A.W.A BROADCASTER LEE MARSHALL PASSES AWAY......

TODAY,  A.W.A/W.C.W. BROADCASTER LEE MARSHALL PASSED AWAY.  LEE HAD THAT "DISTINCT BROADCAST" VOICE THAT SEPARATED HIM FROM OTHER BROADCASTERS.  THE A.W.A WAS A REGIONAL PROMOTION IN THE MIDWEST AND LATER HAD SHOWS IN LAS VEGAS, NV @ THE SHOWBOAT CASINO!  AS A SIDE NOTE, LEE WAS THE VOICE FOR TONY THE TIGER ON FROSTED FLAKES COMMERCIALS!
IN 2004, I ATTENDED WRESTLEREUNION 2 IN KING OF PRUSSIA, PA.  NUMEROUS "OLD SCHOOL"WRESTLERS APPEARED.  LEE MARSHALL WAS ONE OF THE BROADCASTERS IN ATTENDANCE.

ABOVE IS A SIGNED PROGRAM FROM LEE MARSHALL!!!  OTHERS ON THE INSERT INCLUDE:  LANCE RUSSELL, MANKIND, DR. DEATH STEVE WILLIAMS, BOBBY EATON, STAN LANE, JOEY STYLES, JIM CORNETTE, LOVERBOY DENNIS , AND KING OF OLD SCHOOL STEVE CORINO!!!!!

ARTIST JEFF KOONS @ STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS!!!

I WAS SIFTING THROUGH MORE OF MY AUTOGRAPH ITEMS AND FOUND A JEFF KOONS AUTOGRAPH.  JEFF IS A YORK COUNTY NATIVE  AND RENOWN ARTIST KNOWN FOR HIS REPRODUCTIONS OF "BANAL" OBJECTS!  MOST RECENTLY, A PIECE OF HIS ART ATTRACTED OVER $300,000 BID AT AN AUCTION SITE!
IN 2012, JEFF MADE A RETURN APPEARANCE TO HIS HOMETOWN! HIS APPEARANCE WAS AT THE ANNUAL STATE OF THE YORK CITY.  WHILE JEFF WAS HERE IN YORK,  HE WAS AWARDED A VISUAL ARTS AWARD.  AFTERWARD, I APPROACHED JEFF AND HE SIGNED THE PROGRAM.  NOTICE THE ARTWORK HE SKETCHED FOR HIS AUTOGRAPH!  JEFF WAS VERY POPULAR AT THIS EVENT COMPARED TO MEMBERS OF THE ROCK GROUP "LIVE" ( ROCK AWARD WAS GIVEN TO LIVE)  JEFF TOOK THE TIME TO SKETCH/TALK TO HIS FANS!

 ABOVE IS A SIGNED PROGRAM FROM WORLD RENOWNED ARTIST, JEFF KOONS!!!

ABOVE IS A PHOTO WITH JEFF AND I!!!!!

BUD NORRIS APPEARS @ MODELL'S SPORTING GOODS STORE IN HANOVER, MD!!!!

TODAY, THE GIRLS AND I ATTENDED A FREE SIGNING WITH ORIOLE PITCHER BUD NORRIS!  THIS WAS THE 2ND SIGNING OF THE DAY THAT WE ATTENDED!  BY THE TIME WE GOT AT MODELL'S, 100 FANS ALREADY WENT THROUGH THE LINE WE JUST WALKED UP AND GOT BUD'S AUTOGRAPH AND A PHOTO WITH HIM!  THIS CAPPED OUR "BASEBALL DAY"!

 ABOVE ARE THE PHOTO CARD'S MODELL'S PROVIDED THAT BUD SIGNED! IN ADDITION, I GOT BUD TO SIGN A CARD ( FROM HIS PLAYING DAYS IN HOUSTON)

ABOVE THE GIRLS AND I WITH ORIOLE PITCHER BUD NORRIS!!!!

TOMMY HUNTER APPEARS @ THE AT & T STORE IN COLUMBIA, MD!!

TODAY, THE GIRLS AND I ATTENDED THE FREE SIGNING WITH TOMMY HUNTER @ THE AT & T STORE IN COLUMBIA,  MD.  AROUND 125 FANS TURNED OUT FOR THE SIGNING.  IT IS NICE GOING TO THE EVENT WHEN THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF FANS. (I.E. MANNY MACHADO & CHRIS DAVIS SIGNINGS:  JAMMED PACKED)  YOU CAN INTERACT MORE WITH THE PLAYER!   TOMMY WAS INTERACTIVE WITH THE GIRLS!  BELOW IS WHAT I GOT SIGNED!

 ABOVE IS A SIGNED CARD BY TOMMY HUNTER!  HE SIGNS NICELY

ABOVE ARE 3 PHOTOS THE STORE PROVIDED FOR US!  ALSO, A LANYARD WITH A 60 SEASON PATCH ON THE NECK PIECE!!

