IP-Chicago burbs

[aspoe093]

haha awesome

[arfmax]

FloridaGator15-Yes, I do the occasional 50/50, the problem is that many of these signings only come up a couple of days in advance, so it has to be done quickly. As for trading the Knox, I have quite a few different Knox cards, so I'm not sure which one you are thinking about, but what are you offering in trade?

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[arfmax]

Today I got current Chicago Bears wide receiver Earl Bennett, 6 cards signed for free, at a radio show appearance in Vernon Hills, IL.

Photo of 3 of the signed Bennett cards in photobucket:
http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/...t06dec2011.jpg

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[DaBears 1985]

Hey I used to live in Palatine! Nice Autos! Gould always signs

[arfmax]

DaBears 1985-I used to live in Palatine as well, I was there for about 10 years before I bought a house two years ago a couple of towns away! Gould is a great signer, you are right

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Today I got current Chicago Bears rookie defensive tackle Stephen Paea, 3 cards signed for free, at an appearance in Antioch, IL.

Photo of the 3 signed Paea cards in photobucket:
http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/...a09dec2011.jpg

At the same event, I got former Pittsburgh Steelers and current Chicago Bears tight end Matt Spaeth, 3 cards signed for free, at an appearance in Antioch, IL.

Photo of 2 of the signed Spaeth cards in photobucket:
http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/...h09dec2011.jpg


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[arfmax]

Today, the Bulls held their annual free Paint The Town event, where the whole team comes somewhere right before the season starts. The past two years it has been on Michigan Avenue in the city, this year, as in years previous, it was at Northbrook Court, a mall 5 minutes away from the Bulls practice facility. It was a poorly organized and executed event. The players were to arrive at 1 pm, and there were 6 stations set up inside the mall, with ropes in front of each. The security would not let anyone get into line nor stand near the stations until noon, even though people got there at 8 am, and they wouldn't announce who would be where until noon. At that time, they would give out 250 wristbands, different colors at each station, and you could not have more than one. So, security just kept telling everyone to move, everyone just shuffled around the mall like a slow game of musical chairs. The big draw is Rose, of course, although last year, Scottie Pippen was present. The game was guess the station Rose would be at. Finally at 11:45, they announce that Rose will be at one station, which most had already guessed, and greater than 750 people tried to push into a single row. There was pushing, screaming, kids getting shoved, etc, with security just yelling for everyone to get back and not to push. They handed out wristbands one at a time, and put 40 people in the line in front of the table, and couldn't figure out where anyone else would go. So, it was a free for all, with sweaty smelly fans. I finally gave up at 12:15, and went to other stations. Noah was at one, Boozer and Scalabrine at one, Korver and John Lucas III (?) at one, Ronnie Brewer at one, Rose at one, and the line I ended up in, Omer Asik and CJ Watson (all others were out of wristbands already). I ended up getting one card of Asik, and 2 cards of Watson signed, and then got the heck out of the mall. It stunk.
Photo of the signed Asik card in photobucket:
http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/...k21dec2011.jpg
Photo of the 2 signed Watson cards in photobucket:
http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/...n21dec2011.jpg

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[arfmax]

Tuesday 27-Dec-2011 I got current Chicago Bears linebacker, and 7-time Pro Bowl selection, Lance Briggs, 1 card signed for free at a radio show in Tinley Park, IL.

Photo of the 1 signed Briggs card in photobucket:
http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/...s27dec2011.jpg

This will conclude the 2011 autos! I will start a new thread for the 2012...

Thanks

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