Host of Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out & America's Got Talent Nick Cannon 3/29/14

Unlike the last few times I have posted in which there were about a month between entries, this one comes just a night after I met former secretary Albright, and I think I'm finally back in the swing of things with both MLB and MiLB starting this week.

Somehow despite taking 18 credits, and in the middle of planning/working on a huge programming/statistics project at school, I was able to make time to head to Mohegan Sun tonight to meet one of my favorite television personalities, Nick Cannon, who would be signing copies of his newly released CD. I have seen every single of episode of Wild 'n Out ever created, and have watched America's Got Talent from time to time, so I was pretty excited for this event. I had gotten my bracelet for the event in the morning, so I knew I would guarantee myself a place in line, so I showed up right as the event was starting. I was probably 25-30 people back, and the line was moving very quickly.

When I got to Nick, he greeted me with a huge handshake, and he was very nice. I told him about how I was a big fan of Wild 'n Out, and he told me about some new episodes that will be aired soon.

As with all of my Mohegan Sun signing posts, I will update this in a few days with my photo with Nick, as soon as it is released.

While I would have liked to get a photo or something else signed also, only the new CD was allowed for guests to get signed.

As I said, it's good to be back, and I can't wait to get back to the backbone of my site, baseball entries. For my friends in New Britain and Pawtucket who are regualar readers, I will probably be making mostly Pawtucket appearances in April, but very rarely after that, because I will be working in Central Connecticut from May-the end of August. The last 5 years I have spent regularly in Pawtucket have been real, and the 8 total since I've started have been full of memories. I'll miss going there all of the time, but I will probably see a few weekend games here and there. As for New Britain, I'll be making regular stops there, probably starting at the same time Byron Buxton arrives in the area after his injury heals.

Total Autographs for 2014: 37

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright 3/28/14

Well I feel like I've been saying this a lot, but it's been over a month since my last entry, but I'm back with a great success from this afternoon.

My school is actually very good for getting famous lecturers for the Arts and Lecture series, and when this year's lineup was released last fall, it was surprisingly weak compared to last year when we had Dan Rather and Bob Woodward come through. There was one exception to this though, and that was the Secretary of State under the Clinton administration, Madeleine Albright.

I went into the day thinking I would just get her autograph upon arrival at the event(outside), but as I was doing homework for a few hours, I found out that she would also be at a dinner before her lecture. The access is fantastic to where the dinner was going to be, and there was no possible chance of her getting in without walking by where I was doing homework, which was nice.

Before I go on, I should mention that both Dan Rather, and Bob Woodward had book signings after their respective lectures, whereas Dr. Albright would not, so there were no guarantees, as there usually aren't in this hobby.

A little before she was supposed to arrive, it started to rain, so it was good that I was waiting indoors for once, rather than outside.

She walked through the door with an agent and a bodyguard, both of which were friendly. Dr. Albright was extremely nice as well. I thought she might say no because she was running a little late, but she actually talked to me a little bit, probably spending about a minute with me, with her guests waiting inside the dining area.

Overall, it was a great experience, and I can't wait to watch her speak in about an hour.

Total Autographs For 2014: 37