{"id":3227,"date":"2016-06-13T05:28:53","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T12:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek\/?p=3227"},"modified":"2019-04-26T18:07:32","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T18:07:32","slug":"june-13-june-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/june-13-june-19\/","title":{"rendered":"June 13 – June 19 (2016)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

We were using some green glow sticks for a shot in the “Wacky Wally’s Vintage Toy” shoot last Saturday, and when we finished with them I handed them out to the crew.  Officer Mark made good use of his by getting a cool shot of my Beetlejuice mannequin. CREEPY!<\/p>\n

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After a quick discussion about the music used in the old “Dark Shadows” show last Saturday during the taping of “Wacky Wally’s Vintage Toys,” I started thinking about a song I used to love as a kid.  “#1 At the Blue Whale”<\/span> was actually on the B-side of the hit “Quentin’s Theme,” but it was that side that I played the most.  I still love this song!<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/no_1_at_the_blue_whale.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Monday the 13th \u2013 READY FOR THE WEEK! \u2013<\/span> My contractor Electric Bob was going to come by around 11, but I had been up all night working on scripts for upcoming episodes of our webseries \u201cWacky Wally\u2019s Vintage Toys\u201d and I didn\u2019t get to bed until 8am this morning.  I called Bob and told him we\u2019d make it another day.  When I got up mid-afternoon I did a few auditions, and then grabbed a short nap on the couch.  I had a pretty heavy week coming up, so I was taking all the opportunities to rest up as possible.  I got up later and did some work on the computer and as I worked, I developed a craving for Roundtable Pizza.  The nearest store is quite a ways away, but I made the drive. I even took the opportunity to meet with my friend Yulia Argo to talk over a few things about her singing career. I picked up a few groceries on the way, and then headed home to put everything away.  I typed out Wally\u2019s Week, did some more auditions, and then enjoyed some leftover Roundtable pizza while watching another \u201cLost In Space\u201d episode from the Season 3 Blu Ray set.<\/p>\n

Tuesday the 14th \u2013 PRISCILLA PIC! \u2013<\/span> By 1 I was at Wild Woods studios again to narrate another two episodes of \u201cHow To Build Everything\u201d for the Science Channel.  The show premieres Wednesday June 22nd, and they\u2019ll play episodes 1 and 2 together.  Today we recorded the voice tracks for episodes 3 and 4.  It\u2019s a very interesting show.  The session ended at 4 and I headed home to download the Priscilla Presley picture we took last Friday.  I popped it on a flash drive and then headed to CVS to get it printed.  I also was going to get a print made of Shirley\u2019s pic, and a frame to put it in.  The pics turned out great and as I was on my way out of CVS, CBS news drove up in their van.  Though the parking lot was full of cars, I was the only guy in their eye line.  I thought to myself, \u201cDon\u2019t talk to me, don\u2019t talk to me, don\u2019t talk to me.\u201d  Sure enough, I hear\u2026\u201dExcuse me, sir! Channel 2 news. Can we talk to you?\u201d  I smiled and said, \u201cSure.\u201d  The lady reporter (along with her cameraman) said, \u201cWe\u2019d like to ask you about gun control.\u201d  I smiled inside. No, I actually LAUGHED inside.  I\u2019m sure she saw the long hair, shorts and sandals and made a snap judgment.  She figured I\u2019d be a \u201csure thing\u201d to give her the answer that would fit her story\u2019s narrative.  But when they turned the camera on I told her exactly how I felt.  And I\u2019m sure it wasn\u2019t what she was expecting.  I was certain she wouldn\u2019t use my clip, as I didn\u2019t think it would be consistent with the narrative of her story. I drove over to Shirley\u2019s house to give her the framed Priscilla picture I had made up for her. Then I went home to feed the pets and do some work on the computer.  I got one call about being on the nightly news.  I guess nobody watches TV for their news any more.  Just one call?  Anyway, they had INDEED used my clip, and balanced it against a quote from a person with an opposite view of mine.  So, yet another TV appearance.  I went to bed for an early Wednesday morning session.<\/p>\n

