{"id":1695,"date":"2014-02-18T06:25:10","date_gmt":"2014-02-18T14:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek\/?p=1695"},"modified":"2019-04-29T15:43:42","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T15:43:42","slug":"february-18-february-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/february-18-february-23\/","title":{"rendered":"February 18 &#8211; February 23 (2014)"},"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>While talking to a friend about the old days of baseball (before steroids!) I remembered some autographs I had acquired at a Minnesota Twins game in 1971. In addition to Brooks Robinson of the Orioles, I got Tony Oliva, Rod Carew and Harmon Killibrew of the Twins! Here&#8217;s the autograph taken from my childhood autograph book, along with a shot of Killibrew from the Twins&#8217; player&#8217;s guide you could buy at the game! Ahhhh those were the days!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2014\/20140218\/ww_021814_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek_images\/2014\/20140218\/ww_021814_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"500\"><\/a><\/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 I&#8217;ve spent the last week re-discovering the musical creations of William Orbit, I hearkened back to a song we used to play on 94.7 KTWV &#8220;The Wave&#8221; in Los Angeles. It&#8217;s called <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8216;Via Caliente&#8217;<\/span> and it&#8217;s the very first exposure I had to this amazing and prolific artist. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZZNgGfadeB4?rel=0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Tuesday the 18<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 FOUR OH! FIVE! \u2013<\/span> Before I went to bed at 6 in the morning, I had heard on the radio that the 405 freeway was still closed for construction and wouldn\u2019t open until 6pm.&nbsp; So I texted my contractor Terry, who was coming over to do work at 1:00, asking him to come Wednesday instead.&nbsp; The overflow traffic on the other freeways would have made his drive to my place miserable.&nbsp; I woke up on my own at 1:30 and went downstairs to check messages.&nbsp; I had several panicked messages from my assistant Sara telling me to wake up, that Terry was waiting for me.&nbsp; Apparently he didn\u2019t get my text because he had taken his cell phone into the Jacuzzi accidentally the night before.&nbsp; Luckily he and his wife Michelle had only been waiting outside for about a half hour. So, I guess we\u2019re working after all.&nbsp; He said the freeway traffic was a breeze!&nbsp; When I checked my e-mail I saw that I had about 5 \u201csame day\u201d auditions from my agents.&nbsp; That means that they\u2019re due the same day they\u2019re issued.&nbsp; Mostly, auditions are sent the day before they\u2019re due, and I work on them overnight.&nbsp; But many had come in that were due by the end of day.&nbsp; I guess not everybody takes President\u2019s Day off.&nbsp; Maybe my voice-over agency shouldn\u2019t take President\u2019s Day off after all?&nbsp; It would seem that a lot of ad agencies don\u2019t take it off.&nbsp; Lots of producers are still working that day and auditioning copy.&nbsp; While Terry worked on stuff around the house I worked on my computer\u2026finishing up Wally\u2019s Week, answering e-mails and organizing stuff.&nbsp; At the end of the afternoon I took a dip in the Jacuzzi, and because people were in the pool, the ducks came by for a swim but were shooed away by the swimmers.&nbsp; They flew up and sat on my roof looking down at me with puzzled looks on their faces. Poor little things.&nbsp; My neighbors are getting sick of the ducks\u2019 presence because they dirty up the pool horribly.&nbsp; They\u2019re cute for sure, but VERY dirty.&nbsp; As Terry finished up his work, Sara brought over the new proof for my tumbler artwork.&nbsp; As I mentioned last week, I\u2019m doing a huge mailing to producers, casting directors, directors and writers.