My sister-in-law used to give Jimmy Stewart his B-12 shot at his doctor's office in Beverly Hills back in the early 80s. She said it was tough going to find an ounce of fat on his derriere. . . Channing
On Feb 21, 2012, at 5:29 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: > We were leaving the Oscars one night and our limo almost ran over Jimmie > Stewart crossing the street. He was like a life-sized stick figure. > > Regards > > DBT > Profile > > From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 7:53 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOPO] paying for autographs > > At a Fourth of July celebration in 1985 (I believe that was the year) in > Palos Verdes, CA, Jimmy Stewart and Frank Capra were scheduled to appear. At > the time, I already had a Rear Window insert...and went up to Hollywood and > bought a You Can't Take It With You lobby card for the occasion, hoping to > have both Stewart and Capra sign it. Unfortunately, Mr. Capra's wife was > sick and he couldn't be there...so I ended up having Jimmy Stewart sign both > pieces (I still have the Rear Window insert). What I remember most about > Jimmy Stewart was how incredibly tall (and old) he seemed. I was quite > nervous, fumbling around with the special pen I'd brought with me, dropping > it a couple of times. He merely signed his name in the poster's background. > Hey, I really don't care if his autograph affects to value of the insert one > way or the other. > The fact is...I actually met Jimmy Stewart and talked with him for a minute > or two. I suppose his autograph > is proof of what happened on that Fourth of July, but the thrill of meeting > him means more to me than whatever value the poster might have. It's the > only poster I've ever had autographed. But this was Jimmy Stewart! Truly a > memorable moment....didn't cost me anything except a bad case of nerves... > Rick > > In a message dated 2/21/2012 4:28:15 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > imagine anything signed by Chandler would be very desirable, (Rich > > would know better, is that a holy grail?). > > > drool....... > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
