Met a bunch of the Boys Today...(Link to pics - Post #64) - Dallas Cowboys Forum

fweegy · 04-01-2006

Had myself a good day, went to a autograph show in Raritan, NJ. Got Ware, Witten, Barber, Alvin Harper, and Rayfield Wright to sign my helmet, for a fee, of course. A few insights......Ware is super nice and B-I-G.....Witten, again, real nice and alot bigger then I thought he was. Barber was very quiet, has those long gerry curls goin on and is almost old enought to own that patch of fur on his chin, lolol. Man he looked young, or I am freaking old. Rayfield Wright....OMG, maybe the nicest player I ever met...people were complaining cause it took him so long to sign, then I got up there and found out....he talks to everyone, takes a minute or two to converse with everyone...including letting kids wear his SB ring for pics, what a nice guy.
Harper...well, great guy, but boy has he porked up, he enjoys the good life.

Terrell was there too, LMAO.....man what a roar went up when he showed...half cheers, ALOT of boos, to funny...then everytime they announced the next set of numbers fo him....more cheers and boos, he was really laughing, he loved it.

Side note......When Harper signed for me, I shook his hand and said "Thanks for everything". Well, Emmitt was sitting next to him and he heard me and says "Harper? EVERYTHING YOU DID FOR US? One catch, one long run, and HE says EVERYTHING??? Harper, THAT WAS EVERYTHING". It was to funny.

Anyhow, that was my day.

5Stars · 04-01-2006

Wow, you lucky

!!

I wish I would have been there!

jazzcat22 · 04-01-2006

cool...get any photo's ?

Hostile · 04-01-2006

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Originally Posted by fweegy

Had myself a good day, went to a autograph show in Raritan, NJ. Got Ware, Witten, Barber, Alvin Harper, and Rayfield Wright to sign my helmet, for a fee, of course. A few insights......Ware is super nice and B-I-G.....Witten, again, real nice and alot bigger then I thought he was. Barber was very quiet, has those long gerry curls goin on and is almost old enought to own that patch of fur on his chin, lolol. Man he looked young, or I am freaking old. Rayfield Wright....OMG, maybe the nicest player I ever met...people were complaining cause it took him so long to sign, then I got up there and found out....he talks to everyone, takes a minute or two to converse with everyone...including letting kids wear his SB ring for pics, what a nice guy.
Harper...well, great guy, but boy has he porked up, he enjoys the good life.

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I am officially jealous as hell. Thanks for letting us know though. I hope you got some pictures you can post.

Rayman · 04-01-2006

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Originally Posted by fweegy

Had myself a good day, went to a autograph show in Raritan, NJ. Got Ware, Witten, Barber, Alvin Harper, and Rayfield Wright to sign my helmet, for a fee, of course. A few insights......Ware is super nice and B-I-G.....Witten, again, real nice and alot bigger then I thought he was. Barber was very quiet, has those long gerry curls goin on and is almost old enought to own that patch of fur on his chin, lolol. Man he looked young, or I am freaking old. Rayfield Wright....OMG, maybe the nicest player I ever met...people were complaining cause it took him so long to sign, then I got up there and found out....he talks to everyone, takes a minute or two to converse with everyone...including letting kids wear his SB ring for pics, what a nice guy.
Harper...well, great guy, but boy has he porked up, he enjoys the good life.

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I was at a show in Chicago last weekend and got some of the same guys.

Your right about Rayfield, he really is a nice man.
I also got Harper, Emmitt, Michael, (already got Troy), Bates, Haley, Woodson, Deion (what a Jerk), Larry Brown, Walt Garrison, Leon Lett, and Jimmy Johnson.

I had a blast and spent a fortune, but oh well.
You can't take it with you.

jbsg02 · 04-01-2006

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Originally Posted by fweegy

Had myself a good day, went to a autograph show in Raritan, NJ. Got Ware, Witten, Barber, Alvin Harper, and Rayfield Wright to sign my helmet, for a fee, of course. A few insights......Ware is super nice and B-I-G.....Witten, again, real nice and alot bigger then I thought he was. Barber was very quiet, has those long gerry curls goin on and is almost old enought to own that patch of fur on his chin, lolol. Man he looked young, or I am freaking old. Rayfield Wright....OMG, maybe the nicest player I ever met...people were complaining cause it took him so long to sign, then I got up there and found out....he talks to everyone, takes a minute or two to converse with everyone...including letting kids wear his SB ring for pics, what a nice guy.
Harper...well, great guy, but boy has he porked up, he enjoys the good life.

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you cant be that old if you use "OMG"

Yakuza Rich · 04-01-2006

A female friend of mine went to a trade show for her job up in Chicago. She told me the usual stuff and came back with an autographed Walter Payton framed photo that Payton signed before he died and gave that to my roommate who is a Bears fan.

She said she met a few other athletes. Then she said she wound up talking and eating lunch with one athlete who "claimed" he had played football and she had no idea who he was.

"What was his name" I inquired.

"Some guy with a real regular name. Said it was Randy White."

I almost fainted.

Rich..........

pancakeman · 04-01-2006

I'm curious 'cause I don't know anything about these autograph shows. How does the money work? How much money are we talking about?

RealCowboyfan · 04-01-2006

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Originally Posted by Rayman

I was at a show in Chicago last weekend and got some of the same guys.

Your right about Rayfield, he really is a nice man.
I also got Harper, Emmitt, Michael, (already got Troy), Bates, Haley, Woodson, Deion (what a Jerk), Larry Brown, Walt Garrison, Leon Lett, and Jimmy Johnson.

I had a blast and spent a fortune, but oh well.
You can't take it with you.

Me, Beyonce, T.O. and Edde went out to Dinner...had a ball... even got a hotel in the holiday inn... I enjoyed having fun with Beyonce...

That was my day.. nothing much..

Rayman · 04-01-2006

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Originally Posted by pancakeman

I'm curious 'cause I don't know anything about these autograph shows. How does the money work? How much money are we talking about?

It all depends on the wich player your talking about.
It also varies with different promoters.

I know that the prices at the Mounted Memories show that I went to in Chicago was much less expensive than the Tristar Show in New Jersey.

Someone like Leon Lett, Alvin Harper, Rayfield Wright, Bill Bates, Darren Woodson, etc. are around $25.

Emmitt on the other hand is anywhere from $225 to $300.

I actually got Walt Garrison for free because he was signing in the U.S. Tobacco promotional tent.

CrazyCowboy · 04-01-2006

Thanks for sharing......great job!

**big dog cowboy** · 04-01-2006

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Originally Posted by Yakuza Rich

She said she met a few other athletes. Then she said she wound up talking and eating lunch with one athlete who "claimed" he had played football and she had no idea who he was.

"What was his name" I inquired.

"Some guy with a real regular name. Said it was Randy White."

fweegy · 04-02-2006

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Originally Posted by pancakeman

I'm curious 'cause I don't know anything about these autograph shows. How does the money work? How much money are we talking about?

For this show, which is held this time every year, I spent $225.00. 20 to get in, 60 for witten, 40 for Rayfield, 35 for Ware, 35 for Harper, and 35 for Barber. Emmitt was well right around 300 as was Troy. Roy was bout 100.00, Irvin the asme and Novachek <sp> was like 40, but I already had those guys from other shows.

fweegy · 04-02-2006

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Originally Posted by jbsg02

you cant be that old if you use "OMG"

Well, I am 44 but I have been chatting on the PC for 10 years, it becomes kind of 2nd nature

fweegy · 04-02-2006

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Originally Posted by jazzcat22

cool...get any photo's ?

No pics this year, the spousal unit had official use of the camara for a shower she was attending.