[Forest]

As you may have guessed from the title, I collect autographs. Generally, they are film or tv celebrities, mainly because I'm not really a sport or pop music fan. Actually, most of the singers I like have either disappeared into the abyss or are dead. Hmmmm......

Anyway, there are three main points I decided to start this thread up for.

1. To see if anyone else shares the same interest

2. To keep my rep' of being 'entertaining thread starter'

3. To exchange celebrity contact addresses without having to pay a monthly subscription fee to an anonymous website.

So, the autographs I have so far are as follows (Key can be found after the list):

Mindy Sterling (Frau Farbissina in the Austin Powers films) ISP

Zoe Wanamaker (Madam Hooch in Harry Potter, Susan in British sitcom 'My Family') SP

Sir Ian Holm (Bilbo Baggins in LOTR) PP

Dame Maggie Smith (McGonagall in Harry Potter) SP

Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid in Harry Potter) SP

Tim McInnerny (Lord Percy in Elizabethen Blackadder, Capt. Kevin Darling in Blackadder: Back and Forth, Alonzo in 101 Dalmatians, Max in Notting Hill) ISP

Dominic Monaghan (Merry in LOTR) PP

Barbara Windsor (Peggy Mitchell in Eastenders) SP

Perry Fenwick (Billy Mitchell in Eastenders) SP

Shane Ritchie (Alfie Moon in Eastenders) SP

Jessie Wallace (Kat Slater/Moon in Eastenders) SP

Kacey Ainsworth (Little Mo Slater/Morgan in Eastenders) ISP

Neil and Adrian Rayment (The Twins in Matrix Reloaded) SP x2

Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter, Mr Darling/Capt. Hook in Peter Pan, William Tavington in The Patriot, Chaz in Sweet November). ISP



KEY:

ISP- Inscribed Signed Photo
SP- Signed Photo
PP- Pre-Print


If anyone wants the contact addresses of any of the above, feel free to ask.

~Forest

PS: Also if anyone can help, I am currently looking for authentic addresses for the following:

Andy Serkis
Sean Connery
Jennifer Saunders
Antonio Banderas
Halle Berry
Cate Blanchett
Liv Tyler
Christopher Dean
Jayne Torvill
Elijah Wood
Orlando Bloom

If anyone can help with any of these, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[queenoftheshire]

I'll be getting Sean Astin's in October.
I'm going to his book signing down in New York City on the 13th, which will prove to be quite the treat.

I'd rather get it from them personally instead of ordering them or something. The thrill of meeting the actors/actresses you admire is half the fun.

[Forest]

True. That's how I got Adrian and Neil Rayment's. (Collectormania 4).

~Forest

[queenoftheshire]

Pfft.
Billy's at it this year with what's his face Tolkien's Great Grandson.
Unfortunatly Karl had to cancel.

[Aerin]

Orlando Bloom, hmm The one I used is on the Orlando Bloom files. It better be right! If ran around finding those stupid IRC's at the post offices here, which no one believed existed, until dragged the manager out of her office...oy! I am going to die!

[queenoftheshire]

Hmm...
I have a huge list somewhere...
Gimme a while and I'll find it...

[Forest]

[Aerin]

Welcome to the Orlando Bloom Files...

http://www.theorlandobloomfiles.com/

*wink wink* where you can download Orli paper dolls and many other ammusing things!

[Amlee]

Well many many years back I went through this wrestling stage. (yes I know it's fake and it wasn't about watching the matches at all it was more about the male bodies and the reaction to those around the ring that took the matches so serious that made it fun to see)

But to name a few and some of you may know who these people are and some may not.

Stone Cold Steve Astin.
Sting
Diamond Dallas Page
The British Bulldog
Bret Heart
Anvil
The big show
This list could go on and on.

George Strait
Tim McGraw
Faith Hill
John Micheal Montgomery
Toby Keith

Those are all of the ones I can think on off the top of my head. I don't like sending off for autographs it's the thrill of fighting the crowd and just for a brief minute standing in front of someone famous. Orlando Bloom was in Arkanas filming Elizabethtown. I would have loved to have made that flight to get an autograph.

[Aerin]

I have the following which were all personally written.

Tommy Puett old TV show, the hot cute guy met him in line for PotC ride at Disneyland when I was 14

Mike Piazza Los Angeles Dodgers /NYM Catcher. Met him twice. He remembered my name. The first time I was 14(that was a good year!) and at the ball park in LA and I called to him while he was stretching on the field. He came over and we talked about Catching, I was a softball Catcher at the time. Two years later, I was there again, and I waved him over and he said oh it's you and then my name. I was soooo happy. Both times he autographed my program and Scorecard! weee

Tommy Lee Jones- He did a movie in Portland OR when I lived there, and I found the place they were shooting. I hung around awhile, they let me watch the filming. He came over and said, "Why is a young thing like you watching an old man Like me? You should be across town watching Benicio Del Torro." Then he signed my notebook.

I also met Jim Cavizel on an air plane in 2001 when I went to see my parents in California for Christmas. That is a very long and very funny story. IF I ever get Orlando Bloom's autograph for real, He will wonder why a guy who was not in the RotK has an autograph in my book!

The only reason I am sending away for Orli's is because I want it precious!