So, we all know that Ryan O'Neal was at Farrahs bedside as she died. They've always had an on again/off again relationship, and at the time, I thought it was great that he stepped up in her time of need.
Then he admits to trying to pick up on his daughter at the funeral. He didn't recognize her.
Then, Farrah doesn't leave him anything in the will. But leaves $100,000 to a lover she had, that Ryan kept away during her final days (someone with the last name Lott, but not…
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Added by Josh Board on November 21, 2009 at 3:42am —
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So, my girlfriend and I are watching TV. I see a commercial for the latest animated movie, Planet 51 (I'm sure our resident Sci Fi guy will give us some good info on that film). Anyway, I hear a character say to an astronaut, "You're an astronaut! Can I have your autograph?"
And a second later, my girlfriend said "Hey...Johnny Depp signed..." and I interrupted her to say "Yeah, he's such a great autograph signer. He's been on the cover of Autograph, as the Top signer."
She…
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Added by Josh Board on November 19, 2009 at 6:56pm —
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I can't believe how much money they made auctioning off his items. I'm glad they did, because a lot of it went to the people he swindled.
A New York Mets baseball jacket with his surname stitched on the back, valued at around $700...sold for $14,500. The Mets team owners, Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz, were among the many victims of Madoff.
His Hofstra College ring was valued at around $350, and went for $6,000.
The hotel ballroom in Manhattan, was filled with…
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Added by Josh Board on November 16, 2009 at 11:57pm —
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I heard this on the local news this morning. It is unclaimed property funds by celebrities in Indiana. The first one one was Larry Bird for 80 bucks and the last one for John Mellencamp for 828 bucks. I know this has nothing to with autographs but thought it was interesting. To bad my name is not John Mellencamp!
Added by Robert Babb on November 16, 2009 at 3:45pm —
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In the November issue of this months Autograph magazine, there is something I noticed a little strange.
Sure the magazine offers 300 celebrity addresses with each issue, along with 5 guidelines to follow for more success.
Guideline number 5 states, " Be Patient! Responses may take weeks, months, or sometimes even LONGER.
There is a celebrity that the magazine gives an address for this month , a sci-fi writer, who's autograph I myself own.
It is famous…
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Added by Mark J Gross on November 14, 2009 at 7:30pm —
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Added by steven foster mills on November 13, 2009 at 4:19pm —
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Added by steven foster mills on November 13, 2009 at 4:19pm —
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Over the years i have collected a few books and I have had a few signed in person from like Coach Earl Bruce former OSU Coach of the 1980's also workrd with the Great Woody Hayes... And then I have a dear Uncle George that took my book to all the Great OSU Players and had it signed for me as a Christmas Gift. Then i have sent out a few here lately and send them out and they have come back signed. What a Great Thing to have not only Out-Reach for God .…
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Added by steven foster mills on November 13, 2009 at 4:15pm —
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Over the years i have collected a few books and I have had a few signed in person from like Coach Earl Bruce former OSU Coach of the 1980's also workrd with the Great Woody Hayes... And then I have a dear Uncle George that took my book to all the Great OSU Players and had it signed for me as a Christmas Gift. Then i have sent out a few here lately and send them out and they have come back signed. What a Great Thing to have not only Out-Reach for God .…
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Added by steven foster mills on November 13, 2009 at 4:15pm —
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A guy in Wisconsin got President Obama to sign a cheesehead. If you aren't familiar with those...well, the Green Bay Packer fans where this styrofoam block of cheese on their heads at games. And, well, I'm guessing other times, too. We only see them when they're at the frozen tundra, supporting the Pack.
One lucky fan got the President to sign his, and he had planned on selling it on eBay. He decided at the last minute, to donate it to a museum.
I thought that was a great…
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Added by Josh Board on November 13, 2009 at 11:15am —
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A signed bottle of Lowenbrau beer, recovered from the 1937 disaster that killed 38, is going on the auction block. And they're hoping to get $8,000 for it.
But all you beer drinkers, be warned. Beer doesn't age like a fine wine. Or Twinkies. About 20% has already evaporated from the bottle, and it probably tastes horrid.
