What autographs do you have?

[KansDem]

Long ago I got:

Joel McCrea (movie actor)


Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (jazz musician)


More recently, I got:

Al Gore
Hillary Clinton
Jimmy Carter

I was a wee tot when I got Joel McCrea's autograph. My family was in a cafe in Thousand Oaks, California, when my parents recognized McCrea from across the room. They urged me to go over and ask for his autograph. I didn't really know who he was but went over with a paper napkin (we had nothing else) and asked for his autograph.

I got Cannonball Adderley's autograph at Shelley's Manne Hole, a jazz club in Hollywood, California. My parents took me there as a "graduation" present when I finished junior high. Unbeknownst to me, my mom spoke to one of the waitresses and informed her that "a young man was here who is a big fan of Cannonball Adderley." Well, this waitress must have gone backstage and told Adderley, because after they finished their first set, he came over to my table and sat down! It must've been easy to know who the "young man" was since I was the only kid in the place. Anyway, he talked to me for the whole break and when he left to return to the stage for the second set, I got his autograph. Turns about Adderley began his musical career as a public-school music teacher, so it was no surprise that his love for music and kids carried over into his jazz career.

I still have his autograph; the McCrea autograph has long disappeared.

The autographs of Gore, Clinton, and Carter were obtained at book signings (I didn't see a need to post their pictures).

[dannofoot]

1. Jim Thome. Mark McGwire, Bob Feller...

...for sports, Yo-Yo Ma, Hilary Hahn, Long John Baldry, Mose Allison, the dudes from Quiet Riot for music.

Mrs. Dannofoot was a part of the L.A. punk scence in the early 80's, and I can't even keep track of all of hers - Exene, all the Go-Go's, Black Flag, etc.

[azmouse]

2. I have only two

Capt James Lovell of Apollo 13 fame. I met him and have his autograph in a book he wrote.

Chad Tracy, AZ Diamondbacks, signed my ticket last year when I went to a game on my birthday.

[El Fuego]

3. John Kerry's

On my Kerry campaign sign.

[LSK]

4. the 1983 Chicago White Sox and Mark Crispin Miller

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

5. Cal Ripken Jr's on a baseball.

[KansDem]

8. Oh, you reminded me of some sports figures' autographs

I also got:

Eddie Meador, LA Rams defensive back (circa mid-1960s)--he was a guest speaker at my Little League opening day (baseball autograph)

and several more Rams football players including Deacon Dan Towler of the same era...(was able to go into their locker room after a game at the LA Coliseum and had my program signed).

I believe I still have the ball and the program...somewhere.

edited for spelling

[momophile]

6. Lou Diamond Phillips, Patrick Roy & other Avalanches

Lou's I got when I was like 18 in CA at a club he was performing at.

As for the Avs - I was an autograph seeker for a while and hung out a lot after games. No, I did not sleep with any of them, though. Not that I wouldn't have...

[Spaceman Spiff]

7. Dan Severn (UFC Fighter)

My cousin get me Penn & Teller's autographs on a Las Vegas trip

And I just recently sat in on a round table with William Christopher. Got him to sign one of my MASH dvds.

[auntAgonist]

9. none. n/t

[begin_within]

10. Woodrow Wilson ... Allen Ginsberg ... Quentin Crisp

[WinkyDink]

11. Jimmy Carter, Mario Cuomo, Ricky Martin, Diana Ross, Clay Aiken,

Taylor Hicks, Mike Hammer, Chad Mitchell Trio, Smokey Robinson, Rob Reiner, Carole King.

[1gobluedem]

12. No one important

But I have a Donny Osmond doodle.

[NewWaveChick1981]

13. Some pretty cool ones:

Isaac Asimov
DeForrest Kelley
George Takei
Walter Koenig
Alan Dean Foster
Harlan Ellison
James Doohan
Nichelle Nichols
Richard Hatch (from Battlestar Galactica)

On edit: Forgot Julie Andrews!