&nbsp; I want to remind them that, while I\u2019ve been very tied up with \u201cThe Tonight Show\u201d the past four years, I\u2019m now completely available for voice-over work.&nbsp; Inside the tumbler I\u2019m including a cool fridge magnet, a color postcard of my animated characters, a light-up pen, and all of my new demos on a custom-printed flash drive.&nbsp; The tumbler artwork is designed on a template that will fit inside the plastic outer shell of the tumbler.&nbsp; It\u2019s printed on a new metallic paper that really makes the colors pop.&nbsp; I called the printer and ordered 100 copies for my mailers.&nbsp; I finished up my work, as did Terry, and we took off to DuPar\u2019s to grab dinner.&nbsp; Then I came home to grab a nap for a few hours.&nbsp; When I got up I attacked my auditions with fervor, and then went into the garage to do some more work on filing my \u201cTS\u201d scripts.&nbsp; I finished up all the scripts through the end of the show.&nbsp; Seven 3-ring binders full!&nbsp; I put them all in a sealed plastic bin and put them in the underground storage.&nbsp; Now I have to find all of \u201cThe Jay Leno Show\u201d scripts and get those stashed and stored.&nbsp; I crawled into the other underground storage space and dug out the original tapes from \u201cUncle Davver\u2019s Really Scary Movie Show\u201d so my pal Kevin can start editing the new sizzle reel.&nbsp; Since I\u2019ve become obsessed with Madonna\u2019s \u201cLittle Star,\u201d written by William Orbit, I spent some time on the internet looking for the instrumental.&nbsp; I found it, and it\u2019s beautiful!&nbsp; William Orbit is a genius!&nbsp; I really need to set about finding some of his other music I may enjoy. He does a lot of great electronic \u201cchill\u201d music that I enjoy while watching stars in Palm Springs.&nbsp; Who needs drugs when you can alter your mind with good music, candles, and an amazingly clear, starry sky! I sent out my movie night invites and made a Tombstone pizza to watch another \u201cMannix\u201d episode.&nbsp; It was a great one!&nbsp; Mannix was forcefully addicted to heroin and he was hurting!&nbsp; Great acting!&nbsp; I have to congratulate Mike Connors next time I see him for a job well done!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wednesday the19th \u2013 OUT AND ABOUT! \u2013<\/span> When I got up around 2 I had planned on going to my auxiliary garage and seeing if my Torino would start.&nbsp; I haven\u2019t been able to have the Torino in my main garage because I\u2019ve been doing so much work down there rearranging stuff.&nbsp; But I decided to try it another day.&nbsp; It was a beautiful, warm day so I put the top down on my Mustang and hit the road.&nbsp; After hitting Taco Bell for some lunch-to-go, I went to Leet TV to get my repaired camcorder.&nbsp; Then I hit the mailbox to get my mail.&nbsp; I stopped by Fast Frame to check on my framed \u201cTonight Show\u201d piece I\u2019m having done (but it wasn\u2019t finished yet), and then went home.&nbsp; I talked to my folks on the phone and let Roxy wander around outside for a bit.&nbsp; I went upstairs to do more dubbing of my old VHS home movie videotapes to DVD.&nbsp; I want to retire all of the VHS tapes I have, but first I want to archive them on DVD.&nbsp; I dug out more videos I shot of Sassie, my first collie who died in 2011.&nbsp; It was great seeing her again and she was a wonderful companion!&nbsp; I really miss her, but I certainly have my hands full with crazy Roxy, whom I love enormously!&nbsp; I grabbed a quick nap, then got up to do a ton of auditions.&nbsp; I did some work around the house, made some Spaghetti-O\u2019s and started watching \u201cThe Twilight Zone\u201d season 2 on Blu Ray before bed!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Thursday the 20<sup>th<\/sup>&#8211; MAKE A WISH! \u2013<\/span> Promptly at 11:11 I sprang awake.&nbsp; I made a wish and got up to walk Roxy.&nbsp; I sped off to Elaine Craig Casting in Hollywood to do a Chevy audition.&nbsp; It was good to be out and about again auditioning!&nbsp; I had really missed this!&nbsp; I grabbed lunch-to-go at Arby\u2019s drive-thru.