Last night's autographs

A baseball signed by Michael Clarke Duncan, a DVD cover of Talladega Nights, also signed by Mr. Duncan, and an index card signed by Frankie Muniz.

Michael Clarke Duncan

There was a charity basketball game in Chicago last night. I got to meet two of the stars that were in the game afterward. Frankie Muniz (Malcolm in the Middle) and Michael Clarke Duncan (Green Mile, Daredevil, Talladega Nights) were gracious enough to sign a couple of autographs for me. I will post pictures of the autographs later today.

Mario Andretti

I had the chance to Meet Mario Andretti over a week ago. I had him sign a picture from when I met him a couple of years ago. He was very friendly, and gracious as ever. He is a racing icon that is still very visible to the public.

Until next time...

Autograph Project Completed!

Well, one of my long autograph projects is completed. I have been collecting autographs on 4" x 4" ceramic tiles for over seven years. My inspiration for this project was the NASCAR Cafe in Tennessee. I would say there are over thirty autographs on my rec room wall now. Here is what it looks like (Please pardon the clutter in the picture. My rec room is in a transition process!):

Some of the names on this wall are Marie Osmond, Rusty Wallace, Jeff Gordon, "Weird" Al Yankovic (http://www.weirdal.com/), Kurt Busch, Gene Simmons (from KISS), and Gale Sayers.

It is great to see a project that took this long come to completion. It keeps me going on my other projects that are taking even longer.

Back from Phoenix

Well, it ws hot, dry, and downright gorgeous in Arizona. I came home with autographs from Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch (no surprise, he is GREAT about signing), Reed Sorensen, David Stremme, Justin Allgaier, Sam Hornish, Jr., and Greg Biffle.

I am looking forward to Michigan in June. I will print up some of the pictures that I took, and get thos signed, hopefully.

Until next time...

Off to Phoenix!

I leave Friday morning for Phoenix. I am hoping to get a few autographs, naturally, while I am there. I usually take a lot of supplies (8X10S, HERO CARDS, TRADING CARDS, etc.) with me on race weekends. I find that different situations call for different autographs. My plan is to scope out the haulers and find out the scheduled signings. I would love to come backwith six or seven different autographs. We'll see.

I will be sure to post some pics if I get some rare or famous autographs!

James Worthy

April 6, 2009 -

I traveled to Detroit to get James Worthy's autograph. I am working on a NBA at 50 lithograph and trying to meet each player in person. Mr. Worthy was the 21st autograph on my litho. I am photographing each player signing it, and making a log for posterity...

The event was in coordination with the NCAA Final Four, held in Detroit this year. Of all the players I have met, very few had what I would call a "bad attitude". I do not atribute this to them, personally, they might just be having a bad day.

Speaking of a bad day, I will not get to meet Jeff Gordon until the Chicago race. The Phoenix event was cancelled, which means Bruce and I are just attending the races. I say "just",because we would not have travelled to the race if we knew we were not going to get to meet Jeff.

Until next time...