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02-23-2011, 02:32 PM
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About 6-7 years ago, I made the drive from Houston to Kansas City for a TriStar show to meet Joe Montana (my childhood hero) and Jerry Rice. I was going to have them each sign a 49ers mini helment. I stood in Montana's line first. He didn't even really look up for most people. He had a guy on his right that would accept the item. That guy would look it over and pass it to Montana. Montana would sign it and pass it to some guy on his left who would pass it back to the owner. It kind of reminded me of an assembly line. He seem to have no personality at all.
When I went through Rices's line, he stuck out his hand and offered me a handshake and thanked me for coming out to see him. I was pleasantly surprised. He made me fell like I got my money's worth. It was quite a difference in the two individuals. I met Jim Brown a few years ago and I had always heard that he was a big jerk, so I wasn't expecting much but an autograph. However, he was also one of the nicest players I have ever met. So, I really say it just depends on the individual and what kind of day they're having. 
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02-23-2011, 03:08 PM
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Yes. It depends on the athlete. I have found that most of them take the time to chat or pose for pictures, unless of course it's Willie Mays. What you might do is go to the show and observe how Manning interacts. He may well be open to being more indulgent with children too. If you like what you see, you can then purchase the ticket at the show.
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02-23-2011, 03:26 PM
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Most of the time if it is a big-name athlete (like Manning), the athlete doesn't have much of a say in how the signing is run. If there are a lot of people in line (most probable for Manning), then the people running the signing will probably move people along very quickly so that they aren't there all day.
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02-23-2011, 09:54 PM
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Hi Erick - I like Ken Cohen's suggestion. Also, you might contact the promoter, Marco Rol, before the show and ask how they run the signings. You can contact him via their website www.csashows.com or call him at 540-456-6877. FYI, I go to all the Chantilly Shows (I live only a few miles away), but since I'm not into autographs, I've never paid any attention to how they do them.
Val
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02-25-2011, 09:16 PM
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Erick,
I've gotten autographs at the Chantilly show on a few occasions. The short version is, the more famous/popular the player, the less interaction there is with the collector. For Manning, unfortunately I wouldn't expect too much interaction with him. Alan Last edited by Jewish-collector; 02-25-2011 at 09:16 PM.
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02-26-2011, 07:58 AM
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Yes, Peyton Manning is wildly popular and there will be a very long line to get his autograph, but all the stories I have heard from people who have met Peyton Manning in person make him out to be incredibly personable and likable. So unless the promoter completely squelches his personality, I think you can expect at least a few seconds of interaction between Peyton and your son.
Also, if you go I would recomend getting in line early. At the beginning of these sessions the athlete tends to take more time with each customer, but as the day wears on there is usually more pressure on them to speed things up to get through everyone in line. Last edited by peterose4hof; 02-26-2011 at 08:04 AM.
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