My hobby is collecting autographs. I started doing this about 15 years ago, and then got out of it. I just started collecting again. Some of my autographs were obtained in person, some were purchased from reputable dealers and some were obtained through the mail by writing to the celebrity.

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Christina Aguilera - singer, actress

I sent a letter, SASE and 2 8x10 photos to Christina Aguilera on Sept. 20, 2010. On July 12, 2011, I received both photos back unsigned, along with a small 4x6 signed photo. Upon further review, I believe the photo is autopenned (signed by a machine that copies her handwriting), so it isn't an actual autograph. That was a long time to wait for a fake graph! Oh well, what can you do?

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Robert Maschio - Scrubs

This is a recent purchase for me (sorry for the lack of updates, by the way. I'll try to do better in the future). I am still trying to complete my Scrubs cast collection and this one was still needed. I loved his character of "The Todd" on the show. I still need about 3 more major cast members to complete the set, but I'm most of the way finished now.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

R.I.P. Sherwood Schwartz (Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch)

On Tuesday, a TV legend died. Many won't know his name, but most will know his work. He was the creator of both "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Bunch" - two shows that are still popular after 40 plus years. I wrote to him many years ago (before I was smart enough to keep a database with my data) and received two autographs from him. He was well known throughout the autographing community as a great through the mail autograph signer. Besides the photo below, he also sent me a photo of him with the "Gilligan's Island" cast and a photo of him withe "The Brady Bunch" cast (unfortunately those two aren't scanned). He will be missed!

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Sarah Lancaster - Chuck, Everwood, Saved By the Bell: The New Class

I sent a letter, SASE, 8x10 and 4x6 to this great, young actress, using the "Chuck" set address, on Sept. 29, 2010. On July 1, 2011, I received both photos back signed and personalized. Pleased to get this back. This has been my longest wait (with an actual reply - there are several I sent out before this that are still pending) so far since I got back into autograph collecting through the mail.


Wednesday, July 6, 2011

John Mellencamp - music legend

I've been a fan of John Mellencamp's (or John Cougar Mellencamp - depending on the decade) for as long as I can remember. Who doesn't love "Jack and Diane?" I sent a letter, SASE and 5x7 photo to him on April 29, 2011 and received my photo back signed and personalized on June 27, 2011. Glad to add this legend to the mix.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Paul Schneider - Parks and Recreation

Paul Schneider was a regular cast member on the first two seasons of Parks and Recreation, but is no longer on the show. I saw he was filming a movie called "The Babymakers" and I wanted to add him to my Parks and Rec collection, so I figured I'd give it a shot. I sent a letter, SASE and 8x10 to the production company doing the film on June 7, 2011. On June 27, 2011, I received my photo back signed and personalized with a fantastic note. Really pleased with this one and really happy he appreciated my request and letter.