Sunday we had a major public signing at Last Licks Massapequa with none other than #17... Plaxico Burress. Plax, for any of you that have been hibernating since February 1st, made the game winning touchdown in the Super Bowl. Since then he has become one of our exclusives and has been signing some unbelievable product as well as our team pieces. Sunday, surprisingly enough though, was the first time Plax had signed in public at one of our stores. There was a nice crowd on hand as Burress has become a real fan favorite and a cult hero here. I arrived at the store before nine and their were already people on line. Supposedly the first person was there before 8:00 (for a 12:00 appearance)...you gotta really want it to show up that early (which is the great thing about Giants fans) Anyway, Plax showed up a little bit early to knock out some items in private. We have an unbelievably strong photo of the Super Bowl touchdown and Burress signed a decent amount in both 8x10 and 16x20. We started the public right on time and, for a quiet guy, Plax really seemed to love talking with the fans. I saw a lot of the same faces that have been at our stores over the past two months for Giants signing. A ton of people have started their own team pieces and are taking great pride in seeing them through. With that in mind here are a few random Giants thoughts to close out this entry...Michael Strahan is signing at Last Licks Thornwood on Saturday at 10:00 AM. For those of you who have yet to meet Michael I urge you to come out as he one of the nicest athletes you will ever meet (not to mention a sure Hall of Famer and a vital autograph to have)...I recently read Ernie Accorsi's book. It has an entire chapter on Plaxico and how he coveted him as a free agent. Accorsi describes him as one of the most special receivers in recent memory (which he definitely proved this season and throughout the playoffs.) The book is awesome as it also focuses a lot on the strong Draft Day trade and signing of Eli Manning...Lastly (speaking of Eli), just wanted to congratulate Eli on his recent wedding (the guy has had some run over the past two months!)
We are now full swing into baseball (and the NBA playoffs..Gasol is a beast!) so there will be a lot more Mets/Yankees talk as we approach May. Check back over the next few days for a preview of a busy two week stretch.