Dean Jones

Index Card signed by Dean Jones

Notable Signatures: Dean Jones (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0427894/)

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 4/7/2012
Item Received: 8/2/2012
Total Days: 117 Days

Address Used
Mr. Dean Jones
c/o DJ Productions
P.O. Box 570276
Tarzana, CA 91357

Kathryn Beaumont

(2) Index Cards and Note signed by Kathryn Beaumont

Notable Signatures: Kathryn Beaumont, famed actress who provided the voices for Alice in Disney's Alice in Wonderland and Wendy in Disney's Peter Pan (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0064607/)

In November 2011, I sent Ms. Beaumont the first of two letters. As I had seen many other people receive responses in shorter time periods, I was worried that it might have gotten lost in the mail (due to the small envelope size) or overlooked so I sent another letter last month (May 2012). Interestingly enough, the response I received back from Ms. Beaumont was a combination of the two letters: the SASE from the first and the index cards from the latter (I am glad she chose to return the second set as they are FAR superior to my initial batch). 

Inscription: "Best wishes from Alice to Steve"

In addition to signing the Alice card, she also signed the one I designed for the other character she's best known for, Wendy:

Inscription: " 'I'm flying!' Best wishes to Steve"

Ms. Beaumont also included a little printed note with her initials explaining the delay:

Letter Inscription: "Steve, Apologies for such a delay! The fan department no longer really exists, but I do get occasional bundles of mail from time to time. I just received your request! KB"

Method: TTM
Requests Sent: 11/6/2011, 5/11/2012
Item Received: 6/5/2012
Total Days: 212 Days, 25 Days

Address Used [Department No Longer Exists, Periodic Bundles Still Sent, Expect Delays]
Ms. Kathryn Beaumont
c/o The Disney Studios
500 South Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521

Greg Louganis

1996 Upper Deck Olympicard & Post Card signed by Greg Louganis

Notable Signatures: Greg Louganis, Olympic Gold Medalist (1984 Los Angeles, 1988 Seoul)

Today, I completed my dual Olympic diving trading card by having Mr. Greg Louganis sign his side. In addition to signing the card, he also included a post card (which he folded to fit inside my SASE) advertising a documentary he is in called My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story and signed it next to his picture:

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 5/9/2012
Item Received: 5/23/2012
Total Days: 14 Days

Address Used
Mr. Greg Louganis
P.O. Box 4130
Malibu, CA 90264

Norman Alden

Index Card signed by Norman Alden

Notable Signatures: Norman Alden (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0017491/)

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 4/7/2012
Item Received: 5/22/2012
Total Days: 45 Days

Address Used
Mr. Norman Alden
c/o Amsel, Eisenstadt & Frazier Talent Agency
5055 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 865
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Ed Asner

Index Card signed by Ed Asner

Notable Signatures: Ed Asner (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000799/)

I had originally sent Mr. Asner another custom index card back in November (he was one of my earlier TTM attempts) but unfortunately, it never came back. I'm glad that this one did! :-)

Inscription: "Steve The Best of Life + Thanks"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 5/11/2012
Item Received: 5/16/2012
Total Days: 5 Days

Address Used
Mr. Ed Asner
c/o Quince Productions
12400 Ventura Boulevard
Suite 371
Studio City, CA 91604

Dr. Sammy Lee

1996 Upper Deck Olympicard signed by Dr. Sammy Lee

Notable Signatures: Dr. Sammy Lee, Olympic Gold Medalist (1948 London, 1952 Helsinki) and coach of future Olympic medalist, Greg Louganis

Inscription: "Rx Best of Health"

In addition to signing my trading card, Dr. Lee also included a signed and personalized business card:

Business Card Inscription: "Rx Always Good Health to Steve & Family"

My next step is to send the card to Mr. Louganis to have him sign it!

