.&nbsp; It was quick and easy, and I even had some extra time to hit the It\u2019s a Wrap location in Beverly Hills.&nbsp; I found several great blazers, but two of them didn\u2019t fit; either a bit snug in the shoulders, or just too darn big.&nbsp; But I found two jackets that I really liked!&nbsp; One was a purplish-blue tuxedo jacket, and the other was a turquoise blue velvet blazer.&nbsp; I also got my pal Terry a tattered motorcycle gang denim vest that was used in some production.&nbsp; On the long drive home in afternoon traffic I made some calls. When I got home I finished up packing a few items. I had fully intended to grab a hour nap, but I was having too much fun packing and I wasn\u2019t really that tired.&nbsp; I did, however, have a headache. Probably from all the yelling I was doing during the \u201cBleach\u201d session. No, not at Suzie the director.&nbsp; Yelling as the character of Renji in the show.&nbsp; He seems to yell a lot!&nbsp; He\u2019s always calling out the move he\u2019s doing during battle.&nbsp; I got Roxy loaded up and we hit the road for Palm Springs at 9 sharp!&nbsp; But my headache had turned into a sinus headache. Yowch!&nbsp; I was looking forward to getting to my favorite suite at the Hyatt Palm Springs and just relaxing.&nbsp; We got to Denny\u2019s just off the 111 at 11pm, and got our food to go.&nbsp; We got to the Hyatt and checked in.&nbsp; My normal routine of star watching all night was changed a bit by the enormous and bright full moon that we were enjoying this week.&nbsp; The brightness of the moon washed out many of the stars, but the moon was amazing!&nbsp; I watched it set behind \u201cMount Abe\u201d (the mountain right out the back door of my hotel room which resembles the profile of Abe Lincoln) at 3:07 am.&nbsp; Stunning!&nbsp; Once the moon went down behind the mountain, the stars in the sky were much easier to see.&nbsp; I sat up all night marveling at space and creation. AAAAAHHHHHHH\u2026Palm Springs at last!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wednesday the 16th &#8211;&nbsp; OFFICER MARK ON DUTY! \u2013<\/span> After sleeping all morning, I got up at 1 and met my pal Officer Mark (a cop friend) in the lobby.&nbsp; He had checked into his room at the hotel for a few days\u2019 respite too!&nbsp; While there we met a few of the Hyatt managers\u2026David and Mike.&nbsp; As we were talking with them, and as I was conveying to them how much staying there and being treated well by their crack staff means to me, the song \u201cParadise\u201d by Coldplay came on the overhead music system.&nbsp; It couldn\u2019t have been more perfect if it had been scored for a scene in a movie!&nbsp; Paradise indeed!&nbsp; One of the gals behind the desk at the Hyatt named Darlene invited us to tour the Elvis Honeymoon Hideaway House.&nbsp; She worked there during the days and gives tours in character as Priscilla Presley, in the same type of wardrobe Priscilla would have worn during the 1966-68 era.&nbsp; I couldn\u2019t wait! I had always wanted to tour that house and this was my chance!&nbsp; My pal Edi would be coming in on Thursday so I arranged to take the tour on Friday, and it would be a complete surprise for her!&nbsp; Strangely enough, we had traveled to Graceland three years ago, almost to the day!&nbsp; Mark and I walked Roxy down Palm Canyon Drive and we had lunch at Ruby\u2019s Diner (one of my favorite places to eat there.)&nbsp; Then we went over to Cold Nose, Warm Heart; a store that caters to pet owners with a wide variety of pet-related stuff.&nbsp; I bought a sign that reads \u201cDOGS WELCOME. PEOPLE TOLERATED.\u201d&nbsp; I also bought a small ceramic statue that looked like Roxy, as well as a Christmas tree ornament of a dog that looks like Roxy holding a Christmas stocking in its mouth.&nbsp; The young gal behind the counter asked how long we had owned Roxy.&nbsp; WE?&nbsp; She thought Mark and I were a couple!&nbsp; I guess in gay-friendly Palm Springs it\u2019s not an unusual sight!&nbsp; But I told her that Roxy was my dog and Mark was just hanging for the week.&nbsp; His girlfriend is a teacher and couldn\u2019t get off work during the week to join us.&nbsp; Then I asked, \u201cDo you get a lot of long-haired hippie gay guys here?\u201d (I inquired because visually I\u2019m certainly not \u201cthe type.\u201d)&nbsp; But she said they get all kinds.&nbsp; I told her I was more the \u201cdesert rat\u201d type of Palm Springs resident.&nbsp; After a good laugh we picked up the Dodge Journey and took Roxy over to the dog park.&nbsp; I started talking to a lady named Kathy who used to work with the Wrather Corporation in the 80\u2019s.