I know that say a Babe Ruth autographed baseball has value, but why do you want someone to sign something for you. It never made much sense, but maybe someone can show me what I'm missing?
But then I went to camp and got a Giants football for my man cave, with no intention to get an autograph, but then I got Eli's at camp after I bought it and that was cool. The older I gets, the less cool it feels. I guess it's the connection to a very good player that one can display. I would never purchase one. I saw grown men and women jumping over kids, or waiting on long lines. That's just not for me. A picture with a notable player is good. I was at an event with Weatherford, Charles Oakley and Jason Williams, and it was so much more cool to get a picture with them.
probably part of the celebrity worship culture we have. The signature is proof you were actually close enough to the celebrity to get the signature. Raises your stature among the other celebrity worshipers I guess.
If you are an adult I agree, it would be odd. I never really was into asking for or getting autographs myself but I don't see anything wrong with a kid asking for one from a player he likes.
The practice of kids getting a ball players autograph has been around a lot longer than this current celebrity obsessed culture.
Steve, I think its a whole different thing with kids, that I can understand. Don't quite understand the adults as much. Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to demean the practice or the people, i just don't personally see the attraction.
Come on man, that's a little strong. I never had an interest either, but the kids get to meet the players, gives the players another connection with the fans...and people like mementos.
Come on man, that's a little strong. I never had an interest either, but the kids get to meet the players, gives the players another connection with the fans...and people like mementos.
Who cares, you know? It's harmless.
Did you get "demeaning" out of "I don't want to demean"? If so, that's quite a contortion.
Come on man, that's a little strong. I never had an interest either, but the kids get to meet the players, gives the players another connection with the fans...and people like mementos.
Who cares, you know? It's harmless.
Did you get "demeaning" out of "I don't want to demean"? If so, that's quite a contortion.
One was from Gordie Howe, when I was 8 or 9 and we played the Whalers Alumni in a fund raiser. Afterward everyone on our team lined up shook hands and he signed a picture of himself for each kid. I lost that probably on the ride home.
I met David Cone at a bar in New Haven he was hammered, me and my buddies were hammered, he signed a dollar bill for me for some reason. I used it for pizza later that night.
But I get why people like them, and I agree grown-ups/big kids should not pursue them, but I know why they do.
Got LT to sign my hat in Foxborough after the Giants whooped the Pats back in the 90's. Howard Cross too.
LT was in the parking lot talking with Irving Fryar about where the party was at after the game. A bunch of us saw LT and ran over for autographs. I took off my 56 jersey and gave it to LT to sign - he grabbed it - big smile on his face - and tried to sign it with the ball point pen I gave him. He couldn't sign it so he gave it back to me and said "sorry kid, I can't get this pen to work" at which point he I gave him my Giants hat and he signed that. "All the way to Tampe LT" I said and he said "Yeah kid, you got that right!"
So, I don't know what the point was - then or now - but there you have it.
I also got a picture of Walter Mondale when I was in elementary school. My whole class had to write to the WH or something. No idea what the point of that was either.
please, get off your high horse and stop insulting people for doing things that you dont like or understand for whatever reason
next, it has nothing to do with our culture- it has been around as long as people have been around.
in ancient Rome, people collected sweat from their favorite Gladiators and bottled it in glass vials, and they were very valuable
next,, why is a picture any different then an autograph? do you think this means they are your friends or in any way would know you if they ran you over with their truck? great you have a picture with them because you were next to them for 20 seconds...
its just another form of saying I met this person and it connects you to something you have interest in
"Have" a glove that "was" signed by Brooks, Boog, Palmer, McNally, and many others from, the locker room door as they came out... What did I do? 6,7,8 years old, Played with it... No more ink... My first glove... UGH! What did I do???
Later in life dad tells me how me and my brother played with 3!, Mickey Mantle signed balls... Ruined!
Also a 1970 Colts football signed by many if not all players, taken out on the street and kicked the shit out of it.. That I remember!
