Inside My Brain: October 2018

Monday, October 29, 2018

Saturday, October 27, 2018

Goosebumps 2 Vlog!

I Vlogged my entire four months working with Slappy on Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween in Atlanta early this year, and now I can finally share it with you!

More soon,

Avery

Monday, October 22, 2018

Insp-HARE-ation #3

Sometimes inspiration hurts...

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Avery

Saturday, October 20, 2018

Orange Monster on eBay!

He's dressing as himself this Halloween!

Professional "Orange Monster" Muppet-Style Ventriloquist Puppet

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Avery

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Caroll Spinney

Caroll Spinney, the man behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street for the last 50 years, has announced his retirement from his famous roles.

Truly blessed to have met and spoken with him several years ago, and played a few small parts in a handful of episodes of Sesame alongside him. The Big Bird feather I was given on my first day on The Street is one of my most prized possessions.

Thanks for everything, sir!

Insp-HARE-ration #2

Prepare to be inspired!

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Avery

Back to Driving Me Crazy!

Finally found the time for another one of these silly little videos, our way to see Goosebumps 2, of course!

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Avery

It's Show Time!

Alright friends, I know that I've been spamming you with Goosebumps 2 for months, but now you can finally see it for yourself! It's a fun ride, and has everything a Goosebumps movie should! So far reviews have been pretty darn positive, so if you have the chance check it out, and maybe I'll get to play again on #3!

And, because everyone is asking, no, I'm not the voice in this once either. Though there are 7 or 8 lines of mine that still remain, and the laugh... That's all me ;)

Everyone involved worked their Goosebums (get it) off for 10 months to get this thing to the screen for you, so go show their hard work and sleepless nights some love!

And be sure to stick around until the end of the credits, because the good folks at Sony kindly gave me the last line in the film :)

More soon,

Avery

Goosebumps Premiere Screening!

Forgive the spacey-ness, I'm still trying to play catch-up from the last few weeks. And, hey, it's my blog, I can do what I want!
Goosebumps continues to treat me well and I'm honestly still reeling from the latest (and, for now, the last) adventure...

The film was put together very quickly in relation to the first Goosebumps movie, so rather than a red-carpet premiere a few weeks before the film was officially released, a special screening was put together for the cast, crew, press, studio employees and their families. I was also brought in for some press appearances and a few publicity shoots, but the screening was to be the main focus of my travels!

The schedule of events just so happened to work out (funny isn't it?) that Audrey and I could fly in early to spend a few days in Disneyland and Disney California Adventure parks. We had an awesome time getting to play in another Disney playground for a while.Of course we had to Disney Bound on both days... Disney's always worth dressing up for! I documented the experience the best that I could, but it was really nice getting to just enjoy the ride. There may be some content to come from the trip in the near future, but until then you can follow us on our Disney-Themed Instagram account Double A Disney!

17 days until I get to marry her.

Our special Goosebumps screening took place on Sunday, October 7th, at the Sony Studios lot, a few sound stages away from where classic films like The Wizard of Oz were filmed. Slappy had a great set-up on stage while a full-scale Halloween carnival was taking place. Slappy was a special meet-and-greet and photo-op for the kids (and kids alike). This meant that I was hidden and contorted underneath a table and a few dozen hay bales, for a few hours, watching everything on a television monitor. Ah, the life of a puppeteer...

Not that I have any complaints at all, it's always cool when I- ahem, Slappy gets treated like the star he thinks he is. I (he) even got to do some press interviews this time around!

Obviously Audrey was there as well, playing Gopher and keeping me sane while looking beautiful as ever in her custom Goosebumps dress she made just a few nights before we left for this whirlwind journey.

It was a legitimately fun time, though I am still finding hay everywhere... And it was very nice getting to see the cast, and some of the crew, again. Nothing but wonderful things to say about all the talented people involved who got this film out into the world, concept to screen, in just TEN MONTHS! I'm absolutely flattered to have been asked to play a part in this awesome event, AND to finally got to put my eyes on the movie (SPOILER ALERT: It is fantastic!)