https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/humming\/make_the_world_go_away.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\nMonday the 15th – MARATHON DAY 1! – <\/span>This week was promising to be one of the busiest weeks on record for me.\u00a0 Every day this week there was something big happening.\u00a0 Today I was up bright and early and headed to\u00a0Mai Tai studios in Burbank to do an update on a Baskin-Robbins TV commercial.\u00a0 It was good to work with those guys again, since I was the voice on the summertime TV campaign. They’re good folks.\u00a0 Afterwards, I was supposed to host a commentary for the 70’s Roger Corman film “Caged Heat,” but it was postponed at the last minute due to a conflict in director Jonathan Demme’s schedule.\u00a0 So I went home for a bit, then headed to Voice Trax West to do a new HH Gregg commercial.\u00a0 I then stopped by my mailbox and grabbed my mail, and then headed to NBC to do a quick comedy bit.\u00a0 I stopped home quickly to walk Sassie, then turned back around and went to NBC for the taping of “The Tonight Show.”\u00a0 That night I got to enjoy a nice dinner with my friend Brittney Powell and get caught up.<\/p>\nTuesday the 16th – MARATHON DAY 2! – <\/span>I was supposed to do a gig at Mattel this morning, but they called to postpone as well. So it’ll be next week instead.\u00a0 I took the opportunity to take\u00a0Sassie to the vet for an exam.\u00a0 In the recent past her back legs had been pretty good for an 11 year old dog, but she had been struggling with non-working legs again. So I thought it might be time for steroids.\u00a0 The doc said that instead (steroids are always a last resort) he’s going to put her on bi-weekly shots of Adequin, to help produce more lubricant for her joints.\u00a0 He said that her issue is neurological, but the shots will at least help some.\u00a0 So she got her first shot.\u00a0 She’ll get two a week for two weeks, then one a week for three weeks.\u00a0 When we got home the groomer was waiting for us to give Sass her bath.\u00a0 The carpet guys were also there to spot clean a few areas. One was spilled orange soda, and the other was dog barf.\u00a0 The spots had come up pretty well when they did a full area cleaning a week ago, but when it dried the stains had come back a little.\u00a0 Later I went to “TTS’ to do the show, and then off to get some groceries.\u00a0 It was a nice relaxing night, but the next 3 days would be super busy.<\/p>\nWednesday the 17th – MARATHON DAY 3! – <\/span>Off I go, down the 405 to P.O.P. studios in Santa Monica to do more commercials for Old Navy.\u00a0 I love working with these guys!\u00a0 Tim and the gang are super cool.\u00a0 I did a campaign for them recently when the mannequins (or modelquins) were in a mock sitcom, but now I’m doing the holiday campaign as well. Pretty sweet!\u00a0 I walked down the street to the Bank of\u00a0 America and sent a wire transfer to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to buy a ’97 Saturn.\u00a0 The car will stay in Sioux Falls, my son Zak will take care of it, and I’ll have a car to drive when I’m in Sioux Falls seeing family and doing business.\u00a0 I stopped by my house and met with a guy who borrowed one of my vintage tuxedos recently for a party. I picked my tux up, dropped it off at home, and then headed to McCoy Studios in North Hollywood to audition for a Cheetos commercial.\u00a0 When that was done, I headed over to NBC for the taping.\u00a0 When I got home I was pretty tired and went to bed fairly early.<\/p>\nThursday the 18th – MARATHON DAY 4! – <\/span>I was at the Warner Brothers studio in Burbank early in the morning to do some voice tracks for the new Batman videogame.\u00a0 While I was there they had me sign about 60 posters.\u00a0 As a life-long autograph collector, it was kind of wild to sit there signing autographs for OTHER people.\u00a0 Too cool!\u00a0 I saw my pal James, who works on the lot. We went to the WB store and I bought a couple of cool t-shirts.\u00a0 I stopped home for a bit, and then got into “TTS” early for the taping.\u00a0 Former President George W. Bush was a guest on the show today, and I was jazzed to be able to introduce a United\u00a0States President on the show.\u00a0 President Bush did a great job on the show, he was candid, relaxed and funny.\u00a0 But the best thing happened DURING the commercial break!\u00a0 This is what the audience at home DIDN’T see!\u00a0 Many of the audience members had brought their copies of President Bush’s new book “Decision Points” to the taping.\u00a0 The President told Jay to have them send their books down to the stage and he would sign them all!