Wednesday the 15th \u2013 WALLY IN JERUSALEM! \u2013<\/span> An early-morning cartoon session required me to be in Burbank at Studiopolis by 9.  Somebody at the session said their wife saw me on the news, and I got one e-mail from somebody saying they saw the report. So now we\u2019re up to 3.  Still, I think it\u2019s a sad commentary on the future of TV news.  I did the session and had a great time.  We got out by noon, so I headed home to walk Roxy and prepare for my next session. I headed to Hollywood Center Studios in Hollywood to do a 2 hour narration session for the Genesis Awards.  The ceremony will take place in a few weeks in Jerusalem, and I narrated a wonderful piece about famous Jewish musicians.  It\u2019s a very auspicious honor to be involved in this, and to think that my voice will be heard in Jerusalem simply blows me away.  On the way home I stopped by the vet\u2019s office and picked up some cat fud (Gary Larson fan, anyone?), and then I went home to get a nap.  A few hours later I headed to Jerry\u2019s Famous Deli to meet with my friend Alex Capriola.  I stopped by Staples to pick up some markers and posterboard to make cue cards for the taping of \u201cWacky Wally\u2019s Vintage Toys\u201d this Saturday.  When I got home I met up with \u201cWWVT\u201d producer Kevin Castro and Director of Photography Scott Z. We blocked out some shots to prep for the upcoming shoot.  When they left I worked on props for the show, pulled costumes, and did other work. Whew! Long day!  Had it not been for the 45 minute nap I got before I met with Alex, I would have been up almost 24 hours straight!  I made some soup and a sandwich and watched another episode of \u201cLost In Space.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thursday the 16th \u2013 THEM COMPUTERS ARE AMAZING! \u2013<\/span> Sleeping til 2 felt great.  I sprang from bed and got ready for a 3pm session. But first a quick stop at my mailbox to get my mail.  I got my new \u201cWeird Al\u201d action figure.  It comes with his current look, as well as his retro 80\u2019s look.  I immediately swapped out the head to have the retro look, which I much prefer.  I grabbed a quick lunch and then headed to Bang  Zoom studios to do a session.  About 8 months ago we finished doing about 5,000 lines of dialogue for a \u201ctext-to-speech\u201d program.  It\u2019s a program that takes segments of your words; vowels, consonants, combinations, etc. \u2013 and will create new words and sentences based on the text that the program is fed. Siri would be a close example of what I\u2019m talking about.  The work is pretty mundane, but today I got to hear its practical application.  The engineers had been working the past 8 months on tweaking the audio files and programming the computer interface.  All those weird, random things I said had come to life, as they played me lines from a current news story that I never said, but yet it was in my voice. The program was constructing the sentences from pieces of things I had said 8 months ago. AMAZING! The engineers requested that we do another 2000 lines of dialogue to make the program run even smoother.  I\u2019m not sure when the program will become available to the public, but when it does I\u2019ll let you know.  That way you can have me give you directions to go get a good pizza! (Head to Roundtable, in my humble opinion!)  My friend Jasmine was supposed to come over to rehearse for the upcoming \u201cWWVT\u201d shoot, where she would be playing Catwoman.  But she texted me and told me that she was down with stomach flu. OH NO!  Where would I find another Catwoman on short notice?!  I grabbed a quick nap and then got up to do some auditions.  I worked on the computer a little bit and continued to prep for the upcoming \u201cWWVT\u201d shoot on Saturday.  I made dinner and watched \u201cLost In Space.\u201d<\/p>\n

Friday the 17th \u2013 FRIDAY! FINALLY! \u2013<\/span> There was a little work to do around the house before the maids arrived, so at noon I got busy.  The maids showed up around 1:15, and finished just before I had to leave for my \u201ctext-to-speech\u201d session at 3.  It\u2019s odd\u2026I used to refer to \u201cThe Tonight Show\u201d as \u201cTTS,\u201d but now \u201cTTS\u201d means my text-to-speech job. Strange.  When the session was over I headed back home to meet with Maxie Solters, an actress neighbor who is going to sub in as Catwoman for the shoot.  We tried the costume on her and everything will be groovy!  My pals Pat \u201cThe Batman Fan,\u201d and Dave Edison came by with some props I\u2019ll be using in the taping.  I spent the evening organizing for the shoot, moving furniture around, rigging gags around the house, organizing props, writing cue cards, and getting set for the gang to arrive.  I made some hot dogs on the grill and watched \u201cLost In Space\u201d before bed.<\/p>\n