Hubby has:

Lynda Carter
Michael Ansara
Clayton Moore
James Garner
Jay Silverheels
Ernest Borgnine
Chuck Yager

[joneschick]

14. I have a letter from Michael Bond

author of those lovely Paddington Bear stories. It's from a 3rd grade project....and I treasure it.

[myrna minx]

15. About 12 years ago my former roommate sent a crazy fan letter

to David Duchovny in MY NAME asking for an autograph. I was completely unaware of this. One day-out of the blue- I received an autographed photo of Agent Mulder/David Duchovny and I was baffled. My roommate broke down laughing and told me that he wrote this rapturous letter about how much I loved Mulder in the red speedo and was wondering if he would he be my boyfriend. I'm sure that letter was put into the "weirdo to watch" file, but they still sent me the photo.
:rofl:

[myrna minx]

17. Oh, and I have an autograph of some weatherman from WISC

Channel 3 out of Madison. He visited my parochial school for some event (this was back in 1981 or so) and all I had on me for him to sign was a Bible. He was very uncomfortable about doing it, but he finally did. A weather man signed my BIBLE! :rofl:

[reyd reid reed]

16. Mr. Cub

I've got Ernie Banks's autograph on a baseball.

I've got Ah-nold's somewhere...in a book.

I've got Roger Staubach's on a hotel registration card.

I've got Telly Savalas's on a hotel registration card.

And A. Ray Norsworthy on a book.

[Zavulon]

18. About 40 different Montreal Expos players.

I also got a few autographs of players from the opposition, so I've got about 55-60 MLB autigraphs overall. Not one single other autograph.

[Richardo]

19. Top tier: Buck O'Neill, Hank Aaron, Ansel Adams

Next Tier: Larry Dierker, Matt Jeffries* (designer of the Original USS Enterprise) and DeForest Kelley*.

* I went to one and only one Star Trek Convention when I was 16. 1973. I've moved beyond it.

[GOPisEvil]

36. Holy crap!!!! Your top-tier is REALLY top-tier!

:wow:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

20. Ray Manzarek from The Doors.

That's awesome that you got Cannonball Adderley's, though. I hope to see Dave Brubeck and Sonny Rollins in the near future to get theirs.

[johnnie]

21. A few

Elvis Presley

Frank Holmes - He designed the original "Smile" album. I got a print of it signed by him

Cordell Jackson

Mick Rock on a poster of Syd Barret from one of his photo sessions

Ian Hunter

Eric Burdon

Alan Price

Bob Feller

Pete Rose


And a few others. Most of these I didn't go out of my way for.

[auburngrad82]

22. A bunch of the 1970 Baltimore Orioles

Boog Powell
Brooks Robinson
Davey Johnson
Frank Robinson

My favorite baseball team of all time. I wish I had more of them.



Liberal bumper stickers

[wildhorses]

23. phil neikro's on a baseball...from the late 60's

[SoyCat]

24. Brad Pit, Eric Johnson, Joe Satriani, and Sonny Landreth

[taterguy]

25. Neil Sheehan and a few others

Sheehan's is my favorite. It was 1993 and he was signing copies of A Bright Shining Lie. The guy in front of me started talking about Vietnam experiences. Sheehan got distracted and started to write 1963 as the date.

I also have a book David Byrne autographed that was given to me by the guy that directed Junebug.

[arwalden]

26. Ann Miller, Loretta Young, Celeste Holm, Myrna Loy, June Allyson

Ray Walston, Harry Morgan, Walter Matthau, Tony Randall, Whoopi Goldberg, Angelica Houston, Fannie Flagg, Brett Somers, Olympia Dukakis, Mike Farrell, Mickey Rooney, Susan Sarandon, Lynda Carter, Linda Evans, Faye Dunaway, Peter Falk, Alan Alda, Anthony Perkins, Jacqueline Bisset, Julie Andrews, Rachel York, Gregory Jbara, Tony Roberts, Michael Nouri, Russ Tamblyn, Jane Powell, Howard Keel, Jeri Ryan, Christopher Melloni, Doris Day, Al Gore, James Coburn, Rose Marie, Ricardo Montalban, John Travolta, Lynn Redgrave, Dom DeLouise, Charles Bronson, Tony Curtis, Bea Arthur, Larry Hagman, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Debbie Reynolds, Madeline Albright, Oscar de La Hoya, Cal Ripken Jr.

