Halloween, Circus, and Julia

Halloween night, Wren and I were invited to perform for "A Masquerade Eve", our friend Vanessa's Halloween show at Fairhaven Middle School, for

Rooted Emerging.

Then we went to the Cirque lab to perform (the rope act again) for a show by the Star Club. Then off to Julia's house for her party, which she and Lewis decorated their house all in Christmas theme, and they were dressed as Mr. and Mrs. Clause. Adorbs!

It was a fun Halloween.

Wheel of Fortune Recap from Unofficial fansite

Thursday, October 30, 2014

WOF Recap: October 30, 2014

Good news for those who watch this show on CBS like me -- "Thursday Night Football" is done airing its games this season. 

EPISODE #6079: HALLOWEEN WEEK

$1K Tossup: MOVIE QUOTE 

_ ' _ / S C _ R _ D
_ _ I _ F

Wren solves the "Poltergeist" line "THEY'RE HERE" to get on the board first. On the day before Halloween 2014, here are... 

Wren Schultz: professional house sitter, juggler & crossword creator from Anacortes, WA
Maya Echols: admissions coordinator at career college and actress (as well as a Titans fan) from Van Nuys (orig. from Harrisburg, PA and Nashville)
Deborah Rutter: specialist preschool teacher who also enjoys rollerskating & riding roller coasters from Coral Springs, FL

$2K Tossup: ON THE MAP 

_ O _ _ / W _ _ _ H
_ _ X _ _

Deborah locates FORTH WORTH, TEXAS.

FEATURED TRIP: Fairmont Le Chateau Frontena w/ Ghost Tour of Quebec worth $6,440 (I'd like to wish my home country of Canada continued support as they continue their recovery from last week's deadly shooting in the capital of Ottawa)

Round 1: PHRASE

She instantly BANKRUPTS next to $650. Second, Wren LOSES A TURN. Third, Maya calls out two S's for $1,800, three E's, two T's for the MDW, and an $800 H. But after an A buy is L for loss of turn. Deborah next gets the Canada wedge w/ three N's, buys five O's...

S O _ E O N E ' S
_ N O _ _ _ N _ / A T
T H E / _ O O _

...and says  "SOMEONE'S KNOCKING AT THE DOOR" for $7,690 cash & Canada.

SOLE DUD: L (Maya)
SOLE LaT: Wren
SOLE BANKRUPT: Deborah

Maya: $0/Deborah: $9,690 cash & trip/Wren: $1K

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Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Wren's first letter of N stands for no. Second, Maya takes five T's for $3K, four E's, and three $650 H's, but she then repeats said dud consonant while on the Shindigz gift tag. Third, Deborahgrabs the 1/2 CAR near the orange $900 w/ an F and buys two O's, but next is R for roadblock. Back to Wren who puts up three $650 C's, the last vowel of an A and two I's, and three W's via the MW near LaT. he takes the money for those letters...

T H E / W I C _ E _
W I T C H / O F / T H E
W E _ T
C O A _ T

...and solves THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST COAST for $4,450...but it would've been $11,450 had he taken the risk.

DUDS: N (Wren), R (Deborah)
SOLE DQ: Maya (N repeat)

Maya: ZERO/Deborah: $9,690 cash & trip/Wren: $5,450

Bonus Puzzle Flashback Repeat: "JAWS"

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PP/Express Round: THING

Trying to make a comeback here, Maya begins w/ three T's for $1,800, triple E's, a $1K pair of H's, but then S for sorry. Deborah secondly gets the same 1/2 CAR w/ two C's and decides to give up her Nissan Versa chance...

T H E / _ _ _ _
_ _ T E _ / _ _
T H E / _ _ C _ _ _ C

...but she doesn't keep track of the E's as she blows the solve w/ THE BLUE WATER OF THE PACIFIC. Wren then picks up the WC w/ two R's and buys three A's...

T H E / _ A R _
_ A T E R / _ _
T H E / _ A C _ _ _ C

...he capitalizes for another $750 and a hotwire trip to THE WARM WATER OF THE PACIFIC at the Sheraton Kona Resort in HAWAII worth $8,950.

SOLE DUD: S (Maya)
SOLE DQ: Deborah's blown solve

Maya: ZILCH/Deborah: $9,690 cash & Canada/Wren: $15,150 cash & HI WC

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$3K Tossup: EVENT

D _ V I L ' S
N _ G H _

Deborah solves DEVIL'S NIGHT to be in five-figure territory.

Round 4: TITLE/AUTHOR

First up are a $650 B, three E's, a $700 Y, but then the S-U signal...

