Autographs

Depends on who the autographs are from. Like, I don't proudly display my Gallagher or "Some dude who was a Cardassian on Deep Space Nine" autographs. But I do like to display the CD I have signed by the full Dave Matthews Band and the baseballs from A-Rod and Randy Johnson.

My mother-in-law snuck into Elvis' hotel in 1956 and had him sign her hall pass. It's hanging up in their house and I want it.

I have my Steven Spielberg signature hanging at work. It's gotten me through some rough days.

Your mother-in-law is smothered in awesome sauce. I want HER autograph.

I only have one - my then-boyfriend got Jimmy Stewart to autograph a circa-1940 photo of himself for my 29th birthday in '92 ("To Lisa - Happy Birthday. Best wishes, James Stewart"). It was already framed when he gave it to me, and I've always had it displayed on my bookcase.

Please tell me it's not the Gallagher who smashes things?

Edited to add: The only autographed items I have are books. They aren't displayed.

Haha, indeed it is! I was in middle school, I think, and thought he was hilarious. He took a break mid-show before the real smashing started (perhaps to get smashed himself) and signed autographs in the lobby for a few minutes.

Middle school, huh? Okay, you get a pass for that one.

I've been pretty lucky with autographs, but most of them are tucked way in boxes. It's a weird assortment, though ... CDs signed by Glenn Danzig, members of Blue Oyster Cult, and Unknown Hinson, a photo signed by Brad Smith of Blind Melon (I used to have a hand-written setlist of Shannon Hoon's but lost it), a Star Trek card signed by Nichelle Nichols, the DVD of The Crow signed by James O'Barr, and a shitload of signed comics.

I have a few displayed.

I have a Freddy Vs. Jason poster signed by Robert Englund. It says, "For John, Sweet Dreams! "Freddy" Robert Englund." Yes, it's a bad movie, and I sorely wish I had a poster from the first movie for him to sign, but they were giving those FVJ posters away for free. My dad (who is a carpenter) made a frame for me.

I also have a Scream poster that was released when Scream 3 came out. It showcases the posters for all three movies and is signed by Wes Craven. Only 1,600 were made, so I feel cool for having it. That was back in high school when I thought Wes Craven was the coolest thing ever (I had yet to watch The Hills Have Eyes Part II). That one is also framed.

Harryhausen autographed the slipsleeve to my JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS DVD. Should print out a spare and hang that up.

My Elvira (Chiller convention) autographed pic needs a frame.

I have a Karl Malone autograph. He was kinda tall.

I have a Stan Lee autograph somewhere in my collection, as well as autographs from Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart from Rush, and Suzanne Vega (book).

I also have a t-shirt autographed by Aimee Mann when she played at the Stone Pony several years back - I drew a cartoon of her singing to a big gorilla, one of her managers saw me drawing it, asked for it, and took me to meet her on her bus. She's a sweetie!

I never understood the appeal of autographs.

And people who buy autographs of people they never met should die in a fire.

I have a baseball that reads:

To Jay,

Best Wishes.

Sandy Koufax


It stays in a plastic cube.

Me=jealous. Where did you meet him?

I have an autographed inner CD sleeve of Coheed and Cambria's No World for Tomorrow. I didn't meet them, it was a special online deal.

Still counts though.

Awesome.

Like HBarr, I only have signed books, no autographs.

Jay, that's all kinds of awesome right there, and I'm not big into autographs.

I have a few composer autographs, the piece de resistance being a concert program signed by Jerry Goldsmith just a few years before he died. I even got him to record a phone message for me, but sadly that phone is long gone. My then-girlfriend (now fiancee) was with me--we'd been together maybe a year at that point--and she still doesn't quite fully understand why I geeked out so much.

I've never understood the appeal of autographs. However, I do have a cool story (and one I've told on these boards before): I missed Zodiac in the theaters, but caught up with the DVD release. I then proceeded to rave to everybody I knew about how amazing the movie was and, in particular, how great Mark Ruffalo was as Detective Toschi. Well, it turns out that one of the paralegals in my office has a daughter who is a manager for Ruffalo. The paralegal passed it along to her daughter and, soon thereafter, I was surprised with a copy of the Zodiac soundtrack autographed by Ruffalo. The autograph says something along the lines of "It's good to know I have a fan on the East coast." Very cool.

