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   From: nathan966re@msn.com   
      
   How about posting a scan of it so we can examine it closely and decide   
   if it is a real signature or a 'stamp'?   
      
      
   On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 01:36:52 GMT, "Mr. Anderson"  wrote:   
      
   >   
   >Last night my "signed" 8x10 photo of Charlize Theron arrived in the   
   >mail, and I was stunned, because I was sure a hottie like her wouldn't   
   >respond to my request.  This is the biggest coup in my tiny collection   
   >of celeb head shots, and I want to share with everybody else how to do   
   >it.   
   >   
   >All you have to do is write a polite letter to her talent agency, with   
   >an SASE, and they will send it to you.  The address is   
   >   
   >Charlize Theron   
   >c/o United Talent Agency   
   >9560 Wilshire Blvd. #500   
   >Beverly Hills, CA, 90212   
   >   
   >Other sites that provide advice on how to do this suggest a brief letter   
   >of no more than two or three paragraphs, but I do it slightly   
   >differently.  I'm an excellent writer, so I compose as well thought out   
   >a letter as I possibly can, and cover several topics.   
   >   
   >The topics are -   
   >   
   >1) All the cool touristy reasons why she should visit my state.  Of   
   >course, she won't, but people like to be invited, anyhow.  Stars have no   
   >idea what is outside NY and LA, since it's all flyover country to them.   
   >   
   >2) My comments on her career, why she's super hot, what future moves she   
   >might make, and how I'm sorry she hurts herself so much.   
   >   
   >3) A brief description of myself, my work, my ambitions and why I'm a   
   >good guy   
   >   
   >4) A well-crafted proposition, which she also won't accept, but if you   
   >phrase it correctly, she'll still be flattered.  I wouldn't recommend   
   >this for anyone else, unless you're particularly expert in writing love   
   >letters, but if you must try, be creative and subtle.   
   >   
   >All told my letter came out to just under three pages, and it's getting   
   >sufficiently polished that I can just change a few details and use it   
   >for any star I want to get a photo from.   
   >   
   >Important items I had to purchase were 8.5x11 in backing boards from a   
   >comic shop, to reinforce the pic, 8.5x11 in manila envelopes, as an   
   >SASE, and 10x13 in manila envelopes to hold the 8.5x11 in envelope.   
   >   
   >That's all you need to know to do the job, which will hopefully work as   
   >well for you as it did for me.  Good luck!   
      
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