&nbsp; As I drove westbound on Sunset, the traffic was backed up because of road traffic which had a lane closed down.&nbsp; My goal was to turn left at Cherokee to go to the post office to drop off some mail.&nbsp; The traffic was totally stopped, but allowed me to cut in for a left turn.&nbsp; Right in the middle of my left turn a bicyclist heading eastbound shot out toward me on my far left.&nbsp; I wasn\u2019t going very fast, but I slammed on my brakes to avoid hitting him. He yelled and screamed and flipped me the bird. This nutjob kept yelling as he followed me on his bike to the post office.&nbsp; Not one to avoid a conflict, I pulled over and rolled down my window.&nbsp; He screamed at me, \u201cWhat are you doing? You almost hit me!\u201d&nbsp; I said, \u201cI couldn\u2019t have possibly seen you! You shot out from behind that car.&nbsp; The traffic waved me in for a left turn and there you were!&nbsp; I couldn\u2019t have POSSIBLY seen you!\u201d&nbsp; Which was true.&nbsp; He said, \u201cYou should be more careful!\u201d&nbsp; Careful?&nbsp; How? Develop X-ray vision to see through cars?&nbsp; HE\u2019S the one that shot into a blind intersection 70 miles an hour!&nbsp; He should slow down at those blind intersections and be cautious.&nbsp; I\u2019m a bicyclist too! I know that when I approach stopped traffic at a blind intersection there\u2019s probably a good reason. I always slow down and proceed with caution.&nbsp; As the skinny crazy bicyclist drove away he continued to yell and flip me off.&nbsp; Whatever.&nbsp; I drove over to the West Hollywood Sheriff\u2019s station to pick up some paperwork I need to fill out for a permit I\u2019m trying to obtain.&nbsp; I chatted for a long time with a Deputy there and we had some good laughs.&nbsp; I hopped in the car and headed over to Regenix for a follow-up visit.&nbsp; I\u2019m really liking having my freedom back again.&nbsp; Lots of time to get stuff done, no reason to keep checking my phone or clock, having to rush off.&nbsp; After the appointment I drove home and fed Spook and walked Roxy.&nbsp; I did some organizing around the house, took a dip in the Jacuzzi, and then Jim Ojala came over to show me the work he had done on my Scarecrow of Oz bust.&nbsp; I\u2019m doing a set of four \u201cOz\u201d busts based on the foam-filled latex heads that were struck from molds created for the Movieland Wax Museum in Niagara Falls.&nbsp; Since the Scarecrow has always been my favorite character, we started with him first.&nbsp; The bust looks great, but we still need to tweak the color a little bit.&nbsp; My seamstress will create a \u201cskirt\u201d that will go around his neck under the rope.&nbsp; She\u2019ll also make his tunic in olive green fleece.&nbsp; Then I\u2019ll go to a professional hat maker in Burbank to get a custom hat made just like the one in the film.&nbsp; Jim and I sat down with the DVD on my computer and got some great screenshots to use for color reference.&nbsp; We\u2019ll wait until the skirt is finished before Jim repaints it, to make sure all the colors match perfectly.&nbsp; Since we\u2019re starting on Tin Man next, I gave the head to Jim so he can get started.&nbsp; My contractor Terry is going to build up the armor and funnel cap out of copper sheeting. Then we\u2019ll spray it silver.&nbsp; The costume in the movie was made out of material similar to book bindings, but Terry wanted to make it out of actual metal.&nbsp; I have an early session on Friday, so I won\u2019t nap.&nbsp; I stayed busy doing stuff around the house, scanning checks, prepping a deposit, doing a bunch of auditions\u2026before I knew it, it was time for bed!&nbsp; First I fed and walked Roxy, then made some chili and hit the hay to watch a \u201cTwilight Zone\u201d episode.&nbsp; It was one of the best I\u2019ve seen.&nbsp; It was called \u201cThe Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room.\u201d&nbsp; It involved an actor talking to his own reflection in a mirror, confronting his more aggressive self.&nbsp; Basically the actor had to act with a projection of previously shot footage of himself!