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As some of you like to read the stories behind the hunts and also like to know how some of this celebs behave I thought I will continue to do so as have done previously !!

Its been almost 9 days of no stop chasing and as any In person Hunters/Chasers will tell you it only gets Harder and Harder and sometimes people do not realise how much we put into this so we can provide you with that timeless piece in your collection.

My journey begins on 01:00am On January 9 I get up have a snack and jump on to a bus to go to Manchester Town Centre and then Take a 6 hour Bus to head into London so I can start looking around for the cast of Django as the premiere is the 10th January. After having arrived in london apart from dealing with the minus cold conditions I also have to worry about the rain.

It takes a few hours before I can finally locate the cast of the film but the problem is they have split into 3 seperate hotels Samuel L Jackson and Christopher Waltz are in one hotel then Quentin Trarantino and Jamie Foxx in another and Kerry Washington in Another.

The problem now is who do you go for Samuel has been one of the Worst ever African American actors to chase could be in the top 3 in the last 12 years or so, Before Star Wars he was nice but after that he became another person, I can also Understand why as those films seem to have a huge Fan Base.. But Then Christopher is propably one of the nicest people out there and It is amazing he is sweeping up all the awards as he deserves too ..

I only respect nice people do not like Arses and so I knew I would go and try and get Christopher and then try to seat on the hotel for Quentin and Jamie.

As I have been right many times before Samuel did not sign 1 autograph In his stay In london at the hotel NOT ONE , He only signed 2 autographs in total in radio and tv doing promo in various other areas in london. And in the premiere he signed only a handfull so he can take advantage of the cameras worlwide so he dont come across anything but nice.

You see actors and Celebs this days know that the global eye is focussed on them through Twitter or Facebook or official sites not inc all the Journalists there , So they always turn up as an actor and not a person and that way they play us all what you see on the red carpet is not real it is actually them working the world and trying to gain or maybe confuse you of who this people really are !!!

I got lucky with Christopher I finished quick with him and decided to focus on Number one Quentin Tarantino, For many fo you that do not know Quentin he is very nice but he is also a mad man he is a starnge character. Anyway also he only likes to sign one per customer and if you go for the second he will be vocal and express his feelings with a smile and the eyes of a psycho.

Jamie Foxx has never really ever been a celeb no one really cares for him just Like washington so it is strange to see he is very tough to obtain he does it if you stand in his way but he always looks for the clear exit or an escape route but who cares never seen a hunter anywhere in the world go nuts for him, He is one of those that people say if he is there then thats fine but no one will break a sweat for him. The thing I really did not like about foxx was he signed only a hand full but he did not care his hand was in his pocket and he never looked at were or what he signed he did show he had no interest to be there for this but new he had no option as this is also part of the big paycheck. I Think he hated the fact that every actor has been nominated in Django but him lol.

3 brutal cold days have come to finish and I had another journey of 6 hrs on the bus back home for a two day break to see my family before I start the same journey all over again after having only two days off , So same as above I started the same route and journey only this time it is the 16th and I will be chasing Jean Reno (Leon the Professional) and also the Cast of FLIGHT (Denzel Washington & Kelly Reilly) With Iconic director Robert Zemeckis.

Once again we had spend almost the whole day till we got the tip that the cast of Flight were flying from Paris and would check into a hotel at approx 22:30 that night.

Denzel has always been the nicest of the African American actors he comes across as a great man and a very Inteligent person he dont need an entourage of weird people following him like Jamie Foxx for example he seems to travel to do a job and that he does.

He arrived and told us he was tired there was only 3 of us there as no one had the info we did, and told us he was very tired as been working for 14 hrs on that day but still said I will sign one for you guys as it is cold , He then signed one each for us and went in for the night, We got a little more lucky With Iconic director ROBERT ZEMECKIS (Back to the Future, Romancing the Stone,Roger Rabbit, Forest Gump etc.

The Next 2 days will be very tough as the Snow had arrived and that was taking a toll on us, But no matter what we still did 14 to 16 hrs of chasing a day on those 72 hrs, On the 17th we had to chase Denzel on Tv studios and Hotels and Also the Iconic LEON star JEAN RENO and that was a rollercoster really tough even me that I have history with Jean and his guy found it hard to get a few autographs as so many professionals decided to chase Jean Reno on that day that Denzel.

Still I did manage 5 Jean reno after a number of times of trying and also getting him at a restaurant after the event were only 4 of us knew were that is , Those are usually the best times away from crowds but this days this momments are rare .

On the 18th only me and another graffer had survived the cold no one else would dare to come out we were there from 09:30 am and got lucky as Denzel came out at 09:55 and said you guys are mad but still signed as he propably felt bad for us seen it was minus 7, For me Denzel has always been the nicest african american actor and to be honest I will always spend money to watch his films too as a payback for his kindness, People like Morgan Freeman and Samuel wont get a penny out of me , I really dont care how good you are on the big screen , I have an option to spend the money I earn so hard then I will use them on some one who is a real human being and accepts how life is and not have a chip on his shoulder..

In those 9 days I had spend almost a day and half ob busses back forward from home to london etc, I spend almost 14 to 16 hrs a day out in the cold sometime days only getting a signature or two and some others were better but overall this is a very very tough game and this is why there are not many of us that do it as people decide its best to stay home with a cup of tea and biscuit and fake the signatures and sell them while people like myself risk our lives by possibly catching a bad cold or having some kind of freak accident etc.

Well till the next time this is it , I hope it did not bore you too much but I know there are a few of you that like to step into our shoes from time to time to see how it really is ? And when people say to me I would love to do what you do I simply say dont be silly !!

 

 

 

 

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I always looking forward to reading these "behind the scenes" storys! Thank you Jason for sharing the ups and downs with us!
Great story as always Jason

BTW- Its Christoph Waltz not Christopher.  German.

Man, that sounds like hard work, Jason. I'm glad you're doing it and not me. Great story.

Sometimes I dont know if Jason is Bragging or Complaining ! lol

Jason, its the nature of the Beast my friend. If you want the stock for your buyers then you gotta do the groundwork and obtain the stock

If I was an AFTAL member / Dealer (To which at this moment I am not...but await the new invite ! lol ).............. I would vote for you and hope they award you the In Person Collector of the Year 2013 right now, in fact how the hell did you NOT obtain that same award for 2012  ?   

That was an absolute disgrace !

Shame on you AFTAL members !

Jason , I look forward to your stories and perhaps Steve C should open a special Post for Jasons Travels !!!! and you can updated us along the way

Keep up the good work and keep living the life

 

Flipping hell lad people will think you are on the take and am paying you, Thanks but dangerous this days to dish out compliments people get the wrong idea.

I do this mate as I would have like to know how some celebs are and behave but also I think that people need to understand the difference between the people that go out there and the fakers and maybe even people would understand why some people are a little more pricey etc..

 

Not a problem buddy, my compliments were sincere

Everyday produces a new variation on a story, how it goes good or incredbly bad. Nothing can be taken for granted either

Keep them coming AFTALS No 1 In person collector elect !

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