Ok so i haven't written on here as often as i had set out to do but i've got some time and felt as though this needed to be updated. I've gotten back into my old hobby of Autograph Collecting. Getting autographs from celebrities i know, love, and care to write to is just an exhilarating experience. Granted the waiting period can range anywhere from 1 week to 1 year but so what, the thought of an artist reading your letter and knowing that their work is being appreciated seems to be the only driving force. By this, i mean, that they're reading this letter and getting an insight as to how a person views them, this can either be a positive or negative influence. From an artistic standpoint, i would love to receive feedback on how well i portrayed someone in a film or how i captured that raw emotion on canvas. It's edifying, of course, to receive positive comments because you feel you've done something right for that specific thing. A form of conditioning, i suppose. But anyway, going back to autograph collecting. From the letter writer's perspective, i'd also love to have a piece of that artist with me in some form so that way it's a personal connection. I've written to several people and have had a fairly good success rate (~126 autographs out of 160). But out of all of those i'd have to say Geoffrey Rush is my absolute favourite. He's just an amazing actor and really knows how to give back to his fans, which many stars (especially nowadays), don't do or don't know how to do. It's appauling to me as a fan of many to even consider my fanship to them because of the lack of respect. I mean, i brought you to your success and now you completely deny me? I made you and now i've got the power to break you, is the attitude a lot of stars need to have bestowed to them. Regardless, Geoffrey Rush absolutely deserves any kind of merit given to him, because he's given back, he's one hundred percent driven by his fans and we're one hundred percent driven by him. It's mutual respect that everyone in this world deserves (but it must be earned). I love the autograph he sent me, he wrote a few little facts down about future projects and even complimented me on my name which was really nice of him! Of course i love all my autographs but his just stood out to me (not because of the compliment). Also, do you remember as a child, receiving letters, cards, packages, etc.? Well receiving that yellow manila envelope in the mail every so often feels like Christmas! It's a heartwarming experience to know that your favourite star/artist took the time out of his schedule to read your letter and respond accordingly. Here's a list of some of the stars i've got:
- Steve and Terri Irwin
- Bam Margera and April Margera
- Weeman
- Jerry Bruckheimer
- Johnny Depp
- Orlando Bloom
- Geoffrey Rush
- Keira Knightley
- Constantine Maroulis
- Hugh Laurie
- Jesse Spencer
- Jennifer Morrison
- Jonathan Jackson
- Joe Pesci
- John Travolta
- Jorge Garcia
- Martin Klebba
- Jason Lee
- Zach Braff
- Shia LaBeouf
- Don Most
- Bonnie Wright
- Oliver and James Phelps
- Michael Phelps
- Ian Thorpe
- Amanda Beard
- Grant Hackett
- Robert Pattinson
- Daniel Radcliffe
- John Cleese
- The Rock
- Lucy Lawless
- Michelle Pfeiffer
- Erin Moran
- Jenna Elfman
- Ronnie James Dio
- Neil Diamond
- Gavin Degraw
- Joan Baez
- Rachelle LeFerve
- Peter Facinelli
- Matt Holliday
- Dan Hinote
- Rik Mayall
- Ben Barnes
- Betty White
- Rowan Atkinson
- Ben Stiller
- Robin Williams
- Dan Castellanata
- Jeremy Sumpter
- Vince Vaughn
- Jefferey Dean Morgan
- Chris Tucker
- Christian Bale
- Anne Hathaway
- Virginia Madsen
- Sally Field
- Sarah Michelle Gellar
- Jamie Gertz
- Carmen Electra
- Kate Bosworth
if you want to get involved in this hobby, all you need are:
- 2 manila envelopes (one addressed to star, the other a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope)
- a photo of your star
- a letter of appreciation to your star
- for foreign countries insert an International reply coupon into the packet.
insert the SASE (Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope) into the envelope addressed to your star. insert in the photo of your star (should be same person :) ) as well as the letter and if for foreign countries use the IRC (International reply coupon). seal the envelope and mail off.
Note: for a complete list of stars, a good forum to use is fanmail.biz.
let me know if you get some awesome successes! Happy Collecting!
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