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   >1) What was the first autograph that attracted you to the hobby?   
      
   Star Wars graphs; got Jeremy Bulloch and James Earl Jones first by   
   mail and a four signed one (turned out to be bogus and my most   
   expensive graph; actually hubbys as it was a gift).   
      
   >2) How many items are in your collection?   
      
   Thousands. I have more than 1300 different Star Wars graphs alone   
   (some of those multiples so maybe as many as 4000 total of Star   
   Wars... and I've a couple hundred Potter, Rings, and Probably close to   
   a hundred (never counted) Pirates.  A couple hundred "others" and then   
   a couple dozen of various projects I guess.  Somewhere between 5-7   
   thousand?   
      
   >3) What would you say is your prized autographed item(s)?   
      
   Swee Lim (graph/letter/Shirts he sent), Gilda Cohen's SAG card (only   
   one of two graphs in total existance; both were mine and I gave one to   
   a friend); multi-signed anything, gifts from celebs, screening ticket   
   signed by Lucas, Sebastian Shaw multi-sig program, Several other   
   graphs have important meaning to me.   
      
   >4) Who is someone living, that has so far eluded you, that would like   
   >to add to your collection?   
      
   In person from Harrison Ford (so I don't have to overspend or have   
   people speculate on mine), Harry Taylor (driving me NUTS), I'd love to   
   have a legit Heath Ledger on a Knight's Tale photo, Some of the   
   Presidents, a few others.   
      
   >5) Among celebrities or people of fame that have passed, who do you   
   >regret not adding to your collection?   
      
   So many.   
      
   >6) What historical signature would you like in your collection?   
      
   I want to get a few presidents and also I'd love to get some more   
   Egyptologists.  My most favorite would be Howard Carter and Lord   
   Carnarvon.   
      
   >For me:   
   >   
   >1) I always thought that my first IP autograph was Nichelle Nichols in   
   >1985.  Turns out that my parents took me to an event where two Derrick   
   >Dolls cheerleaders from the Houston Oilers signed for me when I was   
   >around 10 years old.   
   >   
   >2) Last count was 648 items a couple of years ago.  I was estimate   
   >close to 780-800 items.   
   >   
   >3) Over the years, I've been a convention staff member.  I have been   
   >able to get all of the original Star Trek cast members to sign an   
   >index card.  Those cards now professionally matted around a cast   
   >photo.  That, and a matted card/picture of Gene Roddenberry are my two   
   >favorites.   
   >   
   >4) Scott Backula.   
   >   
   >5) Bob Hope and Walt Disney   
      
   Oooh; I'd love Walt myself!  and Dr. Seuss and Charles Schultz   
      
   >   
   >6) Abraham Lincoln.   
      
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