My last few autographs were waiting in line for pre-arranged sessions:
- James Best (Roscoe P. Coltrane of Dukes fame) - 2007
- Rob Zombie and Sherrie Moon - 2003
- Black Sabbath (Ozzy Osbourne and the original band) - 2002
- Stan Lee - 1993
- lots of baseball players at malls/conventions - late 1980s
I recall ambushing somebody only a few times:
- Adam West was randomly in Dallas one time, about 1987, and I ambushed him in a Ben Franklin drugstore, he signed a piece of notebook paper, all I had on me.
- Senator Bob Dole, when he was running for President in 1996, also in Dallas. Ambushed him after I snuck past the Secret Service (no joke). I have good stories from that day, and photos to prove it. One is of him actually signing the piece of paper I gave him.
- In about 1989, when I saw Bobby Valentine at his namesake restaurant, having dinner with friends. He was, at the time, the long-time coach of the Texas Rangers.
- There was also the time I got to meet the band Tripping Daisy because my sister knew the lead singer from junior high school (not "knew of" but they were friends, rode bikes together and whatnot, they shared some stories, she's got photos). I got autographs on stage before their concert that time. That was in 1995. They were a two-hit wonder: "Piranhas" and "I Got A Girl".
Missed some too:
- Funny enough, I never got an autograph from Jerry Jeff Walker (Texas country music legend). I was in his house, met him, he's got a great pool table. His son Django was in my fraternity.
- Current Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Phillips. He graduated high school with my mom, so I've had the chance a number of times through the years, just never really cared.
Never been big into autographs.
I'd still like one from Nolan Ryan, and then all of "my" Metallica (James,Lars,Jason,Kirk).
Sadly, since I moved, I have no idea where some of these are anymore.