I remember giving my dad crap, after, he told me about the Mickey balls, "what the heck were you thinking??? "
Now years later I get it... It's just stuff.. Dad, tried to hide them and keep them safe...
Little did he know how bad ass me and my bro could be...
As I got older and hopefully smarter, I started collecting, I have a treasure trove of Giants "stuff" ... None of it will mean as much to me as that O's Glove sitting in my garage..... But it sure helps the sting! Autographs are personal, unless it's Babe Ruth! )
Especially in Albany. ....my bar is stocked with signed helmets, hats, and jerseys...hell all our jerseys have autographs....Every item has a great story. ...now....i helped the kids get the autographs for the most part.....small adventures with planned strategies.
part though. Without it being certified, autographs aren't worth much at all. Although quite a few certification companies are a complete joke too.
The quality of autographs from players at training camp and things like that are very low too, they sign very quickly. A lot of them arent allowed to sign their full signature because of contracts with steiner and the other companies
I have a few autographs from pro wrestlers - Snuka, George steele, Dusty Rhodes. Getting them signed was hysterical, have photos with my kids.
I have some from when I was a kid that meant a lot at the time , pre sports memorabilia explosion.
Care about autographs or photos. Just too weird, and I don't care enough about anyone I don't personally know (famous people that is).
I have met a lot of former players and I get more enjoyment talking to them then having them sign something. Steve Carlton ranks up there as a very interesting person to have a conversation with.
next year, I think I am going to meet and chat with LT. Excited about that.
a large sports card collection that I have kept from my childhood. I would think it was pretty cool if some of the cards were signed. I hope to pass the collection on to my kids some day.
20+ years ago, it has become too expensive for me now. Was more than the autograph, but meeting the person for those few seconds at card shows. Mostly people from sports/memories I knew as a youth. Joe DiMaggio, Muhammad Ali, Mickey Mantle, Tom Seaver, Hank Aaron, LT, etc. Fond memories.
I have a Brandon Jacobs signed pylon given from the juggernaut himself
a professional player and try to get an autograph as an adult but I did as a kid and I have all sorts of really cool memorabilia in my office. Patrick Ewing basketball, Lawrence Taylor Football, Football autographed by the whole 86 Giants team. Bunch of old Mets autographs. A Messier Puck. Wayne Gretzky autographed plaque. Its cool to me, and will continue to be cool to me until I die. Sue me.
Someone's signature on a piece of paper to me seems stupid. However signing a piece of relevant memorabilia or something else significant, maybe. If the player was legendary. I would totally dig a Brandon Jacobs' signed pylon. Or a football signed by Plaxico if he scored a TD with it. Eli signing the cowboys brand new stadium is the best autograph story I have heard.
You get autographs in order to get them permanently inked on your torso. Which makes sense of course as 80% of those clowns will be on another team in 2-4 years.
Seriously, tho...I caddied for Whitey Ford at Shinnecock in 1989, and being a baseball aficionado, there was no way we were going to complete 18 holes without me asking for an all-time great's autograph (even as a Mets fan).
The practice of kids getting a ball players autograph has been around a lot longer than this current celebrity obsessed culture.
That culture has been in place for a long, long time. The only thing that has really changed is the nature of the celebrities themselves and the amount of exposure.
thread that got me thinking "yeah why did I ever ask players for authographs?". When I was younger/a kid it was cool to show my friends "look I met Jeter!" but now I would have no interest in asking someone for an autograph, I would like a picture with someone I found to be cool though.
as an adult, I could care less. In fact, on Framed prints/photographs etc, I would rather it not have the autograph. The point of framing Tyree's Catch or Everson Walls's hands up in the air is to see the moment. The autograph is a distraction.
I met Michael Strahan and Philippi Sparks once, it was Strahans second season, I got a pic with them and Autographs.. but that was the last time...As I got older I just have no interest..
If I see a celebrity I might point them out to others but I never bother them...