Also, I have a picture of my dad and Mr. T that's autographed by Mr. T.

I don't understand the appeal of autographs, I'm much more of a picture guy. It's better to show people "Hey, it's me with this one dude..." than just a weird scribble.

But I do have a couple I keep in a case away from sunlight.

One is from my favorite baseball player ever, Garret Anderson. I've always loved the way he played ball when he was younger and I got a card signed by him when I was like 12 years old. And the other is Troy Percival when he was just getting started with the Angels.

The problem with pictures is you only get one shot and I usually end up looking like a dork, which is why I'll never display my picture of me with Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion even though it's my only evidence that I was doing the Stephen Colbert picture pose years before I even knew who he was.

I have a book signed by mystery author Robert Crais. Just how famous is he? He's the guy who wrote the book that Bruce Willis' HOSTAGE is based on!

Also, he put my friend in a headlock when we met him.

What the hell is wrong with my life?

I guess its one thing to meet someone famous and get their autograph to remember the occasion, I mean it's still pretty stupid, but not as bad as those who just buy autographed things on eBay and such.

My wife has that pic of me with Debra Wilson and the boa constrictor on her desk at work. Autographed by me with a polite-but-chilly "Best Wishes, Phil".

Let the virtual starfucking begin:

"Making of Star Trek: First Contact" book signed by Brent Spiner. Met him on an airplane, just happened to still have it in my carry-on, was more than happy to sign.

Limited Edition CD of the Deftones White Pony, signed by the band. Waited 4 hours outside Virgin Megastore Times Square on a 97 degree day for that one. Chino gave me a cold beer when inside for my persistence. I still have the glass.

Birthday card, signed by Scary Spice. Fuck you, it was a gift from my sister-in-law, and I was 15.

From when I was doing press junkets and such:

Press kit from Gridiron Gang, signed by The Rock.

Hardcover press kit from Casino Royale, signed by Daniel Craig, Barbara Broccoli, Eva Green (who did more for me with the wink she gave me while she signed than some women I've seen naked), and Mads Mikkelson.

I've met a lot more a result of that job, but neither wanted or needed proof of those.

I have a special drawer in a dresser back in Jersey where all this stuff resides.

I really don't see how that's a valid excuse.

Debra Wilson? As in, the same Debra Wilson who does hoarse Whitney Houston impressions on E! countdowns? And you? And a BOA CONSTRICTOR? My head is swimming at the sheer oddness of this combination.

Like you didn't go through a period of less-than-high musical standards. Mine was 13-16.

I know a good photo op when I see one. I posted it in that chewervision thread somewhere.

I don't really have any autographs, but when I ordered comedian Jim Norton's book "Happy Endings" they ended up shipping me a signed copy. I guess it was nice, though what should have been a book I gladly would have read while defocating suddenly become in my mind some sort of priceless artifact to be handled with as much care as the goddamn Dead Sea Scrolls.

I hate you.

First edition of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon. He said I had a good question at the signing. I can't remember what it was.

My mother was the attending nurse for a procedure he was having done. She met him at the consultation and asked if she could have one autograph. He said sure, no problem, as many as you'd like.

When he came back she had two baseballs and a glove that she want signed for me and two of my friends. We received them as Christamas presents that year.

The funny thing about the glove was that I borrowed it from my friend so my mom had Sandy sign that and then wrapped it up and gave it back to him. Well, he borrowed from someone esle, we were all on the same baseball team, so he had to buy a replacement glove to return to the owner.

I'm not big into Autographs either, but it is one that i'm proud to have.

