Bristol 2015 Night Race HOT Pass

I had the opportunity to get a HOT pass for the Bristol night race earlier this month. Here are some of the autographs I received. I will let the pictures do the talking: http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/dustysara2/library/Bristol%20Autographs%20August%202015

Nascar HOF weekend

I won't be posting the actual autographs, but here are pictures of the drivers I met the HOF induction weekend.

Mario Andretti (old post)

I got the chance to meet Mario Andrett (again) on the Friday before the Indy 500. I had met him a couple of years ago, and I got him to sign the picture from that day. I also had another picture taken of us, and I hurried to Walgreens to get it blown up, and Mr. Andretti signed it before he had to go! I had him make it out to my son, Will. \

Things are looking busy for this summer, and i is only May!

Until next time....

Terrell Owens

My wife was asked to perform at the opening ceremonies of a charity basketball game in Chicago, IL. My son and I went along, with the hopes of getting to meet T.O. After the performance, Will and I saw Terrell walking around, talking to people. He was really nice, and signed an autograph for my son. He was quiet, and reserved, not at all like the media has made him out to be. Thanks, for the 'graph, T.O.!!

SHAQ!!!

The fact that Shaq was the last active member of the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players meant he was still playing long after I received my lithograph. Even though I have had the litho for over 10 NBA seasons, I had not had luck getting Shaq to sign my litho. Between not being able to attend games, or the team he was playing for leaving town right after the game, things had just not gone my way. After he retired, he was still in the public eye, as he did pre-game for TNT, and was in numerous commercials. When I got the list of signers for the November Chicago Sun-Times show, he was one of the marquee names! I paused, however, when I saw the price; two hundred ninety nine dollars! I thought this might be a once-in-a-lifetime event, so I bought a ticket. When the day arrived, I wanted to be sure to be in view of him when he walked to the table, so Will could get an idea of just how big Shaquille is. Our number came up quickly, as I had number 57. When it was our turn, I made a request: I wanted him to sign his first and last name. He signed the litho, and made a point to talk to Will, which I thought was sweet. I asked him for a group picture, and he said “Sure.” It wasn’t until I had left the table, and was at the PSA/DNA table, to get it authenticated, that I noticed that Shaq did exactly as I had asked. He had signed the lithograph, “Shaquille O’Neal”! I have never seen ANY autographs of his with his full first name. Not that they don’t exist, but I am saying that I have never seen one. Even though it was the most expensive autograph I have ever paid for, it was one of the coolest autograph experiences I have had in a very long time.

Coming up next...SHAQ!

I will be getting Shaq's autograph on November 17th. On the litho, of course! Pictures, description, and my ravings to follow in about a week! Stay tuned.

Bob Pettit!!

There have been signings that I have looked forward to for a long time, and there are those that, dare I say, I have passed on. This one fell in the grey area in the middle. I was not sure, even two days before, if I would go. I had seen the advertisement on an autograph website about a month before, but just couldn’t convince myself that I was definitely going. Since I would not have to take the day off, and my family could go with me, I decided to make an entire day of it. We all loaded in the car around 7 a.m., and we headed to St. Louis! After the drive, we stopped at the Arch and spent a couple of hours enjoying the monument and the waterfront. The signing did not start until 7, and I wanted to be one of the first in line so we could get back on the road home. James Worthy’s picture was just below Pettit’s, and Worthy had signed above his picture instead of below! I had to ask Mr. Pettit to squeeze his autograph beside Worthy’s. He smiled and said, “No problem.” I asked Bob who was the toughest person he ever defended, and he answered Bill Russell. A very long trip was worthwhile, as I am one autograph closer to being finished with this monumental task! This was one autograph I did not think I would get, so it was extra special.