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People still like the athletes who used. I'm not sure if this belongs in the general chat or in the IP success but since I am primarily a baseball guy...I figured I'd post it here.
I went to the Fan Fest they had this past weekend at Reliant Stadium. They had 20+ athletes there ranging from Houston Astros, Texans, Oilers, and Rockets. They even had an Olympian and a Boxer. They also had some guys who played for non-Houston teams.
The funny part was...even after having so many current and former players from Houston teams... people still lined up in a line bigger than any other for non other than Jose Canseco. The event was free and if you got in early enough through the gates...so was parking. So were all the autographs even though it was kinda hard to get more than a few players unless you had help. They were all sitting at different tables. Luckily me and a few buddies helped each other out and were able to obtain several autos. I was able to get 3 autos of Canseco . I was going to bring both his books to get signed as well but I was worried about them getting damaged since I had two bagpacks completely full of stuff for everyone to sign. I really enjopyed the heck out of his books because they got me so interested in roids that I have so far gone on a mad tear to read anything steroid related. They were also the first sports related books I picked up.
Here's the Loot.
Sweet inscription with the 1st 40/40
Would have preferred a black bat but this is all I had lying around at the house.
All in all I was glad to meet him and he was very nice. Didn't speak much but he knew where to sign the items and was very obliging on inscriptions. What surprised me was that he was so nice and that there was a line 10 times longer for him than anyone else. To my dismay...I later learned he was sitting at his table with no line. I still had a rookie card I wanted signed and I also wished I would have brought my books with me but oh well. I would consider myself lucky. Especially since there was so many auto sessions going at once and we basically had to run and jump from line to line. But unlike any other athlete...he stayed the majority of the time for the whole event whereas other guys were only there for an hour or two. Also got to hear him on the radio broadcast from the event.
Oh...by the way here is the rest of the loot. I also have several index cards for guys that I didn't have anything for. I am a little tight on cash so index cards sufficed. Besides...after you start ammassing more and more...they kind of look cool together. Plus you don't ever have to worry about buying anything specific since anybody looks okay on an index card.
Elvin Bethea on an Oilers mini helmet:
Steve Slaton on a WVU mini:
J.R. Richards...my grandmother's other faovrite player besides Nolan Ryan. She was stoked when I told her I got it.
Mario Ellie with insription "2 time champs"
Now that I think about it...I should have gotten him to write back to back but oh well.
Juan Diaz signed boxing glove with "Baby Bull" and "Lightweight champion of the world" inscriptions.
All in all a very fun time and I was glad to meet Jose. Pretty weird how people talk down about all these roid users and then still ...his line is the longest for autos.
I went to the Fan Fest they had this past weekend at Reliant Stadium. They had 20+ athletes there ranging from Houston Astros, Texans, Oilers, and Rockets. They even had an Olympian and a Boxer. They also had some guys who played for non-Houston teams.
The funny part was...even after having so many current and former players from Houston teams... people still lined up in a line bigger than any other for non other than Jose Canseco. The event was free and if you got in early enough through the gates...so was parking. So were all the autographs even though it was kinda hard to get more than a few players unless you had help. They were all sitting at different tables. Luckily me and a few buddies helped each other out and were able to obtain several autos. I was able to get 3 autos of Canseco . I was going to bring both his books to get signed as well but I was worried about them getting damaged since I had two bagpacks completely full of stuff for everyone to sign. I really enjopyed the heck out of his books because they got me so interested in roids that I have so far gone on a mad tear to read anything steroid related. They were also the first sports related books I picked up.
Here's the Loot.
Sweet inscription with the 1st 40/40
Would have preferred a black bat but this is all I had lying around at the house.
All in all I was glad to meet him and he was very nice. Didn't speak much but he knew where to sign the items and was very obliging on inscriptions. What surprised me was that he was so nice and that there was a line 10 times longer for him than anyone else. To my dismay...I later learned he was sitting at his table with no line. I still had a rookie card I wanted signed and I also wished I would have brought my books with me but oh well. I would consider myself lucky. Especially since there was so many auto sessions going at once and we basically had to run and jump from line to line. But unlike any other athlete...he stayed the majority of the time for the whole event whereas other guys were only there for an hour or two. Also got to hear him on the radio broadcast from the event.
Oh...by the way here is the rest of the loot. I also have several index cards for guys that I didn't have anything for. I am a little tight on cash so index cards sufficed. Besides...after you start ammassing more and more...they kind of look cool together. Plus you don't ever have to worry about buying anything specific since anybody looks okay on an index card.
Elvin Bethea on an Oilers mini helmet:
Steve Slaton on a WVU mini:
J.R. Richards...my grandmother's other faovrite player besides Nolan Ryan. She was stoked when I told her I got it.
Mario Ellie with insription "2 time champs"
Now that I think about it...I should have gotten him to write back to back but oh well.
Juan Diaz signed boxing glove with "Baby Bull" and "Lightweight champion of the world" inscriptions.
All in all a very fun time and I was glad to meet Jose. Pretty weird how people talk down about all these roid users and then still ...his line is the longest for autos.
