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Although I have no special attachment to or admiration for the TV series Batman, I recognize the fact that it is a legendary and iconoclastic example of television programming. So it was in that spirit that I chose to purchase the lovely color shot of Robin seen at left, and then pay $30 to have Burt Ward autograph it during the October 2005 Hollywood Collectors Show. Although I already owned a nice signed photo of Batman himself – aka Adam West – I originally was still going to purchase a photo that included Batman too – for the purpose of future signing. But then Bob reminded me that West would charge an outrageous fee to add his signature, so I opted for the solo shot. Read the rest of this entry »

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This entry combines two events into one posting. One of the last successful autograph attempts I made in the Summer of 1985 was a request I sent to Sherman Hemsley (best known as George Jefferson on the TV show The Jeffersons) on August 16. Remarkably, it was not fulfilled until more than two years later…arriving on my birthday, October 2, in 1987! There were less than half of a dozen celebrities from this batch of Summer of ’85 autograph requests that I actually got the opportunity to meet sometime in the future and Sherman Hemsley was one of them. Read the rest of this entry »

Following our wonderful tour of the Disney Studios, it was now time to head over to NBC for the taping of The Tonight Show. Since Jimmy and I were required to wear jackets at The Magic Castle later that night, we foolishly decided to go ahead and wear the jackets to The Tonight Show. This was in hopes of getting better seats. Bob’s friend Michael had arranged for our tickets to be waiting, but the seats are not assigned until you enter the studio. Read the rest of this entry »

In a previous posting, I shared with you some great photos from the day that Denise, Susan, and Chris were on “The Uncle Al Show” in 1980. This posting is intended to share not only some images from the show itself, but explain why looking at “The Uncle Al Show” opens a floodgate of memories for me. Since we were nearly the first family in the galaxy to own a VCR (we got it in 1979), I have a unique opportunity that most do not: to actually watch this episode of “Uncle Al.” Read the rest of this entry »