A New Jersey firefighter found it on the scene, and it has scorch marks. Most of the label is intact.
I'm not clear on WHO autographed the…
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Added by Josh Board on November 11, 2009 at 1:43am —
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This is how you know you are way to into autographs.
Each year, I'm able to fly somewhere free, because of the airline miles I've acquired (mostly because I use my credit cards for everything now).
Well, they sent me this catalog. And, instead of using your miles to fly, you can get various products. I think it was 500,000 miles in exchange for some big screen, plasma TV.
And there were small items as well.
I'm a football fan, and I actually thought…
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Added by Josh Board on November 10, 2009 at 4:36pm —
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On TMZ last night, I saw Ray Ramono hounded by the paparazzi. He answered their obnoxious questions, all the while signing autographs for a large crowd of fans.
At one point, his wife asks one guy "What are you going to do with all of those?" He must've had a stack of 8 x 10s. He then said, "Well, I'm going to keep some, and trade and sell some."
At least this autograph dealer was honest. I just wish they'd refrain from the large stacks of photos. It makes it so much…
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Added by Josh Board on November 9, 2009 at 11:54pm —
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James Gandolfini, from The Sopranoes, apparently threw punches at an autograph seeker previously. So it's not surprise that when a fan (not a paparazzi, although he probably didn't know that) started filming him, he yelled at the guy before pushing his camera down. The guy said he's not used to such treatment and is considering a lawsuit.
Another story that isn't really an autograph story, but something collectors might be able to appreciate....
New Zealand agricultural…
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Added by Josh Board on November 9, 2009 at 8:34am —
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Autograph collecting is an exciting and rewarding pursuit, and there are hundreds of dealers and auction houses that are dedicated to selling only no-question genuine autographs. Because every autograph is unique, even the best make mistakes from time to time. But every reputable autograph dealer, and most reputable auction houses, sell autographs with a lifetime money-back guarantee of authenticity that you can take to the bank. The guarantee you want will be similar to this:…
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Added by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on November 9, 2009 at 3:00am —
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This is one debate that just refuses to go away... If you were to ask 10 different collectors, you might get five votes "yes" and five votes "no," but each answer will come with a unique (and logical) reasoning as to why those people feel that way. In all my years of collecting, I have yet to be convinced of what is right and what is wrong.
Let's take, for example, an original poster for "Night of the Creeps" (one of my favorite horror/sci-fi flicks from the '80s). The movie is…
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Added by Scott Voisin on November 9, 2009 at 1:19am —
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I met Damien Glonek one of the creators of these Living Dead Dolls at Horrorfind in Maryland not long ago.
His partner Ed long I met during this past Halloween Chiller convention!
A friend and neighbor of mine, Nick, has been collecting these dolls since it's inception.
When I spoke with Damien a few weeks ago, I told him that when I meet he and his partner at Chiller, that Nick would be interviewing them because he knew so much about these dolls and was an avid…
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Added by Mark J Gross on November 8, 2009 at 3:00pm —
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I am interested in having someone attending the convention picking up 3 autographed photos for me I'll send the cost and shipping so if anyone plans on going let me know
Added by Adam Richard Utz on November 7, 2009 at 11:25am —
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Regular readers know that my book, Character Kings: Hollywood's Familiar Faces Discuss the Art & Business of Acting, has just been published. Next week, I'll be flying to Los Angeles for my first-ever book signing. But I won't be alone...
Joining me will be six of Hollywood's finest character actors that are featured in the book: James Karen (Return of the Living Dead, Wall Street); Martin Kove (the Karate Kid trilogy); William Sanderson (Newhart, True Blood); Daniel Roebuck…
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Added by Scott Voisin on November 6, 2009 at 1:19am —
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In the Union-Tribune here in San Diego, there was a story about a guy that bought a signed print for charity. It was a signed, limited edition print of a leaping mahi mahi, and went for $60 for Promises 2 Kids, which benefits abused children.
He Googled the Ohio artist, and discovered Ruthven was a renowned wildlife painter that had works in the White House, Smithsonian, Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum, and other prestiges places.
This guy even contacted the artist's…
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Added by Josh Board on November 5, 2009 at 4:30pm —
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