{"id":2457,"date":"2015-08-24T06:24:04","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T13:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek\/?p=2457"},"modified":"2019-04-26T18:36:59","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T18:36:59","slug":"august-24-august-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/august-24-august-30\/","title":{"rendered":"August 24 &#8211; August 30 (2015)"},"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>And now here&#8217;s&#8230;JOHNNY MANTIS!&nbsp; Don&#8217;t &#8220;lose your head,&#8221; Johnny!&nbsp; Don&#8217;t fall in love!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/johnny_mantis.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/johnny_mantis.jpg\" alt=\"johnny_mantis\" width=\"500\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/johnny_mantis-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/johnny_mantis-500x327.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/johnny_mantis-700x458.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/johnny_mantis-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/johnny_mantis.jpg 1683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/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 been delving into the first season of <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8220;The Munsters&#8221;<\/span> during my nightly vintage TV viewing, I can&#8217;t get the theme song out of my head.&nbsp; Though I remember liking this second season version of the theme better (more punch).&nbsp; What a great show!<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"Munsters Season 2 Opening\" width=\"1250\" height=\"938\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0drJKnYg5-s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Monday the 24rd \u2013 WALLY WRIGHT? \u2013<\/span> When I got up at 2 I headed over to my local AAA office to transfer the title of my first Gran Torino to my sister in South Dakota.&nbsp; My brother-in-law had done great work on it since I shipped it to him, and has it running pretty well. They enjoy taking it out for a ride, but in order to do it legally, and get it licensed, they needed the title transferred.&nbsp; I filled out the necessary paperwork at AAA and they submitted it to the DMV.&nbsp; I took the papers over to Fed Ex and overnighted it to my sister.&nbsp; Then I stopped by my mailbox to get my packages.&nbsp; I got the badge wallets I ordered, and they look pretty good.&nbsp; I\u2019ve been obsessed with making screen accurate replicas of the Starsky &amp; Hutch prop badges from the TV show.&nbsp; It\u2019ll be fun to keep them in the Torino in case it\u2019s ever on display.&nbsp; I can spread the badges and ID cards out on the dashboard to add to the effect.&nbsp; I grabbed some food at the McDonald\u2019s drive thru and then headed home to print up some mock Starsky &amp; Hutch ID cards to put them in the badge wallets.&nbsp; They looked great!&nbsp; I got a fan letter from a group of drama students at a school who asked for a signed photo.&nbsp; The letter and envelope were addressed to Wally Wright.&nbsp; In the letter they went on to tell me what a big fan they all were of my work and could I please send them a signed photo.&nbsp; Clearly they weren\u2019t fans of my work, because they didn\u2019t even know my name.&nbsp; So instead of tossing it away, I used it as a \u201cteachable\u201d moment.&nbsp; I wrote the following\u2026\u201dDear kids.&nbsp; Thanks so much for your nice letter, but my name isn\u2019t Wright.&nbsp; So therefore I\u2019m not sending you a signed photo.&nbsp; But I think you\u2019ve all learned an important lesson about checking your details before you commit to something.&nbsp; Very important in any class, especially drama class.&nbsp; Once you\u2019ve double-checked the facts and details, then commit to what it is you want to do.&nbsp; Regards.\u201d&nbsp; I wrote that on the index card they enclosed for me to sign.&nbsp; The note to them was not signed.&nbsp; I laughed to myself and wished I could be there to see their faces when they opened it and read the letter.&nbsp; I figured it was an important lesson that needed to be taught.&nbsp; Not sure what the teacher of the class was thinking.