Celebrity Rocker Rick Wakeman Recounts Story of Autograph Hunter

Rick Wakeman is a guy who falls into the category of an old rocker, much in the same way you woudl consider ozzy osborne, eric clapton, mick jagger, you know the sort of guys i am going on about. well rick starred on a tv show here in the Uk called grumpy old men, which is basically a sounding off show where old people can moan about things in society that tick them off. the show is kind of funny, and to be fair rick wakeman was a great guy on there, he was funny and unique and i like the man, he was also a very talented musician. he is touring again now, and he was saying how hard he worked every day and how mcuh he loved it. i guess getting asked for all those autographs again begins to feel good and the celebity limelight begins to shine.

rick was also talking about a time he met a fan -

He recounts with evident pleasure an encounter with a young man in South America who asked him to autograph a vinyl record of "Six Wives."


Saying he was surprised to see the man listening to old music, he was immediately told that it may be old for him, but the autograph-seeker had only come across it a day or so earlier.

Wakeman now thinks of this at each performance. "There will always be someone who will hear it for the first time," he said.

David Oreck Vacuum Man Autograph on his product

you know that guy David Oreck ? well i am from the UK and they dont even sell oreck vacuum cleaners here in the UK but when i have visited the USA i have always seen adverts on the tv for oreck cleaners and like the guy that used to be seen on the braun adverts, this guy david oreck loves his own face on his advertisements too, so it comes a sno surprise that i came across this story in the Cleveland Daily Banner that tells us the full details of this story - read About David Oreck Autograph Here

as it turns out the aforementioned mr oreck, is signing his  product an oreck vacuum cleaner and placing it either in an auction or a raffle in order to raise funds, now thats a good cause and very worthwhile and i applaud mr oreck for being so kind as obviously it will do some good, but i think i would rather stick to collecting my celebrity autographs on photographs and pieces of paper rather than  trying to keep a vacuum cleaner in pristine condition.

Paul Mccartney celebrity autograph tatooed on womans back

well, i have heard it all now, one of the worlds most famous entertainers and autograph collectors legendary signature to add to ones collection, the esteemed sir paul mccartney or 'macca' as he is sometimes better known has had such an impact on one womand life that she has decided to have a tatoo with the signature of the famous beatles member a permanent fixture on her own body.
The woman is an american  byt the name of Rose Ann Belluso, and she took a sign to the Beatles show in Philadelphia USA and asked him to sign her body with a marker (LOL) maybe a sharpie is a good idea here, and was so pleased when he called her up on stage and said he would sign her,  that she decided to make it last forever. well i for one have never heard of anyone doing something this crazy but i guess its one way to get a famous autograph of a celebrity on your back.

West End Theatre Celebrity Autograph Difficulties

A lot of the West End  theatre stars are very dfficult when it comes to handing out autographs as they depart a theatre and therefore you can wast your time at the end of a performance that you have just attended with your programme in hand, rushing round the back of the theatre to get your favourite famous celebrity to maybe stop for 2 seconds so they can swiggle their signature with a pen placed in front of them and maybe sign that picture or programme  that you have kindly purchased and can they do that for you? no of course not!!! some of these idiots up their own arses don’t give autographs.  a lesson apparently unheeded by eight-times-a-week Connie Fisher whose ailments lead to the result of “signing autographs for 400 people out in the cold every night” arrrrrrghhh!

why would someone want a particular stars autograph ?

i have friends that dont always understand my liking for autogrpahs or why i would want to do such a thing, well as i have mentioned before, for me its an interest that is also a talkign point and its the hope of getting an autograph of a person that may not be a legend at the moment but give it a few years they could go on to be a real hero to many.
so sometimes its worthwhile getting the autograph of the person that may not be the person everyone is screaming for at a premiere or a sporting event, it may be worthwhile getting the b list person who si not yet the susperstar.
so it was with interest i was reading an article about someones autograph and why anyone would want it. the full autograph article is here in the ny post.

this guy is levi johnston  - signing an autograph

so if you are not in the know, this guy went out with sarah palins daughter and got her pregnant, nto the biggest star, but hey he could get involved ina  huge scandal. if i was there would have gotten his autograph? you bet i would, why turn it down?

