Friday, June 16, 2017

Homeboy Sandman




On March 7, 2015 I went to see Hail Mary Mallon (Aesop Rock & Rob Sonic with DJ Abilities) perform at The State Theatre in St. Petersburg, FL.
Homeboy Sandman was their opening act. I met him just minutes before he hit the stage.

Homeboy Sandman signed his First of a Living Breed CD.

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Neil Walker


I met him at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2015, when the Pittsburgh Pirates came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Neil signed a 2015 Topps card #292.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/walkene01.shtml

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Chris Truby


I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2015.

Chris signed a 1999 Team Best card #93.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/trubych01.shtml

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Les Lancaster


I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2015.

Les signed a 1992 Upper Deck card #481.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lancale01.shtml

Monday, June 12, 2017

J.P. Crawford


I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2015.

J.P.  signed a 2014 Topps Pro Debut card #133.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/crawfjp01.shtml

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Gary Allenson


I met him at the Bobby Mattick Training Center at Englebert Complex, the Toronto Blue Jays spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida in 2015.

Gary signed a 1984 Topps card #56.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/allenga01.shtml

Saturday, June 10, 2017

Devon Travis


I met him at the Bobby Mattick Training Center at Englebert Complex, the Toronto Blue Jays spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida in 2015.

Devon signed a 2014 Topps Pro Debut card #87.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/travide01.shtml

Friday, June 9, 2017

Hail Mary Mallon (Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic and DJ Abilities)










On March 7, 2015 I went to see Hail Mary Mallon (Aesop Rock & Rob Sonic with DJ Abilities) perform at The State Theatre in St. Petersburg, FL.
Hours before the show I met Rob Sonic. I met DJ Abilities and Aesop Rock immediately after the show ended.
Rob Sonic signed his CD, Sabotage Gigante. DJ Abilities signed his CD, ...For Persons with DJ Abilities, and Aesop Rock signed his Float CD.

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Dalton Pompey


I met him at the Bobby Mattick Training Center at Englebert Complex, the Toronto Blue Jays spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida in 2015.

Dalton signed a 2015 Topps card #97.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pompeda01.shtml

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Kevin Pillar


I met him at the Bobby Mattick Training Center at Englebert Complex, the Toronto Blue Jays spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida in 2015.

It had been 14 years since the last time I collected autographs there.

Kevin signed a 2014 Bowman card #83.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pillake01.shtml

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Mike Schmidt


I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2015.

Mike signed a 1993 Ted Williams card #141.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schmimi01.shtml

Monday, June 5, 2017

Enny Romero


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 21, 2015.

Enny signed a 2014 Topps card #49.

Sunday, June 4, 2017

Alex Cobb


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 21, 2015.

Alex signed a 2015 Topps card #28.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cobbal01.shtml

Saturday, June 3, 2017

Chris Archer


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 21, 2015.

Chris signed a 2014 Topps card #383.

Friday, June 2, 2017

Raekwon

On January 8, 2015, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon performed at Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Tickets were $25 but for an additional $15 at the gate you could get a VIP ticket which included a meet-and-greet after the show. I already had a regular ticket since my brother gave it to me for Christmas, so I paid the extra that night to get the VIP access.

The VIP area ended up being roped off, so you really didn't get to meet them. If you wanted something signed, you had to hand it to one of their handlers who then passed it on. I should have just waited. A few minutes after getting my signed CDs back, I called out to Raekwon to see if I could get a picture with him. He motioned for me to come on over, so my brother and I were able to get pics with him and Ghostface.

Raekwon signed the cover of his Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... CD, which Ghostface also ended up signing.

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Kevin Kiermaier


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 21, 2015.

Kevin signed a 2014 Topps Update Series card #US-253.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kiermke01.shtml

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Desmond Jennings


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 21, 2015.

Desmond signed a 2014 Bowman card #17.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jennide01.shtml

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

David DeJesus


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 21, 2015.

David signed a 2014 Topps card #126.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dejesda01.shtml

Monday, May 29, 2017

John Jaso


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 21, 2015.

John signed a 2015 Topps card #165.

Sunday, May 28, 2017

Jake McGee


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 21, 2015.

Jake signed a 2014 Topps Update Series card #US-291.

Saturday, May 27, 2017

Logan Forsythe


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 21, 2015.

Logan signed a 2015 Topps card #329.

Friday, May 26, 2017

Ghostface Killah

On January 8, 2015, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon performed at Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Tickets were $25 but for an additional $15 at the gate, you could get a VIP ticket which included a meet-and-greet after the show. I already had a regular ticket since my brother gave it to me for Christmas, so I paid the extra that night to get the VIP access.

The VIP area ended up being roped off, so you really didn't get to meet them. If you wanted something signed, you had to hand it to one of their handlers who then passed it on. I should have just waited. A few minutes after getting my signed CDs back, I called out to Raekwon to see if I could get a picture with him. He motioned for me to come on over, so my brother and I were able to get pics with him and Ghostface.

Ghostface signed the cover of his Fishscale CD, which Raekwon also ended up signing.

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Ron LeFlore


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 21, 2015.

Ron signed a 1983 Topps card #560.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lefloro01.shtml

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Rich Thompson


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 21, 2015.

Rich signed a 2002 Topps gold card #479 (0626/2002).

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Richie Scheinblum


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 21, 2015.

Richie signed a 1969 Topps card #479.

Monday, May 22, 2017

Travis Phelps


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 21, 2015.

Travis signed a 2002 Fleer Triple Crown card #204.

Sunday, May 21, 2017

Dave LaPoint


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 21, 2015.

Dave signed a 1984 Topps card #627.

Saturday, May 20, 2017

John Frascatore


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 21, 2015.

John signed a 1996 Score card #267.

Friday, May 19, 2017

Gilbert Gottfried


On November 15, 2014 my brother and I made a last minute decision to see Gilbert perform at Side Splitters in Tampa, FL.

I was hanging out with my brother that day and he just happened to ask who was performing at the nearby comedy club. A quick Google search told us that it was Gilbert. We then decided to each find a decent picture of him and then go to Walmart and get them blown up to 8x10's. As soon as we got them, we headed to the club. Right when we walked in, the first show had ended and Gilbert was signing autographs and taking pictures with fans. We decided to just get our pics signed right then and there.

Gilbert signed an 8x10 photo.

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Carl Boles


I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 21, 2015.

Carl signed a 1963 Topps card #428.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bolesca01.shtml