Thomas Ian Nicholas

Index Card and Business Card signed by Thomas Ian Nicholas

Notable Signatures: Thomas Ian Nicholas (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005272/)

Inscription: "To Steve, God Bless"

In addition to signing my index card, Mr. Nicholas also included a signed business card for his band, the Thomas Nicholas Band.

Business Card Inscription: "To Steve"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 12/19/2011
Item Received: 12/28/2011
Total Days: 9 Days

Address Used
Mr. Thomas Ian Nicholas
Thomas Ian Nicholas Band
12439 Magnolia Boulevard
Suite 194
North Hollywood, CA 91607

Jeff Pidgeon

Index Card signed by Jeff Pidgeon

Notable Signatures: Jeff Pidgeon (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0682066/)

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 12/19/2011
Item Received: 12/23/2011
Total Days: 4 Days

Address Used
Mr. Jeff Pidgeon
c/o Pixar Animation Studios
1200 Park Avenue
Emeryville, CA 94608

Laura Bailey

Notable Signatures: Laura Bailey (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1154161/)

Inscription: "Steve --", hand-drawn picture of Shin Nohara mooning

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 12/7/2011
Item Received: 12/23/2011
Total Days: 16 Days

Address Used
Ms. Laura Bailey
c/o Sutton-Barth & Vennari
145 South Fairfax Avenue
Suite 310
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Casey Kasem

8x10 Picture signed by Casey Kasem

Notable Signatures: Casey Kasem (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0440487/)

I originally sent Mr. Kasem one of my custom index cards but he ended up returning it unsigned in the envelope with this picture. Unfortunately, there was some damage to the picture from where the postman bent it while trying to put it in my mailbox. Since I don't collect autographs for their monetary value (and I'm a tad bit OCD when it comes to my collection! haha), I ended up trimming the picture to fit inside my 4x6 photo album. Fortunately, the layout of the picture allowed me to keep not only Mr. Kasem's signature and Shaggy together, but I was also able to include most of his face. Here is what it looks like in my photo album:

I may write to him again on a later date so that I can get another picture to frame (because it is such a neat picture) and I'll be sure to leave a note for the postman not to bend large envelopes!

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 11/6/2011
Item Received: 12/20/2011
Total Days: 44 Days

Address Used
Mr. Casey Kasem
138 N. Mapleton Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90077-3536

Justin Cook

 Index Card Signed by Justin Cook

Notable Signatures: Justin Cook (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1037430/)

Inscription: "Steve - From One Mega-Fan to Another! Thanks So Much,", "12/14/11"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 12/7/2011
Item Received: 12/14/2011
Total Days: 7 Days

Address Used
Mr. Justin Cook
c/o Funimation Entertainment
1200 Lakeside Parkway
Suite 100
Flower Mound, TX 75028

Sugarcult

Index Card Signed by Sugarcult

Notable Signatures (from left to right): Tim Pagnotta (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Airin Older (bass guitar, backing vocals), Marko DeSantis (lead guitar) and Ben Davis (drums, backing vocals). (www.sugarcult.com/)

Inscription: "Steve- Thanks for the love + support!", "2011"

On December 10, 2011 the band celebrated the tenth anniversary of their album, Start Static, with a show at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, CA. The show also featured the one-night return of their original drummer, Ben Davis, who had left the band in 2003. Unfortunately, the tickets sold out before I could get mine, but I ended up sending an index card to the venue anyway. In addition to getting the index card back signed by the original line-up, they also included a Sugarcult branded guitar pick. Here's a picture of the pick:

Here is one of my favorite Sugarcult songs from the Start Static album, Pretty Girl (The Way):

Method: Via Venue
Request Sent: 12/6/2011
Item Received: 12/17/2011
Total Days: 11 Days (7 Days After the Show)

Address Used
Sugarcult
c/o All Ages.com Presents Inc.
1100 W. Katella Avenue
Suite G
Orange, CA 92867

Tara Strong

Index Card Signed by Tara Strong

Notable Signatures: Tara Strong (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0152839/)