&nbsp; It was amazing!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Friday the 21<sup>st<\/sup> \u2013 THE LAST FAREWELL! \u2013<\/span> At 8:30 in the morning I awoke to the sounds of somebody walking on my roof over my head.&nbsp; Since I had to get up at 8:45 anyway for my session, it was alright. But still a little nerve wracking!&nbsp; Roxy and I had a nice, fun walk on a warm Friday morning.&nbsp; As we walked by the tennis court, a player asked if Roxy wanted a tennis ball. I said, \u201cSure! Thanks!\u201d&nbsp; He threw the ball over the fence and she loved chasing it all the way home.&nbsp; I cleaned up and headed to a studio called Elm Silverlake to work on two commercials for The Underwear Affair.&nbsp; I\u2019ve been doing the spots for this worthwhile Canadian charity for about 6 years.&nbsp; It\u2019s a 5k walk and 10k run done in your underwear to help fight below-the-waist cancers.&nbsp; But as I drove to the studio I noticed that there were ROAD CLOSED signs preventing me from coming down any further.&nbsp; Luckily, I just ignored them and drove right on through.&nbsp; I wasn\u2019t aware of any other way to get to the studio.&nbsp; Good thing I did too, because I made it on time.&nbsp; The gal I worked with on the spots was a singer\/actress named Chantelle. Nice gal.&nbsp;&nbsp; On the way out we were talking about dogs and she said she and her boyfriend always wanted to adopt an Italian Greyhound. Like magic, a woman with a dog walked by and we stopped to pet it.&nbsp; It was AN ITALIAN GREYHOUND!&nbsp; Of all the weird things!&nbsp; I told Chantelle it was a sign! After the session I drove over to the Burbank Studios to pick up my final check for \u201cTTS.\u201d&nbsp; It would be the last time I would set foot on that stage in that capacity.&nbsp; I signed the paperwork, got my final check from the NBC\/Universal HR person, and I went to the backstage area to say hi to many of the crew who were wrapping up their loadout efforts.&nbsp; Since most of the work had been done, this was most likely their last day.&nbsp; I looked in on the stage and it was almost completely empty.&nbsp; Just a shell of what it once was with no hint of the glory of its past four years.&nbsp; I drove to Prints Charm\u2019n to pick up the 100 prints for my tumbler artwork.&nbsp; I went to Office Depot to exchange a printer that was problematic.&nbsp; I went to Michael\u2019s Crafts to get some supplies for the Scarecrow of Oz bust project; straw, wheat, burlap, etc., and then headed to my Vet\u2019s office to pick up more canned food for Spook.&nbsp; I slid by the bank to make a quick deposit, and went to the grocery store to pick up some supplies.&nbsp; But I couldn\u2019t find a decent parking space so I went home.&nbsp; I decided to go later at night when nobody\u2019s there.&nbsp; I got home and my assistant Sara was there with my maids, who were just finishing up.&nbsp; Sara went to get us lunch at Which Wich while I continued working away on my computer.&nbsp; I did five auditions, and started cutting out the tumbler artwork.&nbsp; Each of the 100 sheets had to be hand cut so they would fit in the tumblers.&nbsp; So I just turned on the radio and started cutting. I just \u201cgot into the zen of it\u201d and continued until they were all cut and ready.&nbsp; I brought up one case of tumblers (24 to a case) and started inserting them.&nbsp; They look good, but I still have another 3 cases to go!&nbsp; I grabbed a nice, long nap\u20267pm to midnight!&nbsp; I must\u2019ve really needed the downtime.&nbsp; I woke up and did more tumblers while I dubbed more home movie VHS tapes on to DVD. Killing two birds with one stone, as they say.&nbsp; I worked on my database, and then headed out to the grocery store to pick up supplies.&nbsp; I got a parking space right in front of the store and had my pick of supplies in the store.&nbsp; I called Denny\u2019s to get some food to go, picked it up and then headed home to watch 3 \u201cTwilight Zone\u201d episodes.