Cynicalbuddha's Top 100 #24

Wait what is that??!!??  That's not a sports card.  Nope it's a custom card done of one of my comic characters.  Way back in April I did a trade with Jeremy from No One's Going to Read this Blog. He hasn't posted in a while.  You can read my post here.  He sent me some goodies and said he like the my comics I had posted over at the 13 Tenets.  You can read the comic here.

Anyways I was really impressed it's a great card of the Atomic Hotdog.  I'd never actually colored my comics, I prefer to work in black and white, but I have to say it's spot on.   He's just an all beef frank with the power of the atom!  (Registered and trademarked).

Number 24 on the Top 100

Custom of the Atomic Hotdog from Jeremy @ No one's going to read this blog. Numbered 1/1.

Abe Vigoda TTM Success Kinda

I guess I coulda called this post, hazards of sending autograph request to really old people.

I sent these two customs to another one of my favorite actors about 3 months ago.

I got these back in the mail today. I was surprised to say the least.  I was really confused too because you'll notice that neither one is signed.  It really struck me as odd that they sent them at all and some one had even put a piece of cardboard in with the cards to keep them from getting bent.  Then I took a closer look at the backs and saw this.

Neatly signed right under the SSS-2.

I've stopped numbering my cards preferring to just have a little label up there as an identifier.

I also hadn't planned on sending 2 cards but I had done one and decided to change some things on the card and then decided to throw both of them in the envelope when I sent it out. 

Here are the stats

Date Sent: 8/20/10 (same time as I sent my Betty White)

Date Returned: 12/11/10

Address used

Abe Vigoda

190 East 72nd St. Apt 158

New York, NY 10021

I really like Abe's autograph I only wish he'd have figured out to sign it in the oval on the front.  I had the same trouble with Eli Wallach, but in both instances I'll still take it. 

Now the only other request I have out is to author Tom Wolfe.  I have a few more in the works but I'm going to wait till I move into my new house.  I have to say I've been pretty lucky this year with TTM.  Only Bob Eucher and the Pawn Stars didn't sign there customs but in both instances I still got something from both.

Later

cb out

First TTM success

So I've been away for the last 5 days working on the McCarthy Rd here in Alaska.  It's the gate way to the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, the country's largest national park 33 million acres.  Alright enough with the bragging.  I was expecting it to be cold and rainy but on the second day of the trip the taps were shut off and it was cool and clear the rest of the trip and the scenery was incredible.  We stayed at the Chitna Hotel the first night and at the Halfway House B&B the other 3 nights.  It happened to be a great place to base ourselves being about halfway down the road. 

On Sunday we finished up with out last survey by 1pm so we decided to head home to Anchorage which is about a 6 hour drive.  And when I got home I had my first TTM success waiting for me, and my fiance and dog too.

It's from Russell Johnson, the Professor from Gilligan's Island.  Super fast turn around too.  I sent the card on September 3 and it's postmarked the 7th!

A sweet start to the collection.