Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Geno Auriemma 9/3/13

About 2 weeks or so ago, I got a text from my cousin that Uconn Head Coach, and Hall of Famer Geno Auriemma would be signing autographs 20 minutes away from my house to promote a new package store in the area. He has a line of wines, so this is actually a common occurrence throughout the area, but this was the first one I could make it to.

The only issue surrounding this was that I'm only 20, so obviously I wouldn't have been able to go into the store, and I had the brilliant idea of shaving my beard this weekend, so I was not exactly looking 21+. I brought my dad with me, but age would not matter even a little since there was a tent set up outside the store in the parking lot. Thankfully in 6 months, I will be able to 'graph the casino floor at Mohegan, and other events like this without even wondering.

Anyways, Geno came out exact at the scheduled time which was nice, and he seemed pretty happy to be there. My regular readers will remember that I met him on > 6/20/12 and > 6/19/13.

We each got one item signed, and I was thrilled to finally get the 39-0 Sports Illustrated signed:

The "Perfect Season" Sports Illustrated is such a busy cover, so I just went with the gold Sharpie that the store had for him. I'm going to add some of the girls on it as I see them.

Total Autographs for 2013: 929

2012&2013 ACM Vocal Duo of the Year, Thompson Square 9/1/13

It is fair season in New England, and while working/being at school a lot caused me to miss some really big names/groups in the last few weeks, I had a chance last night to finally meet another music act( the last was The Goo Goo Dolls way back in the Spring).

Thompson Square was playing a few minutes away from my house. I got to the fair a few hours before the show, and to my surprise there were 4-5 other people trying to get them. There was great access by the bus(we were behind a fence, but were mere feet away, and had a great view.) We were told that they wouldn't sign unless in was at the Meet and Greet which goes towards a charity they greatly support. I held out for a while, but just decided that I would do the Meet and Greet. I usually don't pay for autographs, because it somewhat defeats the whole idea of ' 'graphing' ', but it was for a good charity, and my chances at meeting anyone have been dwindling, and will be almost non-existent until basketball season, so it was worth it.

Both Keifer and Shawna were extremely nice, and signed whatever people had. I got 4 photos signed, plus a free one that was included with the Meet and Greet. They also had a photographer taking photos of everyone, so hopefully I can get that eventually.

Their show afterwards was VERY good. If you like country music it was fantastic.

The crowd was actually really big, here is a photo from the duo's official twitter account:

          thanks for an awesome night Woodstock !!! pic.twitter.com/MGJkWftS5M

                       — thompson square (@thompsonsquare) September 2, 2013

Total Autographs for 2013:927