This past week has been a whirlwind (ironically this used to be the norm for me so I guess i'm a little out of practice).  I have done four publics (Gallinari, Francoeur, Ovechkin and Magic) in addition to four private signings (Feely, Leonhard Keller, and Flynn).  A few quick notes on these before we look ahead to another crazy week:  Gallinari was a super nice guy.  While it was not the most raucous crowd in appearance history the fans that did brave it outside wearing Knicks garb were extremely excited to meet the young star.  Many of his fellow italians came out literally wearing Italian flags as capes.  His following has grown immensely over the past few months and it sure to bud even more as the season continues. 
Franceour was awesome.  This was my first time meeting him but I have heard for years that he really cool.  There was a huge line waiting for him and he took photos with and got real face time with each and every customer there.  I am looking forward to a monster season from him and to work more with Jeff in the future.
Then there was Monday (same spot as Saturday's Francoeur appearance- Roosevelt Field Mall) where Alex Ovechkin signed for a sold out crowd.  Ovie is far and away the best player in the league and, as always, the fans came out to show him love.
That brings us to yesterday which was basically a basketball day for me.  In the afternoon I did a private signing with former Syracuse standout (and current T-Wolves rookie) Jonny Flynn.  Aside from a few Indoor/Outdoor NBA balls the whole signing has a Syracuse theme to it.  Jonny (who was extremely nice and great to hang with) autographed a few different images from that classic 6 OT game as well as some stellar 'Cuse game used and 'Cuse Game Model "Rock" basketballs.   I was even able to secure a few basketballs with the date and his ridiculous line from that game (34 pts, 11 assists, 67 minutes..pretty good....)  This guy is a must have autograph for not only the Syracuse enthusiast but any NBA fan. 
The latter statement's sentiment was re-iterated by last nights signer- Magic Johnson.  Upon leaving the T-Wolves team hotel I headed straight uptown to our Last Licks NYC location for a 6:00 appearance with Magic.  As always Johnson was unbelievable with the fans.  He talks hoops with everyone on line and really takes the time to do the little things with the customers that make the experience so special.  After the line dissipated we headed to the backroom for a big basketball signing.  Magic is as meticulous as can be so I am always sure to have a workable assembly line system in place anytime we do a bulk signing.  The highlight of my day was by far talking Lakers with #32 (and also about J Flynn- Magic likes his game).
With all the above in mind I am sure some of you tuned in to our streaming footage of the signing (last night on this site).  It is a new direction we are going in and I have gotten nothing but positive feedback on it.
I am going to re-establish myself on twitter so keep looking for updates on when we will be streaming actual live signings.
As a big fan of MTVs the Jersey Shore, I have decided to make a new motto for 2010. GTS, Gym Tanning and Signings.

Enjoy the day!
Go Lakers!

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Here's some pics from the past week.