in person
As a in person autograph collector most of my encounters are of the planned variety. In the early 90s I had planned a trip to Arizona to try for autographs of some of the local teams. The best autograph of the trip turned out to be a chance encounter while we were returning our rental car. I got out of the car and there standing a foot away is Willie Mays! I reached in my bag pulled out a baseball and Mr. Mays was gracious enough to sign the ball for me.
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