Thursday, February 23, 2012

Global Green Party with Peter Mensah, Alison Brie, Maggie Grace, Adrian Grenier, Sofia Bush, and more

I graphed the Global Green party on Wednesday night and had mixed results.  A few people signed and were really nice and there were some others that were not so nice.  
One of the first to arrive was Dylan McDermott.  He signed one 11x14 for me from American Horror Story.  He acted a little bit like he was in a hurry as he was doing it. 

Next was Alison Brie and she said she was feeling sick and didn't want to get us sick, but we stil had her sign.  She signed my 11x14 that I got Gillian to sign the day before and also did an individual 11x14.  She was really nice and seems to be a genuine person. 


Next Kat Graham came and I didn't have anything for her to sign but I figured she would be popular on youtube since she's in Vampire Diaries so I took video of her. 

Maggie Grace showed up and signed my two Lost cast 11x14s.  She was being really picky about signing her individual shots, so I was glad I had these cast pieces along. 

Peter Mensah came next and he signed four 11x14 photos for me.  He wasn't on the list to be there but I had these photos left over from the Spartacus Vengeance premiere, so I was glad to get them done today. 

Johnny Galecki came and was pretty cool about signing.  He came out and I was standing alone and I just held up my Big Bang Theory cast 11x14 and he walked right over to me without me even calling him.  He signed that for me and also did two 8x10s.

And then Adrian Grenier came out and quickly walked down the sidewalk away from the party.   I had to run a block to catch him, but when I asked him to sign he was pretty cool about it and signed my entourage cast 11x14.  It now only needs Kevin Connelly to be complete. 
And now for the blowoffs of the night.  

First was Emmy Rossum.  She is hit and miss and tonight was a miss.  My buddy really wanted a picture with her so we were calling her and calling her "Emmy can I get a picture with you?".  She looked right over at him and shook her head yes.  Then started to walk over and suddenly changed directions and took pictures with some people who weren't even calling her in a completely different area.  She took about three photos with, didn't sign one autograph, and never came to the area where we were standing so we didn't get anything.  Not cool. 

Sofia Bush was the next blowoff.  This is not a surprise and she tends to be pretty not fan friendly.  Some girls were calling for her over and over to get a picture with her and she was not having it.  She didn't come over for autographs.  She didn't do pictures with.   She was just not having any interaction with the fans on this night. 

And lastly the true stinger of the night.   Josh Radnor aka Ted Mosby from How I Met Your Mother.  I like the show and I just started a cast piece the night before and got Jason Segel to sign it.  Well Josh comes out of the event and I see two girls ask if they can get a picture with him and he ignores them.  Then I walk down to the parking lot with my photo and get Josh one on one.  I show him my photo and ask if he can sign.  He shakes his head no and mumbles something.   To which my only response was "Really?".  Not cool Josh Radnor, not cool at all. 






Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Weinstein Oscar Party: Olga Kurylenko, Jared Leto, Rose McGowan and more


I graphed the Weinstein Oscar Party on Tuesday and did pretty well.  The party was being held at a Hotel where you often get other celebrities who wander in and out, so it's a good place to get surprise people.  Well the night started off with an immediate surprise.  I got there about an hour early and saw Gillian Jacobs walking down the sidewalk with her friends.  I told my buddy to watch which way she goes and ran 2 blocks back to the car for my photo of her.   I got it, ran back, and my buddy said she was a couple blocks down the street that way.  So i ran another two blocks, caught up to her, and she signed for me.  She asked if I had any other photos (she must not have liked this one).  I did not so she was nice enough to sign it even though she didn't like it. 
Next the actual event started and Olga Kurylenko arrived.  She does not sign her "sexy" shots so I didn't get any of my 8x10s done because they were all too sexy.  But I did get two 11x14s done. 


Next to wander through was Jason Segel and this dude is always a class act.  He signed for everyone, took pictures with everyone, and was just an all around nice guy. I got a dollar bill signed by him and added him to my new How I Met Your Mother cast 11x14. 



Next was James Cromwell and I did not know he was going to be here so I did not have my The Artist cast piece along.  I did get him to sign a dollar bill for me and he was very nice to everyone. 


Next was my pleasant surprise of the night:  Jared Leto.   No one knew he was going to be there, but he pulled up in a car and got out and some girls called him and asked if they could get a picture with him.  He said "On the way out, I promise".   And true to his word about half an hour later he came out and signed everything we had and took pictures with everyone who asked.  I had thirteen 11x14s in the car because when I ordered one particular image the photo store accidentally gave me ten of the image instead of one.  I gave three of my 11x14s to my buddy for him to keep and got ten signed myself.  This alone made my night.  

And the lastly Rose McGowan came out and signed.  She was being kind of diva-ish.  Which I'm totally OK with.  In fact it's kind of funny.  But she signed one of the three 11x14s I had along.  And was acting very fabulous the whole time she was there.  
All in all a pretty good night. 





Friday, February 17, 2012

Wanderlust Premiere: Jennifer Aniston, Malin Akerman, and Paul Rudd


I graphed the Wanderlust premiere on Thursday and it went as good as can be expected.  I didn't print anything for the lesser people in the movie, just because I only wanted to focus on Aniston and Akerman and if he came over Rudd.  

So the first of my three targets to show was Malin Akerman.  She is extraordinarily nice.  She signed five for me: four 11x14s and one 8x10.  And while I thought her dress was kind of weird, anyone who signs five for me can wear whatever they want. 




Just minutes after her was Jennifer Aniston.  And then the pushing and shoving from the people behind me began.   I managed to get two of the four 11x14s I had along signed, and that is good enough for me. 


To top off my good night Paul Rudd came next and signed two 11x14s for me.  




There were a few other people who showed up and signed, but I was happy walking away with just the big three. 

PS Vita Launch: Chloe Moretz, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Duhamel, and more


I went to a Playstation Vita launch party on Wednesday night and ended up doing pretty well.  There were not a lot of collectors there so proof photos were hard to get because the celebs signed and left within a matter of seconds.  I did manage to get: 
 Chloe Moretz signed three 11x14s photos for me one of them already had Scorsese on it and I got a photo with her as well. 

Liam Hemsworth signed two 11x14s for me, both shots of him as Gale in The Hunger Games.  Liam was not too nice about signing and just kind of acted like he didn't want to be there.  

Josh Duhamel signed one 8x10 for me. He is pretty strict on telling people "one each".  

Jessica Szohr signed one out of two 11x14s for me.  She signed for about 15 seconds and then ran in the event. 
Nolan Gould signed my Modern Family cast 11x14, I just need Ariel Winer to complete it:

Alexander Gould signed my Nemo 11x14 and two Nemo 8x10s:


I added Craig Robinson to my Fanboys 11x14:
And lastly I got Scott Porter on one 8x10 from Friday Night Lights:
Everyone who showed up signed so it was a pretty good night.