Ethan Hawke completes my Training Day

Back in 2012 I got Denzel Washington's autograph on a Training Day 11x14.  Training Day is one of my favorite movies so I wanted to eventually get Ethan Hawke to sign the photo, and then frame it and put it up on my wall.  The problem with that is Ethan Hawke is not someone you see all the time.  I saw him in 2013 but it was only from 100 yards away and he didn't come over to sign. Other than that I had not seen him the last three years. Well luckily for me he was out recently.  Unfortunately, I could not make it. But my buddies Pete and Andy were nice enough to take my photo and get it signed for me.  Thank you fellas.  This bad boy is going up on the wall.

Below: Here's Ethan completing my photo

Below: Denzel when he signed back in 2012

Leonardo DiCaprio completes my The Departed cast shot

I've been working on a 11x14 The Departed cast piece for over two years. It's one of my favorite movies and something I collect for myself.  Martin Scorsese signed it for me in February 2012.  Matt Damon signed it for me in December 2012.   And then I waited, and waited, and waited until February 2014 when I finally got a shot at Leonardo DiCaprio.  I went to an event Leo was attending and luckily for me he signed and I got him on it.  I'm especially happy with this piece because each person signed on themselves and each has a good flowing sharpie (this seems to never happen).  It is now framed and on my wall.

Transcendence Premiere! Johnny Depp! Kate Mara! Rebecca Hall!

Absurd.  That is the one word that best summarizes my day at the Transcendence premiere.  Absurd.  Events are getting more and more chaotic and the crowds seem be be acting more and more ravenous.  But this premiere took it to a whole other level.  I got absolutely brutally annihilated by the people around me.  I was in the front row when Johnny signed, and this was easily the most pushing and shoving I have ever experienced from people behind me.  After the premiere I was talking with a buddy and I made the comment that going out for autographs used to be fun, but recently it has just been work. . . hard laborious work.   But hey, I got some Johnny Depp autographs, which I got none of in 2013, so that's cool.  And I took some pics and video of the cast signing:

 Below: Count the cameras & phones taking pictures of Johnny on the carpet