I have a number of autographs, but the only ones I display are my signed McCabe and Mrs. Miller, by Robert Altman, and The Big Red One, by Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine, Perry Lang, and a number of the rest of the cast (though I should throw up my Top Secret signed by David Zucker and Jim Abrahams). Mostly I display these because they're posters, and posters and frames make sense to me. And I like having sometyhing awesome for people to sign as well. When you have a 30 year old poster, or something like that, often the eyes light up much more, and they're more likely to get into it. And I like having more of a personal interaction than just being a person in line.

I've got a number of signed set lists, but framed white paper (or in one case, a paper plate) doesn't make a lot of sense to me, while - say - framing my signed Criterion Videodrome ruins the whole idea of the thing. I was talking about this with a friend, and she takes pictures. Pictures are sort of better, but I think better for her cause she's a girl and super cute. Then again, I just got my picture taken with DICK MOTHERFUCKING MILLER. Signed headshots, living in LA as I do, I would never frame because then it'd be like turning my place into a restaurant.

I only have one: Carrie Fisher in the metal bikini. It's made out to me, and it's framed.

Schwarzenegger signed my degree and that's framed but shouldn't count at all.

That is insanely cool.

Is anyone counting their signed art? That's one of the few things I actually want signed.

I have Penny Arcade's Armadeaddon poster signed by Gabe with a sketch in it.




and some totally awesome Scott Campbell prints from his I AM 8-BIT stuff that are out of 50 and signed.

I am a big fan of the swedish actress Christina Lindberg, so I sent her an email asking for her autograph. She wound up signing my Thriller: A Cruel Picture dvd. On the cover she's written "To Tommy with cruel greetings, Christina Lindberg".
I also have the dvd for Requiem for a Vampire, signed by the director Jean Rollin.
When I ordered the 30 Days of Night tpb from the Previews catalogue I wound up getting a copy signed by both Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith.
Not a fan of either of them so I might sell it on eBay, or something.

I only have signed books and fairly obscure actors, like Colin Baker.
Lovely man, though. He sang a song for me.

I have a playbill signed by Ed Harris, who's one of my favorite actors. I framed it and everything, but I have no idea where it is at the moment. When I saw how pushy people were getting his autograph(and photos, etc), I vowed not to do it anymore.

I also have the first book of "U.S. Acres", that other comic Jim Davis did, possibly signed. This was back when I thought Garfield was a decent comic strip, and I was a fan. Bought from a little podunk bookstore, and on the front page, in red marker, it's signed Jim Davis. I doubt it's real, but why would anyone fake it? It's not like I paid more for it. I don't get it.

Yeah, paying for autographs is silly, but a lot of people make good money selling them.

I got the cast of Lemony Snicket to sign my LS poster at the premiere, including JIm Carrey.

I got a Hillary 08 poster signed by Chelsea.

I got one from Michelle Obama, Nancy Grace, and The Rock, who couldn't have been a nicer guy.

I have several dozen autographs by hockey players, mostly signed cards or small pictures. I took the best ones and used a bit of glue to stick them to a backing and framed the whole thing. Ended up making two frames containing 12 cards each and put them up on my wall. Best three autographs I have are, Gretzky, Lemieux and Lafleur.

Oh, and the dude that played the Green Ranger on Power Rangers. I had the biggest crush on him as a little girl. He came to the mall when I was in third grade, and an army of little girls were there to meet the guy.

I don't do many autographs, but I have a Criterion LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST signed by Scorsese. I have a FOUNTAIN poster signed by Aronofsky in my dining room and a SHAUN OF THE DEAD UK quad signed by Pegg and Frost (I wanted to get Edgar Wright to sign it but now I feel weird asking). I have a Comic Con INDY IV poster Spielberg signed to me on my Indy 'set visit.' That was odd because no one asked for it -they just brought out the posters and he personalized them to us all.

You've mentioned your Spielberg-signed INDY poster somewhere before. Have you decided to hang it up yet?

I still haven't bothered to get the ugly thing framed.

Why do you feel weird about Wright signing the quad? I'd think it'd be easier now that you know them more.

Or at least come up with an elaborate excuse. Like your little 8 year old niece loves Edgar Wright.

Anything with fruit fucker is gold in my book.