Letters Sent to...

Since I last posted I bought Star Archive to use for a month so I can get some more addresses. I also sent out another batch of requests:

• Kevin R. McNally [Actor; played Mr. Gibbs in all the Pirates of the Caribbean movies]
• Jo Anne Worley [Actress; was the voice of the Wardrobe in Disney's Beauty & the Beast]
• Eddie Kramer [Music producer and photographer; most well know for his work with Jimmy Hendix and Woodstock]
• Zoe Saldana [Actress; played Kit in Crossroads, and Annamarie in POTC: Curse of the Black Pearl]
• Fran Brill [ Voice Actress; provided the voice of Zoe on Seasme Street]
• Stacey London and Clint Kelly [Fashion experts from TLC's What Not to Wear]
• Mark Henn [Disney animator; has worked on movies such as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Lilo & Stitch]
• Peter Donald Badalamenti II [Actor; played Penrod in the 2nd and 3rd Pirates of the Caribbean movies]

Angela Lansbury

Just a few days ago I sent off pictures to actress Angela Lansbury who is currently starring in a play called "Deuce" in NYC. What a fast reponse! Today , I received the two 4x6 pictures from Beauty and the Beast that I sent back signed. She provided the voice of Mrs. Potts.

Sarah Dessen

A few weeks ago I sent a Myspace message to one of my favorite authors, Sarah Dessen. She writes YA fiction and I have read quite a few of her books. My all time favorite is The Truth About Forever. Today I received this note from her in the mail!

Letters Sent...

It's been awhile since I got around to posting a list of who I sent requests out to recently. I thought it was about time I add a new blog with that info! :)

• The Pussycat Dolls [Band; "Don't Cha", "Wait a Minute"]
• Mark Paul-Gosselaar [Actor; played Zack Morris on Saved by the Bell]
• Joe Walsh [Singer; member of The Eagles]
• Sarah Dessen [Author of YA books; Keeping the Moon and The Truth About Forever]
• Diane Warren [Songwriter; wrote songs such as Aerosmith's "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing" and Celine Dion's "Because You Loved Me"]
• Gwen Stefani [Singer; "Cool", "Sweet Escape"]

Randy Meisner

Today's mail brought me another success from an Eagles member, bass guitarist and singer Randy Meisner. I sent out a letter to him recently so it didn't take very long at all for a response. So far, this means I have 2 out of the 7 members (past and present). Hopefully I will be able to "Take It to the Limit" and get the signatures of the other 5 members as well! :p

Timothy B. Schmit

I sent an email to Timothy B. Schmit of The Eagles last summer. Recently the manager of his website got back to me and Fed-Exed this autograph to me. It arrived the other day. Another great success! I LOVE the Eagles, they are one of my favorite bands. Now I am going to have to work on getting the rest of the band members! :p

Amanda Bynes

I'm really excited about this success! Not to long ago I wrote to Amanda via a set address for a new movie of her's, which finished up filming called Sydney White. I wasn't really expecting much, because I have sent quite a few requests to movie sets over the years and never got any back. Much to my suprise I received this magazine cover and a magazine photo I sent back signed and inscribed. She also included her own 5x7 that was signed and inscribed as well. A great success to start off the summer with! :)

Cast of Hairspray

It's Playbill, it's autographs, It's HAIRSPRAY! Yes, I do seem to have thing for sending requests out to this musical, but they are great at responding to fan mail. This past summer, when my sister had seen the musical they didn't have Playbills available for that performance. The theatre told her she could either stop by on another day to get one or write to the theatre and they could send her one. So, I wrote to the cast of Hairspray for her asking for an autographed Playbill. After receiving other successes to Hairspray cast members shortly after sending them I didn't think I would get a signed Playbill for my sister, but suprisingly one came this week in the mail! :)

Jodie Sweetin- IN PERSON! :)

I seem to be having an autograph drought lately. But I finally have a new success to report! I attended a lecture that Jodie Sweetin, who played Stephanie Tanner on Full House gave about her addiction to crysyal meth. She was really sweet and took the time to pose for pictures and sign autographs afterwards. I got a picture taken with her and an autograph. I've been wanting her signature since I started collecting so I'm really happy about this success! :)

Letters Sent...

