All About Movie Stars

November 4, 2009

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Heath Hodge asked:


Getting an autograph from one of your favorite personalities is not as easy sometimes as it may seem.  Did you know that there are some celebrities who keep a record of who they send autographs to?  But on the other hand some people who are autograph collecting have paid for autographs from the individuals.  We know that an autograph collecting dealer will charge, but we are talking about the celebrity charging.  Charging for signatures is believed to have started with sports memorabilia shows. Nevertheless, autograph collecting can be done without some of these encounters.

Autograph collecting is done in many forms. It may be necessary for you to use a variety of ways to collect the autographs you have in mind.  You may find a valuable letter written by a celebrity.  Let’s say you find a letter written by Marilyn Monroe.  Is that valuable?  Indeed it is.  A signature of Marilyn Monroe is just as popular now as it was when she was living.  Remember when you are autograph collecting that the length of time a person lived as well as a person’s popularity will have a lot to do with reaching them  via way of an autograph.

The short life of Marilyn Monroe makes it almost impossible to get an original autograph of her.  When you are autograph collecting remember that the longer a person lives, the more real autographs available.  A good example today is trying to collect an autograph of Anna Nicole Smith.  An autograph or writing by her may be worth more than some other celebrity who has been around for a long time. Because of her short life, autographs or any writing by her are hard to come by. If you are trying to reach a star, the best way to do that is to take your autograph collecting to an event where the star is performing.  A part of the star’s schedule after the event, may include some autograph collecting time.  Before and after many events, such as plays, movies, and some sporting events stars hold autograph sessions.

You are able to meet and greet with the stars. Celebrities - from movie stars to politicians, sports figures, and musicians are busy people, so when these windows of opportunity are available, if at all possible drop what you are doing and attend these functions.  If you do you are almost certain to get a real autograph.  Keep in mine that autograph collecting can be very rewarding in future days and years to come because real autographs are worth a lot.  Autograph collecting from someone like Tiger Woods may involve more expense than anticipated.

You can at least be in the area, if you don’t see the game of golf he plays.  Autograph collecting involves taking a lot of chances and moving by faith to get those choice autographs.  There is something else to keep in mind and that is getting an autograph from someone especially a celebrity is a privilege.  So look out for those chances to reach these people in person if you are interested in autograph collecting.  Be thankful when you can reach these people and get a free autograph.



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June 19, 2009

Lego Star Wars Toys–made for One Another

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John Mowatt asked:


The familiar Lego block has been a very popular toy for several decades. Very versatile and fun to build with they have many adult devotees as well as kids.

The company was very far sighted in obtaining the license from Lucas films to manufacture Star Wars toys. Popular movies come and go but Star Wars remains ever popular with a worldwide cult like following. This series of toys was introduced in 1999 and has had many additions since then.

The Lego line of Star Wars toys started with figures and vehicles from the trilogy(Episodes IV-VI). At a later date new sets and releases were introduced to cover the earlier prequel trilogy (Episodes I-III).

All the main themes of the series of movies have been recreated. The characters are typical Lego style figures with the usual square heads and bodies. Slight differences in color and the headwear and clothing distinguish them from one another.

Star Wars characters have a wide variation in the head type,size and shape. Lego decided to make special molds for the heads which are true to these characters. Unique and completely original molds were created for these figures. Darth Vader is a good example of this special treatment. Light sabers were also added to the line since it would not be complete without these very well known weapons.

All of the well known star ships and assorted other vehicles are included in the series. The Millennium Falcon is likely the most popular vehicle. The X-wing fighter,the Imperial AT-ST,speeders and TIE fighters were all included. A series of location sets from several of the movies is also included to accompany the vehicles that were in the movie.

Lego has produced a huge variety of Star Wars paraphernalia. Their Technic line includes several of these items. The Technics line is more complex in construction,capable of more movement and more true to life than the standard Lego figures.

The designs in the Ultimate collector series are complex and large. The biggest Lego set ever to be manufactured is for instance the Millenium Falcon which has more than 5000 pieces.

This series of video games is definitely the best selling Lego product ever made. These video games were hugely popular and were a hit with both Star Wars devotees and video gamers. The first of the video games was based on the prequel trilogy, and the second game was based on the original trilogy. The two games were later packaged and sold together as one complete Star wars edition.

Lego Star Wars toys, figures and other items are extremely popular with both adults and children. This is one of the really great success stories in toy production history.



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