But asking somebody who doesnt know you personally to take a random picture with you is not creepy? Lol
I agree with you to an extent. But, it's still someone you admire had to take a few seconds of their life at a moment in their life to sign an autograph that someone (a fan) now owns. I bought a Rush picture photographed from Rush's longtime photographer Andrew MacNaughtan (who sadly died a year ago or so). I bought it for the picture, the funds went to a charitable cause, and Rush signed it. He had an entire online shop which sold pictures of Rush and he got Rush to sign them. It was a way for him to get his work out there and make funds for his charity of choice with the support of Rush. He knew it would work a lot better if he got them to sign his prints...and it did. It's not just ink because it wasn't stamped on by a machine. But, it lacks the personal experience of getting an autograph. But, good luck trying to get all three members of Rush to sign something in person. You would be lucky to get one signature by one of them. Neil Peart especially only signs stuff alone because he is so private and you can't get near him as he doesn't like it (it embarrasses him so he says). And, these guys tend to do their own things when out on tour where they are not together so you may encounter one but not all of them. But, really, autographs don't mean anything to me and I wouldn't approach someone famous asking for one. I would just gawk at them for a moment and move on. Like was said, we're all just people living our lives. So, you are famous and I'm not. Good for you. You are the one who lost your privacy when you became famous...which is a pain in the ass more than anything for them.
ebay. several years ago i read something about leelee sobieski's auto fetching the highest prices on ebay.
I had Muhammad Ali's autograph for about three days as a kid in 1969. When he fought Buster Mathis in the dome, my sister got his autograph for me after seeing him in a hotel lobby. I was so psyched about it I was showing it off to all my friends. Till I dropped it in a puddle of water...
I bought a guitar from Rick Springfield and had him autograph it backstage b/c my wife was dying to meet him. Memorable night, that kind of thing: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...08392761669.2073326.1589844831&type=1&theater
Because they are the few select with the talent to be cheering on the side of the greatest basketball team in the world, your Houston Rockets... and they might be in your class in college while they do it that you think it's awesome.
People actually are going the direction that Caltex2 wants. People are WAY more ICONOCLAST and not into the adulation of the "mainstream" as they used to be. The days of the SUPERSTAR are coming to a close. I DON'T think people should have high reverence for celebrities and be autograph hounds. But people STILL do idolize public figures. So since people will ALWAYS do it, in THAT sense - I'd rather the OLD days of the megomaniacal "rock gods" and super duper stars, than the current day reality show anyone-can-be-a-star "realistic" choices giving "Real Housewives" and Kim Kardashian and a bunch of nobodies all the attention. All people did was cheapen the way to spotlight for THEMSELVES out of ENVY. Who's more DESERVING, 80's and back pop culture icons, or some season 6 "The Bachelor" winner.
Have you even read the thread? Besides this is a message board and I asked a question, it's not as if I told people not to get autographs or that it's stupid (granted I seemed to imply that). True, and as the day went on and I had time to think about this subject, it grew on me some. That said, above a certain age, getting an autograph on paper seems about as lame as you can get. I bow to you. :grin:
I agree on the age thing on getting them but collecting, trading and buying is another issue. I would take my sons to spring training games and show them the proper way to greet an adult and ask for an auto. I myself would never do it...even with some big stars that I knew I could sell. Getting them from the stars to turn around and sell is not me. However, I like collecting and I make good money (when I sell) as most are deceased and limited to what a collector is willing to sell to another collector. I have never lost money unlike some of my stock market purchases and I do plan on selling them all one day as the kids don't have the same odditie that I have. I used to have them framed or displayed properly like art but the collection became too much and it began to look trashy. Plus most might know some players but many most people would wonder who that was so I never put them back up after our last move.
