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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