Obtaining auto's in non-sports setting

[bender07]

When I worked in Disney World, I got to meet/interact with Greg Maddux, Andy Pettitte and London Fletcher. It took me a second with Maddux; he looks like such an average dude. Pettitte was much taller than I expected.

Non sports include, Rosie O'Donnell, Jason Alexander, Markie Post, Harrison Ford and Christina Aguilera. Rosie was doing her show next to the ride I worked at and definitley gave off that "no one is allowed to look at me" vibe. This was the height Christina's fame and she was a total B. Tiny too. We couldn't ask for autographs but some fun memories.

[Exhibitman]

Best one for me was Eric Idle, who I met in a bookstore here in L.A. I have been a die-hard Python fan since I was a kid, so this was better than meeting one of the Beatles for me. Of course I was so nervous I turned into one of the Gumbys when I tried to speak...

Over the years also met/got sigs from: Sylvester Stallone, Roger Moore, Johnny Carson, Ricardo Montalban, Cheech and Chong, Christie Brinkley, Gene Kelly, Gene Hackman, Ray Bolger. Met others I didn't ask for sigs: Jason Alexander, Jeff Garlin, Wayne Knight, Dustin Hoffman, Forest Whitaker, Joe Pantoliano, Raquel Welch, Steve Carrel, Ashton Kutcher. Many character actors I recognized but couldn't name. Basically, you go to restaurants in L.A. a lot and you will encounter your share...

ETA: I did get Idle's autograph and had an artist friend make it into a custom card:

[Gary Dunaier]

Originally Posted by bender07

Non sports include, Rosie O'Donnell, Jason Alexander, Markie Post, Harrison Ford and Christina Aguilera. Rosie was doing her show next to the ride I worked at and definitley gave off that "no one is allowed to look at me" vibe.

I read somewhere, a long time ago, that Rosie wouldn't sign autographs for adults because she thought the idea of grownups collecting autographs was immature - of course, it was okay for HER to collect all kinds of children's toys. Wonder if she still has that attitude today.

[RTK]

Back in the 80's and 90's I was big fan of the CART/Champcar Indy racing series. I attended 4-5 races a year including one at The Milwaukee Mile. At the time the race was sponsored by Miller Beer and Robin Yount, who was newly retired, was a spokesman for Miller at the event. I would spend three days at the track watching practice, qualifying and the race on Sunday. I had seen Yount on Friday walking around but didn't bother him because I didn't have anything appropriate for him to sign. Saturday morning I was getting ready to head to the track, I grabbed an MLB ball I had, plus a ticket stub from the game I attended when he got his 3000th hit along with a certificate they gave out and a commemorative Yount book the Brewers had published. I didn't chase him down or stalk him Saturday, I was busy taking photos of the action. My buddy Jim and I were having a beer in the infield after the day's events were over, probably about 5:00 pm or so when my buddy Jim said, "Hey' there's Robin Yount" he was walking nearby in the infield. My friend asked Yount if he'd come over and sign a couple things. He came over, signed the stuff, we offered him a beer, Miller of course, but he said he had to do a sponsor thing otherwise he would. My friend Jim joked with him that he could still hit 260, and asked why he retired but he said his legs were shot and he just couldn't do it anymore to his expectations. It was a great day all around and I wish Robin would have had that beer with us.

[whitehse]

I worked for 7 years in Major League baseball and the city I worked in saw many Hollywood stars as well as politicians and athletes coming through the gates. I was awestruck very early on but quickly got used to seeing these people walk by and honestly, after awhile I had come to realize these people were just people and found myself no longer putting them on the celebrity pedastal. I do have one story of "meeting" a Hollywood and Broadway star that I still laugh about.

I live in an area of Southern Wisconsin that draws HUGE amounts of Chicago area residents as a vacation/summer home destination. John Mahoney, who played Kelsey Grammer's dad on Frasier (as well as had roles on Broadway and in movies) has a small cottage on a lake up here that is tucked way back off a road that is rarely traveled. This happened to be a road I used to travel home each night and frequently I would be the only one on the road. Mr. Mahoney's home was right at a sharp bend in the road and one day I came around that bend, perhaps a bit too quickly and I almost ran the white haired actor down as he was taking out his garbage. The garbage cans were across the road from his house and when I realized I almost hit the man, I stopped and apologized. He laughed that laugh I had seen him do on Frasier many times and said it was OK and we both went on our way. I do see him around town occasionally and the locals leave him alone, even while he is grabbing a quick bite at the Panera not far from his home.

[Deertick]

Darren Daulton and I had a 2 hr conversation in 1998 while stuck in an Atlanta airport.
We used to party with Sir Charles at a club on City Line Ave in Bryn Mawr in 84or 85?
My mom got Paul Holmgren's auto after he tried to "pick her up" on a train under the pretense her number would be forthcoming.

May or May not have been involved in any illegal activity with Buster Douglas in Upper Darby shortly after his HW Belt.