Kristen Stewart - Finally!

Kristen Stewart
Sent: Multiple times since December 2008
Address used: Multiple

Comments: Being the Twi-hard I am, I have been trying desperately to get Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson's signatures for years now. Both used to be excellent TTM signers until they became so popular I imagine they each need 18-wheelers to haul their fan mail every month. I finally got a response today from Kristen Stewart! Unfortunately, it's a pre-print (meaning it's a copy of a signature and not the real deal) from Studio Fan Mail. It's a nice picture though. I'm grateful to finally have Bella Swan's picture to add to my Twilight collection. Kristen is my favorite actor from the franchise. Love her. I think she gets a bad wrap for playing Bella. Most of her movies are really good, but then again, I love indie films, so I could be biased. Slightly disappointed in the pre-print, but I am such a fan of KStew that I'm genuinely grateful to have anything at all!

Margot Kidder

Margot Kidder
http://coolwatersprods.com

Comments: There are very, very few celebs whose autographs I'd pay for, but I'm a sucker for anyone from the Superman franchises. I've been trying to get Margot Kidder TTM for years, but I finally caved in and paid for this personalized autograph, obtained at one of her recent personal appearances. (I must say that for an authentic, personalized signature, the price was extremely reasonable compared to most!) Ms. Kidder's portrayal as Lois Lane is the one I grew up with and loved, so this success is very nostalgic for me. So glad to finally have hers for my collection. Now, the only major Lois Lane I don't have is Noel Neil. Fingers crossed I'll get hers too!

My first celebrity crush finally responds!

C. Thomas Howell
Sent: 2/8/11
Received: 2/28/11

Address used:
C. Thomas Howell
The Glick Agency
1250 6th Street
Suite 100
Santa Monica, CA 90401
USA

Comments: They say you always remember your first, and in my case, that's very true. C. Thomas Howell was the first celebrity I ever crushed on. In fact, I'm pretty sure he was the first boy I didn't think was icky. I was around 10 at the time, and I thought he was waaay cute in "E.T." and I was all about his Ponyboy in "The Outsiders" (which is still one of my favorite films of all time). By the time I saw "Red Dawn" I was done for. I think I've seen every film he's ever made (including another all-time favorite, "The Hitcher," and yes, I've seen all of the bad films, too), I still have the poster of him that hung on my wall for years as well as the hundreds of teen magazines from the late 80s and early 90s I collected with him in them. I know for a fact that my first fan letter, ever, was written to C. Thomas Howell, when I was in the fifth grade. I told him I loved him and wouldn't mind marrying him and invited him to our house for supper (I'll never forget my mom's reaction to that one). It has taken me probably 25 years to get a response. Don't worry -- I stopped including marriage proposals once I hit high school. But persistence pays off (and I suspect the fact that his career really has gone downhill since the 90s helped a little, too). I am ecstatic at his "Stay gold" inscription on the photo I sent him from "The Outsiders" because it's a shout-out to the film, but I almost fell over when I saw that he'd sent me this incredible movie still from "The Outsiders" as well. Thank you, C. Thomas Howell. You've made this diehard fan very happy and fulfilled a lifelong dream. :)

A big-screen legend: Doris Day!

Doris Day
Sent: 2/16/11
Received: 2/28/11
Address used: http://ddaf.org/dd/

Comments: I've become quite the fan of classic cinema, and Doris Day is a living screen legend I knew I needed for my autograph collection if I wanted to hold my head up high. The star of such films as "Pillow Talk" and "Calamity Jane," Ms. Day is an icon of cinema. However, I discovered she started an animal welfare foundation, a cause near and dear to my heart (and something that only made me like her more). I made a small donation to the foundation via its website and added a note asking if Ms. Day accepted autograph requests, and if so, where to write. A couple of weeks later, this autograph arrived along with a brochure about the foundation. The signature on the 8x10 she sent me doesn't totally match the signature on the brochure, but I'm happy to receive this success anyway. The picture alone is worth a great deal!

Success from Bo Duke/Pa Kent himself!

John Schneider
Sent: 2/8/11
Received: 2/26/11

Comments: I loved John Schneider when I was a wee lass watching "Dukes of Hazzard" (He was my favorite Duke), and as a "Smallville" fan, I loved him as Jonathon Kent and cried buckets when he was killed off the show. I wrote to Mr. Schneider using the directions given on his official website, and I received my photo back signed with this nice inscription. My "Smallville" collection is growing, and I'm thrilled to have this one as part of it!

Wonder Woman!

Lynda Carter
Sent: 11/8/10
Received: 1/21/11

Address used:
Lynda Carter
9200 Harrington Dr.
Potomac, MD 20854-4507
USA

Comments: When I was a kid, I didn't have a lot of female role models to choose from in popular media, but there were three - Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman, Margot Kidder's Lois Lane, and Stephanie Zimbalist's Laura Holt - who had a lasting effect on me and for whom I will always have great affection. You know, I'm sure I still have my Wonder Woman Underoos somewhere in storage! I am still a WW fan today, so this success goes on my wall of most beloved autographs for that reason. To me, Lynda Carter will always be the definitive Wonder Woman, but I've also enjoyed her other work throughout the years. What a fantastic success from a really cool lady! She signed the 8x10 I sent her and personalized it too!

Another Twilight success!

Justin Chon
Sent: 2/11/10
Received: 1/8/11

Address used:
Justin Chon
Turk Entertainment PR & Productions
358 South Cochran Avenue
Suite 103
Los Angeles, CA 90036
USA

Comments: It took almost a year to receive this signed picture from Justin Chon, who plays Eric in the "Twilight" films. I'm trying to collect all of Bella's friends, so I'm glad to have this one for my collection. Thanks, Justin!