BILLY BURKE
Received: In-person at the TwiTour in Atlanta on July 10, 2009
Billy is the main reason I wanted to attend the Atlanta TwiTour, and I am thrilled to finally have his autograph. I loved him as Charlie Swan! He is even hotter in person, I must say. Super nice guy too. I was told by both Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz that the convention organizers did not want them to personalize autographs, which is why Billy's isn't personalized.
PETER FACINELLI
Received: In-person at the TwiTour in Atlanta on July 10, 2009
I already had Peter's autograph through the mail, so I wanted to get his signature on a non-Twilight photo. I'm glad I did. I've met a lot of celebrities, and my experience with Peter Facinelli is, hands down, my favorite so far. Not only is he 10 times better looking in person, he is one of the nicest people I have ever met, celebrity or not. He personalized all of his autographs (even though I suspect he was told not to) and gave hugs to all of his fans who asked during the autograph session. We waited in line almost 4 hours to get Billy and Peter's autographs for this reason, but meeting Peter at the end made it all worthwhile. He was so friendly and nice to everyone. When he saw I had this picture from "Nurse Jackie," he seemed so glad I'd brought it and talked to me for a couple of minutes about his character on the show. If you ever have the chance to meet Peter, do it!! He's awesome to his fans. He's a very gracious man.
KELLAN LUTZ
Received: In-person at the TwiTour in Atlanta on July 11, 2009
I was not much of a Kellan Lutz fan before the TwiTour, but he totally won me over in person. He's another one who looks so much better in person, and he has the personality to match. He's so funny, very buff (what a body!), very gracious to his fans and he has this way of looking right at you with his beautiful eyes, smiling and making you feel special. When I told him thank you for signing my picture, he looked me right in the eyes and said, "No, no, thank you for coming. This is the least I can do." He even made my niece -- who swore he was only "okay" -- get tongue-tied when he talked to her. She's pretty hard to impress, and now she loves him too!
ASHLEY GREENE
Received: In-person at the TwiTour in Atlanta on July 11, 2009
Since I had received Jackson Rathbone's autograph through the mail, I thought it would be cool to get Ashley Greene to sign the same photo. Ashley is one beautiful woman in person. She seemed almost shy, and when I asked her to personalize my picture, she apologized and said they'd asked her not to, and she seemed a little bothered to have to tell me that. I thanked her and moved aside to wait to meet Kellan. When I glanced back toward Ashley, she was staring at me. Then she reached out her hand and wiggled her fingers, signaling me to hand her the photo again. Without a word, she signed "To Angie" and handed it back. So now I have this totally awesome signed photo from both Jackson Rathbone and Ashley Greene. If she hadn't personalized it, I probably could have sold it on ebay for an easy hundred or so, but this is one of those autographs that means more to me than money could buy. Thanks, Ashley!!
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