ABOVE THE GIRLS AND I WITH TOMMY HUNTER!!!!!!

COUNTRY MUSIC STAR JERROD NIEMANN PERFORMS AN ACOUSTIC SHOW @ YORK REVOLUTION FANFEST!!!!!

TODAY, THE INDEPENDENT BASEBALL TEAM YORK REVOLUTION HELD THEIR ANNUAL FANFEST!  THIS IS THE 1ST TIME I ATTENDED THE EVENT COURTESY OF FREE TICKETS!!  COUNTRY MUSIC STAR JERROD NIEMANN PERFORMED AN ACOUSTIC SHOW TO KICK OFF THE FANFEST!  WITH THE NICE WEATHER, EASTER EGG HUNT, AND HIS PERFORMANCE, IT WAS A GREAT DAY TO BE AT THE PARK!  I WAS NOT PLANNING TO DO ANY AUTOGRAPHS, HOWEVER THE OPPORTUNITY CAME UP FOR JERROD NEIMANN AND I NABBED IT ON A POCKET SCHEDULE!  THE SECURITY STAFF TRIED TO KEEP HIM AWAY FROM THE FANS, BUT JERROD MADE IT A POINT TO SIGN SOME AUTOGRAPHS BEFORE EXITING THE EVENT!!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED POCKET SCHEDULE FROM JERROD NIEMANN!  NOT EXACTLY THE BEST SIGNATURE, I'M GUESSING THIS IS HIS STYLE?

THE GIRLS WITH JERROD NIEMANN, AN UPCOMING COUNTRY SINGER!!  A NICE ONE FOR MY MUSICAL COLLECTION OF AUTOGRAPHS!!

CHELSEA CLINTON ANNOUNCES SHE IS PREGNANT......

FORMER FIRST DAUGHTER CHELSEA CLINTON IS EXPECTING LATER THIS YEAR .  THIS WILL BE THE FIRST GRANDCHILD FOR FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON & FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON.  THE 34 YEAR OLD SAYS, "SHE WILL FEEL ALL THE BETTER WHETHER IT'S A GIRL OR BOY THAT SHE OR HE WILL GROW UP IN A WORLD FULL OF SO MANY STRONG YOUNG FEMALE LEADERS!".  CHELSEA & HUSBAND MARC MEZVINSKY DID NOT ANNOUNCE WHAT MONTH SHE IS EXPECTING.

IN 2008, CHELSEA CLINTON CAMPAIGNED @ YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA.  THIS WAS DURING THE PA PRIMARY BETWEEN HILLARY/BARACK.  AFTER THE BRIEF STOP SHE SIGNED A CAMPAIGN STICKER AND POSED FOR A PHOTO!  HILLARY IS CONSIDERING A RUN FOR THE 2016 PRESIDENCY!  YOU WOULD THINK SHE WOULD BE A FAVORITE TO RUN IN 2016.

ABOVE IS A PHOTO WITH CHELSEA.  BELOW: A SIGNED CAMPAIGN STICKER INSCRIBED WITH "GO HILLARY CHELSEA CLINTON"!!!

UPCOMING EVENTS SCHEDULE......

APRIL 26:  TOMMY HUNTER & BUD NORRIS( TBA LOCATION)

APRIL 30:  NASCAR NIGHT FEATURING KASEY KAHNE & JAMIE MCMURRAY @ SANTANDER STADIUM  (CANCELLED THIS EVENT, DUE TO RAIN!!!!!!!!)

MAY 2:  TOWSON TIGER & 2014 NFL DRAFT PICK (PROJECTED) TERRANCE WEST ( TBA LOCATION )

MAY 9:  OLYMPIAN CULLEN JONES @ SANTANDER STADIUM

JUNE 1:  LARDARIUS WEBB CELEBRITY SOFTBALL GAME @ M & T BANK STADIUM

JUNE 7: EAGLES FANFEST @ EAGLES ENDZONE: LANCASTER, PA 

JUNE 8:  AKRON RUBBERDUCKS@ HARRISBURG SENATORS: METRO BANK PARK (YORK COUNTY EMPLOYEE DAY)

JUNE 29:  TAMPA BAY RAYS @ BALTIMORE ORIOLES


JULY 3:  WWE HALL OF FAMER SGT. SLAUGHTER @ SANTANDER STADIUM 

JULY 11: NEW YORK YANKEES @ BALTIMORE ORIOLES

AUGUST 4:  OLYMPIAN JENNIE FINCH @ SANTANDER STADIUM

AUGUST 10:  ST. LOUIS CARDINALS @ BALTIMORE ORIOLES: WSBA-AM DAY AT ORIOLE PARK @ CAMDEN YARDS

AUGUST 22:  WWE HALL OF FAMER RAZOR RAMON @ FIRST ENERGY STADIUM

SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.......

WWE HALL OF FAMER JAKE "THE SNAKE" ROBERTS IN YORK, PA

TONIGHT,  2014 WWE H.O.F INDUCTEE  MADE AN APPEARANCE AT A LOCAL INDY WRESTLING SHOW.  AFTER THE SHOW, HE MADE AN APPEARANCE AT TNT PIZZA AND WINGS FOR A MEET AND GREET!  AS A OLD SCHOOL WRESTLING FAN, THIS WAS A GREAT WAY TO ADD TO MY WWE COLLECTION!  JAKE APPEARED TO BE IN "ROUGH SHAPE".  HE SIGNED A CARD AND POSED FOR A PHOTO!  IT IS SAD SEEING A LOT OF THE WWE STARS FROM THE 80'S!  (IF THEY ARE STILL ALIVE)

 ABOVE WWE HALL OF FAMER AND I!!!!

 JAKE'S SIGNED CARD WITH A WRESTLING FIGURE FROM THAT ERA!!!  A NICE SIGNATURE COMPARED TO A LOT OF ATHELTES!!

ORIOLES RYAN FLAHERTY & JOE ORSULAK @ WTTR-AM "BIRDS ARE BACK RALLY" IN WESTMINSTER, MD!!!!!

TODAY, MY DAUGHTERS AND I ATTENDED WTTR-AM  ANNUAL BIRDS ARE BACK RALLY IN WESTMINSTER, MD.  APPROXIMATELY 150 PATRONS TURNED OUT FOR THIS YEAR'S EVENT!  CURRENT ORIOLE INFIELDER RYAN FLAHERTY AND FORMER ORIOLE JOE ORSULAK SIGNED AUTOGRAPHS FOR THE FANS!

 ABOVE IS A SIGNED CARD FROM RYAN, WHEN HE PLAYED @ VANDERBILT!!!

 ABOVE ARE PHOTOS CARDS SIGNED BY RYAN FLAHERTY & JOE ORSULAK!!!

 ABOVE THE DAUGHTERS & I WITH RYAN FLAHERTY!!!1

THE GIRLS WITH RYAN FLAHERTY!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO STEVE BISCIOTTI!!

TODAY, THE OWNER OF THE RAVENS CELEBRATES HIS 54TH BIRTHDAY.  IN 2004, STEVE TOOK OVER FULL OWNERSHIP OF THE RAVENS FROM ART MODELL.  STEVE IS THE 2ND YOUNGEST OWNER IN THE NFL.  (DANIEL SNYDER IS THE YOUNGEST)  HIS OWNERSHIP REIGN HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A SUCCESS.  A MUCH DIFFERENT OWNERSHIP COMPARED TO BOB IRSAY!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED SUPER BOWL XLVII MINI-HELMET BY STEVE BISCIOTTI!!!

THE BOSS HANDING MY MINI HELMET BACK TO ME AFTER SIGNING!!

WRESTLEMANIA XXX SUNDAY!!!!!

TODAY, MARKS THE 3OTH WRESTLEMANIA WHICH IS HELD @ THE SUPERDOME IN NEW ORLEANS, LA.  OVER 75,000 FANS ARE IN ATTENDANCE AND MANY MORE WORLD WIDE!  IT HAS COME A LONG WAY FROM THE 1ST WRESTLEMANIA.  I WATCHED THAT ONE ON CLOSED CIRCUIT TV AT YORK SUBURBAN HIGH SCHOOL GYM.  A STANDING ROOM ONLY CROWD VIEWED WRESTLEMANIA ON THE BIG SCREEN!
WWE HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS WERE HELD YESTERDAY.  LITA (FORMER MARYLAND CHAMPIONSHIP ALUM) WAS INDUCTED!  IN 2003, I MET LITA AT AN INDY SHOW AT A M.C.W. EVENT!  A FRIEND OF MINE WORKED THAT CIRCUIT OVER A DECADE AGO!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED POLAROID WITH LITA!!

GREEN BAY PACKERS RESIGN FB JOHN KUHN!!!!

YESTERDAY, THE GREEN BAY PACKERS RESIGNED FULLBACK JOHN KUHN TO A ONE YEAR DEAL.  THE 1 YEAR DEAL IS WORTH ONE MILLION DOLLARS WITH INCENTIVES.  THE YORK COUNTY PA NATIVE HAS CARVED OUT A NICE CAREER WITH THE PACK.  JOHN HAS 2 SUPER BOWL RINGS ONE WITH THE STEELERS (PRACTICE SQUAD) & THE PACKERS.  JOHN PLAYED HIS COLLEGE BALL AT SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY SETTING ALL TYPES OF RECORDS AS A RED RAIDER!
IN 2009, JOHN MADE AN APPEARANCE @ THE 45TH ANNUAL YORK SPORTS NIGHT!

ABOVE IS JOHN'S AUTOGRAPH ON A PROGRAM PAGE FROM YORK SPORTS NIGHT!