All this for an Autograph?! (pt II)
Posted July 27th, 2012 at 12:38 PM by Swamper
After a week of no reply from Billy Joel on Facebook, I realized I'd have to try something else. So what did my terribly innovative and clever mind do? I did a google search. It was actually very helpful. I found Joel's fan mail address, and some tips and stuff to optimize your chances of getting a real autograph. Now I just needed something to send to get autographed.
My choice was between two of Joel's albums: Piano Man or The Essential Billy Joel 3.0. Piano Man is a classic, but Essential has around 40 songs compared to Piano Man's 10! I didn't have the money for both, so I went with the Essential album.
It came in the mail a couple of days later, and I got everything ready to send to Mr. Joel. I had a large bubble envelope with his address, and then I had a smaller bubble envelope with my address on it so he could send it back. I wrote him a letter telling him what it was for, and included the album (of course!).
I went back to my dads office for some stamps... There were none. So I went to the post office to mail it. There wasn't much of a line, and I was up at the counter in a couple of minutes. I told the lady what I was trying to do, and she gave me a funny look. She started to laugh a little and asked me if I really thought Billy Joel would autograph it. I said I sure hope he will, and she just kept laughing as she weighed it and everything.
Now it's in the mail, on the way to Billy Joel! Here's hoping he signs it!
My choice was between two of Joel's albums: Piano Man or The Essential Billy Joel 3.0. Piano Man is a classic, but Essential has around 40 songs compared to Piano Man's 10! I didn't have the money for both, so I went with the Essential album.
It came in the mail a couple of days later, and I got everything ready to send to Mr. Joel. I had a large bubble envelope with his address, and then I had a smaller bubble envelope with my address on it so he could send it back. I wrote him a letter telling him what it was for, and included the album (of course!).
I went back to my dads office for some stamps... There were none. So I went to the post office to mail it. There wasn't much of a line, and I was up at the counter in a couple of minutes. I told the lady what I was trying to do, and she gave me a funny look. She started to laugh a little and asked me if I really thought Billy Joel would autograph it. I said I sure hope he will, and she just kept laughing as she weighed it and everything.
Now it's in the mail, on the way to Billy Joel! Here's hoping he signs it!
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Good luck!
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Posted July 28th, 2012 at 03:57 PM by Shockma Ranyk
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Dumb question- did you put postage on the return envelope as too?
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Posted July 28th, 2012 at 08:54 PM by Mossman
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Oh yeah. I double checked everything before I put I in the box!
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Posted July 28th, 2012 at 10:24 PM by Swamper
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Good luck Swamper, this is a really cool thing you are doing!
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Posted July 30th, 2012 at 04:48 PM by Arch-vile
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