by Hawks Fan » Thu Jun 27, 2013 5:02 am
Mr. Friedkin was back in his hometown (and mine) Chicago last April at the central library giving a free lecture and book signing. He actually sold out of books so I was glad I got there early. I can't ever remember paying the full price on a book jacket before, but it was worth it for a signed first edition. The man was very hospitable, and vowed not to leave the theatre before everyone had been spoken to or had a keepsake signed and/or a picture taken.
My three items signed were his memoir, a copy of The Exorcist on DVD, and of course The French Connection on blu-ray. Interestingly, the French Connection had a rubber stamp signature as part of the cover which he jokingly noted he had already signed! And then he signed it personally right under the rubber stamp.
Mr. Friedkin was back in his hometown (and mine) Chicago last April at the central library giving a free lecture and book signing. He actually sold out of books so I was glad I got there early. I can't ever remember paying the full price on a book jacket before, but it was worth it for a signed first edition. The man was very hospitable, and vowed not to leave the theatre before everyone had been spoken to or had a keepsake signed and/or a picture taken.
My three items signed were his memoir, a copy of The Exorcist on DVD, and of course The French Connection on blu-ray. Interestingly, the French Connection had a rubber stamp signature as part of the cover which he jokingly noted he had already signed! And then he signed it personally right under the rubber stamp.
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