THE 5TH ANNUAL BALTIMORE FOOTBALL FESTIVAL TACKLES THE MARYLAND ZOO IN BALTIMORE,MD!

TODAY,  I ATTENDED THE 5TH ANNUAL BALTIMORE FOOTBALL FESTIVAL @ THE MARYLAND ZOO IN BALTIMORE, MD!  THIS YEAR WAS THE 1ST YEAR THE EVENT WAS HELD AT THE ZOO.  PRIOR FESTIVALS WERE HELD IN WESTMINSTER AND OWINGS MILLS MARYLAND! THE GUEST LIST OF BALTIMORE RAVENS: MARSHALL YANDA, ALEX LEWIS (NO SHOWED THE FESTIVAL), BALTIMORE COLT HALL OF FAMER LENNY MOORE, RYAN JENSEN, KAMALEI CORREA, CHRIS MOORE, KEENAN REYNOLDS, AND WILL DAVIS!  THE ABOVE MENTIONED TALENT WERE ALL FREE SIGNERS!  YOU COULD PAY TO SEE TERRELL SUGGS FOR $99 ALONG WITH A PHOTO OP WITH RONNIE STANLEY!  I PASSED ON THAT SESSION!  SEVERAL 100 FANS TURNED OUT ON A HOT, HUMID DAY FOR THE FESTIVAL AT THE ZOO!!

ABOVE IS A UNSIGNED PHOTO FROM OG/OT  ALEX LEWIS.  HE WAS THE ONLY PLAYER TO NO SHOW THE FESTIVAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 ABOVE ARE SIGNED 8X10 PHOTOS FROM THE FOLLOWING RAVENS:
MARSHAL YANDA ( I HAD HIM INSCRIBE SUPER BOWL 47 CHAMPS)
WILL DAVIS

ABOVE IS A 2016 ROOKIE LEAD DRAFT CARD SIGNED BY KENNAN REYNOLDS!  THE FORMER NAVY MIDSHIPMAN IS TRYING TO MAKE THE TEAM AS SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER!  HE WAS SELECTED IN THE 7TH ROUND BY THE RAVENS!

ABOVE IS MY RAVENS FANS ONLY SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING ATTENDEES AT THIS YEAR'S EVENT!  I HAD ALL THE AUTOGRAPHS IN SILVER SHARPIE, SO THEY COULD STICK OUT!
CHRIS MOORE
WILL DAVIS
LENNY MOORE (INSCRIBED HOF 75)
KEENAN REYNOLDS
RYAN JENSEN
KAMALEI CORREA
MARSHAL YANDA

ABOVE IS A SELFIE WITH FORMER NAVY MIDSHIPMAN  AND CURRENT RAVEN KEENAN REYNOLDS!

ABOVE IS A SELFIE WITH DB WILL DAVIS !

A SIGNING STATION WITH RAVENS ROOKIES: CHRIS MOORE AND KAMALEI CORREA!  I MET BOTH OF THESE PLAYERS EARLIER IN THE SUMMER AND HAD PICTURES TAKEN WITH BOTH!  NO NEED TO DOUBLE UP ON A PHOTO/SELFIE!

A SELFIE WITH PRO BOWL G & FUTURE HALL OF FAMER, MARSHAL YANDA!  A MEMBER OF THE SUPER BOWL 47 RAVENS TEAM!  THE ONLY PLAYER TO STAY AFTER AND GET A BITE TO EAT/DRINK AT THE FESTIVAL!  ALL THE OTHER PLAYERS ROLLED OUT AFTER THEIR SIGNING SESSION!

A SELFIE WITH OG RYAN JENSEN!

BALTIMORE COLT LEGEND & HALL OF FAMER LENNY MOORE!  ALWAYS AN ATTENDEE AT THE FESTIVAL!  BTW, A PENN STATE ALUM!

ABOVE IS A SIGN ADVERTISING THE EVENT AT THE MARYLAND ZOO IN DOWTOWN BALTIMORE!  A HOT DAY AT THE ZOO WITH LITTLE AIR MOVEMENT!

FORMER DALLAS COWBOY GREAT SAFETY BILL BATES HITS HIS WAY INTO CORKY'S PUB IN YORK,PA!

TONIGHT, I ATTENDED A MEET AND GREET WITH FORMER DALLAS COWBOY GREAT BILL BATES.  HE WAS IN TOWN FOR THE DALLAS COWBOY FAN CLUB OF YORK, PAAND THE YORK(PA) HABITAT FOR HUMANITY!  HE WAS SCHEDULED FOR A GOLF TOURNAMENT TOMORROW IN YORK, PA!  BILL PLAYED 15 SEASONS FOR THE COWBOYS WINNING 3 SUPER BOWLS IN THE 1990'S!   COWBOY H.O.F. COACH TOM LANDRY SAID, "IF WE HAD 11 PLAYERS ON THE FIELD WHO PLAYED AS HARD AS BILL BATES DID AND DOES THEIR HOMEWORK LIKE HE DOES, WE'D BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BEAT”!  I THINK FORMER H.O.F OAKLAND RAIDER COACH JOHN MADDEN SAID IT BEST, "EVERY GAME STARTS WITH A KICK. WITH BILL BATES ON THE FIELD, EVERY GAME BEGINS WITH A BANG!"  SPECIAL KUDOS GO OUT TO A COLLEAGUE WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE FAN CLUB AND ALLOWED ME ACCESS TO THE MEET/GREET!  BELOW IS WHAT I SECURED!

