Anybody have any cool autographs?

[jdoiv]

Have a book signed by Ray Bradbury. Had Gary Burton's autograph at one point, but think I lost it somewhere. I have Jim Koch's autograph along with my score sheets from the Longshot comp.

Lyle Lovett bought me lunch when I went motorcycle riding with him and some other people once. Didn't get his autograph though.

 

[Rhoobarb]

My first and, for a long time, only autograph was Curtis Mayfield. My first job was at a now defunct amusement park and he was there with either family or friends. I lost it once I went to college.

The only ones I have now are Susanna Hoffs, lead snger of the Bangles (yes, she was hot) on the cover of the first Bangles CD and all the members of Cheap Trick on the cover of their first album (vinyl). I was in a band that opened for them way back in the day.

 

[Buford]

I have autographs by people you've probably never heard of.

Yasuhiro Nightow - manga artist, creator of Trigun
Takumi Yamazaki - voice actor

I also "ambushed" Kunihiko Ikuhara (TV and movie director) 8 years ago at a convention as he was leaving a room and got him to sign a friend's poster...

 

[SuperiorBrew]

I have an autographed copy of Brewing Classic Styles

 

[bigjohnmilford]

I've got a Larry Bird card that was given to me. I also have a Bill Walton book that I sent him to be autographed.

Bird - I should get 2 Tommy points for those.

 

[Naidirem]

I have a novel with a personal autograph by James Patrick Kelly which is nice because I really like reading his work.

Although in the early 90s, I was working at a movie theatre in my hometown and Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and bodyguard came in to see a movie. I sold them movie tickets and my then girlfriend at the time got their autographs on a napkin. Sadly I did not end up with them in the later aftermath.

 

[bigjohnmilford]

I have a novel with a personal autograph by James Patrick Kelly which is nice because I really like reading his work.

Although in the early 90s, I was working at a movie theatre in my hometown and Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and bodyguard came in to see a movie. I sold them movie tickets and my then girlfriend at the time got their autographs on a napkin. Sadly I did not end up with them in the later aftermath.

so all three of them trained your girl?

 

[TexLaw]

Sports-related: Nolan Ryan, Warren Moon, Carl Hubbel, Buck O'Neal.

Beer-related: Michael Jackson, Randy Mosher, Fred Eckhardt, John Palmer, Sam Calagione.

I think that's it.


TL

 

[the_bird]

I've got a Larry Bird card that was given to me. I also have a Bill Walton book that I sent him to be autographed.

Bird - I should get 2 Tommy points for those.

Here ya go...

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[PseudoChef]

I have a baseball autographed by the entire 1984 Baltimore Orioles.

Also a poster autographed by everyone from Dream Theater except James LaBrie. I doubt anyone here knows them.

I think that's about it.

 

[kornkob]

I know who Hackworth was and what common task training is. What's the significance of the two of them together though?

He thought that the US Army's training program for soldiers sucked ass and their documentation was awful. He actually laughed when I presented it to him for signing.


I also have a copy of Quake 4 and Xmen Legends signed by the whole dev team. Also have a copy of the poster for Marvel Ultimate Alliance signed by everyone. I also have an authorgraphed Marvel Ultimate Alliance players guide. And I have several peices of original artwork by Arnie Swekel. http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=12

Couple signed books. 1964 by Joe Haldeman. A couple of Terry Pratchett Novels (I got to hang out with him as Guest Services Liason at the Boston World Con where he was one of the guests of honor). David Weber (also got time to hang with him at a convention in Madison--- very interesting fella who really appreciates fans--- he even married one).

I'm sure there are more things around here. My SWMBO helps adminsitrate a couple different literary conventions and one of her friends is an editor at Tor books so I meet various authors, producers and tv/movie people through him.

 

[CrazyToad]

I have a football signed by Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Andre Reed, and Steve Tasker. I got them to sign it after a practice during training camp. Might not mean much to anyone else out there, but this was pretty huge to get in the 90s when I got them.

 

[ohiobrewtus]

I have a baseball autographed by the entire 1984 Baltimore Orioles.

Also a poster autographed by everyone from Dream Theater except James LaBrie. I doubt anyone here knows them.

I think that's about it.

I've been a DT fan for years, but you're right - not many people seme to know about them. It's a shame too, as they're quite possibly the most musically talented band I've ever heard. Portnoy and Petrucci just freaking amaze me.

 

[EdWort]

I have a Linux license plate from the Compaq booth at the first Linux world and I have Linus Torvalds sig on it with "Happy Linuxing" on it.

 

[Dr_Deathweed]

I have Troy Aikman and Nolan Ryan, and a shirt signed by everyone from "Bowling for Soup" (I got to go back stage with them on a stretcher when I tore up my knee at the Warped Tour) and a small Texas flag signed by GW back when he was running for gov. But my SWMBO is most proud of her picture with Bobby Flay, and her hat signed by him and Robert Earl Keen

 

[niquejim]

I have a Winston Churchill birthday letter.

