I just finished the Leonard Marshall signing at our office and am about to head back out to Last Licks Scarsdale for tonight's Joba/Goose event. While the main focus of the signing was a Giants Greats project (which is slated to be complete just in time for the opening game of the upcoming season) I did manage to get a few excellent inscription pieces for our auctions (which should be up in the next day or so). Over the past few weeks we have added so many great lots to our already impressive auction pages. There are a ton of stellar and unique deals on that particular part of this site..so be sure to take a look. I just posted a few awesome photos up on twitter from the Marshall signing (as I said earlier in the week I am having a difficult time adding images on the blog) so definitely check them out.
See you in Scarsdale in a few hours for Joba and Goose!


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I am sitting here at my office right now waiting for Leonard Marshall to come sign (for those of you who think I have the ultimate job please take note that it is 8:00 on a Sunday morning and this is a basically normal, routine Sunday for me). I was going to wait until Monday to really get into the Aaron signing but, with a few minutes to spare, I may as well give it a go now...
Yesterday morning around 8:00 (take note again- Saturday morning at 8:00) I headed over to LaGuardia to pick up my friend Henry Aaron. Hank's flight actually touched down a little early and I honestly just got there as he was deplaning (normally I check the flight status but I spaced on it yesterday). After we walked through the airport to a chorus of "Mr. Aaron, Mr. Aaron" we made it to the car and were on our way. Upon putting his bag down Hank immediately noticed the plethora of seatbacks in the truck (Joba and Goose signing today) and the conversation turned to the Yankee Stadium demolition...until we drove past Citi Field and the entire ride then became Nation League Beast banter. I have talked about it several times on this forum but I must say again my favorite Mets conversations have and always will be with Hank. He is such a Braves die-hard (obviously) and it makes for great arguments. Anyway we arrived at Last Licks Rye in no time and was able to start signing the private signing. In what has become the norm as of late there was a ton of mail-order/send-in pieces. Friday night I was in Rye setting this all up (take note again: Friday night) as it would waste way too much time doing it as we were signing. That really is the one negative of the Aaron signings- with me picking him up there is very little lead time for me to be set up and acclamated with the product (which is why I knocked it out a day ahead of time). Once we got through the private Henry began signing for the public a few minutes ahead of schedule. I was even surprised at how big the line was. We have always done well but the crowd exceeded even my expectations. I guess as more of the steroid stories come out and time goes on the appreciation for Henry goes even deeper and gets even stronger. There were people who came from as far as Texas as well as an enthusiastic customer who drove my Rhode Island. The best part about it was that Hank did not disappoint any of them. He took photos with everyone (despite people's inabilities to work their own cameras), shook hands and listened to stories. There was even a person that came with program/scorecards from Henry's time in Puerto Rico Winter Ball. He was breaking records even back then in that league (the customer was nice enough to bring photocopies of the scorecards for Hank and myself..I will post some photos later in the week as they are very, very cool). Anyway, we finished the line pretty much right on time and headed back out the airport. I have been doing this with Hank for the better part of a decade so we are right on like clockwork with timing everything. We flew back to LaGuardia and Henry even got on an earlier flight back to Georgia... while me, on the other hand, got crushed in traffic and got home over an hour later (after stopping at Jackson Hole for a burger). Thankfully I did make it home for the last few innings of that impressive Mets victory over the Yankees and got into bed relatively early as today is just as big a day as yesterday.
Later this morning Leonard Marshall (after signing some awseome project pieces here at our office) will be appearing at Last Licks Scarsdale. Then around 5:00 we have the great Goose Gossage and Joba (no need for last names when it comes to a select few) signing at the Scarsdale JCC.
Hope to see you there...Go Lakers!!

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I decided to make this post just a quick reminder about the plethora of public appearances we have over the next three days. Unfortunately there really isn't too much discuss other than that as you have all surely read last weeks' entry on the mundane-ness of preparing for a signing (let alone multiple ones). That will definitely change in about twenty four hours when I pick up the Home Run King at the airport. Anyway I will be tweeting frequently and updating this forum each night so be on the lookout for those all weekend.
-Saturday June 13th- Last Licks Rye- Henry Aaron 12:00-1:30
-Sunday June 14th- Last Licks Scarsdale- Leonard Marshall 11:00-12:30
-Sunday June 14th- Last Licks Scarsdale- Joba Chamberlain and Goose Gossage- around 5:00 pending the end time of the Mets win over the Yankees
-Monday June 15th- Steiner Sports Store (Roosevelt Field Mall)- Nick Swisher- 6:00-7:30

So there you have it...all will unequivocally be really great events..hope to see you at one, if not all.
Enjoy the day...Go Lakers!