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Saturday the 22<sup>nd<\/sup> \u2013 BUNNY SURPRISE! \u2013<\/span> At 1:00 I heard the floor creaking outside my bedroom door.&nbsp; That normally means that&nbsp; Roxy has come upstairs and is trying to get in my room for some cuddle time on the bed.&nbsp; But when I opened the door I saw my assistant Sara standing there with my friend Edi\u2019s dog Bunny.&nbsp; She said that while Edi was on family business in Oklahoma, the dogsitter who was watching Bunny was having trouble with her dog not getting along with Bunny.&nbsp; So Edi wanted Sara to go get her and bring her to my house.&nbsp; Bunny\u2019s always welcome at my house, so I said SURE!&nbsp; So Bunny will join our little menagerie until Tuesday afternoon when Edi returns.&nbsp; I got everybody settled but I was still tired, having only gone to bed at 9am that morning.&nbsp; I pulled my cap over my eyes, laid down on the most comfortable couch in the universe, and napped until 5:30.&nbsp; I got up to feed Spook and walk Bunny and Roxy.&nbsp; Then it was back inside to get ready for movie night.&nbsp; Tonight, my all-time favorite animated film on Blu Ray\u2026 \u201cThe Jungle Book!\u201d&nbsp; It was the very first movie I had ever seen in a movie theater (not including the times my folks would take me to the drive-in and put me to sleep in the backseat as a baby.)&nbsp; I remember going with my dad like it was yesterday.&nbsp; We went out and bought the soundtrack album after the movie and I still have it to this day!&nbsp; In fact, I\u2019ve put it in an album frame and hung it in \u201cThe Puppet Room!\u201d&nbsp; I changed out the movie posters in the frames in the home theatre, cleaned up the house and took a dip in the Jacuzzi.&nbsp; Movie night was a blast, and when everyone left I worked around the house.&nbsp; I worked on my music library, dubbed more home movies to DVD, and completed the task of stuffing the artwork into the rest of my tumblers.&nbsp; All 100 are complete.&nbsp; Now they just need the pens, the fridge magnets, and my demos on flash drive.&nbsp; I fed the animals, walked Bunny and Roxy, and made a huge salad for \u201cSaturday Night Saint and Salad Night.\u201d&nbsp; But when the episode of \u201cThe Saint\u201d was over I wasn\u2019t very tired, so I watched a few more \u201cTwilight Zone\u201d episodes.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sunday the 23<sup>rd<\/sup> \u2013 BRIGHT BRIGHT ELVIS! \u2013<\/span> I got up at 2 to walk the dogs then headed back to bed until 5.&nbsp; I got up for evening church and had considered taking Bunny along.&nbsp; But Roxy is enough of a handful, let alone another dog, so it was just Roxy and me as usual.&nbsp; On the walk home I was struck by the stars in the sky.&nbsp; They were beautiful and clear!&nbsp; I could see many more stars than normally viewable in L.A. because of all the light pollution. But conditions were just right.&nbsp; The Elvis star system (aka Orion) was so bright and clear I could see extra little stars in the pattern that aren\u2019t normally detectable.&nbsp; It was a stunning sight!&nbsp; I went inside to work on my music library and then grab a short nap. I got up around 11 to reinstall my new replacement printer and do my auditions.&nbsp; I did some more work around the house, putting away chairs and blankets from movie night.&nbsp; Then I made some Buffalo Mac with the left over buffalo chicken strips from my Denny\u2019s visit a few nights earlier.&nbsp; I hit the hay and watched another couple of \u201cTwilight Zone\u201d episodes on Blu Ray before bed.&nbsp; I\u2019m annoyed, however, by the few episodes that seem to be shot on videotape. They look cheesy.&nbsp; I hope there aren\u2019t many more of them on this set.<\/p>\n<p>And how was YOUR week??!!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7347,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1695","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\/1695","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=1695"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1695\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}