&nbsp; She used to work a lot with Lassie and the Lone Ranger, two of the Wrather Corporation\u2019s creative entities.&nbsp; She had fascinating stories!&nbsp; After tearing around the dog park for a while, Roxy was pooped!&nbsp; We took her back and dropped her at the room for a good rest.&nbsp; Now, I\u2019ve always struggled with the perfect way to describe what makes the Palm Springs environment so appealing to me.&nbsp; It was the feeling l first got when I visited the town to speak at Adam West\u2019s \u201cStar on the Walk of Stars\u201d ceremony in April of 2010.&nbsp; It just felt\u2026perfect.&nbsp; But Officer Mark finally nailed it!&nbsp; It\u2019s \u201cweatherless.\u201d&nbsp; Exactly!&nbsp; It\u2019s not hot, it\u2019s not cold, it\u2019s not windy, it\u2019s not still\u2026it\u2019s virtually weatherless.&nbsp; It feels like you\u2019re walking around wearing a comfy velvet glove on your body.&nbsp; It\u2019s tough to describe until you\u2019re there, but that pretty much sums it up.&nbsp; We headed over to Walmart to pick up some eats and supplies.&nbsp; I don\u2019t shop at Walmart that often, but I found some amazing things.&nbsp; I got these great hoodies that look like the costumes of Spider-Man, Captain America and Darth Vader!&nbsp; I also got some Tony the Tiger things\u2026like pajama pants and a pillow!&nbsp; I also grabbed some Pop Tarts and red delicious apples.&nbsp; When I got back to the room I grabbed a nap, then I got up to walk Roxy.&nbsp; After she got off work, Mark and I met up with Darlene at Denny\u2019s for a late-night snack and we talked Elvis for hours!&nbsp; But it was getting very late and I was missing out on valuable star watching time!&nbsp; Again, the brightness of the full moon prevented many stars from being seen, but I actually videotaped the setting of the moon behind \u201cMount Abe.\u201d&nbsp; Figuring the moon set the night before around 3am, I got my camcorder all ready at 3.&nbsp; But it wasn\u2019t even close to setting.&nbsp; In fact, it set a FULL HOUR later than the night before\u2026at 4:03am!&nbsp; How does that work?&nbsp; A full hour than the night before?&nbsp; I need to talk to some astro-physicist and find out why that is.&nbsp; But as I taped the moonset, I also had music playing on my i-Pad. And what song do you think came on totally randomly?&nbsp; \u201cParadise\u201d by Coldplay!&nbsp; Unbelievable!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1250px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1552-1\" width=\"1250\" height=\"703\" poster=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/moonset_behind_mount_abe.jpg\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/moonset_behind_mount_abe.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/moonset_behind_mount_abe.mp4\">https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/moonset_behind_mount_abe.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Thursday the 17th \u2013 OWLS, SHOOTING STARS AND ABE! \u2013<\/span> Another beautiful day in Palm Springs.&nbsp; Many residents were saying it was the best weather they\u2019ve had in a long time.&nbsp; For a long while it was scorching, and then it rained for several days.&nbsp; It was up at noon and Roxy and I took a walk.&nbsp; Edi arrived with Bunny at 2:30, so we loaded everyone up and went to lunch at Panera.&nbsp; Then we hit the dog park so the doggies could get some exercise.&nbsp; Then it was back to the hotel to change for the Palm Canyon Street Fair, a Thursday night favorite and personal tradition.&nbsp; My pal Kevin, an editor at \u201cTTS\u201d was there with his family, so we met up and went to dinner at Ruby\u2019s.&nbsp; It was great sitting around\u2026dining and people watching.&nbsp; A guy with two birds came by, a Macaw and a Cockatoo.&nbsp; Kevin\u2019s four-year-old son loved seeing the birds and talking with them.&nbsp; When people saw Roxy they would either say, \u201cLassie!\u201d or \u201cI had collies when I was a kid and I loved them!\u201d&nbsp; I wish I had a buck for every time somebody said that.&nbsp; I modeled my cool super-hero hoodies for Kevin\u2019s son, then they went back to their hotel.&nbsp; I grabbed a short nap, and then got up for all-night star watching.&nbsp; Normally, there are climbers that you can watch climb up \u201cMount Abe\u201d during the night.&nbsp; You can\u2019t see them individually, but you can follow their bright LED flashlights as they make their way up the steep precipice.&nbsp; There were about 5 climbers that I counted, but one climber turned on his red light.