Saturday the 18th- HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWN! \u2013<\/span> We\u2019re starting into a three-day, beginning-of-summer heatwave.  I started cranking the A\/C early in the day because I knew there would be a ton of people in my house all day for the shot.  I went to the store to get some food items for the crew, picked up a prescription at CVS, and then came back to get everything set up for the crew to arrive at 5.  I did manage to get a short nap before they arrived.  What a fun night!  These are the most ambitious episode we\u2019ve shot so far.  I wanted to make them a little more complex just to see how we\u2019d handle the content as a crew, and see what our limits are.  It went magnificently.  Of course, the subject matter for the two shows was extremely close to my heart, so I wanted to make sure we did good shows.  2016 marks the 50th anniversary for 3 of my favorite TV shows of all time\u2026\u201dBatman,\u201d \u201cDark Shadows\u201d and \u201cStar Trek.\u201d  We did the \u201cBatman\u201d and \u201cDark Shadows\u201d episodes today, and we\u2019ll do \u201cStar Trek\u201d and James Bond next.  I can\u2019t wait for you to see these episodes.  We streamed live on the show\u2019s Facebook page, courtesy of our pal Officer Mark who handled the assignment magnificently.  We went for almost a full hour!  While we set up shots, rehearsed and got into make-up and costume, we took live questions from viewers!  We\u2019re going to do that every time we tape, I think.  I also think we may start streaming live for an hour or so when we have certain movie nights in Planet Wallywood.  Not every week, but maybe once a month.  Just so everybody can see our nutty crew that arrives each week for movie night.  The crew left around 1am and I set about cleaning the place up.  I replaced the furniture, put away the props, cleaned up the kitchen, and got the house back in order. I wasn\u2019t going to do it until Sunday, but I was so keyed up from the amazing night we\u2019ve had, I was full of energy.  I fed Roxy and Spook at 2, and it was good to see them again. They had been locked up in my bedroom all night during the shoot.  Roxy is constantly underfoot, so it\u2019s not wise to have her running around when there\u2019s lots of expensive equipment around.  And a few of our crew is allergic to cats, so I have to remove Spook from the area so people don\u2019t go into anaphylactic shock!  Both my pets are very social, so they had a puzzled look on their faces when I went up to make sure they were OK.  They didn\u2019t understand why they were locked away. But I kept giving them praise and treats, so they would know that they weren\u2019t locked away for some sort of disciplinary reason.  I made my usual Saturday night super salad and watched another episode of the old BBC series \u201cThe Avengers.\u201d  I only have about 6 more episodes, and then I\u2019m out of shows.  I turned on the A\/C before I went to bed at 8am. It was going to be a VERY hot one!<\/p>\n

Sunday the 19th \u2013 FATHER\u2019S DAY. SAD DAY! \u2013<\/span> Now that the busy week had come to an end, and it was time to relax and unwind, I enjoyed sleeping until 4.  When I got up to walk Roxy I went outside and it was like walking into an oven.  I figured since it was so hot I couldn\u2019t take Roxy to evening church with me.  And frankly I was so exhausted I thought I might skip church anyway.  But when I went inside and checked my e-mail, my day changed.  My assistant Sara had sent me a link to a news story about the freak accidental death of actor Anton Yelchin.  I had seen him around our complex many times over the past few years, and I enjoyed talking with him and his little dog Elvis.  The last conversation we had a few months ago was about how grateful we both were to be able to do what we love for a living, and live the kind of life we do.  Sad.  His parents are neighbors of mine and they\u2019re very nice people. We love letting our dogs play in the courtyard.  But this news was very, very sad.  It made me sad to think of Elvis not having his owner around anymore. But it really made me sad to think about how this happened on Father\u2019s Day and how devastated his dad and mom must be.  It broke my heart. I didn\u2019t feel like going anywhere except back to bed.  And I slept until 10:30pm that night.  When I got up I noticed that my cat Spook was lying on the window seat cushion; bathing in the light of the full moon coming in through the bedroom window.  It was hilarious! He was moonbathing!  I texted Sara to meet me at Jerry\u2019s for a late dinner.  On the way home I stopped at the store and bought a nice flower arrangement, a vase and a sympathy card.  I left it on the Yelchin\u2019s patio in hopes that they\u2019d find it the next day when getting their mail.  I did my nightly auditions and made some spaghetti.  This coming week seems like it\u2019s going to be pretty mellow, and I almost wish I could leave town for a few days.  But something always comes up last-minute.  I watched \u201cLost In Space\u201d and enjoyed what was left of a sad day<\/p>\n

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

PIX FROM THE WEEK<\/p>\n

\"Maxie<\/a>

Maxie and Genevieve get ready for their shots in “Wacky Wally’s Vintage Toys” – episodes 3 & 4<\/p><\/div>\n

\"I<\/a>

I work out a scene with Tyler, who plays Tim the I.M.P.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Director<\/a>

Director of Photography Scott Z. sets up a shot<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Boz,<\/a>

Boz, Jeremy and Chris take a break and wait for Domino’s to arrive.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Rehearsing<\/a>

Rehearsing with the Magic Lunchbox.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Talking<\/a>

Talking about the “Surf’s Up, Joker’s Under” action figures<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Kevin<\/a>

Kevin and I discuss the set up of a shot.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"I<\/a>

I know my Vans are cool, but Roxy is trying to fit into them! And Spook is waiting to try them on too!<\/p><\/div>\n

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How did SPOOK get out! I should have figured he was loose when I heard a few people sneezing!<\/p><\/div>\n

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My new Weird Al figure arrives, and I promptly introduce him to the Wally figure!<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

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My midnight flower delivery to my neighbors the Yelchins; to let them know I’m praying for them after the loss of their son Anton.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3230,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3227","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\/3227","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=3227"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3227\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}