[martymar64]

27. Shawn Green, Ed Too Tall Jones, Mike Ditka, Joe Bob Briggs

I should have more seeing that I used to work in Hollywood, but alas I don't.
I have had a lot of brushes with celebrity however.

[Initech]

28. A couple of unique items:

A broken bat autographed by Orlando Cabrera (LA Angels shortstop)

A signed ball from Bartolo Colon (LA Angels RHP, 2005 AL Cy Young winner)

Copies of Clerks X, Dogma, and Mallrats signed by Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Brian O'Halloran (Dante), and Jeff Anderson (Randal)

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

29. Paul McCartney, Bono, Edge, Wayne Gretzky, Al Gore, Garth Brooks

[Radical Activist]

30. Al Gore, Paul Simon, Saul Alinsky.

[Kire]

31. I don't understand autographs.

Maybe I'm misanthropic, but what's the point?

[Broken_Hero]

32. A few

Dale Ellis-use to be a guard/forward for the sonics

Shawn Kemp-power forward for the sonics

Ken Hamlin-safety from Seahawks

thats it...

[Magrittes Pipe]

33. I have a signed Dali print.

[tinfoil tiaras]

34. John Kerry & Mike Mills (of R.E.M.)nt.

[Dukkha]

35. a few obscure ones

David Emge
Ken Foree
Scott H. Reiniger
Gaylen Ross
(cast of Dawn of the Dead)

Tom Savini
Linda Blair
Brad Douriff
Ray Park
Jeremy Bulloch

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

37. A bunch of stuff from Stan Musial, Nolan Ryan, and assorted poets.

I'm a poetry groupie.

Dodge Poetry Festival is next month. :woohoo:

[Callalily]

38. I've got two . . .

David Sedaris (author - humorist) http://www.barclayagency.com/sedaris.html and Stefon Harris (jazz vibraphonist, marimba player and composer) http://www.stefonharris.com/

[Reverend_Smitty]

39. quite a few, mostly baseball

Babe Ruth (my grandfather met Ruth a few months before he died)
Joe DiMaggio
Bob Feller
Barry Bonds
Bob Gibson
Willie Mays
Cal Ripken Jr
and a few other Major Leaguers

I also have a Dick Vitale autographed bobble head doll and an autographed copy of Lies and the Lying Liars...by Al Franken

I might have a few more but I can't think of them off the top of my head

[Gatchaman]

40. I only have a few, but they're an eclectic bunch

None gotten in person, unfortunately.

Haruo Nakajima
John Varley
Chas & Dave (Chas Hodges and Dave Peacock)
Christy Canyon

[Buddyblazon]

41. I've got...

Patrick Roy
Joe Sakic
Tiger Woods
Brett Favre
1980 USA Miracle Hockey team
Muhammad Ali
Carmelo Anthony
Marcus Camby
Earl Boykins
John Elway
Alex Tanguay
Rob Blake
Andre Miller
Nene
Sid Abel
Ted Lindsay
Sidney Crosby
Gretzky
M. Lemiuex
Wilt Chamberlein
Bill Russell
Alex English
Dan Issel
David Thompson
Willie Mays
Peter Forsberg
Jake Plummer
Al Wilson


and many many more....

but....


I should tell you...

my second job during the NHL and NBA season (because production is slow)....

is signed sports memorabilia...all framed and matted...or in cases...all pretty like. I'm the regional manager for a memorabilia auction company. We set up at NHL, NBA, NFL games, and we have one MLB team. I'm also a traveling trainer to our new markets to help out the new managers.

We do silent auctions that end at half time or between the 2nd and 3rd period of NHL games.

So technically...the product is not mine. But my boss is up in Canada. He's the owner and the only person I answer to.

I have two hardcore seasonal jobs...but man...I don't ever have to sit in a cubicle again. I work half the amount of time...and make more money (still an average income though) than I ever did as a cube rat.