Clayton Kershaw Book Signing

Clayton Kershaw made an appearance at Costco to sign copies of his new book "Arise". Clayton's wife Ellen was also at this event since she co wrote the book.

Here it is quick and simple.

The event guidelines were posted near the autograph line.

More rules that were posted by Costco.


Clayton and his wife Ellen arrived early and began signing right away.


Here is Clayton signing my book.

Costco staff didn't want people to do posed pics with Clayton. They only wanted

fans to snap quick photos of Clayton signing their book. Whatever.


One lucky fan got an outside item signed. He got on his knees and

begged Clayton to sign his photo and it worked. No joke.


Here is s short video of the signing.

Instead of my name I had Clayton personalize my book to this blog.

I guess it's something different.

Thanks to Costco, Clayton, and Ellen Kershaw for this event. I would also

like to thank Rafael who helped me out since I didn't have a Costco card.

Email: myautographsignings@yahoo.com

Jerry West Book Signing

Jerry West made an appearance at the Milken Institute in Santa Monica to sign copies and talk about his new book "West by West". Jerry was interviewed by sportscaster Jim Gray at this event. Jim asked Jerry many questions about his new book and his life on and off the court. Jerry discussed his relationships with Shaq, Kobe, Magic, Kareem and talked about the current NBA lockout.

The most odd question that Jim Gray asked Jerry during the interview was what he thought about the current scandal going on at Penn State. Jerry answered the question even though It had nothing to do with the book. The funniest moment came when Jerry made a joke about him not getting royalties from "The Logo". The interview lasted about one hour and was very entertaining.

I probably would of attended this event just for Jim Gray. Jim has been in broadcasting from the time that I was in diapers. He has done television and radio broadcasts for the Super Bowl, World Series and NBA Finals to name a few. He also recently interviewed Barack Obama.

During the interview someone from the audience passed out. Jim Gray called for a short recess so the person could get help. During the break Jim and Jerry talked to audience members.

After the interview Jerry went to a table and signed autographs for the fans.

Here I am with "The Logo".

After the event Jim mingled with people in the audience. To be honest I was more excited to meet Jim Gray than Jerry West.

Here is a short video of the signing.

Event Recap:

• People in line? Less than 100.
• Free signing? Free with the purchase of the book.
• Price of the book? $30.58 with tax.
  
• Outside items? Jerry signed every outside item that fans had. Someone I know had 3 jerseys signed.

Thanks to the Milken Institute, Jim Gray and Jerry West for this event.

Email: myautographsignings@yahoo.com

Ozzy Osbourne Book Signing

On Friday I attended a event featuring rock legend Ozzy Osbourne. Ozzy was scheduled to sign copies of his new book "Trust Me, I'm Dr. Ozzy" at Barnes & Noble in Riverside. I was a little hesitant on attending because my thing is sports autographs. I don't care much for music or celebrity autographs. At the same time Ozzy is a legend and to be signing autographs in my area made this event a must.

I arrived at Barnes & Noble about 7:30 in the morning and noticed hundreds of fans already in line. I was told many fans had camped out overnight. Numbered wristbands were then distributed at 9:00 a.m. by employees. Once you were given a wristband you were pretty much guaranteed an autograph. After getting a wristband fans were told to come back later in the day for the book signing which would start at 7:00 p.m.

These were the event guidelines for the book signing. (click to enlarge)

I arrived about 5:30 in the afternoon and this was the crowd outside of the store. Shortly before 7 p.m. fans were let inside the store to make line.

This was the scene inside with the first couple of hundred fans. Fans were anxious for Ozzy to show up. A no flash photography rule was in place.

Here is Ozzy signing copies of his book. This was the closest fans were allowed to take pictures.

Ozzy talking with a fan.

This was a different set up that I'm used to. Fans were required to hand the book to a handler. That handler would then hand it to a security guard who would give it to another handler who would then hand the book to Ozzy. Ozzy would sign the book then slide it over to the security guard on his right who would then hand the signed book back to the fan. Confusing? Watch the video below.

Signing Recap:

People in line? Over 400 people.
Free signing? No, purchase of the book was necessary.
Price of the book? $23.26 with tax.
Books per person? Ozzy would sign up to 3 books per person.
Outside items? No outside memorabilia was allowed.
Which Barnes & Noble location? Riverside.

Thanks to Ozzy Osbourne and Barnes & Noble for this well planned and organized event.

Tim Salmon Book Signing

Former Angel Tim Salmon signed copies of his new book "Always An Angel" in Brea. Tim did sign some outside items but just for very few people. By the time that I made it to the front of the line they really enforced the "book only" rule. I didn't really care since I met him three years ago at a Boomers Theme Park in Irvine. At that signing I got him to sign a ball for me.

The turnout was bigger than I expected. I believe that it was between 200-250 people. The line moved pretty slow but it was because Tim greeted everybody. It was an actual meet and greet event. He took the time to talk to fans and thanked everybody for coming.


Thanks to Borders Books in Brea and Tim Salmon for this appearance.