Thursday, September 28, 2006

Very happy with the mail for me today


Well, I've got a ton of email request successes, but I've never gotten a Myspace request success. Until today. Two weeks ago today, I sent a message via Myspace to, in my opinion, one of the greatest comedians around, Mr. Mike Birbiglia. If you haven't heard this man's act yet, you really need to. It's a guaranteed laugh. Today, I got a big manila envelope with the return address of Birbigs.com, so I was pretty excited. I opened it to find two posters and a signed photo. I asked him to personalize it with the coordinates thing. It's hard to explain why, but it's from one of his acts. Great stuff.

Address used: Sent via http://www.myspace.com/birbigs
Sent 9/14/06
Received 9/28/06
14 days

Monday, September 25, 2006

My last few autographs

Well, for my first "mail day" post, I'm going to fill you in on the details of a few of the last autographs I've gotten. Hopefully I can figure out how to work this thing lol

I'll start with a professional wrestling legend. When I found an address at which to write Mr. Harley Race, I jumped at the opportunity.

The best part about this success is that Mr. Race answered the questionnaire I sent him! The image is too big to fit on here, so you'll have to go here if you want to see it: Click

Sent 8/31/06
Received 9/20/06
20 days

Address used:
Harley Race
119 South Maple Street
Eldon, MO 65026-1850



Next is Milwaukee Brewers player Jeff Cirillo.
I sent him the photo and he signed it and returned it to me.

Sent 8/25/06
Received 9/21/06
27 days

Address used
Jeff Cirillo
c/o Milwaukee Brewers
Miller Park
One Brewers Way
Milwaukee, WI 53214



Next is Hollywood great Tim Conway. This man is an amazing talent and a great addition to my collection. Too bad he didn't answer my questions :(

Sent 8/23/06
Received 9/23/06
31 days

Address used:
Tim Conway
PO Box 17047
Encino, CA 91416-7047







And now for one of my top 'graphs. I've been watching The Price is Right quite literally all my life. My mom watched it while she was pregnant with me, I watched it a wee child, and I continue to watch it when I can to this day. I've sent two emails to the show in the past asking for Mr. Barker's autograph, but was unsuccessful, only receiving Beauties and Rich Fields. Well, this time, I got the gold!

Address used: pir@tvc.cbs.com
Sent 9/8/06
Received 9/23/06
14 days








And finally, another legend, but this time one from football. As a Wisconsinite and huge Packers fan, when I found a working address for Hall of Famer Bart Starr, I didn't waste any time writing and mailing my letter.



Address used
Bart Starr
c/o Green Bay Packers
2647 Rocky Ridge Lane
Birmingham, AL 35216

Sent 8/28/06
Received 9/11/06
14 days


I suppose now I should mention that I sent the photos to Mr. Starr and Mr. Race. I'm sure Mr. Starr will send his own photo (as he sent one for my grandpa), but I don't know about Mr. Race.

Saturday, September 23, 2006

Another update

Well, I don't know who all is going to actually see this, but I just got done updating my links page. Keep in mind, these are just the sites and pages I visit most often. If you'd like your link on my list and it's not already, comment here with your URL or send me an email.

More to come

Well, this is the first post on my new autograph blog, a better way for people to see my autograph collection. I'll update later with scans and information from my last few autographs, and I will post as soon as possible when I get a new one. Hope I get lots of viewers!