Word: autographs
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...some fans even bowing down and kissing the preacher's hand, whispering a name to be remembered in his prayers. And always there are scores of squealing teenage girls hovering on the sidelines, a few of the braver ones occasionally darting forward to get the great man's autograph, then retreating in a flurry of giggles and a swirl of head scarves...
...Owens was not fined for flagrant memorabilia creation. Instead, in a move akin to nabbing Al Capone for tax evasion, Owens was fined $5,000 for having his jersey untucked, an "equipment violation." Owens blamed the problem on opposing players tugging at his jersey. Maybe they just wanted an autograph...
...special treat, she added her autograph to all of the students’ pledges and let students try on her tiara...
...best when at our boldest." His basic message: I will do what I think best. Illogically, it brought the house down. Which was nothing compared to the tumult Clinton sparked. His rock-star magnetism lives: everywhere he went, delegates mobbed him to get a handshake or an autograph, and just like old times, he charmed the locals on a late-night run to McDonald's. After warmup music that included (to sniggers from the audience) Kiss Me and Uptown Girl, his speech was a TelePrompter-free tour de force that gave crucial support to Blair on his other exposed flank...
...Leavy is less interested in the ballplayer than in the man and in how the world reacts to him. His closest friends on the Dodgers were usually the subs at the end of the bench. When a former player approaches Koufax for an autograph, she writes, he blanches because a "peer [has] become an acolyte." As one of the very greatest of living ballplayers, still venerated by fans--especially Jewish fans, who embraced him with a fervor bordering on idolatry--Koufax could build a very profitable life out of his fame, yet he appears at maybe one autograph show...