It is going to sound like I am defending Lou and in a way I am. My uncle owned one of the largest Sports Memorabilia companies in the country (Legends). I worked with him for a year or so and learned allot. First off Lou is more popular than any of todays pros. That is without a doubt. Stand the top ten IFBB pros together and have Lou in there and just about anyone in the world will know who Lou is. Doubt if 5% woudl knwo who any of the IFBB pros were. His autograph is worth money as much as no one on here wants to admit. He is a celebrity no matter how you look at it. EVERY celebrity has autograph sigings. IF they are appearing somewhere to sign autographs they either charge the people or the promoter is paying them to sign for a certain amount of time.
Also, autograph collecting is a HUGE business. And want I learned is allot fo these guys will actually pay kids to go up and get a celebrities autograph so he can sell it later for more money. That is a fact. I have been with Reggie Jackson, Deacon Jones, Jack Youngblood, and other guys siing autographs and these guys can remember when a kid has come up twice for an autograph. And as soon as they see that they know they are selling them to someone or someone is having them go get as many as possible.
You guys make fun of Louie for selling his autograph at shows but when I have seen him at shows he is selling allot of them. He is easily making $10,000 to $20,000+ at every show he goes to and signs pictures. That adds up to allot fo money a year. You guys are saying he shouldn't do this.. I doubt anyone on here would turn away $100,000+ a year signing autographs. NO ONE.
So I defend him selling his autograph 100%. I do think that when a little kid comes up he shoudl maybe give one away now and then but like I said sometimes these little kids dads are putting them up to it cause they knwo they can sell the autograph later.
Now in regards to his brother thing. I think he is wrong sueing his own brother. Louie is not poor by any means. I am pretty sure he has waymore money than his brother. So I think he shoudl let his brother make money. And from what I see he isn't really making money from Louie's name. But he still shoudl just leave his brother alone.