Sorry for the delay in between posts. Those of you who follow me on twitter know that it has been a incredibly hectic week for me both personally and professionally. I am not going to bore you all with the full recap of the past seven days... rather I will give a quick overview and, more importantly, a quick preview of the next week.
Last Monday I was at the Yogi Berra Museum in New Jersey expediting a private signing with Yogi. While I have done countless appearances with Berra this was actually only my third time ever at the museum. It was a fairly large signing and, for the first time in a while, there was actually a ton of new product for Yogi to sign. Over the past year or so we have been working with an incredible photographer and was able to secure four never-before signed images of Yogi (circa 1964). These should be available both signed and unsigned by the end of the month so be on the lookout for them. I will be sure to link their page both on this forum as well as on twitter. Aside from the new photos this was also the first signing we have gotten Yankee Stadium seatbacks signed at. These came out unbelievable as I tried a few different colors..then settled on black. There are several kinds of seatbacks (some have slats, some don't) and I even pulled a few #8s out to be autographed. Probably the coolest of all the pieces were handful that I had Berra sign "It Ain't Over till It's Over 9-21-08" (I will be posting photos of these shortly on twitter so be sure to check them out... experiencing technical difficulty unfortunately adding photos to these posts). Those inscription seats are sure to become a staple piece for us and a must-have for any Yogi and/or Yankee collector.
After Yogi I was out of commission for a few days before getting pulled back into the mix for the Andy Pettitte appearance Saturday at Last Licks Rye. Andy, to my knowledge, had never done a public so we knew it be as good as it gets as far as appearances go. The event itself was sold out for well over a week and everyone on line was ecstatic to meet Pettitte. As I have said in the past Andy has become one of my favorite athletes to work with. As a player I hated him forever (I was destroyed after Game 5 in 2000) but it is very difficult for me to root against now after getting to know him. He is one of the nicest celebrities around and that really reflected in the two hours we spent in Rye with the fans. Andy took photos with everyone and I have gotten some of the most positive feedback ever from customers at the event. It was, by far, the most fun I have had at an appearance in a long time.
Then there was Monday where I headed into Manhattan for a small private signing with Jorge Posada. I have said this in the past but need to re-iterate: I can't stand doing signings in Manhattan. It is virtually impossible to park, let alone unload and that generally leads to very little lead time to set up for the signing. Monday was exactly that scenario but, as always, got through it virtually unscathed. I did, however, need to literally pull up on the curb to re-load my truck back up.
That brings us to yesterday-Tuesday. In the morning I did a small private signing with legendary Notre Dame coach (and ESPN commentator)Lou Holtz. This was a relatively tiny signing as far as the product mix went and the main focus was on three brand new images (same photographer , in the same vein as the stellar new Yogi photos). These photos were taken during the 1990 season and Lou even dated quite a few of them. They came out absolutely incredible and will be up on this site later in the month. While the signing was done in no time we were able to get a little NBA Finals talk in as Coach Holtz is an Orlando guy. With me a big Lakers fan it definitely made for some great banter...(I am glad the signing was yesterday and not today)
The above gets us basically up to speed so now it is time to move forward as we have some amazing signings and appearances coming up over the next few days. Saturday we have my friend Hank Aaron signing at Last Licks Rye. Then on Sunday we have a huge day in Scarsdale with Giants great Leonard Marshall appearing early in the day then Goose Gossage and Joba Chamberlain signing after that day's Yankee game. It should be quite interesting to have that pair together. Monday the 15th Yankee fan-favorite Nick Swisher will be appearing at the Steiner Store (Roosevelt Field Mall, Garden City)... for those of you who could not make it to the Rye signing a few weeks ago I urge you to attend as it will undoubtedly be a lot of fun. Aside from those five guys signing there are sure to be a lot more going on in the upcoming seven to ten days. With that in mind keep checking back for updates and announcements as well as on twitter where I will be posting photos regularly and running some contests.
Enjoy what is left of this rainy day.
Let's Go Mets! Go Lakers...2 more wins..!

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