ABOVE ARE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS SIGNED BY BILL BATES:
A 1987 TOPPS FOOTBALL CARD INSCRIBED WITH SUPER BOWL CHAMPS 92,93,95
A BUSINESS CARD SIGNED BY BILL BATES WITH HIS NUMBER 40!!

ABOVE IS A PHOTO WITH FORMER DALLAS COWBOY SAFETY BILL BATES AND I!  HE WAS A STEADY HITTER FOR THE COWBOYS AND COLLECTED 3 SUPER BOWL RINGS FOR AMERICA'S TEAM!

A PHOTO SHOT OF BILL'S 1995 SUPER BOWL RING FROM THE COWBOYS!  A NICE HUGE RING!

FORMER 2ND LADY OF THE UNITED STATES LYNNE CHENEY AND HER MEMOIR!

IN KEEPING WITH THE POLITICAL THEME, READERS OF MY BLOG INQUIRED ABOUT SIGNED POLITICAL BOOKS.  I FIGURED AS PART OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN THE UNITED STATES, I WILL PROFILE VARIOUS SIGNED BOOKS FROM U.S. POLITICIANS AND THEIR WIVES!  THESE THREADS WILL LEAD UP TO THE GENERAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 8TH IN THE U.S.A.  IN 2007, I ATTENDED A BOOK SIGNING WITH 2ND LADY OF THE UNITED STATES, LYNNE CHENEY!  THE SIGNING WAS HELD AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS IN DOWNTOWN WASHINGTON, DC!  I HAD MRS. CHENEY SIGN A 1ST EDITION COPY OF HER MEMOIR, BLUE SKIES NO FENCES!  THE BOOK DETAILED LYNNE'S CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY!

ABOVE IS A PHOTO WITH 2ND LADY OF THE U.S., LYNNE CHENEY!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED 1ST EDITION COPY OF BLUE SKIES, NO FENCES!!

THE COVER OF A SIGNED 1ST EDITION COPY OF BLUE SKIES, NO FENCES!

2016 GOP VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE GOV. MIKE PENCE STUMPS @ THE LANCASTER HOST RESORT IN LANCASTER, PA!!

THIS PAST WEEK, GOP VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE MIKE PENCE STOPPED IN LANCASTER COUNTY TO CAMPAIGN!  A CROWD OF APPROXIMATELY 500 ATTENDED A TOWNHALL MEETING WITH GOV. PENCE!  HE SPOKE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND WORKED THE "ROPE LINE" FOR A FEW MINUTES!  I WAS ABLE TO SECURE AN AUTOGRAPH AND A BLURRY SELFIE WITH GOVERNOR PENCE!  I AM SURE WITH PENNSYLVANIA BEING A "BATTLEGROUND" STATE THE CANDIDATES AND SURROGATES WILL BE TOURING THE STATE!  THIS WILL BE AWESOME CONSIDERING I AM A BIG "POLITICO"!  STAY TUNED FOR MORE POLITICAL RALLIES THIS UPCOMING ELECTION SEASON!

 ABOVE IS A CAMPAIGN SIGN SIGNED BY VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE, MIKE PENCE!  I WAS RIGHT UP ALONG THE "ROPE LINE" AND MADE IT HAPPEN!

ABOVE IS A BLURRY SELFIE WITH GOV. PENCE!

TRYING TO GET THE SHOT!  MIXED RESULTS WITH THE PHOTO TAKING ON THIS ASSIGNMENT!

GOV. PENCE COMING TO THE "ROPE LINE" TO TALK WITH A CHILD WHO HAS A SICK FATHER!  A TRULY EMOTIONAL MOMENT IN HIS SPEECH!  HE LEFT THE PODIUM TO COME DOWN AND CONSOLE THE CHILD!

ABOVE IS A PRE RALLY SHOT!  1ST ROW FOR THE TOWNHALL MEETING FEATURING 2016 GOP VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE:  GOV. MIKE PENCE!!!

THE LINE OUTSIDE THE LANCASTER HOST RESORT IN LANCASTER, PA!  I WAS PROBABLY WITHIN THE 1ST 75 IN LINE!  A CROWD OF 500 PATRONS ATTENDED THE RALLY FEATURING GOV. MIKE PENCE!

OUTSIDE THE LANCASTER HOST RESORT IN LANCASTER, PA!

VARIOUS TELEVISION STATIONS ATTENDED THE RALLY!  WGAL-TV, WHP-TV, WHTM-TV, PCN TV, AND NBC 10 IN PHILADELPHIA, PA WERE IN ATTENDANCE ALONG WITH VARIOUS PRINT MEDIA!