I have posters hanging from various Vintage Race Boat Events that I helped run and in a couple cases designed, that have signatures of the drivers of various classes of boat.
Most are used for the auction for the event, but the event coordinator keeps one as well.
I've never found anything that says one way or another if the stuff on the photo is actually in the image or on the photo.
Either way, although it's really ballsy in a deranged sort of way (and funny in a misogynistic, very dark way)- it's pretty disgusting and insulting. I'd never offer a picture like that to someone I didn't know.
From what I understand, she was disgusted and stopped signing autographs after being presented that one.
Magic Johnson gave me a tiny bottle of syrup in a hotel room
in the 90's when I was a kid, as well as his auto. The autograph is long lost by now but I'd imagine there aren't many people in the world that can say Magic gave them syrup.
I agree, that at my age I would not be seeking or buying autographs anymore, and the adults who trample kids seeking autographs are scum, but I don't look down at other adults who do collect. And those who see an autograph at a friends house and think "how sad"... I would reply by saying that I feel bad for you, because you must be a miserable human being.
I've compiled a few signatures from my camp visits in the early 90's (when I was 8-11 years old), then I went on a spending spree during my Cooperstown visit when I was 16. I haven't bought an autograph since, but have all of them hanging in my basement. Most newcomers to the house have a blast looking at them, then talking about how great that player was in their prime. I've never had someone question me for buying them.
I agree, that at my age I would not be seeking or buying autographs anymore, and the adults who trample kids seeking autographs are scum, but I don't look down at other adults who do collect. And those who see an autograph at a friends house and think "how sad"... I would reply by saying that I feel bad for you, because you must be a miserable human being.
I've compiled a few signatures from my camp visits in the early 90's (when I was 8-11 years old), then I went on a spending spree during my Cooperstown visit when I was 16. I haven't bought an autograph since, but have all of them hanging in my basement. Most newcomers to the house have a blast looking at them, then talking about how great that player was in their prime. I've never had someone question me for buying them.
memorabilia itself is kind of weird. I get why people like it but I would never want to clutter my walls with it our dedicate a room in a house to sports stuff.
End of the day, these athletes entertain me. Nothing more. I grew out of wanting to meet famous people, hounding celebs in NYC, asking for pics etc.
But you have to remember celebs are just people like you and me. In the biz I'm in being with them is the norm and guess what? They are mostly regular people with likes and dislikes like everyone. Best advice on this thread is when you meet one is to simply enjoy the moment. And if you are an interesting person and be yourself, a celeb is likely to get more out of meeting you than the other way around.
A while back I played golf with James Worthy(got paired up with him by pure chance) and I never mentioned his time with the Lakers, BB, etc. We simple talked golf and I ended up helping him with his golf swing. At the end of the round as he drove off he yelled out the car window, "Stan the Man!"
memorabilia itself is kind of weird. I get why people like it but I would never want to clutter my walls with it our dedicate a room in a house to sports stuff.
End of the day, these athletes entertain me. Nothing more. I grew out of wanting to meet famous people, hounding celebs in NYC, asking for pics etc.
Whatever. It isn't my thing, either.
I certainly wouldn't look down on someone that enjoys collecting that stuff, though. Some of the pics of Giants "man caves" I've seen posted on BBI are pretty damned impressive.
But you have to remember celebs are just people like you and me. In the biz I'm in being with them is the norm and guess what? They are mostly regular people with likes and dislikes like everyone. Best advice on this thread is when you meet one is to simply enjoy the moment. And if you are an interesting person and be yourself, a celeb is likely to get more out of meeting you than the other way around.
A while back I played golf with James Worthy(got paired up with him by pure chance) and I never mentioned his time with the Lakers, BB, etc. We simple talked golf and I ended up helping him with his golf swing. At the end of the round as he drove off he yelled out the car window, "Stan the Man!"
at older pictures of athletes, some cool stuff, even old SI covers, etc. Just because I don't own them or invest in that or collect them is no big deal to me. The SI cover for Miracle on Ice I do own, just never hung it up anywhere. I keep saying when I finish my basement I'll hang it up.
no idea why people need to criticize every damn thing they don't like or "get".
