How much effort do you think it takes to earn a (10% larger than) real size Wall-E?
Well, it can take up to having to perform the “Hello Dolly” routine that Wall-E loves watching in the middle of the Disney lobby at high noon (zero traffic in the lobby at this time of the day) for the amusement of the people present at that time!
It all started a couple of weeks ago when I was explained that Wall-E had to leave our lobby on 07/03 and was possibly going to be raffled…
Something had to be done to ensure that Wall-E would live in a proper home and having a little 3 years old monster living in my home and accidentally madly in love with our new robot, I had to do something!
So I got myself captured by the Wall-E Liberation Front… I then ended up have to perform some ridiculous dance routine in the middle of the Burbank Center lobby at “high noon” as stated by this excert from the requirements list to ensure Wall-E’s freedom…
4) wall-e must be EARNED he is not a mere plaything to pass amongst cootie toting fans. What exactly is the liberation front willing to do to prove their commitment to the cause? as well as showcase traits that will please wall-e should he chose to join the front? We were thinking that at high noon tomorrow, July the 3rd, in the lobby, he would enjoy a rendition of the dance sequences from hello dolly that wall-e likes to watch. He would really bond with a force that could do that with feeling. If the liberation forces prefer to remain anonymous, disguises will be provided.
The first (huge) task was to urgently find a copy of “Hello Dolly!” DVD as research on various online video sites returned either nothing or way too generic clips. Thanks to Mike, I found a rental shop in South Pasadena and made it there only 5 minutes before closing time, after having spent some considerable amount of time getting lost around both Pasadena and South Pasadena (remember, that the driving thing is still a foreign to me).
The second task was to learn the dance routine but this could wait until the following day!
Then came the day of the event itself! Let’s be fair and honest (for once). After having spent 1 1/2 hour trying to find the damn DVD and having got lost so many times in Pasadena the night before Wall-E moved to my office, the dancing part looked almost easy. But after several minutes of watching the video at all kind of possible slow motion speed, it seemed clear to me that I was unable to perform the dance…
That didn’t prevent us of being ready for a walk (dance) of shame at exactly 12:00 noon! We were ready!
At 12:01, no one is there except us (Mike Pajaro and I).
12:02: Nothing
12:03: Nothing…
12:04: Nothing……..
12:05: No member of the Wall-E freedom comity is in sight, we take a couple of pictures of the dancing and are gone by 12:06…
12:07: We’re in the elevator, safe from any public humiliation!
12:10: We can breeze now! It is clear the challenge has been won and the honor has been kept intact!
Thanks to Mk, Wall-E finally moved to my office shortly after this and has been enjoying the visit of almost anyone walking around the 18th floor (even got some people taking pictures with him today).
