There's a dealer in San Diego that I had a love/hate relationship with. They can hear/see the ones going ga-ga over them, as oppose to the collectors or dealers, that have a bunch of 8x10 photos. In fact, it makes the celebrity feel better to hear from the real fans. It's no skin off my back (albums aren't worth much money), and it creates a nice vibe. I've often given them an album to get signed, and they're thrilled.
So many times I've been waiting to get an autograph, and a REAL FAN comes over (not one of the collectors, or eBay dealers). He has a bunch of Bruce.but he couldn't hook me up. And this guy didn't tell me where to go at the Los Angeles Sports Arena.
Another said, 'I'm going to be on the autograph hunt all week.' Uh, so what? You don't have an hour to have a meal with me? Or, my girlfriend, who is the biggest Springsteen fan in the world (and from Jersey, where you're required to be a Springsteen fan), would've loved to have gotten a signature. It's sharing those stories that makes this website so much fun. I wanted to meet up with them, buy 'em lunch, and talk about our best scores and biggest disappointments. Most recently, a few autograph collectors were going to the Bruce Spingsteen concerts in Los Angeles. Let me explain all my anger in this blog. I've really gotten disillusioned with autograph collectors over the years.