&nbsp; It was odd seeing so many white lights, then seeing one red. I wonder if it was some sort of game they were playing, or if that one climber was lost or in trouble, and that was the signal for assistance. It\u2019s fun to sit back, listen to music and eat popcorn and drink Cokes in a glass bottle, and watch the activity.&nbsp; A huge bird flew over the top of my balcony and down across my field of vision.&nbsp; I wasn\u2019t sure what it was but I suspected an owl.&nbsp; Then later I heard him hooting in the distance.&nbsp; I waited patiently for the full moon to set, but like the night before, it was delayed almost another full hour!&nbsp; It didn\u2019t fully set behind \u201cMount Abe\u201d until 5:15am.&nbsp; But unlike the previous nights, the moon set DIRECTLY behind the profile of Abe Lincoln!&nbsp; It was a stunning sight that I wish I could have photographed!&nbsp; Once the moon fully set and was no longer visible, it\u2019s light back-lit the silhouetted face of Lincoln perfectly!&nbsp; WOW!&nbsp; It was amazing and eerie at the same time!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Friday the 18th \u2013 HONEYMOON HIDEAWAY HOUSE! \u2013<\/span> I got up at noon and was looking forward to touring the Elvis Presley Honeymoon Hideaway House at 1pm.&nbsp; My new friend Darlene would be conducting the tour as Priscilla, and would be wearing a replica of Priscilla\u2019s famous veil and wedding dress, by my request.&nbsp; Edi had no idea where we were going at first, but when we got there she recognized it instantly.&nbsp; We had a great tour with about 20 other people, and we learned a lot.&nbsp; It was fascinating!&nbsp; After everyone left, Officer Mark, Edi and I stayed around the house and chatted with Darlene.&nbsp; It was cool lounging around on the long couch where Elvis him selvis had sat and chatted back in the 60\u2019s while he was filming \u201cClambake.\u201d&nbsp; He would escape Hollywood on the weekends and drive to the Hideaway in Palm Springs for rest and sun tanning.&nbsp; We drove back to the hotel and parked the car, then walked over to Maracas Mexican Restaurant and had lunch.&nbsp; Then Edi and I went to the Fame Cigar and Wine store and bought two Monte Cristo cigars to smoke at sunset.&nbsp; We dashed into Cold Stone for some ice cream, then we headed back to the hotel.&nbsp; Officer Mark had to take off for home that evening, so we bid him adieu.&nbsp; After a quick rest in the suite, my pal Ron Chaney drove over to meet us.&nbsp; Ron is the grandson of The Wolfman, Lon Chaney Jr.&nbsp; And the great-grandson of Lon Chaney Sr.!&nbsp; Edi and I missed out on having cigars at sunset, but dinner with Ron was just as fun.&nbsp; But as Ron, Edi and I stepped out on to Palm Canyon Blvd. to visit the pizza place across the street, something occurred to me.&nbsp; I looked up and saw the blazing full moon overhead in the clear Palm Springs sky.&nbsp; I said, \u201cI\u2019m not sure hanging out with a Chaney when there\u2019s a full moon is such a good idea.\u201d&nbsp; We all had a good laugh, then went to NYPD pizza and put in our order.&nbsp; We chatted for a bit, then went back to the hotel and ate pizza by the poolside firepit.&nbsp;&nbsp; After Ron took off for home, Edi and I grabbed our Monte Cristos and headed for the smoking deck which sits high above the pool.&nbsp; We got some beverages and lit up.&nbsp;&nbsp; The smoking deck was lit only by the full moon overhead, and was stunning!&nbsp; Instead of cigars at sunset, we had a new favorite\u2026Cigars Under the Stars!&nbsp; We walked the doggies for a little while, then I set about with my main project of the night.&nbsp; There\u2019s a cute aquarium video that plays on channel 24 on the hotel\u2019s closed-circuit television system.&nbsp; Edi and I have become quite fond of it.&nbsp; It\u2019s a 40 minute video loop of several different kinds of fish in an aquarium.&nbsp; But it\u2019s become a lot of fun to watch.&nbsp; We know when one green fish (we\u2019ve named \u201cPickle\u201d) chases the other green fish, and we know when the two little goldfish (we\u2019ve named \u201cEdi and Ems\u201d) come out of their little cave to explore.&nbsp; It\u2019s a lot of fun, and I\u2019ve asked the management several times where I can get a copy of it, but nobody seems to know much about it.&nbsp; But it\u2019s always on in the room when I check in!&nbsp; The clerks don\u2019t know anything about it either\u2026other than it\u2019s listed on the TV channel list as \u201cFish Video.\u201d&nbsp; So I set up my new video camera on a tripod to capture the full 40 minute \u201cFish Video\u201d for my very own.&nbsp; Obviously it would be much better to get a copy of the video directly, but it this is the only way I can enjoy it at home, then it\u2019s what I must do.