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after 35 years of life, my autograph collection is not very impressive.
1976. the sheik lived in my home town. i met him in his home. he showed me his snake. he played a bad guy and often wrestled my hero bobo brazil for Big Time Wrestling. Big Time Wrestling was a forerunner to the wrestling boom that would happen in the eighties and continues today. the sheik was the first bad guy wrestler that supposedly came from the middle east. many different sheiks have followed.
1978. sam vincent visited my middle school. i think he came by with the intention of convincing our students they should attend his summer basketball camp, but the principle said no. students surrounded him as he tried to get back into his car. he signed a few camp brochures before speeding away. i was one of the few that got one probably because i was tall. sam played at michigan state and later in the NBA.
1981. i never met pee wee, but my mother enlisted me in his fanclub as a gift. he sent me an 8x10 b&w photo signed "your pal, pee wee".
i have never understood the fascination with autographs. i am going to abandon this hobby.
Posted by griff at March 17, 2002 12:31 AM