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 5/3/2011
Item Received: 5/8/2012
Total Days: 5 Days

Address Used
Dr. Sammy Lee
16537 Harbour Lane
Huntington Beach, CA 92649-2105

David Frankham

Index Card and (4) Photos signed by David Frankham

Notable Signatures: David Frankham (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0291301/)

Index Card Inscription: "Hi Steve!", "Sgt. Tibs 5.1.12"

In addition to signing my custom index card, Mr. Frankham also included four photos of his own, which he signed and inscribed:

Photo #1 Inscription: "For Steve", "5.1.12"

Photo #2 Inscription: "For Steve", "5.1.12", "Sgt. Tibs"

Photo #3 Inscription: "For Steve", "5.1.12"

Photo #4 Inscription: "5.1.12", "Thanks for writing Steve and for the kind words!"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 4/7/2012
Item Received: 5/5/2012
Total Days: 28 Days

Address Used
Mr. David Frankham
c/o 2376 Camino Capitan #4
Santa Fe, NM 87505

Jayma Mays

Index Card signed by Jayma Mays

Notable Signatures: Jayma Mays (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1724323/)

Inscription: "Sending lots of good clean love"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 11/6/2011
Item Received: 5/5/2012
Total Days: 181 Days

Address Used
Ms. Jayma Mays
c/o Framework Entertainment
9057 Nemo Street
Suite C
West Hollywood, CA 90069

Angela Lansbury

5x3.5 Photo signed by Angela Lansbury

Notable Signatures: Angela Lansbury (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001450/)

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 1/14/2012
Item Received: 4/28/2012
Total Days: 105 Days

Address Used
Ms. Angela Lansbury
635 North Bonhill Road
Los Angeles, CA 90049

Heather Morris

(2) 4x6 Photos and Letter signed by Heather Morris

Notable Signatures: Heather Morris who plays Brittany S. Pierce on GLEE (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3529987/)

Unfortunately, I did not receive my custom index card back (which I had sent on behalf on a friend), but I received two signed photos (one with my name, the other without) so it's nice to have an unexpected autograph become part of my collection. There was also a funny letter that accompanied it (I think it's playing off her character's ditziness). Since the signature is fairly simple, I'm unsure of its authenticity, but similar ones I've found online haven't been proved as being unauthentic so for now, I'll say it is!

Inscription: "To Steve", "You Rock!", "AKA Brittany S. Pierce"

Here is the second photo:

And finally, the letter:

Inscription: "Dear Steve, I'm sorry this took so long... I got lost trying to find the Post Office. My Mom just found me... YEA MOM !!! She's helping me now ;-) Thank you for the nice letter! I love Unicorns. Isn't my new friend pretty as a rainbow. His name is Joshua, He's a Pegasus :-) We like to tell secrets, Shhhhhhh!!!!!!!! I'm going to go, play with my Cat now, His name is Zach Morris. I rescued him. XOXO, He Mo"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 12/19/2011
Item Received: 4/25/2012
Total Days: 128 Days

Address Used
Ms. Heather Morris
350 S. Beverly Drive
Suite 200
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Donnie Dunagan

Index Card and 4x6 Photo signed by Donnie Dunagan

Notable Signatures: Donnie Dunagan (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0241760/)

In addition to signing my custom index card, Mr. Dunagan also included a personalized photo of Bambi, Thumper and Flower:

Inscription: "Hi Steve", "Bambi"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 4/7/2012
Item Received: 4/21/2012
Total Days: 14 Days

Address Used
Mr. Donnie Dunagan
P.O. Box 309
San Angelo, TX 76901

Irvine Welsh

Index Card signed by Irvine Welsh

Notable Signatures: Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine_Welsh)

Inscription: "Steve Best Wishes"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 3/6/2012
Item Received: 4/11/2012
Total Days: 36 Days

Address Used
Mr. Irvine Welsh
1248 W. Cornelia Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657

William Phipps

Index Card signed by William Phipps

Notable Signatures: William Phipps (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0681055/bio)

Inscription: "4/10/12 Malibu, CA", "To Steve - Tks For Kind Words"

This is easily one of my favorite TTM successes because on the reverse of the index card, Mr. Phipps wrote a personal note requesting copies of my custom card! I will be sending him a stack as a way to say "Thank You" for signing my card. He seems to be really into his fans and I want to show him that we appreciate him as well! Here is his note:

Inscription: "4/10/12 Steve: Where'd you get this card. I've never seen one. Can you get some more like it? Tk's"

It's interesting to note that on the front, he signed it as "William Phipps" and on the back, "Bill Phipps". Such an amazing success!