&nbsp;&nbsp; I finished it up and checked that it was ok in the camera.&nbsp; Perfect!&nbsp; I got ready for star watching, and I throughout the course of the night there must\u2019ve been about 60 climbers on the mountain.&nbsp; Then I remembered that there was a big AIDS walk starting on Saturday, so maybe this trek up \u201cMount Abe\u201d was part of that.&nbsp; But there were tons of bright LED flashlights trudging up the mountainside. It was fun to watch.&nbsp; The moon didn\u2019t set until around 6:15 am!&nbsp; It was getting later by about an hour every night.&nbsp; In fact, just as the moon was setting over \u201cMount Abe\u201d in the west, the sun was starting to rise in the east!&nbsp; Knowing that my checkout time was 2pm Saturday afternoon, I started to feel a bit blue.&nbsp; I wasn\u2019t ready to leave.&nbsp; Logically, I really had no reason to come back to L.A. so early. The only thing that made me hesitate was my Saturday night movie night with friends.&nbsp; But I had Roxy with me and I had plenty of extra food and supplies for her.&nbsp; I had plenty of supplies for myself, and I didn\u2019t have anything to be back for until Sunday afternoon.&nbsp; I talked to Deb at the front desk about the possibility of keeping the room for another day.&nbsp; Deb said the room WAS still available, and she would even give me a discount on an additional day!&nbsp; That was all I needed to hear!&nbsp; So I went to the business office and sent an e-mail to all my movie night folks telling them it was canceled for this week. I needed just one more night in PS!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Saturday the 19th \u2013 ONE MORE NIGHT! GIMME JUST ONE MORE NIGHT! \u2013<\/span> After sleeping late, I took Edi, Bunny and Roxy to Panera to get lunch before Edi had to head back to L.A.&nbsp; We stopped by the dog park but as soon as I pulled up and didn\u2019t see any cars parked on the curb I remembered a sign that was posted on the gate a few days ago.&nbsp; They would be closed for a period of time starting Saturday October 19th for reseeding of the grass.&nbsp; I was supposed to meet up with Kathy the Lassie and Lone Ranger lady to get some souvenirs from her.&nbsp; But I called her and she gave me directions to her house.&nbsp; We got there and she gave me two replica silver bullets with Lone Ranger engraved on the side.&nbsp; She said Clayton Moore used to hand those out to the kids when he would appear as The Lone Ranger.&nbsp; She also gave me a little metal Lone Ranger pin that he would also give out.&nbsp; But even cooler, was a book called \u201cThe Lassie Method\u201d by original Lassie trainer and owner Rudd Weatherwax.&nbsp; Roxy\u2019s great-grandpa was right on the cover!&nbsp; They had several of those books they would give out at Lassie appearances.&nbsp; She had several left in her collection and she gave me one.&nbsp; TERRIFIC!&nbsp; What a nice lady!&nbsp; She had lots of fun stories too!&nbsp; We got back to the hotel and Edi got packed up and headed back to Los Angeles.&nbsp; I grabbed a nap, and then got up to have dinner at Ruby\u2019s with Roxy.&nbsp; It was fun people watching and eating on the patio.&nbsp; Again, it was another beautiful evening.&nbsp; The crowd on Palm Canyon Drive was energetic and enthused.&nbsp; People love living in Palm Springs!&nbsp; I picked up another Monte Cristo at Fame and walked Roxy back to the hotel.&nbsp; I put her in the room to rest up, and I hit the poolside smoking deck and enjoyed my cigar under the moonlight.&nbsp; I was feeling VERY relaxed.&nbsp; I casually started packing up my stuff, thankful that I had extended my stay.&nbsp; As I sat on the patio during my final night, I saw at least 3 shooting stars (2 of them were VERY bright and stayed lit a long time!) and heard my hoot owl friend again.&nbsp; There were more climbers on \u201cMount Abe,\u201d and when I finally turned in at 6am, the moon wasn\u2019t even close to setting behind the mountain.&nbsp;&nbsp; It\u2019s getting later and later every day.&nbsp; I still would like someone to explain to me how that works!&nbsp;&nbsp; But finally, I was ready to end the vacation and head back.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sunday the 20th \u2013 P.S. \u2013 I LOVE YOU! \u2013<\/span> One of the advantages of being a Hyatt Gold Passport member is late checkout. They said I could stay until 4pm, but by 2 I was up and packed and ready to rock.&nbsp; A quick stop through the Burger King drive-thru and we were on our way down the road.&nbsp; Roxy\u2019s not a great traveler in the car; she pants a lot and seems kind of nervous.