8/23/09: Frank Caliendo Show @ Turning Stone

I lucked out and won two $50 tickets on twitter for Frank Caliendo's comedy show at Turning Stone Resort and Casino. It was a great show, and you were able to meet Frank after the show. Was able to get in line quickly and get a picture with him, along with him signing my ticket stub. Nice little pickup of a popular guy!

Misc
Autographed Ticket Stub = Frank Caliendo

8/13/09: Jimmy Wayne Concert @ Turning Stone

Went to the Jimmy Wayne concert. Was a great concert. Afterwards, there was a bit of a meet and greet in the hall. I was able to get a photo, as well as my ticket stub signed. We also got a picture with him. It was a nice little surprise.


Autographs:

Jimmy Wayne Photo
Jimmy Wayne Ticket Stub

5/31/09: Gwinnett Braves vs Syracuse Chiefs

After missing the second game, I was back for the third game of this series. I was very happy to finish off my books for the series, as well as finally getting current Gwinnett radio announcer and former WCW announcer, Tony Schiavone, to sign an index card for me.

Books:

Gwinnett Braves
James Parr (2006, 2009)
Todd Redmond (2006, 2008, 2009)
Van Pope (2006, 2008)

Cards:

Gwinnett Braves
Brandon Jones - 3
Boone Logan - 1
Clint Sammons - 1
James Parr - 1

Cards Today: 6, Overall: 258


3x5 Index Card:

Tony Schiavone - Gwinnett Announcer (Former WCW Announcer)

10/25/08: Rochester Americans vs Syracuse Crunch

Second time in the early year that Syracuse faces Rochester (AHL Affiliate of the Florida Panthers). It was also a special night used to honor boxing Hall of Famer Carmen Basilio, as well as Pink Out Night for breast cancer. Due to the Pink Out night, Daniel Baldwin showed up for support of his mother's foundation. Between periods, Basilio was signing free photos, which was great. As for Baldwin, I found out right before I left that he would probably be there so I printed off a photo. He was never really accessible, however, I just happened to pass by him after getting my Basilio autograph, and he signed for me. It was a pretty sweet night. We decided to get Syracuse players after the game, as it was wide open outside of the Crunch locker room.

Cards:

Syracuse
Adam Pineault - 1
Mike York - 3
Craig MacDonald - 1
Dan Smith - 1
Aaron Rome - 2

Overall Hockey Cards Signed 2008-09 Season - 15


Photos:

Carmen Basilio (Boxing HOFer)
Daniel Baldwin (Actor)

Pucks:

Maxim Mayorov

10/16/08: World Poker Tour Event at Niagara Falls

Day two of our time near the poker room was very uneventful. Neither Erik Seidel nor any other player was in the stands watching, so my only two possibilities were Kathy Liebert and Gavin Smith. Gavin was my main goal, so we showed up a bit early hoping to run into him. After sitting in a chair in the hallway for a bit talking, Gavin finally came walking down the hall. I did not move from the chair, didn't even uncross my legs, and called him over to ask him to sign my Razor card of him. He was nice, and I have to say it was probably the least effort I ever had to put in to getting an autograph. I decided Liebert wasn't worth really bothering to get on a card, so that is all I got.


Cards:
Gavin Smith - 1

10/15/08: World Poker Tour Event in Niagara Falls

Sadly, even on vacation I try to get autographs. We had been planning on seeing a WPT event live for awhile, so this would be fun. Unfortuately, I forgot most of my stuff in the hotel room and realized it after walking to the casino. I ended up buying a Sharpie and a deck of Niagara Fallsview Casino playing cards and made it to the WPT poker area with about 12 players left. I recognized three players: Erik Seidel, Kathy Liebert, and Gavin Smith. The bothersome part was that I had cards of all three of them in my hotel room, from the Razor set!

Well, I was able to get Erik Seidel in the hallway after he busted out. He seemed rather disappointed, of course, but was polite and signed my King of Hearts card. Then, as the players went to dinner break, I was able to get Kathy Liebert to sign my Queen of Hearts. At this point we gave up, knowing that we were going to watch the final table the next day. Overall, not bad, but disappointing to not have the cards instead!

Items Signed:

King of Hearts Playing Card by Erik Seidel
Queen of Hearts Playing Card by Kathy Liebert

8/28/08: Toby Keith Concert

After winning two tickets in a karaoke contest earlier in the day, I went to the Toby Keith concert. After the show was over, two of the three opening acts were signing autographs. The line was about 10 people long, so we figured why not. Not wanting to spend actual money, I was able to get:

Trailer Choir: All three band members (plus some other guy) on my ticket stub.

Carters Chord: All three band members on a little promotional card that had their pictures on it.

Not a bad deal when I entered the day not thinking anything about autographs