I've no idea who William Daniels is, but suffice to say for $40 I wouldn't wipe my ass with his autograph.
i think what they meant to say in the letter was: 'we realize that alot of celebrities are now taking advantage of fans, and are getting away with charging them money for autographs (some of these die hard fans with will pay it also) We recognize that this is something that we can also take advantage of, and we don't give a F'udge about the morality involved, or for that matter, the fans themselves.'
William Daniels has every right to charge for his autograph. It is his personal property. Period.
What makes anyone think you deserve the privilege to get this man's autograph for free? Get over yourselves.
William Daniels recently signed with Zobie Productions to sign autographs and do short video shoutouts. Probably one of the reasons he doesn't sign TTM anymore.
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