&nbsp; But the direction we were headed had the sun blasting in through the driver\u2019s side of the car.&nbsp; So I stopped shortly down the road, dug out one of my hoodies from the dirty clothes bag, and put it in the backseat driver\u2019s side window. This would give her a little shade as she laid in her bed.&nbsp; I got home around 4:45, just in time for evening church.&nbsp; I hastily dropped off the luggage and parked the rental car in a space in my complex.&nbsp; We walked over to church and had a nice time.&nbsp; When we got back my friend Amanda came by and we sped off to The Coral Caf\u00e9 for dinner.&nbsp; I got back and grabbed a much-needed nap.&nbsp; When I got up, I did a ton of auditions, sent them into my agents, and finished unpacking.&nbsp; There was a lot left to do, but it was one of the best vacations ever!<\/p>\n<p>And how was YOUR week??!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">PIX FROM THE WEEK<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Here are some of Roxy&#8217;s doggie friends she met at the Palm Springs Dog Park.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_02.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"564\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_03.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_04.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"378\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_05.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"504\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_06.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"504\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_07.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"378\"><\/a><br \/>\nKevin&#8217;s son LOVES meeting a Cockatoo!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_08.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"378\"><\/a><br \/>\nA shot of the beautiful, stunning and mesmerizing full moon I took outside my room.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_09.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"378\"><\/a><br \/>\nThe Elvis Honeymoon Hideaway House<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"378\"><\/a><br \/>\nInside, you see the amazing architecture. No wonder Elvis loved this house!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"378\"><\/a><br \/>\nA pair of Elvis&#8217; sunglasses sit on display in a locked cabinet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_12.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"378\" height=\"504\"><\/a><br \/>\nThe famous Honeymoon Bedroom. By the way, Elvis and Priscilla&#8217;s daughter Lisa Marie was born exactly 9 months after their wedding day. So&#8230;do the math.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The following photos were taken by Mark Fullerton. Thanks Officer Mark!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_13.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"359\"><\/a><br \/>\nA scrappy little tyke takes a cool, refreshing dip in the water bowl.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_14.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"458\"><\/a><br \/>\nRoxy is overwhelmed by all the sights and sounds of the dog park.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_15.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"459\"><\/a><br \/>\nBunny gets some exercise at the park.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_16.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"387\"><\/a><br \/>\nEdi and Roxy enjoy a nice, relaxing afternoon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_17.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"459\"><\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;Mount Abe&#8221; as seen outside my hotel room balcony.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_18.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"336\"><\/a><br \/>\nDarlene as Priscilla starts the Elvis Honeymoon Hideaway House tour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_19.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"336\"><\/a><br \/>\nAn Elvis photo op? But of course! Thank ya very much!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_20.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2013\/20131014\/ps1013_20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"336\"><\/a><br \/>\nDarlene, Edi and I shoot the breeze after the tour.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7383,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wallysweek"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}