Sunday, August 26, 2012

News flash: I love autographs!



Hello, my name is Erik, and I'm an autograph hound. I collect autographs from everyone, from international recording artists, to local media personalities, and all most anyone in between. 95% of the autographs in my collection, like the Madusa and Doug Bradley photos above were obtained in person. The autographed Ace Frehley CD was purchased through his website. ( $35, TOTALLY worth it! ) Most celebrities will sell, or give away autographed pictures via their websites. Price varies due to the celeb's fame, or their opinion of themselves. An autographed 8" x 10" of  Scream Queen Elvira will set you back $45 or so. An autographed 8" x 10" of the super sexy Morgan Fairchild is around $20. An autographed picture of Tiffani Amber Thiessen, star of the horror/comedy classic "Shriek if You Know What I did Last Friday the 13th" is free! I'm still waiting for that pic to arrive. To the serious collector/investor, my collection is worthless. That's because 99.99% of them don't have a Certificate of Authenticity ( C.O.A. ) proving that it's legit. None of that matters to me, cause to me, my autograph collection is priceless, even without a stack of COA's. I'm an autograph hound, and proud of it!

Saturday, June 23, 2012

"No Regrets", a long overdue book review

Meant to write this last year, but life kept getting in the way, and I forgot. As I've said before, nobody could describe me as an avid reader.  I read 3 books in 2011, and this was the last one. Just like the previous 2 books, I'm relieved that the author lived to write this memoir. I've been a HUGE Kiss fan since 1975, the first time I heard "Rock n Roll all Nite". It was on one of those K-Tell compilations, hidden among the AM pop drivel that we were bombarded with in the mid 70's. The power chords at the beginning of the song were like NOTHING this 13 year old had heard before. I was hooked, and a life long obsession began. I love all eras of Kisstory, but the Ace Frehley eras are my favorite. This book allows us to take a Rocket Ride with the Space Man, through the highs and lows of the hottest band in the world, KISS!