Do You Collect Autographs of Assholes?
When Chris Brown stepped on stage during Sunday night’s Grammy Awards it was no surprise that hundreds of women screamed. I was disappointed, however, that their calls weren’t for his head but rather to...
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Autograph Adventures – Charles Barkley
June 12, 2010 Boston, Massachusetts “What the fuck you motherfuckas doin’ out here?” A glassy-eyed Charles Barkley slammed the door of an Escalade and headed straight (well, somewhat straight) for us. Another collector had...
How to Request Autographs Through the Mail (TTM)
Collecting autographs through the mail (TTM) is a great way to grow your collection, especially if you live in an area where in person opportunities are limited. In response to a reader request, I’ve...
Police Threaten Autograph Collectors with Arrest at Hoop Hall Classic
On Saturday, January 14, 2012, an officer of the Springfield College Police Department threatened to jail two ticket-holding patrons at the Hoop Hall Classic—an annual high school basketball showcase hosted by the Naismith Memorial...
My New Year’s Resolution: Autograph Edition
On January 1, 2011, I had a full-time job, a fledgling blog, and a wife at wit’s end about the amount of time her husband was spending tracking down celebrities during one of the...
Autograph Adventures – Magic Johnson
April 24, 2010 Boston, Massachusetts The corner of St. James and Dartmouth offers a perfect vantage point of both entrances to the Fairmont Copley Hotel. I’m joined on the sidewalk by several other anxious...
Autograph University Class Review (August – December 2011)
In the quarterly “Class Review” I’ll recap my autograph-related activities of the past three months [Ed. note: I was a little tardy with this one so it will cover five months.]. Rather than publishing...
Win this Deron Williams autograph from Autograph University
Update: Thanks to everyone who subscribed to the Autograph University Newsletter and entered to win. We’ve emailed the winner. Happy holidays! (To the tune of Jingle Bells) Graphing in the snow Outside a hotel...
Autograph University’s Top 10 Autographs of 2011
The holidays are here and my Sharpie may very well stay capped for the remainder of 2011. Over the past year I’ve become a much more efficient grapher, minimizing the time spent chasing rumors,...
Autograph Adventures – Pedro Martinez
December 3, 2011 Bedford, Massachusetts It was a Black Friday scene all over again at HomeGoods in Bedford, Mass. Two hours before Pedro Martinez was set to kick off a scheduled toy drive, over...