by annie985 » Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:31 pm
Hi mosshead1,
It all depends on the artist and if the venue passes along fanmail. Sometimes artists won't sign all the items at the venue, sometimes they wait until the end of their tour, and sometimes they just don't sign. I know it seems easy to just "sign and stuff," but remember they get tons of letters just like yours all the time. I've worked at venues and saw that fanmail has been handed off to the tour manager, but after that it's out of the venues hands. So, yes, some venues do pass along fanmail but it doesn't always guarantee you'll get a response. Patience is very important in collecting autographs. If you send out a request, most likely you're not going to get a response in a week or two. It can take months, maybe even years for some collectors to get responses. I've had to wait 8 - 12 months to get responses before. A good rule of thumb is to just send something out and forget about it.
As for what you're doing wrong...if you're addressing the envelope properly, sending in plenty of time to the venue (and making sure the venue passes along fanmail) and including a properly stamped SASE or IRC's, then you're doing everything right.
Hope that helps!
~Annie
Hi mosshead1,
It all depends on the artist and if the venue passes along fanmail. Sometimes artists won't sign all the items at the venue, sometimes they wait until the end of their tour, and sometimes they just don't sign. I know it seems easy to just "sign and stuff," but remember they get tons of letters just like yours all the time. I've worked at venues and saw that fanmail has been handed off to the tour manager, but after that it's out of the venues hands. So, yes, some venues do pass along fanmail but it doesn't always guarantee you'll get a response. Patience is very important in collecting autographs. If you send out a request, most likely you're not going to get a response in a week or two. It can take months, maybe even years for some collectors to get responses. I've had to wait 8 - 12 months to get responses before. A good rule of thumb is to just send something out and forget about it.
As for what you're doing wrong...if you're addressing the envelope properly, sending in plenty of time to the venue (and making sure the venue passes along fanmail) and including a properly stamped SASE or IRC's, then you're doing everything right.
Hope that helps!
~Annie :)
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