This week was my spring break, so I had some free time to send out some more requests. I had also sent out a few more before then that I didn't get around to posting. Here's who I wrote to:

• America Ferrera [Actress; Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Ugly Betty]
• Amanda Bynes [Actress; What a Girl Wants, What I Like About You]
• Chris Pratt [Actor; played Bright Abbott on Everwood]
• Peter Cullen [Voice Actor; provided voice of Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh]
• Tyler Hilton [Singer; "When It Comes", Actor; played Elvis in Walk the Line]

Flashback: Brandi Carlile

I haven't received any new autographs in the past few weeks. Anyways, I thought I would start up again with the Flashbacks... I originally started by posting an old autograph up when I created my blog, and planned to continue until I had integrated all of my past successes in with whatever new ones came. However, I never really kept up with it.

The autograph I chose to be featured as a Flashback this time is from an awesome singer and songwriter, Brandi Carlile. If you've never heard of her, I highly recommend you check out her debut CD Brandi Carlile! Brandi will also be releasing her second album The Story on April 3rd!

I attended a concert in the fall of '05 where Brandi was the opening act, and had the opportunity to meet her. She's really sweet and down-to-earth. She was signing autographs for fans at her merchandise table, which is how I obtained this signed postcard! :)

Missy Peregrym

I found an address for Missy so I decided to send off a request, and I received this great 8x10 color head shot signed inscribed to me! She played Haley Graham, former gymnast turned juvenile delinquent in the movie Stick It!

Letters Sent...

• Dane Cook [Comedian]
• Johnathan Jackson [Actor; Deep End of the Ocean, Tuck Everlasting, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights]
• Christina Aguilera [Singer; "What a Girl Wants", "Dirrty", "Ain't No Other Man"]

Bill Nighy

My latest success brings me yet another success from Pirates of the Caribbean...I received the 5x7 photo I sent to Bill Nighy via the Broadway play The Vertical Hour back today! He also included his own 8x10, a promo photo from Dead Man's Chest that he signed and inscribed to me! A great success for my growing POTC collection! :)

Anthony Rapp

Earlier this week I received another autograph from a cast member of Rent! Anthony Rapp kindly signed and inscribed this 5x7 photo of him as Mark that I had enclosed with my letter. He was an original cast member in the Broadway production and he also starred as the same role in the movie.

Martin Klebba

Today I got another success from a Pirates of the Caribbean cast member! Martin Kleeba who plays the pirate Marty sent me this color 8x10 from Dead Man's Chest signed and inscribed in silver paint pen. The inscription is a bit odd... but I guess that is pirate talk for you! LOL. He also sent a typed forum letter about his foundation, Coalition for Dwarf Advocacy- http://www.coda-lp.org .

Letters Sent...

• Bill Nighy [Actor; played Davey Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean]
• Missy Peregrym [Actress; played Haley Graham in Stick It!]
• Martin Klebba [Actor; played Marty in Pirates of the Caribbean]
• Tyler Hilton [Singer; "When It Comes", Actor; played Elvis in Walk the Line]
• Ashley Parker Angel [Singer; "Let U Go"]

Adam Pascal

This fall I saw Adam Pascal live in concert. After hearing his own songs and his re-arrangement of Broadway classics I have to say I was hooked... I instantly became a fan. He is probably most known for playing Roger in the original cast of RENT. He also played the original Radames in Aida, and starred in Cabaret as well. He returned the 5x7 photo I sent back unsigned but he signed and inscribed the other photo I sent, this 10x8 from the movie RENT. Unfortunately, he spelled my name wrong- he forgot the "e" before the "y". Maybe I will try writing to him again in the summer. Anyways, it's still a great success, and I'm thrilled to add his autograph to my collection!

Lee Arenberg

Todays mail brought me a success from Pirates of the Caribbean! In late November I sent an email to Lee Arenberg via his agent. He plays Pintel in both of the Pirates films, and he sent me this AWESOME color photo from The Curse of the Black Pearl.

Aaron Tveit

Today I received my first autograph of 2007! Near the end of December I wrote to Broadway actor Aaron Tveit. He is currently starring as Link Larkin in Hairspray. I saw Hairspray in September and thought he was phenomenal! I received this Hairspray collage I made and another 8x10 photo I sent back signed and inscribed to me. He even wrote a note back to me on tablet paper that I enclosed. A fantastic success to start off the year with! Looks like he lives up to that Hairspray rep of being one of the "Nicest Kids In Town". :)