&nbsp; I typed up Wally\u2019s Week for a bit, and then went over to Jerry\u2019s Famous Deli to meet up with my pal Zak Throne; son of the late, great actor (and my buddy) Malachi Throne.&nbsp; It was fun chatting and catching up.&nbsp; Then I came home to do some auditions and finish Wally\u2019s Week.&nbsp; Then I settled in to watch a few more episodes of \u201cThe Munsters\u201d from the Season One DVD set.&nbsp; Fun show!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Tuesday the 25th \u2013 TIME FOR A TOUCH-UP! \u2013<\/span> Once again I rolled out of bed around 2 and did some work around the house.&nbsp; I called the badge company to order my replica Starsky &amp; Hutch badges.&nbsp; Once the prototypes arrive, I\u2019ll inspect them for quality and accuracy and then let the other Gran Torino owners know where they can order them.&nbsp; I\u2019m not finding the appropriate leather badge holders that I need though.&nbsp; The old style ones they used in the TV show were just badge holders.&nbsp; But now they\u2019re all fancy.&nbsp; They have a slot for cash, more slots for credit cards, and then an ID slot and a place for the badge. Overkill.&nbsp; So I may need to have a set actually made up by a leathersmith in order to achieve the screen accuracy I\u2019m looking for.&nbsp; After all this work, why cheap out?&nbsp; I headed off to Bang Zoom studios in Burbank for more work on Project X.&nbsp; This project is very similar to the US Airways job I do, but yet different.&nbsp; Most of the sessions have been simply reading random sentences and phrases to give the computer something to sample from.&nbsp; But today we did riddles, jokes, and even songs!&nbsp; It was a blast!&nbsp; I sped off to Floyd\u2019s Barbershop to get a touch up on my color.&nbsp; I was scheduled for an on-camera shoot the following morning at Warner Brothers and I wanted my hair color to be solid.&nbsp; I came home and did about 15 auditions!&nbsp; I walked Roxy and then hit the hay to be up early for a VERY long Wednesday!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wednesday the 26th \u2013 A VERY LONG WEDNESDAY! \u2013<\/span> The first order of the day was to be at Studiopolis in Studio City to record on the \u201cSonic Boom\u201d cartoon for about an hour.&nbsp; The episode heavily featured one of my characters with Sonic himself.&nbsp; So for the beginning of the session it was only Roger Craig Smith and I having fun on the mics.&nbsp; It was very funny!&nbsp; We finished at 10 and I headed over to Warner Brothers in Burbank to get changed for my on-camera interview about my work as The Riddler in the Arkham games.&nbsp; I went into the bathroom and changed, and sprayed my hair in place.&nbsp; But then the make-up artist gal put some make-up on me, and totally redid my hair!&nbsp; She was ripping through my sprayed hair, and by golly it hurt!&nbsp; I was glad I only do these on-camera things about once or twice a year.&nbsp; I don\u2019t know how these on-camera folks do it.&nbsp; Voice-Over is MUCH better!&nbsp; Then I went into the studio and did some Riddler lines while they rolled cameras for some B-roll.&nbsp; Then it was off to a side studio to do the interview.&nbsp; We finished up, I changed back into my shorts and tank top, and went to find my friend James; who works in Post Production Services.&nbsp; My pal Troy from the \u201cEllen\u201d show texted me to see if I could audition a piece of copy for him.&nbsp; Since I was on the Warner lot, and that\u2019s where they shoot the \u201cEllen\u201d show, I had James grab a gold cart and run me over to the stage.&nbsp; I did the interview in their sound booth, and then James and I headed to the commissary to grab lunch.&nbsp; When lunch was finished, I went back inside to the recording studio to do another game session!&nbsp; This was for Marvel!&nbsp; I got to voice Crimson Dynamo and Dr. Strange. I laughed and told James, \u201cOnly in Voice-Over can you play a DC Comics villain in the morning, and a Marvel villain AND super-hero in the afternoon!&nbsp; I love it!\u201d&nbsp; I finished up the session and headed to the post office to mail some stuff.&nbsp; Then I headed home to walk Roxy and relax on the couch for a bit.&nbsp; The day\u2019s activities had really worn on my vocal cords.