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 12/7/2011
Item Received: 12/14/2011
Total Days: 7 Days

Address Used
Ms. Tara Strong
c/o Voicestarz Inc.
10061 Riverside Drive
Toluca Lake, CA 91602

Fred Willard

Index Card Signed by Fred Willard

Notable Signatures: Fred Willard (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0929609/)

Inscription: "To Steve"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 12/6/2011
Item Received: 12/12/2011
Total Days: 6 Days

Address Used
Mr. Fred Willard
5056 Woodley Avenue
Encino, CA 91436

Barbara Eden

Index Card Signed by Barbara Eden

Notable Signatures: Barbara Eden (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001174/)

Inscription: "To Steve!", "Jeannie"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 11/2/2011
Item Received: 12/7/2011
Total Days: 35 Days

Address Used
Ms. Barbara Eden
P.O. Box 6061-617
Sherman Oaks, CA 91413

Clint Hill

Index Card Signed by Clint Hill

Notable Signatures: Clint Hill, the U.S. Secret Service agent that jumped onto President Kennedy's car as it sped away after he was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Hill)

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 11/16/2011
Item Received: 12/7/2011
Total Days: 16 Days

Address Used
Mr. Clint Hill
1068 N. Chambliss Street
Alexandria, VA 22312-3045

Jan Berenstain

Index Card Signed by Jan Berenstain

Notable Signatures: Jan Berenstain, author and illustrator of the Berenstain Bears series (with her late husband, Stan) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Berenstain)

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 11/25/2011
Item Received: 12/6/2011
Total Days: 11 Days

Address Used [NO LONGER VALID]
Ms. Jan Berenstain
P.O. Box 299
Solebury, PA 18963

Danielle Mackey

Index Card Signed by Danielle Mackey

Notable Signatures: Danielle Mackey aka 'Panser', host of TradeChat and contestant on Season 2 of The Tester (http://www.youtube.com/user/TradeChat)

Danielle also included her business card with an inscription on the reverse:

 

Finally, here's Panser's video that she made while going through all the letters and packages she received around Thanksgiving. Look for my stuff at the 1:03 mark!




Method: TTM
Request Sent: 11/22/2011
Item Received: 12/2/2011
Total Days: 10 Days

Address Used
TradeChat
P.O. Box 289
Wampsville, NY 13163

Dickie Jones

Index Card Signed by Dickie Jones

Notable Signatures: Dickie Jones (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0427934/)

Inscription: "Sincerely 'Dickie' Jones The Voice of Pinocchio" on reverse of card

Mr. Jones accidentally signed on the back of the card which he later realized. He wrote me a little message on the back of my original note to him:




Inscription: "I bet I signed the wrong side of your card. If so I try to do better DJ"

I ended up reprinting the watermark on the side with his inscription and it came out perfectly fine.

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 11/22/2011
Item Received: 12/1/2011
Total Days: 9 Days

Address Used
Mr. Dick Jones
P.O. Box 7716
Northridge, CA 91327

Dr. Denton Cooley

Index Card Signed by Dr. Denton Cooley

Notable Signatures: Dr. Denton Cooley, the surgeon who performed the first total artificial heart implantation. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denton_Cooley)

Inscription: "11-21-11"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 11/16/2011
Item Received: 11/26/2011
Total Days: 10 Days

Address Used
Dr. Denton Cooley
Surgical Associates of Texas P.A.
MC 3-258
P.O. Box 20345
Houston, TX 77225-0345

Alexey Pajitnov

Index Card Signed by Alexey Pajitnov

Notable Signatures: Alexey Pajitnov, creator of Tetris. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexey_Pajitnov)

Inscription: "To Steve", "Play TETRIS!", "11.20.2011"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 11/14/2011
Item Received: 11/26/2011
Total Days: 12 Days

Address Used
Mr. Alexey Pajitnov
8436 NE 21st Place
Clyde Hill, WA 98004

Wilford Brimley

Index Card Signed by Wilford Brimley

Notable Signatures: Wilford Brimley (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000979/)

Today, I got a response from Wilford Brimley in a large envelope with my original SASE taped onto it. Inside was my index card, signed of course, PLUS Mr. Brimley also signed a cast photo from "Cocoon: The Return." 




