Some in my collection:

Bill Cosby
Joe Walsh
Ernie Banks
Roald Dahl
Gayle Sayers

more as they occur to me.

i don't collect them, but i have kim and kelley deal's as well as walter payton's autographs.

my grandmother got me two autographs.

she was walking in florida and saw a tall black man and said, "are you a baseball player?" when he said yes, the young rookie to be gladly gave her an autograph for her grandson. It was Bernie Williams.

the other one she got me, similar story was the touring drummer for Boys II Men.
that one cracks me up.

haha, nerd.

why don't you go cry about it.

I got Kool Keith's on a couple of his cds

When I was in line waiting to get my stuff signed at Tower, I overheard someone who was with him mention the fact that "there are a lot of white kids in line" ....

Thought that was pretty funny..

i've got Willie Stargel's autograph on a baseball because his wife worked at a Crisis center with my mom.

Ted Kennedy (Yankee game in '82-ish)
George Steinbrenner (same game as TK)
Wes Unseld (from a Globetrotter game in '79)
Joe Torre (outside the Vet before Game 6 in '80)
Captain Sensible (12" Come On Down)
Pat Fish (personalized "Conidition Blue" poster)
David Gedge
Peter Solowka (CD Single "Make Me Smile")
Spencer P. Jones (and the rest of Hell To Pay, CD "Steal It")
Peter Murphy ("Deep" album flat)
Dave Thomas (7" The Fabulous Sequel(Have Shoes Will Walk)
Thomas Dolby (Aliens Ate My Buick poster)

oh yeah, i also have greg brady's.

All gotten in person*

Sports:
Mickey Mantle
Dave Justice
Dominique Wilkins
Marcus Allen
Joe Carter
Dave Stewart
Steve Avery
Ottis Anderson
thought there were some more....

Music:
Steve Earle

books/politics:
PJ O'Rourke
Norman Mailer* -- recieved as a gift from a friend

I'm curious about the reasons for wanting autographs - and I'm not asking in a condescending way; I'd seriously like to get some insight into the impulse behind it (for another project I'm working on). Is an autograph simply used as proof that a famous person was encountered - or does it serve some greater purpose? Is collecting memorabilia the same thing - and do any Obnerati collect memorabilia?

Anybody care to share some theories?

<----- has an 8x10 glossy of Lee Horsley personally autographed with the words "Sorry about all the flatulence."

i guess it's a remains, reminder and proof of a personal contact.
i'm not really sure why someone would collect autographs that they buy, i guess it's the same, but really far removed.

Mine just happen by accident. Stuff I picked up at the record store, or stuff cool people had even cooler people send to me. I wouldn't go out of my way to own someone's name.

These were all gotten in NY and in fact they are all still there at my parents

Keith Hernandez
Tim McCarver
Woody Allen
Art Garfunkle
Paul McCartney
John Travolta
Christopher Reeve
Joe Garagiola
Mike Wallace
Tony Randall
Robin Williams
Nichelle Nichols
Abe Beame
Barbara Walters
Eric Clapton
Gene Siskel
James Woods
Joan Rivers
John Turturro
Mike Myers
Uma Thurman
Brooke Shields
Cindy Crawford
Madonna
Robin Quivers
Tony Roberts
Al Pacino
Bernadette Peters

Have more but that's all I can remember.

Pete Smith
Dave Justice (I think... haven't seen this for a few years)
DeForest Kelly

I collect lots o' stuff, some "memorabilia", music memorabilia. The only music stuff I have are a Cheap Trick guitar pick scooped off the floor at a show, and a can of Iggy "Pop", given out as a promo with the "Instinct" album. and a metal "Sound & Vision" display stand from the Bowie boxed set.

Now, airline crap, I gots me lots o' that.

I've got about 15 signed items - setlists, posters, etc. I only tend to get things signed if it's an artist that's meant a lot to me over the years. All my stuff has been pro framed & it looks great. I figure when I get older I can look at it all & cherish the memories.

Most recent thing I got signed was a magazine cover by Paul Westerberg.

I never got the autograph thing. I don't care if you're famous or not: don't write on my shit.

Most autographs I have are accompanied by letters that go something like this.


Hey, Paul

My wife and I are really excited about this new chapter in our lives and think it's so cool that you're spinning Blackmore's Night songs.

you're the best,

Ritchie Blackmore.


or:

Hey, Pete:

My manager wanted to drop you a line and say thanks for the great interview. Thanks for the support. I've told the record company to include a bunch of stuff and some copies of the new cd. You rock.

-Rick Springfield


or:

Dear Philsaw:

My wife Taylor (Barton) wanted me to send you these. It's really tough to keep an independant career going, but you guys make it work.

-G.E. Smith

I have a Padres pennant from 1983 or so that I got signed when I was a kid by Tony Gwynn, Goose Gossage, and Steve Garvey. I'd like to get it signed by more guys from the '84 team, but none of them are really as "noteworthy".

My friend got Ron Jeremy's autograph when he (Jeremy) was promoting some documentary about himself or porn or something like that at a theater my friend worked at. He wrote "rock out with your cock out."

Oh yeah, I've got a Redskins ball w/ Theisman, Monk, and a host of others.

antoine walker
david garza
manny ramirez
carl pavano
brian rose
antonio mcdyess

my grandmother got me some minnesota twins players autographs
from the 70/80's but i can't remember who they are right now.

some of the guys from that band overkill
signed my metallica shirt at a concert. haha

I have an autographed picture of this guy on my wall:



Also, I have an R. Lee Ermey (the drill seargent in Full Metal Jacket) in my wallet.

I also have a college ID where I had convinced the gal taking the pictures that I required an pirate-style eye patch, which I later got signed by all the members of The Toadies.

i don't have any autographs - never got one. i did see Collin Melloy at breakfast the other day - should have got his autograph..haha.

Rod Carew?

no, though i think i do have his autograph. i don't think they were anyone of consequence.

i think i've got willie mays too.