Friday, August 10, 2012

Goats Premiere w David Duchovny, Dakota Johnson, Olga Segura, Graham Phillips and Marilyn Manson! Autographs! Photos!

Considering I went to this premiere basically just for David and hoping maybe Dakota's father Don Johnson would show up (he didn't) I left quite happy with my autograph haul.

The first celebrity to show up was Graham and I only had 2 photos for him and he gladly signed both even though his publicist did not want him to.





Right after I finished getting Graham to sign both photos I turned around and Olga was standing there and I got her to sign both photos I had for her. I could of easily gotten more signed if I had brought more.






Then came David and further proof it can be damn hard to figure out what a celebrity will do. When he dropped I got up to him quickly and with the other graphers there managed to get 2 even though he only signed MAYBE 10 going in and then dropped the sharpie and just ignored us the rest of the way in. These are 2 I got on the way in.


I also spotted Evan Handler at the last minute as he was going up the escalator and I had to walk up the stairs along him to get him to sign my cast shot which he did.


So, I figured on the way out David would probably not sign. As the premiere broke I got further bad news when I realized the after party was inside a bar right next to the theatre. So we wait. He them comes out quickly and racks and I got the rest of my photos signed. Not bad at all.




So now I am left with only Dakota for arrivals and what led to the strangest and funniest part of the night. Knowing it was only Dakota left I pulled my photos for her out of my bag and held them in my hand (with the one of her licking a ice cream cone on top which you can see further down this post.) As I am still waiting for her I turn around and see none other than Marilyn Manson!

Not knowing he was going to be there I obviously didn't have any photos for him so, with the photos for Dakota still in my hand, I reach and get a floorboard out of my bag to ask him to sign it. A woman who was with Marilyn says the photo I am holding is nasty! and why do I want Marilyn to sign it? Marilyn says he doesn't want me to sign the photo he wants me to sign this and takes the floorboard from me. He then signs it and looks at the woman and says the photo is not nasty but this is and shows me the floorboard! It might be nasty but its also damn funny!


So, I go back to waiting for Dakota and she finally arrives and when she gets out I ask her to sign and as soon as she see's my first photo of her (the ice cream cone) she says, "WOW" and not in a good way. She still signed it but don't know if she ever will again!







Takeru Kobayashi The Hot Dog Eating Master! Autographs! Photos!

When me and a buddy heard that Kobayashi was going to be in town for a talk show taping we immediately geeked out and swore we would be there and be there we were.

We weren't sure if he spoke English and once we met him it didn't appear that he did but it did appear that he understood some and even if he was unable to understand a single word we said he was still MAD cool and signed and took pictures and was just a great guy!






Dexter Holland of The Offspring! Autographs! Photos!

Dexter was taping a talk show appearance in LA and never having met him and being a big fan of the band I went and I am happy to report he was very nice in person. He didn't sign for long but he did do multiples for me and gave great sigs so no complaints here!





Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Odd Life of Timothy Green Premiere w Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, Ron Livingston, Alana De La Garza! Autographs! Photos!

For a premiere with as long a list as this one had and to only get 4 names was a little bit of a bummer but at least I got the main one's and especially Jennifer Garner.

A little time prior to arrivals a TV crew asked some of us to hold up signs for a promo they were doing for Expendables 2 and one of the fellow collectors, Angel, held up a sign that said " Liam Will You Marry Me?!" At least I was having a good laugh, at his expense!, to make the time go by!



As the premiere began I almost immediately felt like I would be lucky if I got anyone as Joel Courtney, Bruce Boxleitner and Bella Thorne all didn't sign in my section and I didn't get anyone until Joel showed up and basically came right in front me and wouldn't move and signed everything. I could of easily got a few more.


I LOVE this movie and it is yet another thing I need Tom Hardy on and yet another thing I probably WON'T be able to get Tom Hardy on!








Jennifer Garner, one of my favorites was next, and it was hectic but still easy to get what I got and once again could of probably got a couple more and baffled me when I heard later that a few collectors didn't get her!













Ron Livingston was next and he signed both photos I had. Rosemarie DeWitt came over at same time but I didn't have any photos for her.





Alana De La Garza was the last celebrity I got and I was able to get both photos signed.