i agree on most points (almost all of them)...
but in THIS CASE, the author didn't care, wanted to sign the stuff,
took the stuff from us to sign, and the publisher lady took it away
saying "no memorabilia!" and he told me to send the stuff to the gym
and he'd take care of me.

the stars do usually go through and make a list of requests about what
to sign and all. but they are usually posted or flyers are handed out
(in the signings around here anyway).

in the case of gene wilder, he ASKED to be allowed to sign
memorabilia, and later in the signing, the bookstore relented and let
him sign memorabilia as long as everyone bought the book.

but in this case, there were THIRTY people. there really wasn't anyone
behind us (about 6 people)...and i still think that i'm on the high
end when saying 30 people. he was really nice, took pictures with
everyone who wanted one etc.

i know we are just full of opinions, but if they had told everyone he
wasn't signing memorabilia, no one would have come (well, there were
some hard core fans taking video and pictures of the whole
thing)...but almost everyone had like 1 fight poster or whatever. i
didn't even have much stuff myself (he doesn't sell at all, and i
would have liked to have a photo for myself at least...i don't collect
books!)

meanwhile corey haim and his wife did a signing the next night at the
same virgin megastore and they signed whatever you wanted so long as
you bought the dvd! go figure, corey does signings for money.
m