Some of you come across as the most boring, most self righteous assholes on the planet. I pity your children should they decide to like something you don't.
hanging on someone's mantle or wall, my first thought" how sad"
I have three signed items hanging in my office but they all have a different meaning. First of all I really never have been one to go up to anyone and ask for their autograph, like you don't really care about it and I have had countless opportunities where I either met or spent a little time with certain sports or celebrities.
But the three I have all came as gifts. Two are from my young children and are signed photos of Giants players. Even though they were very young they understand how big of a Giant fan I am so wanting to get me something NY Giant related for a gift they asked my wife (Mom) to help them to get something nice and she helped them pick and buy those. So while I wouldn't have bought them on my own they mean a lot to me because of who gave them to me and the thought that went into it.
The third one is a framed Sports Illustrated cover with Bernard King on it. I have always been a huge King fan and son after I moved to Kentucky a friend I used to work with met King and was telling him about how he used to work with the biggest fan of his he could ever meet. Well the next day King shows back up and tells my friend that he has something he wants him to mail to me. If was one of the covers he had personally saved and he had signed it "To Steve, Happiness Always Bernard King" My wife had it framed and I do enjoy that on my wall, it means a lot. For King to take the time and effort to dig that out at home and make a trip back the next day to find my friend means a lot to me. Not to many athletes would go through that kind of effort and bother for a fan and it displays the type of character King has. Not to mention that my fiend would have thought of me and went through the trouble to do something he knew I would like.
Before you conclude it is sad for anyone that has some type of memorabilia hanging from their wall you may want to consider that there might be a story behind it that makes it more meaningful than just someone simply went out and bought it themselves to hang. Next time you see one hanging on someone's wall instead of thinking it is sad ask them about it, there might be an interesting story behind it being there.
I think the objections to seeking autographs is a NYC thing
People who live in the NYC area are accustomed to seeing celebrities out and about on the streets, even on subways, all the time. Because it's such a crowded city, we're already "trained" to give others their space, to not make eye-contact with strangers, except for good reasons, or just keep it brief.
I went to NYU Law with JFK, Jr., and the attitude of the other law students was that it was uncool to try to exploit our access to him by imposing on him at all or treating him differently than we would any other person.
I've seen Steve Buscemi, Michael Imperioli and Mickey Rourke on the subway, and I wouldn't have dreamed of invading their space to talk to them or ask for an autograph.
I did go up to Joba Chamberlain's dad at Yankee Stadium, but I was in the rich people's section, behind home plate, and Lorraine Bracco was there, saying hello too, so I quickly approached her, called her "Ms. Bracco, and told her she was a favorite of our family for her work in GoodFellas, The Sopranos and The Dream Team. She was shocked that I remembered her from TDT, as her role there was fairly obscure.
Also saw Patrick McEnroe, Richard Lewis and Richard Belzer on the street, but just let them go. Belzer smiled at me when I did a double take. I think I probably could have struck up a conversation with him, but my NYC socialization prevailed. I smiled back, turned right back around and headed on my way.
if you personally had them signed and met the person. However, I would not buy any autographed memorabilia, as faked autographs are common, even with a Cert. of Authenticity.
I used to ask for autographs earlier in life, but now usually get them through our silent auctions at work (proceeds are sent to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia). I really enjoy knowing that a portion of what I spend goes to help out the kids. I'm proud to have them up in my bar area. It is all Giants stuff set up there. I'm a diehard fan and just being able to look at them and remember the moments is what is worth it to me. There are also a couple that I got in random moments that really appealed to me; signed painted post cards of YA Tittle and Sam Huff, a football card Stephen Baker signed and gave to me (he actually gave me tickets to my first game ever for free, a Mark Herzlich ball that my co-workers gave to me at a surprise dinner after I was diagnosed with Leukemia, all of those I will cherish. My prized auto though is my autographed Eli jersey with the superbowl 42 patch and captains patch on it.
