The following tale appears in the 2014 Autograph University Yearbook – a collection of stories written by the autograph community. Get your free copy of the Yearbook. March 7, 2008 Boston, Massachusetts I’ve never been...
This story first appeared in the 2013 Autograph University Yearbook. Get your free copy. Spring 1996 Staten Island, New York We stepped off the Staten Island ferry at St. George’s Terminal beneath a crystal...
The annual Red Sox Wives Cash & Cash Drive benefiting the Greater Boston Food Bank is a collector-friendly event I look forward to each season. For each $10 or ten canned goods you donate...
June 1, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts Loitering outside the Paradise Rock Club I replayed the night’s performance in my mind. It was my first Tomahawk show but not the first time I was amazed by...
Words can paint pictures but occasionally something—or someone—is so amazing it needs to be seen. A humpback whale breaching. A volcano erupting. A Cirque du Soleil ensemble performing. Bill Walton signing autographs. Remarkable performances...
June 17, 2009 Cambridge, Massachusetts If Paul Pierce was my white whale, Maynard James Keenan was my unicorn. Despite his profound influence on my teenage years (and my own music career), graphing the reclusive...
May 4, 2012 Boston, Massachusetts Inside the GNC store I staked my place in front of an unattended six-foot table wrapped with an electric green and white MusclePharm-branded skirt. A handful of customers milled...
March 27, 2012 Boston, Massachusetts Hundreds of anxious fans lined the sidewalk in front of Suffolk University’s Ford Hall. Behind the theater, there was just one. Searching for a stage entrance I walked up...
March 4, 2012 Boston, Massachusetts If you’ve been to a general admission show you know there’s only one way to ensure a spot up front—be one of the first to arrive. With this in...
February 27, 2012 Boston, Massachusetts I had never been to an autograph signing where women outnumbered the men. There’s a first time for everything. A gaggle of college girls skipped out on afternoon classes...