Scientist and Philosopher
4x6 photo of philosopher and scientist Noam Chomsky. I sent this photo to Mr. Chomsky at MIT on July 13th and received it back in the mail this afternoon. Mr. Chomsky is one of the most famous of living scientists and the father of linguistics. His is the first autograph that I've gotten back from among the scientists I wrote to earlier this month.
Actress
5x7 of a young Angela Lansbury signed in gold marker. Ms. Lansbury is one of my favorite actresses, and her performance as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd is probably my favorite role of hers. I sent this out the same day as I sent the letter and photo to Keith Lockhart, and received this back yesterday, 16 days later! Unfortunately it looks like is was signed and immediately stuck back in the envelope while the ink was still wet, as the signature is streaked, and there is residue on the inside of the envelope. If I get my album booklet back from Stephen Sondheim I think I'll send it to Ms. Lansbury with a lighter photo in the hopes of getting a better looking signature back.
Conductor
I wrote to Mr. Lockhart on July 11th, and heard back today, only 15 days later! I've had the chance to see Mr. Lockhart conduct the Boston Pops a few times since he became the orchestra's conductor in 1995, and those performances have been some of my favorites! I was not sure if this would come back or not as I didn't hve a separate address to Mr. Lockhart, and just sent this to Symphony Hall in Boston to his attention.
U.S. President and Nobel Peace Prize Recipient
8x10 photo of former U.S. President and 2002 Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Jimmy Carter signed in black sharpie. I wrote to Mr. Carter back in April and received this in the mail this afternoon. Mr. Carter left office before I was born, however I'm a big fan of his post-presidential work. This is my first REAL Presidential autograph, seeing as the George Bush Sr photo is both a secretarial and an autopen. I may send Mr. Carter a book to sign in a couple of weeks, while I wait to see if Bill Clinton takes the time to sign my copy of his autobiography...
Actor
4x6 monochrome photo of Andrew Lincoln signed in black ballpoint pen. I sent a letter to Mr. Lincoln in London with a 5x7 photo from The Walking Dead back on April 28th and received this signed 4x6 in the mail today along with a form letter explaining that he was in the US for filming. Very happy with this success though! I think I'm going to try sending another Walking Dead photo to him in a few months, when he should be back in the UK.
Astronaut and U.S. Senator
5x7 color photo signed in black sharpie by John Glenn. I wrote to Mr. Glenn back on May 9, and received this back in the mail this morning. John Glenn was the first American in orbit, and is one of my mom's (and my own) heroes. When I was little she used to tell me about when she was little and watched his historic Project Mercury flight aboard Friendship 7. I have a PSA/DNA authenticated signed cut of Mr. Glenn's signature that I purchased more than a year ago. The copy of it that is hanging on my wall will be coming down this weekend to be replaced by a copy of this.
Voice Actor
4x6 color photo of Spike Spigel from Cowboy Bebop signed by voice actor extraordinaire Steven J. Blum. Mr. Blum is a favorite voice actor of mine, and he holds a Guiness record as the most prolific video game voice actor, with 261 credited appearances as of May 10, 2012. Cowboy Bebop happens to be one of my favorite shows with him, although The Legend of Korra is a close second.
Johnny Yong Bosch
Voice Actor
Two 4x6 color photos, one of Vash the Stampede from Trigun and one of Lelouch Lamperouge from Code Geass signed by voice actor Johnny Yong Bosch in silver sharpie. At the urging of my girlfriend I wrote to several voice actors that we both like, Mr. Bosch included. The signature on the Trigun picture isn't quite as weak as it looks in the scan, but it's not as good as the Code Geass picture. It looks like his marker was running out.
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