\u00a0 Is that cool or what!? So during the commercial break the President sat in the chair signing books. Amazing!\u00a0 Not everybody would do that.\u00a0 Later I enjoyed dinner with my friends Brittney and Sara at Jerry’s Famous Deli.<\/p>\nFriday the 19th – MARATHON DAY 5…EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER! – <\/span>Though I didn’t need to get up until 9:30, I heard my dog Sassie moving around the bedroom clumsily.\u00a0 It sounded like she needed help. So I got out of bed to find that she had poo’d on the floor and was dragging herself around the bedroom.\u00a0 Her back legs wouldn’t work. She was panicking.\u00a0 ANGRY – At first I was mad, but felt so badly for her I just picked her up and carried her to the bathtub. I ran her a warm bath and reassured her that it was alright.\u00a0 But the floor was a mess. I immediately phone my assistant Sara to come over and help, as I needed to get to P.O.P again for another Old Navy session.\u00a0 I cleaned the carpet as well as I could, and Sara came by, got some money and went to the pet store to buy Sassie a new bed and some more potty pads.\u00a0 I also called the carpet cleaners and arranged for them to come back that day and clean the bedroom carpet.\u00a0 While Sass chilled in the bath tub, I\u00a0filled plastic sacks with dirty paper towels.\u00a0 Time was ticking away. WORRY – I was worried that I would be late to my session. Sara returned with the new bed and the potty pads.\u00a0 Meanwhile, I had to get Sassie’s house in the garage fixed up so she could stay there for the rest of the day in case she had to potty again when I wasn’t home.\u00a0 The other day when she pottied on the floor she got scared and took off running out of the house, across the courtyard of the complex and down some stairs. Running!\u00a0 But how?\u00a0 Well, the Dr. said her problem was neurological, and obviously when she’s experiencing fear, it must fire a completely different set of neurons than when she’s just walking around casually.\u00a0 Her “fight or flight” sense must tap into different nerves, which allows her to run like she was 4 years old. It was very weird to me. But today they weren’t working at all.\u00a0 I laid some new carpet in her house, put her new bed down there with some potty pads and a bowl of water.\u00a0 I got her out of the bathtub, dried her off and tried to take Sassie out to potty outside, but her back legs simply would not work.\u00a0 I carried her, used an old hoodie as a sling around her back legs to walk her around, but her legs were still very weak.\u00a0 I took her downstairs, took a shower and headed to Santa Monica for my session.\u00a0 SAD – On the way there I kept hearing a voice in my head from a friend who said,\u00a0“When the dog is too weak to go potty on their own, and they sit there in their own pooh, it’s time to let them go.”\u00a0The wave of sadness I felt hit me like a brickwall. Was this it? Was it\u00a0time to put Sassie down?\u00a0\u00a0I would pray about it a\u00a0lot and try and decide.\u00a0But it was a sad trip to Santa Monica. I spoke with the vet’s assistant and told her what was up, and that we probably wouldn’t be in for her shot that day.\u00a0 HAPPY – Once I got to the session\u00a0I got to see the Old Navy crew, and even met Tim’s new wife Lindsey. \u00a0PROUD – After the session I drove to North Hollywood to participate in a radio drama for our troops.\u00a0 It was based on the TV show “Ice Road Truckers” and at the end the director let me say a special message to the troops. That was awesome.\u00a0 SAD – After the session I went to my chiropractor’s office to get adjusted. I told him about the day I had just experienced with my dog. He said that chiropractic has helped animals in the past, and one of the other doctors in the offices treats horses. HOPEFUL – I felt a little better thinking that maybe adjusting Sassie’s spine may help some of those nerves that are blocking her impulses to walk correctly.\u00a0 It was at least worth a shot!\u00a0 HAPPY – While I was at NBC taping “TTS,” I went on eBay and searched STARSKY TORINO. I always like to do that to see what’s out there. I found a beautiful 1974 Torino (same year as mine) in perfect shape.\u00a0 It didn’t need anything at all in the way of mechanical work.\u00a0 The one I bought was having problems and had been in the shop at the Ford dealer for almost a month now. I hated not being able to drive it regularly. I had so many plans for it!\u00a0 But this one looked like\u00a0the worry-free…”turnkey” car I had always wanted. Plus, it had a siren, a PA, DVD\/CD player and more!