This Time It’s The Hudsons
Thursday, November 21st, 2013
Sometimes I just get one of those feelings that if I bypass a celebrity at an autograph show, I’ll come to regret it. In fact, there are numerous celebrities out there that I wish I had had that feeling – long after it was too late. The Hudson Brothers didn’t even make the cut onto my ‘maybe’ list quite simply because I had never, ever heard of them. And it’s little wonder really; even as a consummate music fan and collector, I wasn’t all that familiar with stars of the early and mid-1970’s, especially if they neither cracked the end of the year Top 100, nor ever had a number one hit. Read the rest of this entry »
At the time that I first met Traci Lords on June 28, 1997, her legacy seemed much more interesting. Her name was well-known as the underage actress who broke into the industry using a fake ID, then eventually going ‘legit’ by appearing in a smattering of films (such as Cry Baby with Johnny Depp), TV sitcoms (Roseanne, Married…with Children, Will & Grace), and dramatic series, (not the least of which was a recurring role on the then-popular Melrose Place). 
In my quest to continue meeting actors who had portrayed madman killer Jason Voorhees in the Friday the 13th series, I had the chance to meet two more of them during the Fall of 2012. Both of them are landmark entries into the seemingly never-ending parade of Jason portrayers: the first of them and the last (or at least most recent) of them. Although the encounters came a little less than a month apart, in true twisted fashion I met them in reverse order. 
When it comes to collecting autographs of the stars of some of my favorite horror series, a lot of times it comes down to just how meaty, or at least pivotal, their role is. For example, I eventually branched out beyond the actors who played Jason in the Friday the 13th series, and began working inward on the victims – but even that had its limits, as I’m still inclined to bypass the bulk of people who simply took an axe to the chest if their role wasn’t really noteworthy.