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Permalink Reply by John William on January 16, 2019 at 8:36am

Thom has a very distinct messy child like signature, it is always hard to tell a real one b/c it is very easy to fake.  I have never seen a doodle coming out of the "O", but the rest looks pretty typical.  Also Tanya Donelly from Belly is spot on, peace sign and all, so that helps make me feel better about Thom.  AND of course they toured in 93....so the stars are aligning for you my friend.  Interested in what others' think

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Permalink Reply by just some dude on January 16, 2019 at 8:41am

Thank you, I appreciate your take. 

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on January 16, 2019 at 8:49am

In haste - need to look at OP again. Looks contrived perhaps and a bit odd. Anyway, here is Thom - IP August 16, 1995 Jones Beach Theater. Photo by Danny Clinch:

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on January 16, 2019 at 8:52am

And an exemplar from 1994 - click to see full image:

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on January 16, 2019 at 8:54am

And another by Clinch:

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Permalink Reply by just some dude on January 16, 2019 at 9:10am

Thanks Eric, I always appreciate your insight.

To be sure, I have seen a number of Thom’s now and the OP is not so different in my eyes to be an obvious fake. I have seen doodles on O’s and enlongated H’s on other authentic sigs.

I may never know for sure and will need to put some faith in the seller, his story and the second sig in order to claim authentic, or so it seems.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on January 16, 2019 at 12:33pm

Correction - August '96.

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Permalink Reply by MLeeson on January 16, 2019 at 10:42am

I think it's fine for the period.

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