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Most younger folks (those under 40) probably only know Dick Dale from his great tune “Misirlou” being used to start Pulp Fiction off; or, they know the song that…
Blog Interviewing Dick Dale -- King of the Surf Guitar 3 LikesJanuary 2019
Have you ever had someone damage one of your autographs or collectables? I’ve had two different girlfriends that have. One time a girlfriend had purchased me this…
Blog Damaged Autographs -- The Jimmy Carter, Robin Yount Edition 4 Likes Carol Channing -- Her Death, and Our Dinner DateI’ll never forget the day I met legendary entertainer Carol Channing. Oh hell, who am I kidding. I did forget. Yet when I found out she died today, at 97, I quickly…
Blog Carol Channing -- Her Death, and Our Dinner Date 6 Likes The Time I Stole an Autographed BaseballIt’s strange that since I’m not the biggest baseball fan, that my next blog would also involve baseball. Yet a story popped into my brain that I hadn’t thought…
Blog The Time I Stole an Autographed Baseball 7 LikesDecember 2018
Baseball might be my least favorite sport. Now, that doesn’t mean I’d turn down an autographed Mickey Mantle baseball (but I’d prefer his Topps rookie card). I’ve…
Blog The Baseball Blog 3 Likes My Quest to Get Bruce Springsteen (or anyone in his band)I’ve been on a quest to get my wife some Bruce Springsteen autographs. I make that plural, meaning...from the Boss himself, or any of the musicians in his band.…
Blog My Quest to Get Bruce Springsteen (or anyone in his band) 3 LikesNovember 2018
Ever since I was a young boy/I’ve collected signed baseballs
From San Diego to Los Angeles/Celebs, I’ve…
Blog Autographed Pinball Machines -- In Memory of Stan Lee 5 LikesOctober 2018
We’ve talked before about things for sale that are in bad taste. I’m not sure if this would in that category but...Christie’s has 22 items from late genius Stephen…
Blog Stephen Hawking Wheelchair...and more! 2 LikesSeptember 2018
I would’ve never expected my fantasy football draft to yield some autograph surprises. It was much needed, because I wasn’t thrilled with the 5th pick in the draft…
Blog My Fantasy Football Draft and How I got Autographs From It 4 LikesAugust 2018
One of the reasons I spent 15 years volunteering for the Make-a-Wish Foundation (before being “fired” for trying to get them to stop selling forged autographs), is…
Blog Autographs for Sick Kids in the Hospital -- Pink, Drake, and Khris Davis 2 Likes Autographs at a Festival -- The Ed King Tribute, featuring Robby Kreiger and Eric Burden About 30 years ago, San Diego had its first “Street Scene” which were these…
What do Oscar Robertson and Matt Groening have in common? Well, nothing really...but I'm combining stories about them for this blog.…
Blog The Big O and D'oh! 2 Likes An Autograph Request Leads to a Marriage
I’ve told this story before, but as a kid I…
June 2018
My favorite “Wizard of Oz” autograph story…
October 2017
It ain’t cheap, babe. I said, no, no, no...it ain’t cheap babe. But this is the guitar that you’re looking for….
It’s a 1963 Martin D-28 acoustic that…
Blog Bob Dylan and Tom Petty Guitars For Sale 2 LikesAugust 2017
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The show is just a lot of fun. I hate to admit that, because it goes down paths I don't always like. For example, remember how much we all made fun of the National Enquirer back in the…
Blog TMZ Cameraman Gets Cool Item from Jon Voight 1 LikeJune 2014
Tony Gwynn and Kasey Kasem had something in common. Both dealt with lots of…
February 2014
It's with great sadness that I see comedy legend Sid Caesar has passed away today at the age of 91! Like any fans of classic comedy Caesar would always bring a smile to your face. Dig out that…
Blog RIP Sid Caesar - A comedy legend! 1 LikeGet Our Newsletter
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