&nbsp; My voice had been stressed lately anyway, and this didn\u2019t help.&nbsp; So I needed some voice rest.&nbsp;&nbsp; In the evening I played host in Planet Wallywood to a guy named Tyler, who has a podcast about showbiz and Christianity.&nbsp; He had seen my panel at the San Diego Comic Con and asked for an interview, which I was happy to give.&nbsp; But my voice was so creaky I hope it turns out alright.&nbsp;&nbsp; When we finished up around 10 I did a bunch of auditions.&nbsp; The ones my voice couldn\u2019t handle I just deleted.&nbsp; I grabbed a quick snooze on the couch, and then got up to feed and walk Roxy.&nbsp; I\u2019ll continue to rest my voice in hopes that it will be fine for the&nbsp; American Airlines session the following day.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Thursday the 27th \u2013 FINE, FINE FOLLICLES! \u2013<\/span> By 1pm I was on the freeway and headed for Marina Del Rey.&nbsp; I was scheduled to voice a couple more safety videos for American Airlines at Global Eagle.&nbsp; Luckily the voice held up pretty well, but it was in a range that wasn\u2019t affected much by my recent stressful vocal work.&nbsp; After the session I had a nice, leisurely lunch at Campo\u2019s in Culver City (my favorite Mexican restaurant I used to frequent in the \u201cold\u201d days) and then hit It\u2019s a Wrap in Beverly Hills.&nbsp; I found a really cool green leather sport jacket.&nbsp; It\u2019s almost a little \u201cRiddler-y\u201d so I snagged it!&nbsp; But it wasn\u2019t cheap.&nbsp; But I think I\u2019ll wear it next weekend in Sacramento for my appearance at SacAnime.&nbsp; I headed over to Regenix to get my follicles looked at, and they\u2019re in great shape!&nbsp; On the drive home my niece Julia called to ask about Olympian Gabby Douglas.&nbsp; She knew she had been on \u201cThe Tonight Show\u201d several years back, and she wanted to know if I had met her.&nbsp; Though I saw her in the hallway, I didn\u2019t physically meet her.&nbsp;&nbsp; Julia was also interested in some of my Voice-Over work, so I pointed her to my imdb page.&nbsp; I chatted with my pal Grigg in Detroit about the S&amp;H badges.&nbsp; Grigg is with Detroit PD, and is very interested in getting a set of replica badges.&nbsp; I also spoke to my folks for a bit, and then got home to walk Roxy.&nbsp; I did a quick audition for my agent and e-mailed it in, recorded some voice tracks for Go 96.3 in Minneapolis, and then relaxed. What a busy day!&nbsp;&nbsp; I took a quick nap before my pal Brittney Powell stopped by so we could go get dinner at Jerry\u2019s Famous Deli.&nbsp; I came back home and did some more auditions, and then hit the hay to watch more \u201cMunsters\u201d episodes.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Friday the 28th \u2013 LADIES &amp; GENTLEMEN\u2026JOHNNY MANTIS! \u2013<\/span> At 11:15 I was at Voicecasters in Burbank doing an audition for Burger King.&nbsp; It was a very VERY hot day, as is usual for the final week of August.&nbsp; I went to the Plastic Depot to have my pal Kyle cut my a few little pieces of clear plastic that I can mount on my Magical Lunchbox for my new webseries.&nbsp; I needed something that would block open the lid for a special effect.&nbsp; I hit my mailbox and picked up a \u201cWizard of Oz\u201d hardcover book I ordered, and then I went to Voice Trax West to get ready to spend a few hours recording the new narration for Multi-Media Assemblies\u2019 new presentation.&nbsp; I\u2019ve been narrating their shows for about 15 years now.&nbsp; They play at schools all over the country, and use TV, music video, and movie clips to teach kids about how to live a positive, productive life.&nbsp;&nbsp; They\u2019re great shows and I\u2019m proud to have been associated with them all these years.&nbsp; The ol\u2019 voice was a little tired, but we made it through the session.&nbsp; But that was the final session for the week, so I could rest it all weekend now.&nbsp; I got to my house, dumped my stuff, and then went to my neighbor\u2019s house to walk and feed their greyhound Abby.&nbsp; I came back to my house to walk and feed my OWN beasts.&nbsp; I grabbed a quick nap, and then got up and grabbed a shower.