Bob Saget

ANOTHER reply today?! Happy Friday to me! I received my photos back signed super-fast from Danny Tanner himself, the one and only Bob Saget! Full House was one of my all-time favorite shows growing up (heck, who am I kidding, it still is), and Danny was my favorite character. Anyone remember the episode where he was supposed to stall DJ while Jesse and Joey prepped her birthday surprise? Well, leave it to Danny to deliver the laughs...he broke out the guitar and it was hilarious. "Beep, beep! Beep, beep! The horn went beep, beep, beep!" He did it, like, five different times ("Just the girls!" or "DJ and Kimmy!") and I'm laughing just thinking about it.

Anyways, I was privileged enough to see Bob's comedy routine LIVE at SIU-Edwardsville last April and, although a tad ronchy (whaddaya expect?!), it was great to see him in person. My good friend, Emma, and I were going to wait to see if we could meet him afterwards, but I had a job interview early the following morning and had an hour-long drive ahead of me. I got the job, though -- it's amazing! -- and now I've got the autograph. :) "And now, it's ONE vs. ONE HUNDRED!" By the way, when did that Carrie Ann Inaba chick start hosting that show?! She sucks. Unless she's playing Fook Yu in "Austin Powers"...then she's tolerable. But that's neither here nor there...

Cynthia Nixon

Although her new Broadway show Wit doesn't officially open until tonight, Cynthia Nixon has been amazing at replying to fanmail sent during previews, and today I received my photos back signed and dedicated from my favorite Sex and the City leading lady, the one and only Miranda Hobbes! I received Cynthia's autograph while she was filming Sex and the City 2 in 2009, but there are so many beautiful promotional shots of these ladies from SATC that I couldn't help but send two of my favorite images to be signed once more.

Miranda's quick wit (no pun intended on her Broadway show of the same name) and her sense of humor, combined with her strong work ethic, are what made me instantly connect with her the first time I saw Sex and the City.  But I've loved watching her transition into motherhood with Steve and Brady (and Magda!), and I thought she was much more caring and personable (relatable, perhaps?) in the second film than ever before. I only wish a third installment was in the very, very near future, but alas, I think we may be in for a bit of a wait...

T.R. Knight & Jerry O'Connell

2012 is starting off on the right foot! Today I received two great replies after the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday...one from T.R. Knight (of Grey's Anatomy fame), and the other from Jerry O'Connell (of Stand By Me fame). 

T.R. is known for his performance as George O'Malley during the first five seasons of ABC's Grey's Anatomy, one of my all-time favorite television shows, so I was thrilled to hear back from him after sending my request when he was on Broadway back in -- wait for it -- 2010! This is, without a doubt, one of my longest waits for a response, but I am still shocked that I even heard back from him. I thought my request had disappeared for good! I had asked for a signed playbill from his Broadway show, and now, almost two years later, I have that playbill! How awesome is that?!

Jerry is currently appearing in Broadway's Seminar with the incredibly talented Alan Rickman, and I was, once again, quite pleased to have received my photos back signed (but not personalized as requested, sadly). I sent my request to Jerry back in November 2011, which had me worried because most Broadway replies only take a couple weeks rather than a couple months. And correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't he sign in an odd area on the photo with him and Jim Belushi? Right on the Las Vegas sign in the corner...I mean, really?