Just before school started, a few big names came to town so I figured I would try to meet them.

First Kevin Bacon came back to Kent with his brother and their band.  I didn't go to the show but I figured I might try to get Kevin on the Footloose soundtrack.  The fans were waiting by the side door by the bus and he actually came out the front door.  He did sign a few on the way to the bus and took some pictures with the primarily female crowd.  I did get his scribble on the album…

Living Colour made a stop in Cleveland right before New Years Eve.  What a show!

I first saw the band open up for the Rolling Stones in '89.  Well I actually only saw one song as I had to wait on my brother to get to old Cleveland Stadium.  I was pretty upset that I missed their show, but I did get to hear "Cult of Personality."  

The next time a saw…

I enjoy sharing my experiences with this blog.  Hopefully, if these artists come to your town you will have the same success as me or in some cases, better success!  I managed to attend a few more concerts to end the year and ended up getting 4 out of 5.

First of all, Carl Palmer from ELP and Asia played a solo gig in Akron.  After the show, he headed straight to the merch table to sign and meet fans.  He had a variety of merch available including posters, drum heads, drum sticks and…

The past 6 weeks or so has been pretty good for concerts in my area and getting autographs from these artists has been just as good.  I haven’t gotten every artist that I tried for, but my percentage is pretty high.  Here’s a synopsis of what I’ve been up to.

Graham Nash opened up a new exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in October and he was on hand to personally open the exhibit to members the day before it opened to the public.  Before the opening, he played 5 acoustic songs…

September has been a pretty good month for adding to the collection.  Things started to slow down in Northeast Ohio, but I still managed to get a few good ones.

Todd Rundgren made his 5^th appearance in Northern Ohio in the past 12 months.  Apparently he has a pretty big fan base here.  Believe it or not- he is playing again in December.  I think people were disappointed with his “Global” tour as he basically played techno music and he only played a few of his hits.  So in…

I wish I could share a bunch of meetings with Williams, but I really only had one.

It was an interview before one of his stand-up shows in San Diego. There was a crowd of about 20 waiting for him before he went inside that afternoon. He looked sad as he carried a suit over his shoulder. Yet he signed for everyone, and posed for…

Hi everyone. I also wanted to share my autograph blog as well. My blog address is www.firstrow.ca . I am a long time autograph collector from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I collect in-person and through the mail autographs from celebrities, musicians, athletes, etc. Come check out my blog www.firstrow.ca I update it on a daily basis.