What kind of member are you? (Check as many as apply.)
Collector
What would you like to tell us about yourself, your collecting, or business.
I have many items from years of getting around. Everything from Sinatra's last 'saloon song' cigarette butt in NY to Michaelangelo's clay from 'The River God' study in Firenza. Things came and went through the years. I had a magnificent Billie Holiday that I was forced to liquidate a few years back, but I still have the actual charts from her last recording date. In relation, I still have a number of terrific classic jazz sigs. Love the Ruth's & the Gehrigs. I should be able to get a fairly priced Ruth ball in the coming year.
What is your level of expertise?
Intermediate Collector, Long Time Lover
Why do you want to join Autograph Live?
Always like to watch what's happening with like minded folks.
Who can we thank for telling you about us?
Don't thank anyone. Just stumbled in from Google.
What are your areas of interest?
Sports, History/Politics, Books/Literature, Classic Hollywood and Stage, Music
Why do you collect?
It's a sickness I can't explain.
What is your favorite autograph in your collection?
Rodin
You can ask anyone living or dead for their autograph. Who would it be?
Meeting heroes is difficult, I've done it. For the moment, I'll say The Babe.
Chris...welcome to Live! What did you have to sell by Billie Holiday? In 1999 I bid on a letter she wrote from prison to her boyfriend, also in prison, and I kick myself to this day for dropping out at $4,000. It talked about her sadness and disappointment in herself for ending up in jail.
"Thank God Momma is dead, because if she knew where I was it would kill her."
Steve Cyrkin, Admin
Chris...welcome to Live! What did you have to sell by Billie Holiday? In 1999 I bid on a letter she wrote from prison to her boyfriend, also in prison, and I kick myself to this day for dropping out at $4,000. It talked about her sadness and disappointment in herself for ending up in jail.
That still gets to me to this day.
Jan 12, 2012