December vs November

December 2005 autographs

Autographs received (real or believed to be): 9 (*includes 2 not shown on the blog)
Out of that number, the amount that were purchased: 0
Pre prints: 2
RTS: 0
Other: 0
Total sent out in December: 16


November 2005 autographs

Autographs received (real or believed to be): 7
Out of that number, the amount that were purchased: 0
Pre prints: 0
RTS: 0
Other: 3 (In-Person)
Total sent out in November: 17


Year End Stats

Based on the monthly recaps this is how 2005 turned out for me:

Total sent out in 2005: 214
Total received in 2005 (believed to be real): 124.5
Others (deemed a success): 25
Others (responded to but not counted as a success including PP's): 8


Top 12 most wanted for 2005: Tom Welling, Julie Newmar (ACCOMPLISHED!), Halle Berry, John Wesley Shipp (ACCOMPLISHED!), Megan Mullally (ACCOMPLISHED!), Burt Ward (ACCOMPLISHED!), Faye Dunaway, Cathy Lee Crosby (ACCOMPLISHED), Richard Eastham (passed away in 2005 before I could get a success), Michelle Pfeiffer, Cher, Madonna.


WHO HAVEN'T I HEARD FROM...

I also thought you might enjoy seeing who has not responded to me since I started collecting. Below are my pending requests. (Note: A * after the name means I did get this persons autograph through a different request or opportunity).

2003 pendings: Lynda Carter*, cast of JAG, Dixie Chicks, Sheena Easton, Ian McKellen*, Irlene Mandrell*, Linda Lavin*, Ben Affleck, Matt Gould, Josh Harnett, John Wesley Shipp*, Polly Holliday*, Alan Cumming*, Famke Jannsen, Jack Larson, Mario Lopez, Rutanya Alda, Jeremy Piven, Cathy Lee Crosby*, Margot Kidder*, Alice Ghostly*, James Marsden, Jackson Bostwick*, Dixie Carter, Bob Mackie

2004 pendings: Jean Smart, Ted Wass, Vicki Lawrence, Laurie Metcalf, Dina Meyer, Rebecca Romijn, Eartha Kitt*, John Stamos, Paul Benedict, Halle Berry, Fran Dresher, Swoozie Kurtz, Billy Ray Cyrus, Michelle Pfeiffer, Shelly Morrison*, Estelle Parsons, Anna Paquin, Famke Janssen, Stan Lee, Jim Davis, Alec Baldwin, John Davey, Sherman Hemsley, Eric McCormack*, John Wesley Shipp*, Matt Lauer, Bill Daily, Susan St. James, Beth Howland, Josh Duhamel, Megan Mullally*, Eddie Cibrian*, Sharon Gless, Linda Cardelini, Alan Cumming*, Josh Harnett, Lynda Day-George, Cindy Williams, Barbara Bel Geddes, Jeannie Epper*, Robert Wagner, John Astin, Eartha Kitt*, Michael Keaton, Cher, Hugh Jackman*, Janis Speaker, Alan Cumming*, Daniel Cudmore*, Stan Lee, Dixie Carter, James Marsden, Goldie Hawn*, Lily Tomlin, Victoria Gotti, Alice Ghostly*, Chris Evans, Jessica Alba, Katherine Helmond, James Franco, Ted Wass, Tom Welling, Rebecca Romijn, Charo, Dame Edna, Jeremy Piven, Diana Ross, Carter Smith, Dinah Manoff, Sabrina LeBouf, Eric Johnson, Eric McCormack*, Gary Sandy, Carol Bruce, Jessica Simpson, Jan Hooks

