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   You mentioned why Neeson signed that stuff; he was at a premiere.  You   
   get a bad rep if you're an ass at an event about the same thing and   
   refuse to sign it!  LOL   
      
   On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:10:59 -0700 (PDT),   
   bigmikefootball2004@yahoo.com wrote:   
      
   >hayden christensen went through a bout of not signing star wars   
   >too...oddly enough, he signs a TON and doesn't really care..   
   >   
   >portman was tough BEFORE star wars...the only time i got her was when   
   >she was in cold mountain, and even then, she wouldn't sign star wars   
   >stuff...   
   >i know BEFORE the star wars premiere we were at the toronto film   
   >festival and she signed a ton, but because she didn't sign star wars   
   >stuff, i didn't get her at all (unprepared at the time)...and she   
   >hasn't gotten off her high horse yet...she still almost signs   
   >nothing.   
   >   
   >jake lloyd has done nothing since and signs star wars..but he does a   
   >lot of shows (for like official pix etc) and they end up, by the end   
   >of the show, dropping his price from $20 to $15 and sometimes lower.   
   >i don't know what's up ewan's butt...i think it's funny, he'll sign   
   >all sorts of other things without question, it's just the star wars..   
   >   
   >liam neeson is extremely tough too...i heard (and i saw the photos) of   
   >him signing star wars stuff at the revenge of the sith premiere in new   
   >york, but is back to not signing that stuff again, and he's been a   
   >complete stiff on the batman stuff as well (from the begining too,   
   >when the photos first appeared large enough to print, i had a few a   
   >few days later at an event and he refused em in favor of other stuff   
   >saying he doesn't sign batman products, and hasn't changed his   
   >stance.)   
   >   
   >the star trek people DO stiff on star wars items. don't be   
   >fooled...the main cast does enough shows to where you don't realize   
   >it...but nichelle nichols actually told me once that she won't give   
   >away something that she can make money off of...shatner is a complete   
   >stiff. nimoy is pretty decent about signing, and does sign trek   
   >stuff...but many of the other cast members have the same stance as   
   >nichols...   
   >the newer star trek people don't seem to care- right now. scott   
   >bakula, if he signs at all, will sign whatever's put in front of him.   
   >patrick stewart was a stiff on trek stuff while he was on the show,   
   >but has softened up quite a bit. and he does signings.   
   >   
   >but don't kid yourself, the trek people are just as tough as the wars   
   >people. shows are shows.   
   >mike   
   >   
      
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