Former Dodger pitcher Orel Hershiser made an appearance today at Living Spaces in Rancho Cucamonga. He was scheduled to sign from 10:00am to 12:00pm.
When I arrived at 9:30, I was about 300 people back. As usual, I met some great Dodger fans in line. Those of us at the back of the line were out in the cold, while the people in the front of the line were in the store. We noticed that Orel had arrived a bit early. We saw him signing at around 9:50.
The line moved at a snail's pace, and it was colder than Alaska out there, but I had a good time chatting with the people in line. While waiting, Vic "The Brick" Jacobs, from 570am KLAC showed up. He took some pics with the Dodger fans.
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| Me and Vic "The Brick" |
Finally, at around noon, I made it to the front of the line. I brought my Orel Hershiser Clinton Dodgers bobblehead to get signed. Orel was very nice. He shook my hand and said he liked the bobblehead. I handed him the bobble and silver sharpie, but I was worried that he wouldn't have enough room to sign his long name. He ended up signing the base of the bobblehead, and he did have enough room, although it looks like he squeezed the last few letters of his last name in. I'm happy with it.
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| Orel signing his bobblehead |
I had a great time today. I need to thank Orel Hershiser, Gustavo from authenticsignings.com for the info on the appearance, Living Spaces in Rancho Cucamonga and 570 KLAC. Also, I want to give a shoutout to the people in line who made the two hours just fly by; Nathan, Daniel and Louis.
Nice! You have the Clinton bobblehead too. Definitely doesn't surprise me! It came out nice. Vic definitely added some comic relief to the signing.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Vic the Brick was funny. I had a good time today.
ReplyDeleteThat's really cool, dude!! The Bulldog would be a great add on to any collection.
ReplyDeleteThats awesome. I still love standing in line for hours to get an autograph. I waited 5 hours in line last month to get Nolan Ryan.
ReplyDeleteAngels in Order - I love it. It hurts if you don't get the autograph though. Where was Nolan Ryan signing?
ReplyDeleteWickedOrtega - It's my second Orel Hershiser auto. I would like another one on something 1988 World Series related.
ReplyDeleteVery cool
ReplyDeleteGreat post sounds like you had fun Joshua.If I would have had my day free I would have gone. They seem to have alot of signings at Living Spaces. They recently built one here in the South Bay I hope they have a few singings here this season. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteJOhngy - Thanks!
ReplyDeleteBruce - Missed you there yestereday. The Matt Kemp appearance last October was at Living Spaces.
Rick Fox will be signing this Saturday at Living Spaces in Monrovia.
The bulldog still rocks! Friendly guy. You must have had a great day.
ReplyDeleteDutch - Absolutely! He was the friendliest athlete I've met.
ReplyDeleteNice, and I'm sure a player enjoys signing something different like that rather than the same old cards and photos and bats and balls.
ReplyDeleteOrel was always a class act.
LoCoDe - I try not to bring the normal items to get signed. I will always try to bring a bobblehead if I have one of the player. If I don't have one, then I'll get a card or ball signed.
ReplyDeleteGreat post Josh. I love going to player apperances when I can.
ReplyDeleteQuestion, how do you display a signed bobble? Wouldn't it be difficult to see the signature on a base if it's on a shelf?
Right now I have the signed ones on a my tv stand which is low to the ground. But you're right, they will be hard to see when they are on a shelf. I have an old bookshelf which is getting stained and repaired for my bobbleheads.
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