October starts with Monstermania in Baltimore. My first time at the new location in Maryland. I only needed one person. That is Keith Gordon from Christine. Got the op.
Next I went back to the Bakula show one last time to get some autographs. He came out the back and the same guard as before was pitching a fit. But I got autographs. I had no need for the photo op since I got a perfect one in NYC but others got the op.
Next day to a hotel for a 90s tour. My main want was the group All 4 One, best known for the late 90s hit "I Swear". I arrive minutes later I see them and get the group op and autos as they are nice as can be! Already on the board. Then I get Mark Calderon of Color Me Badd (the only original member that is touring). Not long after the entire current line up of Color Me Badd comes out and for shits and giggles I get the group op with Mark and the barely valids.
I then get upgrades with Young MC and Tone Loc. All 4 One comes out again a little more dressed up and I get another photo op and another 8x10 done. A successful day!
All 4 One (Delious Kennedy, Jamie Jones, Tony Borowiak, and Alfred Nevarez)
Next day I went to a show to get actress Elizabeth Marvel. Mooch inside during the q&a portion. After the q&a she was mingling. She is nice as can be as she signs and does op. I get some other barely valids, I get some free horderves. That's a good evening.
A few days later I wanted to try again for actress Beanie Feldstein who I failed on a few times in the past. My only op with her she is wearing a mask. There's two other people to get in the show. Noah Galvin (fresh) and Kevin McHale (upgrade). The rest are barely valid.
After it breaks there is a huge crowd and to my utter shock and awe, everyone comes out, everyone stops, and everyone is nice. This included a very nice and cheerful Beanie Feldstein. I couldn't believe it! She would even go "nice to meet you" after every person.
Next day I tried for someone else I failed on many times, Dionne Warwick. Sadly when I saw her get wheeled out from the venue in a wheel chair I knew she wouldn't do photo ops. And she didn't. I got a vinyl signed.
On a day I had 3 flights. But only 1 would be a success. First up I try actress Lily Gladstone and she completely denied.
I wanted to go for Idina Manzel and Aaron Lohr, mainly to get Aaron as I have Idina. I missed them stopping by about 5 minutes so I had to go to another section of the airport to get them. Sadly she denied the auto and I tried pleading with him for the op but he politely declined.
After this failure Patrick Dempsey would be my success. He was actually nice and took ops and signed. He is a big want that has alluded me so I'm glad to finally get that. I guess if 1 of those 3 were to go well I'm glad it's this one.
Towards the end of October I would try for singer King Diamond. While waiting I get original guitarist of his band Andy LaRocque, original bassist of Overkill DD Verni, and other barely valids from both bands. Blitz Ellsworth, original lead singer of Overkill, sadly denied me. But King Diamond came and was nice and did combos. I got a suited op and autograph.
At the end of October I would go to the airport for WWE. There was an early evening international flight that I expected to be a mass flight as a lot of people landed in the morning. So I go to the airport to first start with Randy Orton coming in early afternoon. It's been 9 years since I met Orton so getting him on my WWE_E V4 and an updated op would be cool.
Orton arrives and goes "how did you know I was on this flight". But he signs my WWE_E V4 and does the op. Now to the mass flight, or so I thought. As the flight was boarding I only see Randy Orton, Nick Aldis, and LA Knight. I got ops with both and Nick and LA Knight and got Nick to sign my TNA trading card. Sadly all those who came earlier in the day must have flown out via charter because no one else was seen. PUNCH!
On the last day of October I went to the airport for Swedish singer Zara Larsson. Super nice.
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