I get that some treat it like it's their temple, and others that think it's stupid, but I get enjoyment out of the items I have and always look forward to new pieces.
The one phase I am growing out of now is jerseys. In the past I would customize an authentic one every year for a new season. Last one I bought was JPP, but I'm done doing that.
memorabilia itself is kind of weird. I get why people like it but I would never want to clutter my walls with it our dedicate a room in a house to sports stuff.
End of the day, these athletes entertain me. Nothing more. I grew out of wanting to meet famous people, hounding celebs in NYC, asking for pics etc.
Whatever. It isn't my thing, either.
I certainly wouldn't look down on someone that enjoys collecting that stuff, though. Some of the pics of Giants "man caves" I've seen posted on BBI are pretty damned impressive.
I don't look down on anyone for it, it doesn't offend me. It's just weird to me and isn't my sort of thing.
i have this signed and in my house....its pretty fucking awesome
It's all a part of being a fan (fanatic). How many of you guys who criticize getting autographs wear jerseys with someone else's name on it besides your own? I am sure there are some that might think that is "sad."
But my point is that it's all a part of being a fan and you can have various ways to express and enjoy it.
Now there's something wrong with autographed memoriablia ? Ever hear of having a hobby? People like to build a collection through various ways. Star Wars figurines, soda cans, license plates, bowling pins. I have about 3 autographed photos (Simms, Lt and Cruz) on my wall. Why? Because I like then there. So, be quiet!
a piece of paper with someone's signature. There is a difference between signed memorabilia and sticking a piece of paper in someone's face and beg them to sign
Then again a Babe Ruth or Lou Gehrig signed ball would be pretty nice to have - of course they would be worth a lot of money.
Steve, I think its a whole different thing with kids, that I can understand. Don't quite understand the adults as much. Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to demean the practice or the people, i just don't personally see the attraction.
Who cares, you know? It's harmless.
Who cares, you know? It's harmless.
Did you get "demeaning" out of "I don't want to demean"? If so, that's quite a contortion.
over 18 it's an old hobby or just as likely some commercial interest.
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Come on man, that's a little strong. I never had an interest either, but the kids get to meet the players, gives the players another connection with the fans...and people like mementos.
Who cares, you know? It's harmless.
Did you get "demeaning" out of "I don't want to demean"? If so, that's quite a contortion.
Sorry, I see Headhunter said "demeaning"
I got two in my life.
One was from Gordie Howe, when I was 8 or 9 and we played the Whalers Alumni in a fund raiser. Afterward everyone on our team lined up shook hands and he signed a picture of himself for each kid. I lost that probably on the ride home.
I met David Cone at a bar in New Haven he was hammered, me and my buddies were hammered, he signed a dollar bill for me for some reason. I used it for pizza later that night.
But I get why people like them, and I agree grown-ups/big kids should not pursue them, but I know why they do.
LT was in the parking lot talking with Irving Fryar about where the party was at after the game. A bunch of us saw LT and ran over for autographs. I took off my 56 jersey and gave it to LT to sign - he grabbed it - big smile on his face - and tried to sign it with the ball point pen I gave him. He couldn't sign it so he gave it back to me and said "sorry kid, I can't get this pen to work" at which point he I gave him my Giants hat and he signed that. "All the way to Tampe LT" I said and he said "Yeah kid, you got that right!"
So, I don't know what the point was - then or now - but there you have it.
I also got a picture of Walter Mondale when I was in elementary school. My whole class had to write to the WH or something. No idea what the point of that was either.
next, it has nothing to do with our culture- it has been around as long as people have been around.
in ancient Rome, people collected sweat from their favorite Gladiators and bottled it in glass vials, and they were very valuable
next,, why is a picture any different then an autograph? do you think this means they are your friends or in any way would know you if they ran you over with their truck? great you have a picture with them because you were next to them for 20 seconds...
its just another form of saying I met this person and it connects you to something you have interest in
"Have" a glove that "was" signed by Brooks, Boog, Palmer, McNally, and many others from, the locker room door as they came out... What did I do? 6,7,8 years old, Played with it... No more ink... My first glove... UGH! What did I do???