Such a great success! DIABEETUS. XD

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 11/14/2011
Item Received: 11/22/2011
Total Days: 8 Days

Address Used
Mr. Wilford Brimley
240 Greybull Avenue
Greybull, WY 82426

R. Lee Ermey

Index Card Signed by R. Lee Ermey

Notable Signatures: R. Lee Ermey (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000388/)

Inscription: "Steve Semper Fi"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 11/14/2011
tem Received: 11/21/2011
Total Days: 7 Days

Address Used
Mr. R. Lee Ermey
4348 W. Avenue N3
Palmdale, CA 93551-1823

Henry Winkler

Index Card Signed by Henry Winkler

Notable Signatures: Henry Winkler (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001857/)

Inscription: "Steve Is Great! :p 11/14/11"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 11/14/2011
Item Received: 11/19/2011
Total Days: 5 Days

Address Used
Mr. Henry Winkler
P.O. Box 49914
Los Angeles, CA 90049

Allan Alcorn

Index Card Signed by Allan Alcorn

Notable Signatures: Allan Alcorn, creator of Pong. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Alcorn)

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 11/14/2011
Item Received: 11/19/2011
Total Days: 5 Days

Address Used
Mr. Allan Alcorn
660 Los Trancos Road
Portolla Valley, CA 94028

Underoath

Skateboard Deck signed by Underoath

Notable Signatures: Aaron Gillespie, Spencer Chamberlain, Timothy McTague, James Smith, Grant Brandell, Christopher Dudley (http://www.underoath777.com/)

This is actually an older item that I've had in my possession for the past six years. After a friend of Tooth & Nail Records lost her home in Hurricane Katrina, the label put items autographed by their artists up for sale on eBay to raise money. I ended up purchasing this skateboard deck and an autographed Underoath poster (which I gave to my friend for her birthday that year).

Method: Purchase (eBay charity auction)
Purchase Date: December 2005

James R. Leavelle

Index Card Signed by James R. Leavelle

Notable Signatures: James R. Leavelle, Dallas Police Detective to the left of Lee Harvey Oswald in the famous photo. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Leavelle)

Inscription: "To: Steve"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 10/31/2011
Item Received: 11/10/2011
Total Days: 10 Days

Address Used
Mr. James R. Leavelle
1221 Colonel Drive
Apt. 403
Garland, TX 75043-7906

Adam West

Batman #183 Signed by Adam West

Notable Signatures: Adam West (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001842/)

Inscription: "Happy Birthday Steve", "Batman"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 10/25/2011

Item Received: 10/31/2011

Total Days: 6 Days

Address Used

Mr. Adam West

P.O. Box 3477

Ketchum, ID 83340

Jim Hightower

August 2011 Edition of "The Hightower Lowdown" Newsletter signed by Jim Hightower

Notable Signatures: Jim Hightower, author and radio commentator (http://www.jimhightower.com/)

Inscription: "For Steve"

Method: In Person @ Orange County Progressive Summit

Date: September 10, 2011

"Angels in America" 2010 Broadway cast

"Angels in America" Playbill signed by 2010 Broadway cast

Notable Signatures: Bill Heck (top, left corner); Robin Weigert (top, middle); Billy Porter (middle, left side); Robin Bartlett (center); Frank Wood (center, below Robin Bartlett); Zachary Quinto (middle, right side); Christian Borle (bottom, left corner); Zoe Kazan (bottom, right corner)

There is an unknown signature on the top, right side directly above Zachary Quinto. As all eight cast members have signed it, I assume it belongs to a member of the production team.

Method: TTM

Request Sent: December 18, 2010

Item Received: February 22, 2011

Total Days: 66 Days

Address Used [NO LONGER VALID]

"Angels in America"
Peter North Space at Signature Theatre Company

555 West 42nd Street

New York City, NY 10036