by autographhound57 » Wed Jun 04, 2014 5:47 pm
annavirginia1976 wrote:Hey SeanKelly334,
Did that really work?
What should I send?
I was thinking of sending my actually LPs, either the self titled one or "Deja Vu" to their venue in Charleston, SC but I am not sure; I know Crosby said recently that he doesn't sign autographs anymore and I respect that, but my thing is to have Stephen and Graham do it in the 2014 Box Set "Carry On" but I cant send that, or can I?
where can I find photos or posters? what about my shirt from the 1994 tour? Will that be good enough to send or too tacky?
I really want this accomplished so I can treasure it forever, so good advice will be awesome. Thanks.
Some advice: never mail out anything that you'd be upset about losing. Just because someone else got something back doesn't mean you will. Sending a mass-produced (and not a valuable) LP might not be that bad of an idea, because if they don't send it back, there are still thousands of the same ones you could buy on eBay to replace it. I've mailed those out before and have had a decent success with getting them back. The only difficult thing about them is buying big enough envelopes. Remember, whenever you mail something out to be signed, you need to include a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) with your request (If you don't know what that is, it's just an envelope with your address on it that has the appropriate amount of postage on it. That way the musicians could simply sign it, slip it in an envelope, and stick it in a mailbox). Since LPs are so big, you might have to wrap it in paper instead of using an envelope for your request, and have an appropriate sized envelope inside the paper with your letter. Whenever I send an LP, I always put a sticky note on it which says "Please sign it To Tommy (my name)" on it. LPs are worth a decent amount signed, so you requesting your name to be written on it ensures that you're not a dealer.
While sending LPs generally works when sending to regular addresses, I wouldn't do it when mailing to a venue. This is because the envelope is so big that it probably won't fit into an actual mailbox. They'd have to drop it off at a post office, and they might not feel like doing that. And so, they might not send back to you at all. My advice would be to mail an item no bigger than 11 x 14. It doesn't matter what it is - a photo, CD cover, t-shirt (if you don't care that you might lose it), ticket stub, program, whatever...but ALWAYS REMEMBER to include a self-addressed stamped envelope with your request. Best of luck.
[quote="annavirginia1976"]Hey SeanKelly334,
Did that really work?
What should I send?
I was thinking of sending my actually LPs, either the self titled one or "Deja Vu" to their venue in Charleston, SC but I am not sure; I know Crosby said recently that he doesn't sign autographs anymore and I respect that, but my thing is to have Stephen and Graham do it in the 2014 Box Set "Carry On" but I cant send that, or can I?
where can I find photos or posters? what about my shirt from the 1994 tour? Will that be good enough to send or too tacky?
I really want this accomplished so I can treasure it forever, so good advice will be awesome. Thanks.[/quote]
Some advice: never mail out anything that you'd be upset about losing. Just because someone else got something back doesn't mean you will. Sending a mass-produced (and not a valuable) LP might not be that bad of an idea, because if they don't send it back, there are still thousands of the same ones you could buy on eBay to replace it. I've mailed those out before and have had a decent success with getting them back. The only difficult thing about them is buying big enough envelopes. Remember, whenever you mail something out to be signed, you need to include a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) with your request (If you don't know what that is, it's just an envelope with your address on it that has the appropriate amount of postage on it. That way the musicians could simply sign it, slip it in an envelope, and stick it in a mailbox). Since LPs are so big, you might have to wrap it in paper instead of using an envelope for your request, and have an appropriate sized envelope inside the paper with your letter. Whenever I send an LP, I always put a sticky note on it which says "Please sign it To Tommy (my name)" on it. LPs are worth a decent amount signed, so you requesting your name to be written on it ensures that you're not a dealer.
While sending LPs generally works when sending to regular addresses, I wouldn't do it when mailing to a venue. This is because the envelope is so big that it probably won't fit into an actual mailbox. They'd have to drop it off at a post office, and they might not feel like doing that. And so, they might not send back to you at all. My advice would be to mail an item no bigger than 11 x 14. It doesn't matter what it is - a photo, CD cover, t-shirt (if you don't care that you might lose it), ticket stub, program, whatever...but ALWAYS REMEMBER to include a self-addressed stamped envelope with your request. Best of luck.
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