 

[PseudoChef]

I've been a DT fan for years, but you're right - not many people seme to know about them. It's a shame too, as they're quite possibly the most musically talented band I've ever heard. Portnoy and Petrucci just freaking amaze me.

Yeah, I'm a drummer (or was), so that's how I'm a fan.

 

[c.n.budz]

I have my own autograph and I'm cool, my mom told me so

Seriously though, I have a baseball signed by Frank Thomas and a copy of Where the Wild Things Are signed by the author, Maurice Sendak, that I got when I was a little kid.

 

[TCHDNSD]

Two authentic NFL footballs signed by Dan Fouts and the other by John Jefferson.

 

[loopmd]

1. Ted Nugent

2. Tom Osborne

3. Warren Buffet

 

[BierMuncher]

My daughter just got back from a school trip to Rome.

Her hotel was right next to a public event…a new release of a huge block buster movie.

So the star of this movie sees my daughter and her friends and yells for them to come on over and he starts jawing, and talking and laughing with them.

He grabs the camera from my daughter and starts taking a bunch of these “self” portraits with my daughter and her friends. He spent 15-20 minutes just chatting with the girls about school, boyfriends, life in general.

Anyone recognize this sort of famous individual?

My daughter is second from the left.

 

[Bulls Beers]

My daughter just got back from a school trip to Rome.

Her hotel was right next to a public event…a new release of a huge block buster movie.

So the star of this movie sees my daughter and her friends and yells for them to come on over and he starts jawing, and talking and laughing with them.

He grabs the camera from my daughter and starts taking a bunch of these “self” portraits with my daughter and her friends. He spent 15-20 minutes just chatting with the girls about school, boyfriends, life in general.

Anyone recognize this sort of famous individual?

My daughter is second from the left.

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Wow! Thats cool...

 

[Brewtopia]

I've got a bunch of signed baseballs from when I was living in San Diego. Seemed like their was a card convention every weekend somewhere between San Diego and LA.

Ones I can think of on the top of my head are:
Frank Robinson
Harmon Killebrew
Jim Palmer
Ken Griffey Jr.
Bob Feller
Edgar Martinez
Jamie Moyer
Brooks Robinson

My prize autograph though is a Johnny Bench model "Powerized" Louisville Slugger that I had since I was a kid. Johnny Bench signed it for me about 16 years ago.

My brew partner at Naked City is also the great grandson of Hall of Famer Earl Averill and former Major Leage catcher Earl Averill Jr. so that's pretty cool if you're a baseball fan.

 

[aekdbbop]

football with eddie george's

he threw it to me.. kinda cool

 

[niquejim]

My FIL has a flag(signed) with a photo of the flag with the same signature at the top of K-2( the second highest mountain in the world)

Also when the magazine "Business 2.0" came out my FIL was listed as one of the 20 leading minds of the new economy.

 

[westerntrout]

a personal thank you letter from jimmy cater for a fly rod of mine that someone bought for him

 

[Flyin' Lion]

I have a signed book of Alexander Zuyev. He defected in a MiG-29, then wrote a book about it. He was at the Dayton, OH Air Show one year so I bought his book. A very interesting read.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Zuyev

 

[Flyin' Lion]

Barry Sanders on a full size Lions helmet, Barry sanders on an authentic jersey.

I have a ton of Detroit Lions autographs from back when they had training camp in Saginaw and I'd go up there every year.

My cousin and I used to go a lot. Sanders always had an 'agent' with him coming back from practice that would only allow him to sign a few autographs and then push him to the locker room. I got pissed once when he wouldn't sign my 3 y/o nephew's Ridell mini helmet, but the last one by was Scott Mitchell and he came back to sign the helmet. I had more respect for Mitchell after that.

 

[bigjohnmilford]

Here ya go...

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Awesome

 

[Mutilated1]

A CD signed by Gene Simmons of Kiss. My son and I waited in line to meet him.

that would be so cool, Gene Simmons is the only KISS autograph I'm missing. I've met all the other memebers multiple times, never met Gene though

I have some pretty good autographs, all the members of KISS except for Gene Simmons, all the past and present members of Cannibal Corpse except for Chris Barnes, Mariah Carrey, Steve Morse of Kansas, a few miscellaneous sports people

oh and also I got a letter from George Bush with his autograph on it, a few years ago I wrote him a letter cause I was pist off about illegal immigrants and got a letter back from Crawford Ranch office in return

I have some autographed books too, and I have and autographed art-book from Roger Dean, and I have some original autographed artwork from Vincent Locke, including a sketch in pen made just for me