Here's a question bound to stir up some more controversy on this site. I suppose the best way to put my question forth is by way of example:

Dealer Joe Schmoe provides his time to PU Authenticators, a publicly held firm, by viewing historic artists' autographs on their behalf. His job is to determine whether an item is authentic or not. When he "passes" an item, the owner is charged a fee by PU and in turn receives a certificate signed by Schmoe. In exchange for his…

Just last week I received a call from a local individual who was referred to me by another framer. This guy, who was effected by the downturn of the economy, called me to sell his presidential document collection.

He mentioned he bought the collection, over a period of time, from a historical autograph dealer. We discussed the collection in length and its components. The seller also mentioned that the items were framed museum quality by a…

Ator Leslie Nielsen passed away today!

I met him this year at a convention , but could not interview him as his autograph line was so long! He did , however, allow me 3 minutes to sign a few items for me and snap a photo op!

He will be missed. He was a great guy and awesome actor.

As regular readers of Autograph know, I'm the writer of the column "Character Actors," featuring some of the hardest-working men in Hollywood who are instantly recognizable but whose names usually elude us. They're often referred to as "that guy" (as in, "Hey... It's that guy!") but they are the backbone of the film and TV industry, providing solid support to the stars and keeping the story moving along.

My book, Character Kings: Hollywood's Familiar Faces Discuss…

Hello To All ! A very Happy ThanksGiving and a Very Blessed Christmas to all & Happy Holidays ! With Christmas and money being so tight more then ever. I was looking for a Santa Helper please. I have 3 great little nephews here in Kentucky. They just loved a old B/W photo from my childhood of Batman and Robin in the Car. From there Hit T.V Show Batman & Robin ! I was able to write to Mr Adam West, he was so kind and did sign for me ! What a…

Ingrid Pitt best known for her iconic Hammer Horror roles passes today at age 73.

I interviewed Ingrid in the mid 1990's at a Fanex Horror convention and she signed many items for me then.

Here is a link to her OBIT , plus I have a RARE multi-signed Horror Convention tee shirt I had autographed by her and 4 other noted horror icons in history!…

The 2010 Faerie-Convention here in Baltimore, Md, was fantastic this weekend!

I was able to interview, famous artist Brian Froud! What a GREAT guy!!

Here is his site-- http://www.worldoffroud.com/index.html

I also had the priviledge to interview a wonderful artist named Linda Biggs, who has done watercolor art works in such glorious color and detail, all with a unique story on their own!! She was great.…

THIS is from MY very OWN collection.... one of a kind poster that was personally hand singed for me all in person from the 2007 Spacefest Convention I was at for an entire weekend in Phoenix Arizona!!



You all know I write for Autograph Magazine and I went to this astronaut and scientist show to get interviews and autographs for my article, and the column I wrote and showed this poster is the 2007 December issue of Autograph Magazine!!



The astronuats that signed this are…

I am covering an autograph show called Faerie-Con this weekend in Baltimore.

Many authors, artists and the like in the genre of Wizards, Faeries, Gnomes, Dragons , Elves and such are here to showcase their craft and sign for fans!

I will post some info after the weekend here, plus write a bit more about the other conventions I have covered in the past few months with guest interviews and autographs, so stay tuned!!!

Here is the link to this…

Hi !

What do you think about this vintage michael jackson autograph ?

Many thanks !!!!

I had won an auction several months ago for tickets to the play "Cheaper To Keep Her" and it also included a meet and greet backstage with Vivica Fox from the movies Kill Bill and Independence Day.

So the closest venue was Atlanta so that was the one I picked and I was able to use my Hilton Honors points and they gave us a free room on the Executive Level so we had free drinks and food for the weekend but we did go out and have a nice dinner.

So we get to the…

The Loose Canons is a great sports show on 570 AM in LA.

I guess you have to be a sports fan to enjoy it, as it’s all about sports.…

At the Hard Rock Cafe in Los Angeles last night (11/2), and in cooperation with the L.A. Food Bank and whyhunger.org, held what was billed as an "All-Star" tribute jam to the music of John Lennon, all the while supporting local and world food banks and keeping the spirit of this mans music alive all for the causes set up by Yoko Ono in the name of her late husband. Edgar Winter, Dave Stewart, Joe Walsh, Ringo Starr, plus "very special guests" where to be there playing, and paying tribute, to…

The Halloween 2010 Chiller Theatre Con was incredible!

I was able to interview Patty Duke, Traci Lords, Willam Sadler, Olivia D'Abo, Sandahl Bergman, Fred Williamson, Linda Gray, and I have an email interview later this week with Tom Sizemore, and Ralph Macchio!

I will be mentioning some of the tid bits of my interviews, and info that these great guests shared with me, as well as items they wish to promote for fans, either here within my blogs, or in an online…