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Man Collects (Own) Autographs of Famous People.

By Alex in Everything Else on Jan 26, 2007 at 2:28 pm



Paul Schmelzer, as signed by Dan Castellaneta (the voice of Homer Simpson, Barney Gumble, Mayor Quimby and other Simpsons characters)

Paul Schmelzer collects autographs, but not your usual kind. The story went like this:

Many years ago, my then-8-year-old friend Spencer asked a prominent jazz musician for an autograph, but when he was given the usual signature, he scolded, "Not your name… Mine!" Following his lead, I’ve been asking writers, artists, politicians, and movie stars to sign my John Hancock, er, Paul Schmelzer. So far more than 70 have agreed…

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  1. Vean
    Jan 26th, 2007 at 4:18 pm

    That IS pretty cool :)

  2. Jaded Falcon
    Jan 26th, 2007 at 5:34 pm

    wow...interesting. I wonder if he'll put a book of them together or already has.

    I wonder if celebrities are amused by this.

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