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Question for the group
Hi everyone,
I just wanted to throw out this question and see how you guys feel about it. I've been collecting autographs since i was about 8, I'm 31 now. For about a year, i've been working as a sports/celebrity reporter and have gotten the chance to meet and hang out with a lot of famous people. Some of which I've had autographs from, but a lot of which i would love to add to my collection. However, as a reporter, it is completely against the code to ask for an autograph or even take a picture with a celebrity unless they of coarse offer it first, or you may lose your credentials...and your job. But at the same time, I find myself standing right next to these people and having conversations with them, while at the same time watching all the autograph seekers yelling from behind the ropes. I've been told not to sweat it, cause in time, the more they get to know and trust you, the easier it would be to bring it up in conversation and not get in trouble over it. But for now, I'm still just using snail mail like most of you. So My question is, which side of the rope would you rather be in? The one that holds you back but ultimately might get you the autograph(s), or on the side where you can wander anywhere where you want, meet and talk with the celebrities, but not getting any autographs out of it? |
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Personally, if you are getting paid to do what you are doing, I wouldn't
worry about the autographs. It's not worth losing your career over it. "Mauricio Segura" wrote in message ... Hi everyone, I just wanted to throw out this question and see how you guys feel about it. I've been collecting autographs since i was about 8, I'm 31 now. For about a year, i've been working as a sports/celebrity reporter and have gotten the chance to meet and hang out with a lot of famous people. Some of which I've had autographs from, but a lot of which i would love to add to my collection. However, as a reporter, it is completely against the code to ask for an autograph or even take a picture with a celebrity unless they of coarse offer it first, or you may lose your credentials...and your job. But at the same time, I find myself standing right next to these people and having conversations with them, while at the same time watching all the autograph seekers yelling from behind the ropes. I've been told not to sweat it, cause in time, the more they get to know and trust you, the easier it would be to bring it up in conversation and not get in trouble over it. But for now, I'm still just using snail mail like most of you. So My question is, which side of the rope would you rather be in? The one that holds you back but ultimately might get you the autograph(s), or on the side where you can wander anywhere where you want, meet and talk with the celebrities, but not getting any autographs out of it? |
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Personally, if you are getting paid to do what you are doing, I wouldn't
worry about the autographs. It's not worth losing your career over it. Yeah i realize that. I love my job and wouldn't do anything to jeapordize it. But at the same time, as an autograph collector, i get somewhat frustrated when i get home and say to myself, "Damn, I just spoke one on one with Arnold for ten minutes, or I just hung out with Barry Bonds, but wasn't able to get a signature". In the long run, I prefer being in the position I'm in. but being a collector for about 20 years, the tendancy is there to ask, but I can't act on it. It's kinda weird, but maybe someone out there knows where I'm coming from. |
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I work for a local newspaper in the Chicago area. While we are not one of the
big 2 in Chicago, we quasi-cover the Cubs. I know our sports guys get pics and some autographs. They aren't constantly doing it, but I know they have done it. They build up enough of a relationship with the various athletes and then they just casually ask if it would be okay. I have even been the recipient of some autographs when I worked some ad deals for them. |
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Agreed. The reporting side is much more cool and you may one day get
lucky and be invited to something that is "off the record" and also, what is in the rules about after you wrap it up? I mean, you interview them say going into an event and that's all your boss wanted... so you interview, wrap it up and are done. Now are you off the record and maybe can ask for one after the event? But agreed, cool job and not worth losing your job over On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 00:34:40 -0400, "EvilN8" wrote: Personally, if you are getting paid to do what you are doing, I wouldn't worry about the autographs. It's not worth losing your career over it. "Mauricio Segura" wrote in message ... Hi everyone, I just wanted to throw out this question and see how you guys feel about it. I've been collecting autographs since i was about 8, I'm 31 now. For about a year, i've been working as a sports/celebrity reporter and have gotten the chance to meet and hang out with a lot of famous people. Some of which I've had autographs from, but a lot of which i would love to add to my collection. However, as a reporter, it is completely against the code to ask for an autograph or even take a picture with a celebrity unless they of coarse offer it first, or you may lose your credentials...and your job. But at the same time, I find myself standing right next to these people and having conversations with them, while at the same time watching all the autograph seekers yelling from behind the ropes. I've been told not to sweat it, cause in time, the more they get to know and trust you, the easier it would be to bring it up in conversation and not get in trouble over it. But for now, I'm still just using snail mail like most of you. So My question is, which side of the rope would you rather be in? The one that holds you back but ultimately might get you the autograph(s), or on the side where you can wander anywhere where you want, meet and talk with the celebrities, but not getting any autographs out of it? |
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Here's something to he could do... he could tell a friend casually
where he's gonna be interviewing and have the fried try... or he could have the friend just take a photo of him interviewing the celeb and then try that snail mail and get that signed. It might be a good "in" for him and better his chances of getting a sig. On 12 Oct 2003 13:10:30 GMT, (JOHNGY1) wrote: I work for a local newspaper in the Chicago area. While we are not one of the big 2 in Chicago, we quasi-cover the Cubs. I know our sports guys get pics and some autographs. They aren't constantly doing it, but I know they have done it. They build up enough of a relationship with the various athletes and then they just casually ask if it would be okay. I have even been the recipient of some autographs when I worked some ad deals for them. |
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Hey Mauricio-
I have been rather lucky in the fact that I have met many of my favorite celebrities 1 on 1, without being held back, including people such as Dan Marino, and the late Dale Earnhardt. One great experience without getting any autographs, and just talking with the celebrity, was meeting Doug Flutie. I got a chance to just say hi, get a hand shake, and talk to him about that famous "hail mary" pass you see on the football highlights all the time. he wouldn't sign, and I didn't dare ask for an autograph, because we were both at a celebrity auction in which high price pieces were being sold, and both of us wanted to go "by the rules". It was neat meeting him-and i might add, he's only 5'-10" for a quarterback! |
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