tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:01:29 +0000http://mandelweb.com/noreply@blogger.com (Mandel)Blogger764125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113.post-3435987323513027149Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:08:00 +00002008-07-02T08:10:28.360-07:00Recently, a bunch of my friends and I went to California Adventure...I mean, Disneyland Resort...to try out Toy Story Midway Mania. Posted wait time...70 minutes...OY! Here's some video we took... Definitely a welcome addition to California Adventure...I mean, Disneyland Resort...Blows Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters out of the water. Now, if I could just get my score up...http://mandelweb.com/2008/07/oy-story-midway-mania.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandel)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113.post-3199023735956969998Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:00:00 +00002008-07-01T11:29:25.112-07:00Look who's the newest contributor to "Selective Service," a music blog my friends Sam and Rudi have been running for the past few years... Click here to visit "Selective Service." :-Dhttp://mandelweb.com/2008/07/fine-selection.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandel)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113.post-3215419659418493596Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:19:00 +00002008-06-29T22:36:01.885-07:00If you haven't seen Wall-E, GO SEE IT. Or else, this happens to him! OK...maybe not...but the Wall-E sundae at the soda fountain by the El Cap was deee-licious. Mmmm...http://mandelweb.com/2008/06/tast-e.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandel)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113.post-4051820074925753152Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:22:00 +00002008-06-23T01:26:32.682-07:00A couple of weekends ago, I went to New York to oversee the taping of a pilot. Fortunately, in the midst of the busy business there, I had a free day to explore the Big Apple. Here's what happened that fateful Saturday... Part 1 of 5 Part 2 of 5 Part 3 of 5 Part 4 of 5 Part 5 of 5 There you have it...a soggy look into my free day in New York...Coming up next...adventures in the heat http://mandelweb.com/2008/06/my-rain-in-new-york.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandel)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113.post-6775017602359892639Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:40:00 +00002008-06-20T09:44:44.292-07:00Behold...in addition to "Reality Binge," here's the other show that will be occupying much of my time this summer... "Gimme My Reality Show!"http://mandelweb.com/2008/06/gimme-more.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandel)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113.post-8471638592558409786Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:25:00 +00002008-06-05T10:30:03.649-07:00Me acting as a nerdy bookstore employee...whoo! Needless to say, it didn't require many thespian skills on my part... :-)http://mandelweb.com/2008/06/you-just-gotta-face-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandel)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113.post-6262998679910083518Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:16:00 +00002008-06-03T09:26:53.233-07:00I've often shared my ventures in the Youtube world on my blog, but honestly, they pale next to the videos my friend Nick has done over the past couple of years. One particular Youtube show he's been doing recently has been getting some buzz. It's the very clever Face the News. It's a news show dedicated to the latest happenings on Facebook. If you look closely, a name you may recognize may http://mandelweb.com/2008/06/about-face.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandel)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113.post-5045431910695073731Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:13:00 +00002008-06-01T15:17:10.402-07:00Got a bunch of new pictures uploaded to the photo album. This time it's from the Beach ______ It! Party that Ted, Larry, and I threw last week. It's all the fun of a Memorial Day Weekend BBQ with a touch of "Match Game" thrown in. Click the pic below to check out the pics: More pics coming later in the week...http://mandelweb.com/2008/06/ing-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandel)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113.post-1268920585184272561Thu, 22 May 2008 05:45:00 +00002008-05-21T22:57:25.591-07:00 The picture says it all...This morning we taped the final episode of "Reality Remix." :-( While it was a sad day, the show had a great 2 1/2 year run with close to 900 episodes. The special one-hour finale airs beginning tomorrow (Thursday) and throughout the weekend and features coverage of the "American Idol" finale (Go, David Cook!!), a preview of Fox Reality Channel's new season of "The http://mandelweb.com/2008/05/rip-remix-october-24-2005-may-22-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandel)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113.post-840239818002607533Thu, 15 May 2008 16:26:00 +00002008-05-15T10:27:49.289-07:00Quickie...Did you all see Fantasia's performance from "Idol" last night? I get exhausted just thinking about it. It was a hot mess...in SUCH a good way. I need to get me some backup dancers and singers in leotards behind me next time I do a tribute to a dead pet...oh, and maybe I'll get some red hair dye too...ok, maybe not...but wow...http://mandelweb.com/2008/05/sometimes-fantasia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandel)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113.post-72273337637476172Tue, 13 May 2008 23:04:00 +00002008-05-13T17:48:21.227-07:00The season premiere of "American Glaidators" last night was enough to be happy about Monday night, but then THIS promo aired in the show's second hour... Amazing...That 30-second commercial just earned "Celebrity Circus" a season pass on my DVR this summer. My friends and I were in tears after seeing this...Thank you, Christopher Knight! And I hope your arm's better now!http://mandelweb.com/2008/05/its-circus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandel)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113.post-8085607478258473143Tue, 06 May 2008 15:20:00 +00002008-05-06T08:54:20.016-07:00A big thank you to everybody who sent their condolences to me yesterday and to those of you who attended the live memorial service online (in spite of the technical hiccups). For those of you that weren't able to attend, here is my tribute song to Otter the Fish in its full glory: God speed, fishy!http://mandelweb.com/2008/05/one-fish-two-souls-three-years-dead.