Here is what I was able to get in the month of December 2006 from this NBA season!!! Enjoy:
Curtis Granderson!!!
Curtis Granderson signing @ Legends Sports & Games Lansing,MI 11/30/06
Curtis Granderson 1 8x10 photo!!! (Me: Hey Curtis what is up? Curtis: What is up? Me: It is nice to finally meet you. I am proud to say you are my favorite player on the Detroit Tigers I am finally glad to meet you!!! Curtis: Thanks I appreciate that!!!)
That is it for this great event!!! Once Curtis Granderson arrived, the crowd got bigger. There was at least a good 200 people at this event. I have to give major props for this store!!! They really know how to organize an paid signing event to where the price is reasonable and they know how to manage the big crowds that come along at these events. They also do not forget about anyone that would like to get a photo with the player and they have an employee there helping the customers with their cameras/digital cameras if they want to have a photo taken with the player. Alot of signings I been to do not really handle this option well with big crowds. This store did!!! Everything went 1st class very well for this event in my opinion and the employees up to the owner of this store did a very good job putting on this event. I am sure more people have went through since I left but I am very very happy with how this event went and getting his autograph and meeting him in person!!! This has to be the best $25 I ever spent on a paid signing event!!! I have had a very nice day!!! Thanks alot for looking!!!
Pistons vs. Trail Blazers 12/5/06
Last night I did the Portland Trail Blazers. It was my first time ever doing this team before. Well I did not want to miss them for a change since this is their only appearance here in Detroit for the season. Here are the results:
Pistons vs. Trail Blazers 12/5/06
Trail Blazers
Dan Dickau 1 card
Stephen Graham 1 card
Jarrett Jack 4 cards (This guy is a signing machine. I saw two people at this game that he did 12 cards for each; what a nice guy!!!)
Raef LaFrentz 1 card
Travis Outlaw 2 cards (He could of done more but he came off the court late from warmups. At least he signed for whatever he could get to before he ran inside.)
Joel Przybilla 5 cards
Zach Randolph 2 cards
Sergio Rodriguez 1 3x5 index card
Martell Webster 4 cards
Well that is all that I was able to manage for this game. I would of had Jamaal Magloire again but I missed him as he was signing in a hurry. By the time I figured out who Monty Williams was, he was already inside and just walked back and forth before the game. That is all I got to share. Thanks for looking!!!
Carlos Delfino
This morning, I got up late. I was up late last night with stuff I had to get done. Anyhow, I did make it up to Clio,MI for a Carlos Delfino signing today. I got lost once I got to the Chrysler place up there. They told me that he would be at the Ford place which the same car dealership owns. Well I was able to find it. Here are the results:
Carlos Delfino @ Ford place in Clio,MI 12/09/06
Carlos Delfino 2 cards, 1 computer photo handout, 1 Pistons duffel bag, and I got a photo with him and came away with all smiles today!!!
That is all I got to share for today. Thanks alot for the look at this thread!!!
Pistons vs. Hawks 12/23/06
Tonight I just got back from doing the Hawks. This was a game I was looking foward to doing since this team usually consists of good signers!!! Well just like the success I had last month with this team I was more prepared for the former players I missed the first time I saw them. Josh Smith did not come out but it was no big deal to me since I got him the first time they were up here. Anyhow here are the results:
Pistons vs. Hawks 12/23/06
Hawks
Esteban Batista 1 card
Cedric Bozeman 1 3x5 Index card
Josh Childress 2 8x10 photos, 2 cards
Matt Freije 2 cards (1 card goes to a 50/50 agreement I had prior to this game.)
Royal Ivey 3 cards (I had to ask him again to get the other 2 cards after he signed one for me thankfully he did!!!)
Joe Johnson 4 cards (For some reason he always only signs the bottom 4 cards. Strange but he has a nice signature I give major props for that!!!)
Solomon Jones 2 cards (1 card goes to a 50/50 agreement I had prior to this game.)
Tyronn Lue 3 cards
Salim Stoudamire 2 cards
Marvin Williams 1 card (I got 2 from him before but he is one per person if there is a big crowd.)
Shelden Williams 2 cards (1 card goes to a 50/50 agreement I had prior to this game.)
Lorenzen Wright 2 cards
Larry Drew 2 cards
Mike Woodson 3 cards
Dennis Scott 2 cards
Steve Smith 1 card
Pistons
Rick Mahorn 1 8x10 photo (My first time getting him!!!)
Well that is all I got to share for this game. Dennis Scott and Steve Smith are announcers for the Hawks and heads up to anyone that does this team this season to remember to bring cards for them if you do them. Otherwise I would like to wish everyone on here a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!! Thanks alot for looking. Seasons greetings!!!!!!
Pistons vs. Pacers 12/29/06
Today, I got around to doing the Pacers. This is another team that is usually decent about signing. Here are the results:
Pacers
Maceo Baston 1 card (I think I am the first one to show him his actual card since he claimed he never saw it before!!!)
Marquis Daniels 6 cards
Jeff Foster 1 8x10 photo, 1 card
Orien Greene 1 card
Al Harrington 1 card (Gave me a sloppy sig since he was in a hurry to get in after shootaround oh well at least he signs.)
David Harrison 8 cards
Stephen Jackson 1 8x10 photo, 2 cards (He seemed to remember me from when I did this team at the hotel last season. Besides quietly grinning this time, he actually talked. At least he was cool about things before the game and before he picked up the technical foul.)
Rawle Marshall 3 cards
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Jermaine O'Neal 1 Slam Magazine cover!!! (He is still one of the nicest superstar signers in the league!!!)
Josh Powell 4 cards (2 cards go to a 50/50 I agreed to prior to this game.)
Shawne Williams 1 card
Chuck Person 1 card
Johnny Davis 1 3x5 index card
That is all I was able to get for this game. Other noticeable things I encountered in this experience was that Sarunas signed, but I was nowhere near close to getting him since this one media guy kept harrasing him with questions and it carried over to him signing in a hurry. I missed Danny Granger, and Darrell Armstrong again so that I could focus on getting Jermaine O'Neal!!!!!!! I would take a sig from him over those two players on anyday!!! Thanks alot for looking!!!
Pistons vs. Suns 12/31/06
First off I would like to wish everybody on here that reads this a happy new year!!! Alright well I never have had a really exciting new years party before. The town that I hail from up in Traverse City,MI has had some horrible partys from friends that I have talked to in the past up North there that have gone to them. I would usually spend my new years eve up at home. Well all that changed when I got really lucky that I was able to manage to get Pistons tickets for this game. Alright well my new years eve was rocking and probably my most enjoyable new years eve ever!!! It was rockin and full of autographs!!! Alright here are my results from the Pistons game last night:
Pistons vs. Suns 12/31/06
Suns
Raja Bell 1 8x10 photo, 2 cards
Pat Burke 4 cards
Boris Diaw 8 cards
Jumaine Jones 1 card (He is usually one per person. This is my 3rd time getting him and he has been one per person everytime.)
Shawn Marion 2 cards
Sean Marks 1 3x5 Index card (I remember him from his days at the 2002 FIBA World Basketball Championships in Indianapolis,IN. I cleaned out items of him back then. That was along time ago lol....)
Steve Nash 1 card
Eric Piatkowski 2 cards (I got one before and one after the game. He is usually one per person.)
Jalen Rose 1 card
Amare Stoudemire 1 Slam Magazine cover!!!
Kurt Thomas 2 cards
Mike D'Antoni 2 cards
Dan Majerle 3 cards
Alright that is all I got to share for this game. Happy new year to everybody that reads this and good luck with your autograph collecting goals in 2007!!! Thanks for looking!!!
Alright that is all I have to share resultwise for the month of December 2006. Next up my results from January 2007 which includes (I see we have some Orlando Magic fans on these boards here!!!) my pursuit of Dwight Howard over in Cleveland,OH and going to Cleveland,OH and back in a day and my rant of the horrible semi drivers on the Ohio Turnpike. Also, my 5 day span on landing Dwight Howard and Gilbert Arenas.
Curtis Granderson!!!
Curtis Granderson signing @ Legends Sports & Games Lansing,MI 11/30/06
Curtis Granderson 1 8x10 photo!!! (Me: Hey Curtis what is up? Curtis: What is up? Me: It is nice to finally meet you. I am proud to say you are my favorite player on the Detroit Tigers I am finally glad to meet you!!! Curtis: Thanks I appreciate that!!!)
That is it for this great event!!! Once Curtis Granderson arrived, the crowd got bigger. There was at least a good 200 people at this event. I have to give major props for this store!!! They really know how to organize an paid signing event to where the price is reasonable and they know how to manage the big crowds that come along at these events. They also do not forget about anyone that would like to get a photo with the player and they have an employee there helping the customers with their cameras/digital cameras if they want to have a photo taken with the player. Alot of signings I been to do not really handle this option well with big crowds. This store did!!! Everything went 1st class very well for this event in my opinion and the employees up to the owner of this store did a very good job putting on this event. I am sure more people have went through since I left but I am very very happy with how this event went and getting his autograph and meeting him in person!!! This has to be the best $25 I ever spent on a paid signing event!!! I have had a very nice day!!! Thanks alot for looking!!!
Pistons vs. Trail Blazers 12/5/06
Last night I did the Portland Trail Blazers. It was my first time ever doing this team before. Well I did not want to miss them for a change since this is their only appearance here in Detroit for the season. Here are the results:
Pistons vs. Trail Blazers 12/5/06
Trail Blazers
Dan Dickau 1 card
Stephen Graham 1 card
Jarrett Jack 4 cards (This guy is a signing machine. I saw two people at this game that he did 12 cards for each; what a nice guy!!!)
Raef LaFrentz 1 card
Travis Outlaw 2 cards (He could of done more but he came off the court late from warmups. At least he signed for whatever he could get to before he ran inside.)
Joel Przybilla 5 cards
Zach Randolph 2 cards
Sergio Rodriguez 1 3x5 index card
Martell Webster 4 cards
Well that is all that I was able to manage for this game. I would of had Jamaal Magloire again but I missed him as he was signing in a hurry. By the time I figured out who Monty Williams was, he was already inside and just walked back and forth before the game. That is all I got to share. Thanks for looking!!!
Carlos Delfino
This morning, I got up late. I was up late last night with stuff I had to get done. Anyhow, I did make it up to Clio,MI for a Carlos Delfino signing today. I got lost once I got to the Chrysler place up there. They told me that he would be at the Ford place which the same car dealership owns. Well I was able to find it. Here are the results:
Carlos Delfino @ Ford place in Clio,MI 12/09/06
Carlos Delfino 2 cards, 1 computer photo handout, 1 Pistons duffel bag, and I got a photo with him and came away with all smiles today!!!
That is all I got to share for today. Thanks alot for the look at this thread!!!
Pistons vs. Hawks 12/23/06
Tonight I just got back from doing the Hawks. This was a game I was looking foward to doing since this team usually consists of good signers!!! Well just like the success I had last month with this team I was more prepared for the former players I missed the first time I saw them. Josh Smith did not come out but it was no big deal to me since I got him the first time they were up here. Anyhow here are the results:
Pistons vs. Hawks 12/23/06
Hawks
Esteban Batista 1 card
Cedric Bozeman 1 3x5 Index card
Josh Childress 2 8x10 photos, 2 cards
Matt Freije 2 cards (1 card goes to a 50/50 agreement I had prior to this game.)
Royal Ivey 3 cards (I had to ask him again to get the other 2 cards after he signed one for me thankfully he did!!!)
Joe Johnson 4 cards (For some reason he always only signs the bottom 4 cards. Strange but he has a nice signature I give major props for that!!!)
Solomon Jones 2 cards (1 card goes to a 50/50 agreement I had prior to this game.)
Tyronn Lue 3 cards
Salim Stoudamire 2 cards
Marvin Williams 1 card (I got 2 from him before but he is one per person if there is a big crowd.)
Shelden Williams 2 cards (1 card goes to a 50/50 agreement I had prior to this game.)
Lorenzen Wright 2 cards
Larry Drew 2 cards
Mike Woodson 3 cards
Dennis Scott 2 cards
Steve Smith 1 card
Pistons
Rick Mahorn 1 8x10 photo (My first time getting him!!!)
Well that is all I got to share for this game. Dennis Scott and Steve Smith are announcers for the Hawks and heads up to anyone that does this team this season to remember to bring cards for them if you do them. Otherwise I would like to wish everyone on here a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!! Thanks alot for looking. Seasons greetings!!!!!!
Pistons vs. Pacers 12/29/06
Today, I got around to doing the Pacers. This is another team that is usually decent about signing. Here are the results:
Pacers
Maceo Baston 1 card (I think I am the first one to show him his actual card since he claimed he never saw it before!!!)
Marquis Daniels 6 cards
Jeff Foster 1 8x10 photo, 1 card
Orien Greene 1 card
Al Harrington 1 card (Gave me a sloppy sig since he was in a hurry to get in after shootaround oh well at least he signs.)
David Harrison 8 cards
Stephen Jackson 1 8x10 photo, 2 cards (He seemed to remember me from when I did this team at the hotel last season. Besides quietly grinning this time, he actually talked. At least he was cool about things before the game and before he picked up the technical foul.)
Rawle Marshall 3 cards
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Jermaine O'Neal 1 Slam Magazine cover!!! (He is still one of the nicest superstar signers in the league!!!)
Josh Powell 4 cards (2 cards go to a 50/50 I agreed to prior to this game.)
Shawne Williams 1 card
Chuck Person 1 card
Johnny Davis 1 3x5 index card
That is all I was able to get for this game. Other noticeable things I encountered in this experience was that Sarunas signed, but I was nowhere near close to getting him since this one media guy kept harrasing him with questions and it carried over to him signing in a hurry. I missed Danny Granger, and Darrell Armstrong again so that I could focus on getting Jermaine O'Neal!!!!!!! I would take a sig from him over those two players on anyday!!! Thanks alot for looking!!!
Pistons vs. Suns 12/31/06
First off I would like to wish everybody on here that reads this a happy new year!!! Alright well I never have had a really exciting new years party before. The town that I hail from up in Traverse City,MI has had some horrible partys from friends that I have talked to in the past up North there that have gone to them. I would usually spend my new years eve up at home. Well all that changed when I got really lucky that I was able to manage to get Pistons tickets for this game. Alright well my new years eve was rocking and probably my most enjoyable new years eve ever!!! It was rockin and full of autographs!!! Alright here are my results from the Pistons game last night:
Pistons vs. Suns 12/31/06
Suns
Raja Bell 1 8x10 photo, 2 cards
Pat Burke 4 cards
Boris Diaw 8 cards
Jumaine Jones 1 card (He is usually one per person. This is my 3rd time getting him and he has been one per person everytime.)
Shawn Marion 2 cards
Sean Marks 1 3x5 Index card (I remember him from his days at the 2002 FIBA World Basketball Championships in Indianapolis,IN. I cleaned out items of him back then. That was along time ago lol....)
Steve Nash 1 card
Eric Piatkowski 2 cards (I got one before and one after the game. He is usually one per person.)
Jalen Rose 1 card
Amare Stoudemire 1 Slam Magazine cover!!!
Kurt Thomas 2 cards
Mike D'Antoni 2 cards
Dan Majerle 3 cards
Alright that is all I got to share for this game. Happy new year to everybody that reads this and good luck with your autograph collecting goals in 2007!!! Thanks for looking!!!
Alright that is all I have to share resultwise for the month of December 2006. Next up my results from January 2007 which includes (I see we have some Orlando Magic fans on these boards here!!!) my pursuit of Dwight Howard over in Cleveland,OH and going to Cleveland,OH and back in a day and my rant of the horrible semi drivers on the Ohio Turnpike. Also, my 5 day span on landing Dwight Howard and Gilbert Arenas.