\u00a0 I made a note to try and call the seller later that night!\u00a0 If I could buy this one (at a great price) I could sell the other one to someone who likes to tinker and fix it up. But I simply did not have the time, energy or knowledge to do it justice.\u00a0 SAD – As happy as I was to find that on eBay, the sadness over\u00a0Sassie hit me again on the way home from “TTS’.\u00a0 What was I going to do?\u00a0 I pulled in the garage, saw Sass sitting there pretty in her house on her new bed, and I just broke down.\u00a0 In fact, I sat in the garage for about 20 minutes crying.\u00a0 But she seemed to be doing alright, so we went back upstairs and sat around together. EXCITED – I called David in Connecticut, the guy selling the 1974\u00a0Torino, and I’m convinced it’s the one I need!\u00a0 We talked for about an hour and I asked him all sorts of questions. Questions that I wouldn’t have known to ask had I not already bought a Torino.\u00a0 But live and learn.\u00a0 The nice thing about those\u00a0Starsky\u00a0Torinos is that they’re\u00a0easy to sell. Even the ones who need some upgrading.\u00a0 I typed up a sales agreement that I wanted\u00a0David to sign before I bought the car, just so everything was clearly understood between us. But this car looks like it’ll be ready to drive the minute it comes off the truck!\u00a0 CALM – That night I treated myself to a take-out dinner from Denny’s and I watched anther episode of The Six Million Dollar Man on DVD.\u00a0 Sass and I sat on the bed watching TV and I fed her little chunks of grilled chicken, our favorite thing to do at the end of each day.\u00a0 Plus, it started to rain.\u00a0 What a nice evening, safe and warm inside with my dog and cat, listening to it rain outside. NICE!<\/p>\nSaturday the 20th – ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ! – <\/span>With the week that I had, I gave myself permission to sleep really late.\u00a0 When I got up I met my friend Sara for a late lunch at Panera, and then picked up supplies at CVS pharmacy. I was running low on Alkalol and needed to get some more.\u00a0 That night the gang came over for movie night, and we watched the “Twin Peaks” Season 2 premiere, as well as “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.”\u00a0 Just before the movie, I called my pal Leonard Stone (who played Sam B. in the film) and we all sang him happy birthday!\u00a0 Leonard just turned 87 years old. And though he had a cold he still did one of his famous lines from the movie…”Violet, you’re turning violet, Violet!”\u00a0 He’s a great guy!\u00a0 But later that night I looked at the Torino on eBay and saw that there was a bidder who bid the car up dangerously close to the Buy It Now price!\u00a0 OH\u00a0 NO!\u00a0 Luckily he was still a few thousand short, so I didn’t want to waste any more time. I hit the Buy It Now button, and BOUGHT THE CAR!\u00a0 I wasn’t really that tired, so I did all of my auditions in my home studio for Monday.<\/p>\nSunday the 21st – NO SUN ON SUNDAY! – <\/span>It rained most of the day, but the sun DID eventually come out.\u00a0 I talked to David the Torino guy and he said when he got up in the morning he saw that the auction was over. He panicked, thinking somebody else had beat me to it!\u00a0 But I assured him that it was getting too close for comfort, and I closed the auction myself with the Buy It Now feature.\u00a0 We arranged a way to get the money to his account, and I went to evening church.\u00a0 When I finished I met my friend Bob and we went over to Barone’s to have some Italian food with my friends Chris and Colleen.\u00a0 When I returned I had to throw some clothes in a bag quick and get to El Segundo.\u00a0 I had one more audition to do for Monday, then loaded them up to the server for my agents and headed out the door. The Mattel job that was postponed earlier in the week, was now on for Monday.\u00a0 Mattel is quite a ways away from my house, and driving there during morning drive traffic can take as long as an hour and a half. So I decided to treat myself and get a room for the night at a hotel across the street from Mattel.\u00a0 I checked in around midnight, got to my room, grabbed a shower and got some sleep. No getting up at 6:45 in the morning!\u00a0 I slept until 9:30, took a quick shower, and WALKED ACROSS THE STREET TO MATTTEL to do my job. AAAAHHHHH! This was well worth it.\u00a0 No traffic congestion, no worries. I arrived at the gig on time, refreshed and with wet hair!<\/p>\nAnd how was YOUR week??!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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