It always amazes me that we all 'idolize' movie stars and sports figures to the point that we have to have them sign a piece of paper or have a photo taken with them. (Include me out!I just wanna meet them and shake their hand.)
When I was a kid I made a promise to myself to do my best to meet anyone who I felt was important to me at that time ...... those people included Steve Reeves who lived a few miles away, Chesty Puller - USMC, Bob Hope, John Wayne, every member of the early 49's, Bill Russell, Casey Jones, Marilyn Monroe, Joe Dimaggio, Jack Dempey, Arnold, Franco, Grant (both of them), Pearl, Scott, Zane, both Weiders, Hoffman, Terpak, Mable and Perry, and over 80% of all the top bodybuilders mentioned on this GetBig board since day one.
I've not only met those mentioned above, but I also had the opportunity to have a one on one conversation with each of them.
And those mentioned above are just the tip of the iceberg.
But in all that time I never once thought of asking for an autograph or having a photo taken with them.
Then one day I was invited to a get together honoring Marlon Brando and as I entered the house I noticed about a thousand framed photographs on every inch of every wall of the host with various high powered celebrities and I thought, "Why didn't I think of that?"
But to this day I've never asked for an autograph.
But I do have an autographed picture of Forrest Griffin, because he shoved it in my hand as I was passing through the Olympia expo.
Anyone wanna buy it?