Robert Ballard

Index Card signed by Robert Ballard

Notable Signatures: Robert Ballard, the underwater archaeologist who discovered the shipwrecks of the RMS Titanic and the Bismark (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ballard)

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 11/25/2011
Item Received: 1/31/2012
Total Days: 67 Days

Address Used
Mr. Robert Ballard
c/o Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration
55 Coogan Boulevard
Mystic, CT 06355-1997

John Morris

Index Card signed by John Morris

Notable Signatures: John Morris, the voice of "Andy" in all three Toy Story films (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0606658/)

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 1/17/2012
Item Received: 1/30/2012
Total Days: 13 Days

Address Used
Mr. John Morris
c/o Stewart Talent New York
318 West 53rd Street
Suite 201
New York City, NY 10019

Neil Flynn

Index Card signed by Neil Flynn

Notable Signatures: Neil Flynn (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0283568/)

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 12/19/2011
Item Received: 1/28/2012
Total Days: 40 Days

Address Used
Mr. Neil Flynn
"The Middle"
Warner Bros. Ranch
411 N. Hollywood Way
Building 29R
Burbank, CA 91505

Jane Goodall

Post Card Signed by Jane Goodall

Notable Signatures: Jane Goodall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Goodall)

Inscription: "For Steve Follow Your Dreams"

In addition to signing the post card, she also included two brochures about her organization, The Jane Goodall Institute. One is a membership pamphlet and the other describes their Roots and Shoots program which gets kids and teenagers involved with conservation efforts. Here is what the brochures look like:

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 11/6/2011
Item Received: 1/28/2012
Total Days: 83 Days

Address Used
Ms. Jane Goodall
c/o The Jane Goodall Institute
4245 North Fairfax Drive
Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22203

Dashboard Confessional

Index Card Signed by Dashboard Confessional

Notable Signatures: Chris Carrbba (lead vocals, guitar) (http://www.dashboardconfessional.com/)

Inscription: "Thanks Steve!"

On January 22, 2012, Chris Carrabba performed a solo acoustic Dashboard Confessional show at The Glass House in Pomona, CA. Over the past ten years, I've been fortunate enough to see Dashboard Confessional play live many times in multiple states (both as Chris playing solo and with a full band) and a large number of those shows were at The Glass House (including the infamous show were Chris cut his hand on a guitar string and ended the set after about three songs). Good times I've had watching Mr. Carrabba spill his guts on stage. Good times. :-)

Method: Via Venue
Request Sent: 1/17/2012
Item Received: 1/27/2012
Total Days: 10 Days (5 Days After the Show)

Address Used [NO LONGER VALID]
Dashboard Confessional
c/o The Glass House
200 W. Second Street
Pomona, CA 91766

Charles Martinet

Index Card and 8x10 Photo signed by Charles Martinet

Notable Signatures: Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario and Luigi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Martinet)

Inscription: "WAA!", "HoHo!", "WooHoo!", "Pttt!"

In addition to signing my custom index card, Mr. Martinet also sent another envelope containing a signed and personalized 8x10 photo. Here is what the photo looks like:

Photo Inscription: "Steve! Mama Mia!!! You Number One!!! Your Pal, Mario", "WooHoo!!!", "OhOh", "Wee!", "Ptttt!", "Waa", "HoHo"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 12/19/2011
Item Received: 1/27/2012
Total Days: 39 Days

Address Used
Mr. Charles Martinet
603 Main Street
Sausalito, CA 94965-2318

Peter Behn

Index Card signed by Peter Behn

Notable Signatures: Peter Behn (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0066951/)

Inscription: "To Steve", "Thumper"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 1/14/2012
Item Received: 1/26/2012
Total Days: 12 Days

Address Used
Mr. Peter Behn
9785 Kimball Canyon Road
Park City, UT 84098

Martin Sheen

Index Card, Post Card, and 4x6 Photo signed by Martin Sheen

Notable Signatures: Martin Sheen (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000640/)

Inscription: "To Steve", "2012"

In addition to signing my custom index card, Mr. Sheen also included a postcard promoting his new film, The Way, and a 4x6 photo of him as his character, President Jed Bartlet, on The West Wing (both of them were signed and personalized). Here is what the post card looks like:

Post Card Inscription: "Steve", "2012", "DVD Feb. 22, 2012!"


And here is the photo:

Photo Inscription: "Steve", "1/22/2012", "The West Wing 99-06"

The creases that appear on the postcard and photo are from where Mr. Sheen folded them to make them fit in my original envelope, which was only big enough for an index card.