Guy Auctions Autograph Suit Of Famous Celebrity People

there is a guy who is auctioning off a suit he has held onto for so many years, 35 i think, and the unique thing about this auction is that the suit he is selling has the autographs of famous celebrity people he has collected. the auction is going on ebay and i am going to monitor it just out of curiosity as its a great bit of memorabilia, its probably very personal to him but he is doing the auction listing in order to raise funds for a charity which is always nice and very generous of him.

the suit dates back to 1965, which makes the thing older than i am, and some of the names on there that you will eb able to identify are Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Frank Sinatra, Henry Fonda, Bette Midler, Cher, Meryl Streep, Lena Horne, Elizabeth Taylor, Andy Warhol, Faye Dunaway, Christopher Reeve, Mary Tyler Moore, Ginger Rogers, Mickey Rooney, Jimmy Stewart, President and Michelle Obama and many more.
so you can see that this is a unique garment, and there are one or 2 names off that list that i would certainly like to add my collection, most notably christopher reeve, who himslef has been very unfortunate in his life.

its auctions like this that really hold my interest in the world of collecting autographs as its really interesting to see the lengths some people go to in order to get autographs and over such a long period of time as well.

example of an autographed garment with multiple signatures on it

famous baseball players autographs

i was reading a really interesting article yesterday on a guy who collects famous baeball players autographs and has a collection already of baseball cards that he gets his favourite players to sign and it made me laught because the article said about how many sharpies he had gone through famous baseball players autoraphs article and that really resonates with me as i am only too aware just how quickly you can go through these little guys , and its always worthwhile having a spare, as i have sepent so amny hours waiting round in queues and it would be a nightmare if your damn pen ran out of ink at the crucual moment after all that effort and time you han around trying to entertain yourself in the long wait that is collecting famous autographs.

this baseball was signed by tino martinez -
A very quiet ballplayer fro the Seattle Mariners joined the Bronx Bombers at the beginning of the '96 season. His name was Tino Martine2. Tino came through in a big way for the Yankees, who were looking for their first World Series Championship in a long time. Tino put up some incredible numbers with his new team as he hit 175 homeruns in his 6 seasons with the Yankees. His best yea5 came in 1997 when he blasted 44 home runs and drove in a mind-boggling 144 RBI. But Tino's claim to fame was his ability to perform in the clutch. In the playoffs, Tino had countless big hits to lead the Yankees to four World Series Championshipw. Take home a NY Yankees legend with this Tino Martinez hand signed official MLB baseball.

Elvira Mistress Of the Night Autograph

I was really pleased with  this autograph i recieved from elvira. I am a huge fan of elvira mistress of the night and have loved her movies especially around the halloween time of year. elvira has a great website which is funky and modern, and very informative including a bio and some great pictures of the lady herself. this elvira autograph is a great addition to my collection and will go into my movie memorabilia section of my collection.

all about elvira -

Obviously elvira is not her real name, she was born named Cassandra Peterson, was born in 1951 and is an American actress. Elvira gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ wearing a black, gothic, cleavage-enhancing gown as host of a show called movie macabre which was a show that was on tv weekly and dealt in the horror realm . Her sexy gothic vampire style appearance is offset by her comical persona, which may also be described as quick witted  and sharp personality.

elvira is not just a movie star, she has also recorded records since the early 1980s, her discography is as follows:-

Elvira recorded several songs for her Halloween albums in the 1980s and 1990s. Here is her discography:

Elvira and the Vitones 3-D TV (Rhino Records, 1982)

Vinyl Macabre (Rhino Records, 1983)

Elvira Presents, Haunted Hits (Rhino Records, 1987)

Elvira Presents, Monster Hits (Rhino Records, 1994)

Elvira Presents Revenge of the Monster Hits (Rhino Records, 1995)

Elvira's Gravest Hits (Shout! Factory, 2010)
 
so you can see, this is really a great famous celebrity autograph to add to my collection and one i am proud of.