do you share your hobby with others?

[EmmaSheree]

I share my EastEnders autographs with friends as they are just as Obsessed as me about EE.

[bklynBridge95]

I only share IP's, cause I know exactly what my friends will say if I bring up the fact I write fan letters and I don't want to hear that.

[johnnylightninglives]

I only share IP's, cause I know exactly what my friends will say if I bring up the fact I write fan letters and I don't want to hear that.

I dont really understand why anyone would be against writing letters to celebs but you should just do what you like and not be ashamed to talk about it and you should stand behind what you do and not care what others think.

[fiz]

I only share IP's, cause I know exactly what my friends will say if I bring up the fact I write fan letters and I don't want to hear that.

I dont really understand why anyone would be against writing letters to celebs but you should just do what you like and not be ashamed to talk about it and you should stand behind what you do and not care what others think.

its not about caring what others think. for me, its more about relaying the whole process and going " i know what you are thinking but heres how it works". having had this conversation one too many times, i just choose not to share it with anyone. it takes waay too long.

hardly ever a conversation goes like "hey whatcha doing" "writing to X" "oh really? cool"
its never that short and its annoying to have the same conversation over and over. and i feel bad because i know at times i can have a tone that may come across wrong

[Sikorka]

Only my close friends know that I'm collecting an autographs. Why? Because usually people say that it's a stupid and childish thing to collect smth like photos and signs of stars. I just don't want to argue with them about my hobby and thing that I really love.

[jmallstar24]

Yes i tell people I collect, beceause i love sharing my succes with others and it's a hobby to be proud of and that won't ruin your life or get you into trouble with the law like drugs, and It's a cool thing to collect.

[Wordsworth]

Most of my family, besides my grandmother, couldn't care less. I see the eyes glaze over when the autograph books come out, so I've largely stopped doing it. My grandma, however, loves old tv shows and movies, so really enjoys seeing autographs from classic stars that she remembers when she was young. I've even sent letters for her. For her 80th birthday, I sent letters months in advance to cast members of "Little House on the Prairie" and started getting responses quickly, all personalized to Grandma and many wishing her a happy birthday. I put them in an album and she loves it. I wrote to Van Johnson and got his photo in the mail with a wobbly old-man signature on it in the mail one day before he died. So, I get a kick out of sharing the hobby with her.

Outside of the family, some people at work and some of my friends know. I have to be careful because I've started getting requests from them.

It's one thing to give me $25 and ask me to pick up so-and-so's autograph from a convention I'm already going to. That's fine. But, all too often, these requests come in the form of "Can you get me [insert name of impossible-to-get A-List celeb here]?". In situations where a response is possible, I'm apparently expected to write the fan letter, print the photo, send the sase myself, then give the autograph to the person who did none of the work.

So, yeah, I share, but with very few people in real life.

[knicksfannumba1]

Most of my family, besides my grandmother, couldn't care less. I see the eyes glaze over when the autograph books come out, so I've largely stopped doing it. My grandma, however, loves old tv shows and movies, so really enjoys seeing autographs from classic stars that she remembers when she was young. I've even sent letters for her. For her 80th birthday, I sent letters months in advance to cast members of "Little House on the Prairie" and started getting responses quickly, all personalized to Grandma and many wishing her a happy birthday. I put them in an album and she loves it. I wrote to Van Johnson and got his photo in the mail with a wobbly old-man signature on it in the mail one day before he died. So, I get a kick out of sharing the hobby with her.

Outside of the family, some people at work and some of my friends know. I have to be careful because I've started getting requests from them.

It's one thing to give me $25 and ask me to pick up so-and-so's autograph from a convention I'm already going to. That's fine. But, all too often, these requests come in the form of "Can you get me [insert name of impossible-to-get A-List celeb here]?". In situations where a response is possible, I'm apparently expected to write the fan letter, print the photo, send the sase myself, then give the autograph to the person who did none of the work.

So, yeah, I share, but with very few people in real life.

A lot of people ask me to get Alist people too. My good friend is a huge Saints fan, and when I got Drew Brees 2/2 TTM, I gave him one, and he hasn't stopped thanking me and I haven't stopped getting requests from other people for other players (including this kid that really hates me began begging me to get her a Derek Jeter lol) It was worth it to see my friend's face though when I gave the Brees to him!

Mike