Saturday, December 21, 2024

Scattered meets throughout August part 1

Early August starts with a flight for actor Jay Eillis from Top Gun: Maverick, Escape Room, among other things. He was super nice and signed and took photos no issue. 

Jay Ellis

Autographs


After this success I would try a play letting out. Photo op wise my goals were actress Lesli Margherita and Michelle Veintimilla (Firefly in Gotham). Autograph wise I needed Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (Scarface) and Steven Pasquale (both of which I have ops with). The play also featured a plethora of barely valids and potential up and comers. 

The play let out and it was a success. Got the op with Lesli Margherita. Michelle Veintimilla was super nice and signed and did ops. Steven Pasquale was rough but I got a combo. Mary Elizabeth was super nice and signed all my items including my Scarface laserdisc marking the fourth autograph on it. And I got 18 other ops.

Michelle Veintimilla

Full list of photo ops

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio autographs

Other autographs


Next day I go for a flight with Liv Morgan and Bron Breaker. I have them both but figured I'd get some autographs and I was also hoping there would be more people on the flight. As it turned out Bron canceled and there was no one else on the flight. Flight was a let down but Liv was her usual friendly self. 

Liv Morgan

Autographs


A radio station had an event with the rock band 311. I admit I'm not too familiar with the band, but you won tix and it got you free food, a free performance, and a guaranteed free pro op. Hard to beat that, especially in this day and age. To boot, you got all 5 original members. Unheard of for a band that released its first album in 1993. Ate some good food, got a free photo op. Then outside I got a selfie with the main guy Nick Hexum.

311 (Tim Mahoney, Aaron Wills AKA P-Nut, Nick Hexum, Doug Martinez AKA SA, and Chad Sexton)

Nick Hexum


Now for a rare sports meet for me. Former NBA player Gheorghe Muresan who also co starred with Billy Crystal in a movie. First day I tried for him I missed him by 5 minutes. So I waited earlier the second try and I saw him. He was nice as can be. Even told me "hello shorty" and signed. He stands at 7'7, the same height as the Giant Gonzalez. I guess it's a forever preview of how a Giant Gonzalez photo op would have looked like. This has to be the tallest photo op I have.

Gheorghe Muresan

Autograph


Next I try again the play from before, this time for more Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio  autographs. I get some repeat photo ops, I get another Steven Pasquale autograph, and Mary Elizabeth signs for me again as she is her friendly self.

Full list of photo ops

Autographs


Then a Michael C Hall flight. Had him 1 on 1. Did 2 and the photo. I consider this an upgrade over my NYC photo from his play years ago.

Michael C Hall

Autographs


On a day I went for a flight for Olympians returning from Paris. The main get was swimmer Katie Ledecky. First up is wrestler Kyle Snyder who is nice. Then Katie comes out and is mobbed but I manage to get a combo. And finally track and field runner Quincy Wilson who is mobbed and does it for everyone. 

Later that same evening I went to a venue for Bare Naked Ladies singer Steven Page. He doesn't tour with the rest of the band. Waited after the show and got him and other barely valid names. He was nice as can be and signed all my Bare Naked Ladies albums, completing most of them. 

Katie Ledecky

Steven Page

Full list of photo ops

Olympic autos

Bare Naked Ladies autos

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