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandel)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113.post-3245610483620996565Mon, 05 May 2008 21:28:00 +00002008-05-05T20:18:29.357-07:00There will be a live memorial service for Otter the Fish this evening at 9 PM Pacific / 12 midnight Eastern featuring streaming video and a new song I composed today in his memory called: "One Fish, Two Souls, Three Years, Dead Fish." You can view it live tonight right here on mandelweb.com: Watch live video from Mandelweb Live! on Justin.tv Or on my streaming channel at http://justin.tv/http://mandelweb.com/2008/05/requiem-for-fishy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandel)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113.post-7950346270341033974Mon, 05 May 2008 15:42:00 +00002008-05-05T12:44:59.203-07:00My fish, Otter...is dead. He was swimming along fine last night when I went to bed, but when I went over to feed him before I left for work, he was just laying there, still...flat...nudged him, but there was no response. Boo. :-( Fare thee well, Otter...it was a great three years together...http://mandelweb.com/2008/05/sink-o-de-mayo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandel)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113.post-4174193562012484475Mon, 05 May 2008 07:11:00 +00002008-05-05T00:12:20.553-07:00Thanks to NuNick...I've stumbled upon something that may result in a new feature on Mandelweb...stay turned...mwahahahahaha....http://mandelweb.com/2008/05/mandelweb-comes-alive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandel)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113.post-8556408425253114346Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:46:00 +00002008-04-27T18:30:27.552-07:00I gots Mario Kart Wii this morning! Picked it up this morning at Toys R Us along with three extra Wii Wheels. And despite all that's been said about the wheel by some critics, I don't mind it at all. Every now and then, my instinct is to hit buttons on the Wii Remote to steer myself, but I've gotten used to the new mechanism. The game is pretty much the same with some new wrinkles...Bullet http://mandelweb.com/2008/04/behind-whiil.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandel)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113.post-2752957241353520787Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:10:00 +00002008-04-21T01:24:26.395-07:00Ok...so the past few weeks have had yielded some new reality favorites for me... First, there's VH1's "I Know My Kid's a Star." Stage moms + kids of varying degrees of talent (or lack thereof) + Danny Bondauce = gold. My favorite mom on the show, Rocky, may be gone, but Gigi and Alai are filling that void quite well. How about a new version of "Gypsy" starring Rocky and her daughter? Riiighthttp://mandelweb.com/2008/04/i-honestly-love-these.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandel)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113.post-2474722905995279516Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:04:00 +00002008-04-20T13:40:25.860-07:00Grabbed some breakfast from McDonald's on the way to work Friday and encountered this: It looks like Ronald McDonald's is trying to get up in Chick-Fil-A's business. Hmm...I dunno...It might be time to break out a taste test video blog soon!http://mandelweb.com/2008/04/chick-fil-lame.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandel)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113.post-1977292813440928028Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:33:00 +00002008-04-19T01:22:53.715-07:00Blogger's been wonky the past few days with my FTP settings. I was finally able to upload the blog that I intended to post Tuesday. More updates soon!http://mandelweb.com/2008/04/webpage-weirdness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandel)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113.post-2387862590929496069Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:28:00 +00002008-04-17T19:24:52.852-07:00For Day 3 of the 2008 version of "When Florida Meets L.A.," I took the day off from work and took Albie and Joe to Disneyland and California Adventure. Since it was a weekday and spring break is pretty much over, the crowds were pretty light with wait times hovering around the 10 to 15 minute range all day. It only took us a 1/2 hour to get into the Nemo ride! There were a few things I http://mandelweb.com/2008/04/when-florida-meets-la-2008-day-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandel)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113.post-1319940636102518710Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:30:00 +00002008-04-14T08:38:05.195-07:00This has been a very busy and wonderful weekend for me as it has marked the visit of one of my best friends Albie. He and I have known each other since 1st grade and the last time he was in L.A. was five years ago! He's traveled along with his great new bf Joe and Saturday night we did the West Hollywood thing first hitting up The Abbey... A few friends of other met up with us there and it http://mandelweb.com/2008/04/when-florida-meets-la-2008-days-1-and-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandel)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113.post-7780217198117661435Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:42:00 +00002008-04-05T09:56:43.520-07:00So, I was a bit sidelined this week from a bad incident with some duck... Tuesday night, I had dinner with my friend Edward who was moving to Florida the next day. We went to dinner at the Melrose Bar & Grill. It's a cool small restaurant just near The Abbey in West Hollywood. It's got a neat vibe to it and the menu seemed decent without being crazy overpriced. Now, had this dinner been http://mandelweb.com/2008/04/ducktalesew-ew.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandel)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113.post-2697541600105675945Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:03:00 +00002008-03-31T01:12:35.531-07:00Saturday went to Drew's big "Splashdance" birthday party at Ted and Larry's place...And as always, with a party, there are pictures! Check them out by clicking the pic of me in looking goofy in a hat... In the midst of the fun in the water, there was a very intense flip cup challenge. Coming up later this week...really, really, really old footage of me...http://mandelweb.com/2008/03/splash-splash-splash.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandel)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113.post-4376173496666115128Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:31:00 +00002008-03-27T00:36:52.542-07:00Here's the last batch of new pics this week...It's a trip behind-the-scenes of some shows I've done recently at Fox Reality Channel. Click the pics for links to photos of... "Battle of the Bods" Our "$10 Million St. Patrick's Day Marathon" And "Reality Remix!"http://mandelweb.com/2008/03/pulling-curtain-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandel)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186113.post-7630650428374578798Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:59:00 +00002008-03-26T02:02:23.543-07:00This week's round of new pictures continues with some pics from the Oscars Pot-Luck Night that I had last February...Click here or click on the pic of Regis below to get to the newest addition to the photo album... I've got one last triple set of pics coming up before the end of the week...Stay tuned!http://mandelweb.com/2008/03/and-winner-was.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandel)