Thursday, September 11, 2008
Who: 2nd Baseman Tommy Helms
Team: Cincinnati Reds
Card: 1970 Topps
Acquired: 2007 Redsfest
Comments: Redsfest is a great event to get autographs. The entry fee is pretty small and tons of players from minor leaguers to Reds Hall of Famers gladly sign. Tommy Helms seems to be there every year and is a great signer. The thing that stuck about this auto is actually what happened with the kid in front of me in line. He was probably 10 or 11 years old and talking on his mobile phone while Mr. Helms signed a PILE of baseballs for him. Totally ridiculous. Helms actually looked back at me at one point as if to say "how rude is this kid?". I couldn't believe someone would act like that, kid or not. Helms signed all the stuff the kid had and let him go without saying anything. The kid was still on the phone as he walked away. Helms was more than cordial with me and more than happy to sign for a grateful fan.
Labels: 1970, Helms, In Person, Reds, Redsfest, Redsfest 2007, Topps
2 Comments
I can't believe the nerve of that kid, but on the other hand the younger generation have not been taught how to be polite and believe everything is owed to them.
However, I've been extremely polite to people that were signing and they could have cared one way or the other if you were talking to them or not and seemed to pretent you weren't there (Carrie Fisher and Don McLean, for example).
Congrats on the Helms card. I need to send him a card one of these days for my Astros collection.
I don't think I've had anyone that has been rude or even indifferent when getting an autograph in-person. Most everyone has been gracious and very nice - probably experience you've had as well.
:)
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