_ _ E / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / B Y
_ _ E _ _ E _ / _ _ _ _

...and the consonants pay off at $1,500 a pop. Two T's and S's later...

T _ E / S _ _ _ _ _ _ / B Y
S T E _ _ E _ / _ _ _ _

...Wren IDs "THE SHINING" BY STEPHEN KING for $3K worth of icing on his cake.

FINAL SCORES 
Maya: $1K CANDY/Deborah: $12,690 cash & Canada/Wren: $18,150 cash & HI WC

GT: $31,840
BANKRUPT TRASH: ZIP!

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$100K Bonus Round 
After we see the mark where winning players stand on for this part of the game, Wren spins up the second A of AMERICA'S. And did you notice that we've been going backwards in that word of the BW for three straight episodes including tonight?

Category: THING
Nothing but E's to start this answer...

_ _ _ _ _ _ E
_ E E 

HMCO is totally useless, but there are three G's courtesy of his WC...

_ _ G G _ G E
_ E E 

...he makes the solve of BAGGAGE FEE...w/ 1/10th of a sec. to spare for that damned mininum, giving him $50,150 cash & trip to take home.

$5K SPIN ID: CG5264954

EP. RATING: 7

Wren's Wheel Reveal!

Wren's Wheel of Fortune experience and unknown-to-the-public results have been stirring for months now. It was finally time for everyone to know the results. He threw a party at H2O and invited friends and family to come hear about his experience, watch the airing, and celebrate with free dessert.

 Wren's first win... "They're here".

Wren's second win, and the trip to Hawaii, "The warm water of the Pacific"!

 Here he is with Pat Sajak, and the nice gal who almost had it.

 Here we are at the viewing at H2O in front of Dream's carrot cake she made for the event..

 It was quite an event. So many people from different parts of Wren's life came out. I was lucky enough to have my parents and cousin Squeek there with me to enjoy it all with.

It was such a fun night!

 Here's Wren's post-airing interview in the Anacortes American. 

Here's a link to his Anacortes High school youtube interview.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_xB1RqTGBQ#t=9m05s

Wren's Wheel write-up

Wren n I in the Anacortes American.

Wren informed the Anacortes American about his upcoming television debut on Wheel of Fortune, and here is the article... Wren says, with only a few minor discrepancies in facts (like he didn't try out online first, he just went to Seattle to try out... and he didn't drive there, he took public transportation).

I'm so excited for October 30th! Good job Wren!

October Vaudevillingham 2014

This month I got my Moustache song with bubbles and striptease act finished. It has been a culmination of many things. The song was written with help from RJ. The intro was with help from Chipps. The shave cream was from my class in Maine, along with the bubbles out of the mouth (done brilliantly by the sweetest comedienne Michela). The striptease part came from saying yes to an impromptu burlesque show at the Quarry. There are a few kinks to be worked out, but here's the link to the "final" product so far.

Moustache Song.

50 Shades of Play

I taught my first workshop! Well, technically my second, but the first was just a quick, free, one-hour ditty at the Circus Campout. This one had a name, a price, and a pre-meditated outline! The attendees were: Dream, Chipps, Greg, Robyn, Heidi, Ani, Banjo, Phoenix Chicken, Jason, Laura, and Anna Luna. Here's a list of the games and exercises we did over the 2 days.

Games:
Red light Green light (notice people's genuine "play" face... when is it, and who is, interesting)
Say my name like
Sound ball (imaginary ball passing)
Ball pass with emotion (talked about Ringmaster)
Name 7 things (improv: we say yes by counting to 7)
Clap with movement, so "peel-off"
Ha-ha laugh on floor with rivering
Sexy stretch warm-up
Floor rolls (Premise)
Scream circle (improv looking up in circle)

Exercises:
Song about someone (backup singers, with dance moves)
Round by through (performed with different eye contact positions, relaxed and play face)
Scenes from a hat (walked around, then played out)
Stand for with relaxed straight face
Little pieces of shit
Worlds greatest
Trip and recover from heel kick

Stuff we didn't do:
Rounds
Avner's "creating rapport" and "I know" chair setting
Childhood career, favorite book, what you like to do onstage
Exits and Entrances (3 people with parade is one example)
Mr. Hit
Yes game (play this before do group work to help speed up the collaboration process)
Handouts... like the Eccentric principles
Where's the game (just thought up this one)... maybe reminiscent to the bells with David... but doing something, then checking in... is the checking in the game? Is the action the game? etc.

I'm stoked to teach another workshop, and folks are on-board! I'll be teaching 3 consecutive Wednesdays in November, YAY!