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Florida Dealer Booted from 2018 NSCC Facing Charges Over Phony Autographs

The prosecutor’s office in Cuyahoga County, OH tells Sports Collectors Daily that Tony Podsada, who operated Signed Certified Memories, is facing charges of forgery, trademark counterfeiting, criminal stimulation and petty theft. The trademark countering charge is a felony under Ohio law and relates to Podsada himself authenticating the phony material, according to Cuyahoga County Assistant Prosecutor Brent Kirvel.

Star Wars Autograph Universe Graphcast #58: Star Wars Celebration Chicago In Review

Join us this week as Tom, Andy, Steve, and Pete look back at Star Wars Celebration Chicago and discuss the highs and low points of it, and what there is to look forward to.

CONFESSION: DID YOU EVER WRITE AND REQUEST A CELEBRITY AUTOGRAPH?

Please tell me I’m not the only one.As much as I hate to admit it, I was one of those. I was an autograph seeker in the 70s. Though my collection of autographs pretty much consisted of guest singers and musicians from church summer camp, I did write to one particular celebrity.It could have been a letter to The Fonze from Happy Days, one of Charlie’s Angels, or Valerie Bertinelli from the TV show One Day At A Time. It could have been to the girl I thought was the love of my life, Melissa Gilbert from Little House On the Prairie. But, no, it was none of these.

List of Players Scheduled to Sign Autographs/Appear at NFL Experience at NFL Draft Includes a Big Group of Titans

NFL Draft week is here, and there will be a number of appearances from Titans and other NFL players.Here’s a list of players scheduled to appear at the NFL Experience this week. There will be more added, but this is the list as of Tuesday morning.
Trumps host the White House’s 141st Easter celebration

Hard-boiled and commemorative eggs were in abundance at the White House’s 141st Easter Egg Roll, but some visitors left with a distinct souvenir from the president: an autograph.The president and first lady Melania Trump signed pictures, postcards and at least one “Make America Great Again” hat as they wound their way through the crowd Monday, delivering a decidedly on-brand memento to dozens of families.

Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson troll Chip Kelly at autograph signing

Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson teamed up for 13 touchdowns together during their career, and they teamed up once again to take a shot at their former coach.

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Seven Things Not to Miss at StarFest 2019

StarFest 2019 is invading the Marriott Denver Tech Center April 27-28, and there’s plenty of fun to be had. Starting back in 1977 — a magical year that saw both Star Wars and StarFest bursting onto the scene, sci-fi style — StarFest has been thrilling fans and inspiring new generations of creative folks who both make and enjoy the nerdish arts for over four decades. There’s almost too much to do at StarFest…so here are seven suggestions for things you don’t want to miss at the 2019 incarnation of one of Denver’s favorite fan weekends.

Awesome Con is back with wall-to-wall celebrities, gaming and comic book fun

Around 80,000 comic book and sci-fi nerds are expected to show up at Awesome Con, the local version of Comic-Con, this weekend. At least three distinguished office employees will be there, too.Oscar Nuñez, Kate Flannery and Creed Bratton — who played Oscar, Meredith and Creed, respectively, on NBC’s long-running series “The Office” — are among the 100-plus celebrity guests participating in this year’s convention. “We keep telling everyone the accountants are coming down from Scranton to do an audit of the show,” says Ron Brister, vice president of events at LeftField Media, the company behind Awesome Con.