Originally Posted By DVC_dad My 12 year old son wants to buy a book over the internet that promises to provide addresses whereby he will be able to mail stars and ask for photos and that sort of thing. Has anyone done this and what other ways would you reccommend to do this? The internet books just seem like a rip off to me, the just don't FEEL right for some reason.
Originally Posted By Ursula ^ It probably is. It is just a listing of the stars' reps. Go to IMDB.com and look up the stars. They used to have the reps listed for free, but now it seems you need to pay $12.95 a month for the imdbpro service. But check, because some are still listed under the free section. Still, I'd much rather spend my money on imdb than some other service that I didn't know. Who does your son want to look up? Two people here at work have that service so I can check for you. Stars still like getting fan mail and requests for autographed photos, so it doesn't hurt to ask. Just remember to send a sase to help them with costs.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Many stars also have fan clubs and web sites, those may be a resource for finding out where to send your SASE.
Originally Posted By Ursula I just did a search for Gary Sinise, for example, on Google and not IMDB. I found his mailing address for photograph/autograph requests in three seconds.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA How much is the book? Maybe for a 12 year old it would be fun to have and mail out stuff and get photos in the mail. I mean, I'm just sayin'
Originally Posted By Ursula ^ True! But I wonder how old the book is and the current-ness of the info.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper The fastest way to see a movie star is to stand in front of the doors at the Betty Ford Center.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <But I wonder how old the book is and the current-ness of the info.> Again, it's for a 12-year old. The fun is in looking up the person, crafting a letter, mailing at, and waiting for a response. In 3 weeks, interest will have waned, and it'll all be a distant memory...
Originally Posted By wonderingalice <<In 3 weeks, interest will have waned, and it'll all be a distant memory...>> Until months later when the requested item arrives! I sent the liner notes from Ringo Starr's "Time Takes Time" CD to his record company's address, asking him for an autograph on the booklet (this was many years ago). I included a self-addressed stamped envelope (and cardboard to protect the item) for the return. One day, eight months later, it arrived in my mailbox... I was so jazzed! I had all of the other Beatles' autographs, but had purchased them... This one I got all on my own. Tell your son to go for it... It'll be fun for him!
Originally Posted By Ursula Again, I agree. I wasn't looking at it from the 12-year old point of view, I was using my own eyes! Buy the book and let us know who responds!
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "I sent the liner notes from Ringo Starr's "Time Takes Time" CD to his record company's address, asking him for an autograph on the booklet (this was many years ago). I included a self-addressed stamped envelope (and cardboard to protect the item) for the return." I think maybe you, me and my brother were the three people who bought that CD, sad to say.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice ^^I hear you... And it's really a very good album. When I saw him at The Joint (small, intimate setting in the Hard Rock, if you're not familiar) a couple of years ago, me and my friend were amongst the few who were standing and singing along to "Don't Go Where The Road Don's Go" (my favorite from "TTT"). Ringo made a point of pointing and waving to us. Made me really happy to give him the acknowledgement, you know? Not that he necessarily needs any encouragement from me, but I think he appreciates knowing his fans enjoy his work outside the Beatles.
Originally Posted By DlandDug There are so many sites on line that offer free celebrity addresses. A book can get outdated rather quickly. Just type the name of the person in a web search with the word "address" and you're bound to get something. Or just type "celebrity addresses" in a search engine to find sites offering multiple addresses. Good luck! Most stars are very nice and don't mind accomodating reasonable requests.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy Dang it Doug...I hate it when I have a brilliant solution, read the thread all excited to offer my wisdom, and then *right* near the end of the posts someone has beaten me to the punch. *sigh* Yes _dad, I was going to ask "Why a book?" Why not just Google sites for star addresses? That's what's worked for me so far.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad <<<and don't mind accomodating reasonable requests>>> Reasonalbe? I think he wants to ask Hillary Duff to marry him. I've tried to tell him that she is too old for him, but he ain't hearing it.
Originally Posted By alexbook >>Reasonalbe? I think he wants to ask Hillary Duff to marry him.<< Sounds reasonable to me. ;-)
