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

Sara Bareilles

CD Booklet signed by Sara Bareilles

Notable Signatures: Sara Bareilles (http://www.sarabmusic.com)

I picked up this signed Sara Bareilles booklet through Newbury Comics which sells many autographed CDs they receive directly from the artists' labels. I'll most likely buy through them again because not only do you get the album (sealed) but the autographed booklets come separate so you don't have to sacrifice the one that comes with the disc. Plus they are only a few dollars more than the unsigned retail prices at stores.

Method: Purchase (NewburyComics.com)
Purchase Date: 3/5/2012

Bobby Doerr

Post Card signed by Bobby Doerr

Notable Signatures: Bobby Doerr, Hall of Fame second baseman for the Boston Red Sox (1937-1951) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Doerr)

Method: Purchase (eBay auction)
Purchase Date: 3/4/2012

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