2005 pendings: Kristin Kruek, Steve Howey, Joanna Garcia, Hal Sparks*, Bruce Davison, John Cleese, Kevin Zegers, Scarlett Pomers, Sheryl Crow, Allison Mack, Sam Jones III, Kristin Dunst, Ryan Reynolds, Erica Durance, Jessica Lange, Christina Applegate, Doris Day, Anna Paquin, Frank Oz, Ben Stiller, Sean Hayes, Tom Welling, Tyler Mane, Dody Goodman, Adrian Zmed, Debra Messing, Brandon Routh, Donna Murphy, Anjelica Huston, Michael Gross, Dean Cain, Kim Fields, Julia Duffy, Lucy Liu, Brandon Routh, Chris Evans, Ben Feldman, Will Ferrell, John Glover, Emmylou Harris, Ryan McPartlin, Charlene Tilton, Cindy Williams, Kevin Bacon, Mitch Holleman, Steve Howey, James Franco, Mario Lopez, Kristin Kruek, Marcia Wallace, Tom Welling, Jason Lee, Francous Vogel, Richard Dawson, Brad Bird, Maggie Grace, Sarah Chalke, Robert Hegyes, Val Kilmer*, Cris Judd, Ann Wedgeworth*, Nathan Lane, David Boreanaz, James Marsden, Dominic Monaghan, Ryan McPartlin, Maria Menounos, Famke Jannsen, Lisa Hartman-Black, Rebecca Romijn, Sherman Helmsley, Anna Paquin, Halle Berry, Chris Evans, Gary Oldman, Farrah Fawcett*, Maggie Grace, Emile DeRavin, Cynthia Watros, Peter Frechette, Zach Braff, Rachel McAdams, Berlinda Tolbert, Jeri Jewell, Michele Lee, Christopher Knight, Alan Ritchson, Jackee Harry, Janet Du'Bois, James Franco, John Stamos, Michelle Rodriguez, Diane Ladd, Kenny Rogers, Olivia Newton-John*, Gabrielle Carteris, John Haymes Newton*, Jane Fonda*, James Caviezel, Cris Judd, Ian Somerhalder, Jimmie Walker, John Goodman, Ben Feldman, Kasey Rogers, Gretchen Wilson, Rosemary Harris, Sarah Jessica Parker, Josh Holloway, Ian Somerhalder, Michael Rosenbaum, Maria Canals, Freddie Highmore, Mario Lopez, Roberta Flack

Here's hoping that list will deplete a lot in 2006!

Who let the dog out?

I recommend reading (or re-reading) my December 6th, 2005 post before reading this new posting about Duane Chapman star of the A&E reality show 'Dog The Bounty Hunter'.

Duane 'Dog' Chapman - Sent: N/A Received: 12/27/05. When I went to my mailbox today I saw I had a envelope waiting. Cool, no surprise. Then I see the handwriting on it and know it's not one I sent out. The return address stamp is from Duane "Dog" (The Bounty Hunter) Chapman. So I'm thinking this is very cool. They decided to send me a real autograph instead of the lousy pre-print they sent me earlier this month. I open the envelope to get the exact same lousy pre print photo they sent me earlier. Yes they took another photo, put it in their own envelope, addressed it to me (handwriting looks like Beth's) and paid the postage to send me the same thing. The funny thing is I never contacted them at all since my original request that they answered earlier this month. Odd!

'BIG' success

My friend Mark has gotten me hooked on "Sex & The City". (Yet another show I have never seen until now). So I'm in the beginning stages of trying to build a "Sex & The City" collection. Today I landed my first success for the group.

Chris Noth - Sent: 11/21/05 Received: 12/19/05. I was fooled last week when I went to the mailbox. I saw a New York postmark on one of the envelopes and thought it was Chris Noth. (It wasn't, it was Vanessa Williams). Chris was an original member of "Law & Order" playing "Detective Mike Logan". He has reprised that role currently as a regular on "Law & Order: Criminal Intent". I loved his work on "Sex & The City" where he played "Mr. Big". I wrote to him at the set address for "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" and he provided the photo below.


Chris Noth (click to enlarge)

Greased success

We have a John Travolta success in today's update. Talk about someone who has been in some incredible projects. "Grease", "Pulp Fiction", "Staying Alive", "Urban Cowboy", "Saturday Night Fever", "Carrie" and even "Welcome Back Kotter" to name just a few. I bet there are not many people that can't find something within John Travolta's work they didn't love.

