I wrote to Al Jardine on the 27th of January 2016, and received my photos back signed (and personalised) by him on 14th of May 2016! I even received a hand-written note from him too, which I didn't expect at all! I didn't expect a reply from Al as he lives in America and I live in the UK, so it was a wonderful surprise!
autographs collected: -Mike Love (The Beach Boys) -Bruce Johnston (The Beach Boys) -Graham Fenton (Lead singer of Matchbox) -The Rubettes -Vanity Fare -Chesney Hawkes -Kiki Dee -Stuart Ashen (british youtuber) -Kelly Brook -Tyger Drew-Honey (actor) -Gerry Marsden (gerry and the pacemakers) -Geoff Lloyd (absolute radio presenter) -Annabel Port (absolute radio presenter) -Pete Best (ex beatles drummer) -Sandy Shaw -Al Jardine (The Beach Boys) -Jane Asher -The Flirtations -Mike Pender from The Searchers -Gary Shail (spider from quadrophenia) -Ray Stiles (70s glam rock band, mud) -Rob Davis (70s glam rock band, mud)
MiketheSpike'80 wrote:I've got VIP for the Pet Sounds show in KY. I'm sure these are authentic, but I'll have some IP comparisons soon. Congratulations, I think Al Jardine is a legend. Great photos btw.
Thank you! Jealous that you got VIP tickets. I'm pretty sure these are genuine, because he answered the questions I asked him, and mentioned their UK tour (which I wish I could go to, but I can't afford the tickets) I've written to Brian too, but I'm sending a few copies of my letter to some of the venues he's performing at during his UK tour in hope that he'll get a reply. I only need Brian's autograph, then I'll have a complete set of beach boys autographs, well, apart from Carl and Dennis. I already have Mike and Bruce's autographs cause I met them in person last year after their show in Brighton and asked them to sign one of my beach boys LPs for me
Hi,
How did you go about the return postage? I too am from the UK so I am just wondering how much money ($/£?) I should include in a letter to Al.
Thank you
actshaw wrote:Hi,
How did you go about the return postage? I too am from the UK so I am just wondering how much money ($/£?) I should include in a letter to Al.
Thank you
Sorry I haven't replied sooner. I can't actually remember how much it cost, as I sent the letter last year, I just remember I explained in the post office that it was fanmail, and explained that I was paying for the return postage. I think I got them to weigh the letter with the 3 photos I sent, to see how much the return postage would cost. I think I also got them to weigh everything I was sending (the 2 envelopes, the 3 photos and my letter) to see how much it would cost to send to america. One thing I will suggest, is make sure you have the airmail sticker on the envelopes. Also, maybe ask Al some questions in your letter, cause he seemed to answer the questions I asked him
autographs collected: -Mike Love (The Beach Boys) -Bruce Johnston (The Beach Boys) -Graham Fenton (Lead singer of Matchbox) -The Rubettes -Vanity Fare -Chesney Hawkes -Kiki Dee -Stuart Ashen (british youtuber) -Kelly Brook -Tyger Drew-Honey (actor) -Gerry Marsden (gerry and the pacemakers) -Geoff Lloyd (absolute radio presenter) -Annabel Port (absolute radio presenter) -Pete Best (ex beatles drummer) -Sandy Shaw -Al Jardine (The Beach Boys) -Jane Asher -The Flirtations -Mike Pender from The Searchers -Gary Shail (spider from quadrophenia) -Ray Stiles (70s glam rock band, mud) -Rob Davis (70s glam rock band, mud)