SoCal Autograph Odysses

 It what has been a really slow October, I was happy to receive a through the mail request from former Houston Rockets and NBA Hall Of Famer Calvin Murphy.  Mr. Murphy also wrote out the Hall of Fame 93 inscription rather than the standard HOF 93 you'll see.   He also wrote a quick note on the back of my letter of request, which is a nice touch.  In the nest day or two I'll have a post about some October adds through other means than through the mail requests.  Also, I have a few private signings that should be coming back here over the next few weeks.  I have another that may have gotten lost as it got shipped back.  

 Yesterday I had another one of my through the mail requests come back, and this time it was NBA Hall of Famer and former Piston Dave Bing.  I had searched Ebay to find a card that would look good signed, and ended up choosing the 1969 Topps.  I like the look of the older cards signed, granted I can find one relatively cheap and also lending itself to a good clean signature.  I have found that with NBA cards in particular, there is often a dark background on the action shots because the arenas are dark in the stands, so sometimes it's tough to find a good card to have signed. Dave played in the 60's and 70's so isn't as household of a name to modern NBA fans, but based on what I looked up, he was one of the first point guards to also be a scorer as well as a facilitator.  He was the Rookie of the Year in 1966-67, a 7x All Star, and the 1967-68 scoring champion.  Look up his basketball reference page  here .   I recently bought a few more NBA cards to send out for TTM re

 A legend in the world of golf came through in the clutch, and returned an 8x10 photo I sent him back to me signed.   Jack Nicklaus is one of the absolute legends of his sport, so getting this back was one of my better all time success stories in this through the mail autograph hobby.  The only downside is during travel the photo did get a couple of creases in small areas, but that can happen and is often expected when sending photos back and forth.  This return took about six weeks to eight months, check my through the mail tracker on this blog to confirm exactly how long.  I like the fact that Mr. Nicklaus chose a light spot of the photo to sign, because it really makes the autograph stand out.