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 4/7/2012
Item Received: 4/10/2012
Total Days: 3 Days

Address Used
Mr. William Phipps
P.O. Box 6036
Malibu, CA 90264

Betty White

Index Card signed by Betty White

Notable Signatures: Betty White (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0924508/)

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 11/6/2011
Item Received: 4/2/2012
Total Days: 148 Days

Address Used
Ms. Betty White
P.O. Box 491965
Los Angeles, CA 90049

Josh Martin

Index Card signed by John Martin

Notable Signatures: Josh Martin (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0552575/)

Inscription: "To: Steve Thanks for the love and support!", "'Me Eat You Up!" - Buu!"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 1/23/2012
Item Received: 3/22/2012
Total Days: 59 Days

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

Jonathan Coulton

Index Card signed by Jonathan Coulton

Notable Signatures: Jonathan Coulton, singer-songwriter best known for the song "Still Alive" from Portal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_coulton)

Inscription: "Hi Steve!", "∞ :)"

Here is a video of Mr. Coulton singing "Still Alive" at PAX 2008 with nerd goddess, Felicia Day:

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 2/17/2012
Item Received: 3/19/2012
Total Days: 31 Days

Address Used
Mr. Jonathan Coulton
172 5th Avenue #219
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Robert Guillaume

Index Card signed by Robert Guillaume

Notable Signatures: Robert Guillaume (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0347039/)

Inscription: " A Sante Sana!", "Thank You Steve!"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 2/1/2012
Item Received: 3/12/2012
Total Days: 40 Days

Address Used
Mr. Robert Guillaume
8840 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 200
Beverly Hills, CA 90211

Jason Mewes

Index Card signed by Jason Mewes (x2)

Notable Signatures: Jason Mewes (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0582939/)

Inscription: "Steve, I Eat Butt!", "Snoogans!"

In addition to signing the back of my LOR (pictured above), Mr. Mewes also signed my Jay and Silent Bob index card. I will be sending it to Kevin Smith for completion. Here is the other index card:

Inscription: "Nootch!"

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 12/24/2011
Item Received: 3/5/2012
Total Days: 72 Days

Address Used
Mr. Jason Mewes
c/o View Askew Productions
69 Broad Street
Suite B
Red Bank, NJ 07701

Dick Van Dyke

Index Card signed by Dick Van Dyke

Notable Signatures: Dick Van Dyke (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001813/)

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 1/14/2012
Item Received: 3/3/2012
Total Days: 49 Days

Address Used
Mr. Dick Van Dyke
23215 Mariposa DeOro Street
Malibu, CA 90265

Eugene F. Kranz

Index Card and Bookplate signed by Eugene F. Kranz (x2)

Notable Signatures: Eugene F. Kranz, best known for his role as the NASA flight director of the Apollo 13 mission. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Kranz)

In addition to receiving my custom index card back, Mr. Kranz also included a signed bookplate with the NASA Mission Control logo on it. I actually received two of each item (two index cards, two bookplates) as I had requested an additional set as a gift for my father who recently celebrated his 30th anniversary working in the aerospace industry designing satellites. Here is what the bookplates look like:

Method: TTM
Request Sent: 2/1/2012
Item Received: 2/25/2012
Total Days: 24 Days

Address Used
Mr. Eugene F. Kranz
1108 Shady Oak Lane
Dickinson, TX 77539