Later in life dad tells me how me and my brother played with 3!, Mickey Mantle signed balls... Ruined!
Also a 1970 Colts football signed by many if not all players, taken out on the street and kicked the shit out of it.. That I remember!
I remember giving my dad crap, after, he told me about the Mickey balls, "what the heck were you thinking??? "
Now years later I get it... It's just stuff.. Dad, tried to hide them and keep them safe...
Little did he know how bad ass me and my bro could be...
As I got older and hopefully smarter, I started collecting, I have a treasure trove of Giants "stuff" ... None of it will mean as much to me as that O's Glove sitting in my garage..... But it sure helps the sting! Autographs are personal, unless it's Babe Ruth! )
The quality of autographs from players at training camp and things like that are very low too, they sign very quickly. A lot of them arent allowed to sign their full signature because of contracts with steiner and the other companies
I have some from when I was a kid that meant a lot at the time , pre sports memorabilia explosion.
I have met a lot of former players and I get more enjoyment talking to them then having them sign something. Steve Carlton ranks up there as a very interesting person to have a conversation with.
next year, I think I am going to meet and chat with LT. Excited about that.
That's the point of an autograph.
Seriously, tho...I caddied for Whitey Ford at Shinnecock in 1989, and being a baseball aficionado, there was no way we were going to complete 18 holes without me asking for an all-time great's autograph (even as a Mets fan).
That culture has been in place for a long, long time. The only thing that has really changed is the nature of the celebrities themselves and the amount of exposure.
If I see a celebrity I might point them out to others but I never bother them...
Most are used for the auction for the event, but the event coordinator keeps one as well.
I don't think it is sad that I have these framed.
I've never found anything that says one way or another if the stuff on the photo is actually in the image or on the photo.
Either way, although it's really ballsy in a deranged sort of way (and funny in a misogynistic, very dark way)- it's pretty disgusting and insulting. I'd never offer a picture like that to someone I didn't know.
From what I understand, she was disgusted and stopped signing autographs after being presented that one.
I took that shit.
I've compiled a few signatures from my camp visits in the early 90's (when I was 8-11 years old), then I went on a spending spree during my Cooperstown visit when I was 16. I haven't bought an autograph since, but have all of them hanging in my basement. Most newcomers to the house have a blast looking at them, then talking about how great that player was in their prime. I've never had someone question me for buying them.
im more inclined to just get a handshake.
I've compiled a few signatures from my camp visits in the early 90's (when I was 8-11 years old), then I went on a spending spree during my Cooperstown visit when I was 16. I haven't bought an autograph since, but have all of them hanging in my basement. Most newcomers to the house have a blast looking at them, then talking about how great that player was in their prime. I've never had someone question me for buying them.
Why would you pay for them?
(Now you can cross that off of your bucket list)
End of the day, these athletes entertain me. Nothing more. I grew out of wanting to meet famous people, hounding celebs in NYC, asking for pics etc.
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You seem pretty miserable.
A while back I played golf with James Worthy(got paired up with him by pure chance) and I never mentioned his time with the Lakers, BB, etc. We simple talked golf and I ended up helping him with his golf swing. At the end of the round as he drove off he yelled out the car window, "Stan the Man!"
It's that simple.
End of the day, these athletes entertain me. Nothing more. I grew out of wanting to meet famous people, hounding celebs in NYC, asking for pics etc.
Whatever. It isn't my thing, either.
I certainly wouldn't look down on someone that enjoys collecting that stuff, though. Some of the pics of Giants "man caves" I've seen posted on BBI are pretty damned impressive.
