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   From: dahoov2@cox.net   
      
   On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 00:52:50 -0700 (PDT), Bob <4WickedGood@gmail.com>   
   wrote:   
      
   >1) What was the first autograph that attracted you to the hobby?   
   >   
   >Larry Bird   
      
   Cool bob; he's only one of two Basketball graphs I'd love to have.   
   The other being Michael Jordan. I am not a huge fan of basketball, but   
   to me, those are meaningful to us (My hubby is from Chicago and I from   
   NE)   
   >   
   >2) How many items are in your collection?   
   >   
   >	About 1,000   
   >   
   >3) What would you say is your prized autographed item(s)?   
   >   
   >	Sebastian Shaw, Harrison Ford, Chris Farley and Richard Prior   
   >   
   >4) Who is someone living, that has so far eluded you, that would like   
   >to add to your collection?   
   >   
   >	Rick Baker (Star Wars)   
      
   Oh man Bob.  I'll file that in the back of my mind.  I have his graph,   
   but by the grace of a friend who obtained his graph at a CD signing   
   (for a famed musician) where Rick was there with him/her (forget who   
   it was now), as a friend and my friend recognized him!  The friend is   
   a Star Wars graph collector and didn't know he'd be there but happened   
   to pop in for the CD signing (see, being a graph collector in general   
   does help sometimes!), and spotted him.  Which is amazing, because   
   behind the scenes people aren't usually spotted.  Alas, all I have is   
   an index card but that's life. I had a number of addresses for Rick,   
   but he won't sign by mail.  I thought NOT to try SW so instead, sent   
   him a shot from Haunted Mansion but still nothing.  He just won't   
   sign.  He's not IMPOSSIBLE though. Have patience and if I get the   
   opportunity ever again, I'll remember you.   
   >   
   >5) Among celebrities or people of fame that have passed, who do you   
   >regret not adding to your collection?   
   >   
   >	Jonathan Harris (Lost in Space) had the chance and didn’t get it.   
      
   Luckily though, there still are a number of good graphs in   
   circulation.  You can still get one fairly inexpensive (35-40 bucks   
   most legit ones I see).   
   >   
   >6) What historical signature would you like in your collection?   
   >   
   >	Where would you start, Abe Lincoln, Caesar, King Solomon …. Oh the   
   >list goes on.   
      
   Imagine having Caesar or King Solomon's sig!  Awesome. Or Cleopatra or   
   any of those.  I don't think such things exist, but even say Dante   
   Allegehri or Willilam Shakespeare.  Wow.  Boggles the mind.   
      
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