John Travolta - Sent: 11/15/05 Received: 12/17/05. I have never seen anyone else's TTM (through the mail) successes as debated as John Travolta's. Some people say he does not sign through the mail ever, some say only certain addresses (or movie sets) are the only way to get an authentic autograph, some say it doesn't matter where you send to because a secretary will sign for him regardless. Those thoughts (and every other possible scenario you can imagine) have been applied to John Travolta's TTM successes. I had Beth look at my scans to compare them to her In-person autograph. She and I agree they are very similar to hers and probably a match. But on the flip side of the coin the signature I received also looks a lot like other TTM successes (some of which the users claim are secretarial). I sent the "Grease" photo which was returned with his own photo, both signed and personalized by John Travolta (or ???).



John Travolta "Grease" picture (click to enlarge)



photo sent to me by John Travolta

Save the best for last

Hard to believe I only have 5 more requests to send out yet this year. I hope to have those done by the end of the weekend so I can settle in for the holidays.

Vanessa Williams - Sent: 6/28/05 Received: 12/15/05. Former Ms. America turned pop star turned actress Vanessa Williams honored my autograph request in today's mail. "Save The Best For Last" is my favorite song of hers. I've also enjoyed her work as an actress in the projects I've seen.



Vanessa Williams (click to enlarge)

Tony the tiger

I'm hoping for a very good week this week at the mailbox. It's off to a good start today.

Tony Danza - Sent: 11/9/05 Received: 12/12/05. Another one down on my "Who's The Boss" cast photo. I probably will temporarily stop working on this photo until I see successes coming in on the two remaining, Katherine Helmond and Alyssa Milano (both of which are a challenge to get). This is my second success from Tony Danza who went to college in the area I live in. He signed the photo and index card that I sent him.


3 down on my "Who's The Boss" cast photo



Signed Tony Danza index card

The 'sun' will come out tomorrow

It's been a while since my last "Lost" success.

Yunjin Kim - Sent: 9/10/05 received: 12/10/05. I wasn't aware of Yunjin's work until the TV show "Lost" (she plays "Sun Kwon" on the show) but she's a great actress. I've also enjoyed her characters "back story" on the show. Besides sending me a current "season two" photo she also included a typed letter.

Not this man's best friend

A lot of times the bigger 'celebrities' will answer their autograph requests with "pre printed" autographed photos. (Where they sign the original photo, make copies of it and send you a copy of the real one, so your not really getting an authentic autograph). When your talking about people like Halle Berry, Tom Cruise you can understand the enourmous amount of mail they must receive, but when you see a 'B' or 'C' list 'celebrity' send one out you have to wonder.

Duane 'Dog' Chapman - Sent: 10/25/05 Received: 12/6/05. I'm a fan of a lot of the A&E reality shows such as "Family Plots", "Growing Up Gotti" and "Airline". Once in a while I do watch "Dog The Bounty Hunter". It's a ok show (but I like the other ones better). "Dog" mentions on his web site that if you want a autographed photo just to make sure to send a SASE. So I do and I get a Pre-print. Which leaves me wondering one thing ... "Huh"?

Pre-Print from 'Dog The Bounty Hunter' & his wife Beth

Monday's mail

David Clennon - Sent: 6/28/05 Received: 12/5/05. David Clennon has been involved with many movies and TV shows including the TV series "Thirtysomething" where he played "Miles Drentell" and "The Agency" playing "Joshua Nankin". One of my favorite guest appearances of his was on my favorite "WKRP" episode titled "The Consultant". (Quick recap: a consultant was hired to come in and see what changes were needed for the station, so everyone changes their personalities so his report wouldn't be accurate and everyone would keep their jobs). I sent him a photo from my "Sweet Dreams" press kit that showed him as "Randy Hughes" (Patsy Cline's manager) which he returned signed and personalized.

Believe it or not....

It had been almost two weeks in between successes but I'm back in the game again.

William Katt - Sent: 11/15/05 Received: 12/2/05. There hasn't been many reported successes on William Katt (outside of paying for him in the convention circuit) until a few months ago. Finding the right address (where the mail reaches them) is always the key. And someone did find a working address for William Katt, so I ordered a "Greatest American Hero" photo and sent it off to him. Today the photo and my index card came back signed. (Compare it to an "In-Person" autograph obtained by my friend Lee by clicking here). Besides "Greatest American Hero" (which had a killer theme song) I also enjoyed William in "Carrie".
















William Katt, "The Greatest American Hero"