BALTIMORE RAVENS LED BY HEAD COACH JOHN HARBAUGH START THE 2016 PRESEASON IN BALTIMORE,MD!

TONIGHT, THE BALTIMORE RAVENS HOST THE CAROLINA PANTHERS IN THE OPENING OF THE 2016 NFL PRESEASON!  COACH JOHN HARBAUGH STARTS HIS 9TH SEASON IN CHARM CITY!  HIS OVERALL RECORD INCLUDING THE PLAYOFFS IS 87-54!  THE COACH ALSO HAS A SUPER BOWL RING IN HIS COLLECTION WITH A WIN IN SUPER BOWL 47!

ABOVE IS A PHOTO WITH COACH HARBAUGH FROM THE FINDING YOUR PATH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE EARLIER THIS YEAR!

ABOVE IS AN AUTOGRAPH PROGRAM FROM COACH & THE LECTURE SERIES!

WORLD RENOWNED ARTIST JEFF KOONS & YORK COUNTY PA NATIVE HAS A BOBBLEHEAD SET FOR RELEASE AT THE YORK REVOLUTION!

THIS FRIDAY, THE YORK REVOLUTION BASEBALL TEAM WILL HOST ANOTHER BOBBLEHEAD GIVEAWAY!  YORK, PA'S OWN JEFF KOONS WILL BE THE BOBBLEHEAD GIVEN AWAY TO THE 1ST 1,500 FANS THROUGH THE TURNSTILES! MY INTEL INFORMS ME THAT JEFF WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE AND THROW OUT THE 1ST PITCH!  JEFF IS KNOWN FOR HIS ART  AS PUPPY AND BALLOON DOG ARE SOME OF HIS BIGGEST WORK!  IN 2012, I MET JEFF AT A CITY OF UNION ADDRESS IN YORK, PA!  ALSO IN ATTENDANCE WERE MEMBERS OF THE ROCK BAND & YORK NATIVES: LIVE!  THE PATRONS WERE MORE INTERESTED IN MEETING JEFF AND HAVING THEIR PICTURE TAKEN WITH HIM AT THE OLD CENTRAL MARKET IN DOWNTOWN YORK,PA!

ABOVE IS A PHOTO WITH JEFF KOONS AND I!

ABOVE IS A PHOTO OF THE JEFF KOONS BOBBLEHEAD!  THIS WILL BE GIVEN AWAY THIS FRIDAY TO THE 1ST 1,500 FANS THROUGH THE TURNSTILES!!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED PROGRAM FROM THE 2012 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS IN YORK,PA!  JEFF USED HIS ARTISTIC TOUCH AND INSCRIBED MY NAME AND DATE FROM THE EVENT!

THE 2016 SUMMER OLYMPICS HAVE STARTED IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL!!

THE SUMMER GAMES BEGAN WITH THE OPENING CEREMONIES THIS PAST FRIDAY!  I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO DISPLAY SOME AUTOGRAPHS OF PAST OLYMPIANS!  I HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED THE SUMMER OLYMPICS AND THIS YEAR IS NO EXCEPTION!  THE DEDICATION, SKILL, AND MOTIVATION NEEDED TO COMPETE IN THESE GAMES ARE INCREDIBLE!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED CARD FROM OLGA KORBUT!  SHE IS A 4X OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL WINNER AND PARTICIPATED IN THE 1972 AND 1976 OLYMPICS!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED PHOTO CARD BY NADIA COMANECI!   SHE WON 5 GOLD MEDALS BETWEEN THE 1976 AND 1980 SUMMER OLYMPICS!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED PHOTO CARD FROM JANET EVANS!  JANET SWAM IN 3 OLYMPICS IN 1988, 1992, AND 1996!  SHE IS A 4X GOLD MEDAL WINNER IN SWIMMING!

1996 WWE HOF'er PAT PATTERSON RELEASES HIS MEMOIR, "ACCEPTED"!!

TODAY,  I RECEIVED AN AUTOGRAPHED ADVANCED COPY OF WWE HOFer PAT PATTERSON'S MEMOIR, ACCEPTED!  PAT IS HAVING ONLY 1 SIGNING IN HIS HOMETOWN OF MONTREAL, CANADA NEXT WEEK!  PAT WAS THE 1ST WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION AND WAS INDUCTED INTO THE WWE HALL OF FAME IN 1996!  HE WAS INVOLVED WITH THE BEHIND THE SCENE OPERATIONS OF THE WWE WITH VINCE MCMAHON!  I WATCHED PAT WRESTLE IN HARRISBURG AND YORK PA IN THE EARLY 1980'S! HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE I CAN MEET PAT AND GET A PICTURE WITH HIM.  BELOW ARE PICTURES OF HIS MEMOIR!

ABOVE IS THE TITLE PAGE OF PAT'S MEMOIR SIGNED 1ST EDITION!

THE COVER JACKET FOR PAT'S MEMOIR!  THE BOOK IS SET TO BE RELEASED NEXT WEEK WITH A BOOK SIGNING IN MONTREAL, CANADA!