&nbsp; My friend Kylie was in town from Florida so I wanted to get dinner with her.&nbsp; She was in town to dance with Miley Cyrus on the MTV VMA\u2019s.&nbsp; We grabbed a sumptuous dinner at Outback and caught up on all the news and happenings in our lives.&nbsp; When I got home I napped a bit, and then got up to do some computer work.&nbsp; I\u2019m SURE glad it\u2019s the weekend!&nbsp; Before bed and \u201cMunsters,\u201d I made some hot dogs on the grill.&nbsp; When I got out to my patio I noticed another Praying Mantis (it\u2019s the third one I had seen around in a week).&nbsp; This one, whom I named \u201cJohnny Mantis,\u201d was hanging upside down on the ceiling over my patio.&nbsp; He seemed sound asleep, so I didn\u2019t want to bother him.&nbsp; But I sure love those things!&nbsp; I had taken some photographs of another Praying Mantis on one of our light globes in the complex a few days earlier.&nbsp; I wonder if that was him?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Saturday the 29th \u2013 HAPPY PNEUMONIAVERSARY! \u2013<\/span> One year ago today, my assistant Sara took me to my Dr. because I was near death with bronchitis.&nbsp; It\u2019s the day he diagnosed me with pneumonia.&nbsp; Since that day, my perspective on life and how to live it has changed considerably.&nbsp; So I\u2019m probably always going to observe this date as a day of personal significance.&nbsp; Let\u2019s just say I\u2019m really glad to be alive.&nbsp; I got up at noon for my maids, and I let them in to do their work.&nbsp; My pal Brittney came by again to do some work.&nbsp; Both Brittney and the maids finished up about the same time, so after they left I grabbed a nap.&nbsp; It had been a VERY crazy, wacky week.&nbsp; But since it was a hot day, there were unending shifts of screaming kids in the pool, so I tried to get some little bits of nap time in between annoying children.&nbsp; I\u2019m not sure why their parents don\u2019t tell them to pipe down; seeing as how this is a complex where people live and relax\u2026not a public pool.&nbsp; I\u2019m not sure what it is about kids, but why do they have to SCRRREEAM bloody murder when they get into a swimming pool?&nbsp; Strange.&nbsp; When I got up I did some work around the house to prep for movie night.&nbsp; We had a good one!&nbsp; We watched the \u201cMagnum, p.i.\u201d parody episode of \u201cRaiders of the Lost Ark.\u201d&nbsp; Then we watched a screener of the new \u201cMan From U.N.C.L.E.\u201d movie.&nbsp; It was a ton of fun!&nbsp; After everyone left I grabbed an hour nap on the couch.&nbsp; I\u2019m not able to sleep 8 hours continuously (my mind keeps buzzing) so I sleep in shifts.&nbsp; 6 hours here\u20261 hour here\u20261 hour there.&nbsp; It works for me.&nbsp; If I ever want to sleep a full 8 hours there has to be some sort of medication involved.&nbsp; I was up all night scanning through \u201cStarsky &amp; Hutch\u201d episodes looking for screenshots where they show their badges.&nbsp; This research is fun!&nbsp; I got what I needed, compiled the info and e-mailed all of the guys to let them know their options.&nbsp; Then I made my usual Saturday night salad and went to bed to watch \u201cThe Persuaders.\u201d&nbsp; When it was over I hit the computer to do some more work on the badges.&nbsp; I didn\u2019t get to bed until around 10am Sunday morning!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sunday the 30th \u2013 HEAT BREAK! \u2013<\/span> Mid-afternoon I woke up and hung out around the house.&nbsp; I did some work on the badge artwork, and then got cleaned up for evening church.&nbsp; By the time it Roxy and I needed to walk over to church, the weather had gotten somewhat cooler.&nbsp; It seems like the heat wave was breaking (at last!).&nbsp; When church was over the clouds had moved in and it was decidedly cooler out.&nbsp; It was a nice walk home in the cool, evening air.&nbsp; I did a little work around the house, grabbed a quick nap, and then worked on my auditions.&nbsp; I did some organizational work, made some spaghetti and hit the hay to watch more \u201cMunsters\u201d on DVD from the Season One DVD set.&nbsp; I\u2019m hoping this coming week will be a bit mellower than the previous week. 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