A while back I played golf with James Worthy(got paired up with him by pure chance) and I never mentioned his time with the Lakers, BB, etc. We simple talked golf and I ended up helping him with his golf swing. At the end of the round as he drove off he yelled out the car window, "Stan the Man!"
It's that simple.
Starfucker.
no idea why people need to criticize every damn thing they don't like or "get".
Some of you come across as the most boring, most self righteous assholes on the planet. I pity your children should they decide to like something you don't.
funny, i thought the same thing when i read the OP of this thread.
I have three signed items hanging in my office but they all have a different meaning. First of all I really never have been one to go up to anyone and ask for their autograph, like you don't really care about it and I have had countless opportunities where I either met or spent a little time with certain sports or celebrities.
But the three I have all came as gifts. Two are from my young children and are signed photos of Giants players. Even though they were very young they understand how big of a Giant fan I am so wanting to get me something NY Giant related for a gift they asked my wife (Mom) to help them to get something nice and she helped them pick and buy those. So while I wouldn't have bought them on my own they mean a lot to me because of who gave them to me and the thought that went into it.
The third one is a framed Sports Illustrated cover with Bernard King on it. I have always been a huge King fan and son after I moved to Kentucky a friend I used to work with met King and was telling him about how he used to work with the biggest fan of his he could ever meet. Well the next day King shows back up and tells my friend that he has something he wants him to mail to me. If was one of the covers he had personally saved and he had signed it "To Steve, Happiness Always Bernard King" My wife had it framed and I do enjoy that on my wall, it means a lot. For King to take the time and effort to dig that out at home and make a trip back the next day to find my friend means a lot to me. Not to many athletes would go through that kind of effort and bother for a fan and it displays the type of character King has. Not to mention that my fiend would have thought of me and went through the trouble to do something he knew I would like.
Before you conclude it is sad for anyone that has some type of memorabilia hanging from their wall you may want to consider that there might be a story behind it that makes it more meaningful than just someone simply went out and bought it themselves to hang. Next time you see one hanging on someone's wall instead of thinking it is sad ask them about it, there might be an interesting story behind it being there.
I went to NYU Law with JFK, Jr., and the attitude of the other law students was that it was uncool to try to exploit our access to him by imposing on him at all or treating him differently than we would any other person.
I've seen Steve Buscemi, Michael Imperioli and Mickey Rourke on the subway, and I wouldn't have dreamed of invading their space to talk to them or ask for an autograph.
I did go up to Joba Chamberlain's dad at Yankee Stadium, but I was in the rich people's section, behind home plate, and Lorraine Bracco was there, saying hello too, so I quickly approached her, called her "Ms. Bracco, and told her she was a favorite of our family for her work in GoodFellas, The Sopranos and The Dream Team. She was shocked that I remembered her from TDT, as her role there was fairly obscure.
Also saw Patrick McEnroe, Richard Lewis and Richard Belzer on the street, but just let them go. Belzer smiled at me when I did a double take. I think I probably could have struck up a conversation with him, but my NYC socialization prevailed. I smiled back, turned right back around and headed on my way.
I get that some treat it like it's their temple, and others that think it's stupid, but I get enjoyment out of the items I have and always look forward to new pieces.
The one phase I am growing out of now is jerseys. In the past I would customize an authentic one every year for a new season. Last one I bought was JPP, but I'm done doing that.
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memorabilia itself is kind of weird. I get why people like it but I would never want to clutter my walls with it our dedicate a room in a house to sports stuff.
End of the day, these athletes entertain me. Nothing more. I grew out of wanting to meet famous people, hounding celebs in NYC, asking for pics etc.
Whatever. It isn't my thing, either.
I certainly wouldn't look down on someone that enjoys collecting that stuff, though. Some of the pics of Giants "man caves" I've seen posted on BBI are pretty damned impressive.
I don't look down on anyone for it, it doesn't offend me. It's just weird to me and isn't my sort of thing.
But my point is that it's all a part of being a fan and you can have various ways to express and enjoy it.
Lol OOPS!