Tboculosis 2010 IP Thread

[tboculosis]

Nice on Howard. Just wondered out of curiosity, how many people were up at that hotel for Howard today??? I heard the first time they came through town on the day of the game earlier in the season, there was 50 people up there for Howard...

There were probably close to 30 people there. Probably would have been more if it weren't for the frigid weather.

[bob9826]

nice job getting howard. i would go to the hotels but i never know where they are or what time to arrive. i almost went andd graphed miami at the townsend but i didnt. how do you figure out what hotel it is?

[tboculosis]

nice job getting howard. i would go to the hotels but i never know where they are or what time to arrive. i almost went andd graphed miami at the townsend but i didnt. how do you figure out what hotel it is?

Yeap, the Magics stayed at the Townsend as well, as I believe most visiting NBA teams do. I think they depart for the Palace about 3 hours prior to tip off, so getting there 4 - 4 1/2 hours early should be good.

[bob9826]

thanks. i also was able to figure out alot by twitter. b/c a player on the heat asked whats there to do in birmingham. where do let you stand there to graph?

[tboculosis]

thanks. i also was able to figure out alot by twitter. b/c a player on the heat asked whats there to do in birmingham. where do let you stand there to graph?

There's a small roped area close to the entrance of the hotel. The hotel people wants you to stay behind the ropes, but it was pretty much non-existent when Dwight Howard came out, everybody just rushed and crowded around him as he signed. Expect the same for the bigger name players.

[bob9826]

thanks for the tips. also what is the next event your going to graph? for me its the grand rappids griffens game for gibson.

[tboculosis]

No problem. The next signing I'll be attending is the paid signing for hockey HOFer, Red Kelly, this upcoming Thursday at The Goalie's Den store.

[bob9826]

ok, have a good time getting autos

[tboculosis]

Met Detroit Red Wings great and hockey HOFer, Red Kelly, at a paid signing he was doing at the Goalie's Den store out in Troy,MI tonight. Got Red to sign a puck and add his HOF induction year on it.

[tboculosis]

During my lunch break from work today, stopped by the Achatz pie store in Sterling Heights,MI where Detroit Lions' kicker, Jason Hanson, was making an appearance to help raise money for the Salvation Army's Disaster Relief Fund in Haiti. Of course, made a donation and got Jason to sign my trading card and 8 x 10 photo, as well as, getting one of the 5 x 7 promo photo he was signing too.