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 12/24/2011
Item Received: 1/24/2012
Total Days: 31 Days

Address Used
Mr. Martin Sheen
6919 Dume Drive
Malibu, CA 90265

Huell Howser

Index Card and 8x10 Photo signed by Huell Howser

Notable Signatures: Huell Howser, host of California's Gold and it's many spinoffs (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1260764/)

In addition to signing my custom index card, Mr. Howser also included a signed and personalized 8x10 photo. Here is what it looks like:

Unfortunately, the day the package was delivered, it was raining and the postal worker accidentally dropped it in a puddle, resulting in the ink on the card running (note the discoloration in the top picture) and some "waviness" of the 8x10. I may write to Mr. Howser again in the future and send him a new card but at this time I am happy with the success I received.

Photo Inscription: "To Steve, Thanks for watching!"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 1/17/2012
Item Received: 1/23/2012
Total Days: 6 Days

Address Used
Mr. Huell Howser
c/o Huell Howser Productions
4401 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90027

Tony Millionaire

Index Card signed by Tony Millionaire

Notable Signatures: Tony Millionaire, cartoonist and creator of Maakies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Millionaire)


Not only did Mr. Millionaire sign my index card, he also included a hand drawn sketch of his character Drinky Crow on the card. In addition, he also drew a sketch of another character, Uncle Gabby, on the envelope (which he also signed). This is easily one of my favorite successes as I've been a HUGE fan of his work and now I have two hand drawn sketches by him! Here is a picture of the envelope:

 
Method: TTM
Request Sent: 1/14/2012
Item Received: 1/21/2012
Total Days: 7 Days

Address Used
Mr. Tony Millionaire
999 E. Claremont Street
Pasadena, CA 91104

Richard Petty

Index Card signed by Richard Petty

Notable Signatures: Richard Petty (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Petty)

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 1/14/2012
Item Received: 1/21/2012
Total Days: 7 Days

Address Used
Mr. Richard Petty
c/o Petty Enterprises Inc.
7065 Zephyr Place
Concord, NC 28027

Chris Metzen

Index Card signed by Chris Metzen

Notable Signatures: Chris Metzen (http://www.wowwiki.com/Chris_Metzen)

Inscription: ":) -12", "For The Horde!!!"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 12/24/2011
Item Received: 1/14/2012
Total Days: 21 Days

Address Used
Mr. Chris Metzen, Creative Development VP
Blizzard Entertainment
16215 Alton Parkway
Irvine, CA 92623-8979

Sara Underwood

Index Card signed by Sara Underwood

Notable Signatures: Sara Underwood (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2402750/)

Inscription: "To Steve - XOXO!"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 11/6/2011
Item Received: 1/12/2012
Total Days: 67 Days

Address Used
Ms. Sara Underwood
c/o G4 Media, Inc.
5750 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Pat Carroll

Index Card signed by Pat Carroll

Notable Signatures: Pat Carroll (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0140946/)

Inscription: "To Steve - Life's full of tough choices, isn't it! Oceans of love", "Ursula (Pat Carroll)"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 12/24/2011
Item Received: 1/11/2012
Total Days: 18 Days

Address Used
Ms. Pat Carroll
14 Old Tavern Lane
Harwich Port, MA 02646-1519

Jim Davis

Index Card signed by Jim Davis

Notable Signatures: Jim Davis, cartoonist and creator of Garfield (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Davis_(cartoonist))

In addition to signing my index card, Mr. Davis also included a form letter that he apparently sends with all requests. The letter was a little messed up as the lower half of several words aren't printed (it appears that the heads on his printer need to be cleaned!)

Letter Inscription: "Thank you for your very kind letter. I'm delighted you enjoy GARFIELD and thank you for following his daily antics. I'm happy to autograph the enclosed item for you. Thanks for asking. Sincerely, Jim Davis"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 12/24/2011
Item Received: 1/9/2012
Total Days: 16 Day

Address Used
Mr. Jim Davis
c/o Paws Inc.
5440 E. Co. Road 450N
Albany, IN 47320

Daniel Radcliffe

4x6 Photo signed by Daniel Radcliffe

Notable Signatures: Daniel Radcliffe (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0705356/)

I originally sent Mr. Radcliffe one of my custom index cards while he was performing on Broadway in How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying and received this photo back instead. Comparing it to authentic IP autographs online, this appears to be legitimate, however, due to his busy schedule and the volumes of requests he probably received, I have no doubt that this is a presigned photo (meaning instead of signing one item at a time, he takes  a stack of photos and signs them all in one go to distribute later). Regardless, it's authentic and I'm happy to have the actor who portrayed the namesake of the Harry Potter franchise in my collection.

Method: Via Venue
Request Sent: 12/21/2011
Item Received: 1/5/2012
Total Days: 15 Days

Address Used [NO LONGER VALID]
Mr. Daniel Radcliffe
"How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying"
Al Hirschfeld Theatre
302 W. 45th Street
New York City, NY 10036