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He must have hated my letter...

Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 6:35 am
by usernamegoeshere
Do you ever feel like this? Especially when it's an actor/musician/etc. you like and it seems like everyone else is getting a reply? You keep trying and still no luck... do you begin to think they didn't like your letter or something?

It's happened to me. There is this one actor I really liked. I've wrote to him four different times in the course of six years. It sounds extreme, I know, but when there's a celebrity I really like, I will keep writing until I get a response. Because if you don't try, there will always be that one address you regret not trying or writing to, right? First time (circa 2010) it was an agency address I found. A year passed and no response. Okay. About three years later I tried his management and (new) talent agency. Nothing there either (which is weird since people seemed to be getting replies). Later (2014) I tried a home address. Since I read of a few people on another autograph collecting websit getting successes there, I thought I'd try writing there in hopes of better luck. Nothing. Last but not least I tried Facebook. He was on there so I thought "why not? I've tried other addresses. Maybe this one is the charm." I sent him a message saying that I was a fan, asked if he was still in the acting business (and what he was doing now). I also asked "is there a fanmail address people can send fanmail to? I've tried a few addresses in the past with no response." He read the message... and refused to reply.

I don't get it. I was sincere in my letters, and I never meant to come off as stalkerish, prying or offensive. I was just a fan who wanted an autograph and was thinking "MAYBE if I send to this address, I'll get one!" It just kind of makes me frustrated that others who write to him get a response and yet I got nothing. I can't help but wondering if it was something I said (or didn't say)? If he thinks I'm a creepy stalker... well, sorry. I'm was simply a fan who wanted to let him know I enjoyed his films and (hopefully finally) get an autograph (and that I knew he actually read my letter). Oh well. :(

Has this happened to you? Has there been that one celebrity you wanted an autograph of, but never had any luck?

Re: He must have hated my letter...

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 9:34 pm
by BossC
I understand how this makes you feel.

4 times in 6 years is no problem! I've written some people at least once a year (or more if its a vv address)! Sometimes people are away and your letter gets lost. I also wonder about letters lost in the mail-on it's way to the star or coming back to me.

I don't really have any advise but to make sure you send a photo and SASE. Some people responds in spurts:a little here and there but do not respond to every letter.

As for my experiences: I'm waiting on a response from David Tennant, I've written him twice and others have gotten responses who send the same time I did! But not me. :(

This hobby is hard: it's hit and miss all the time and waiting lots and lots.

BossC

Re: He must have hated my letter...

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 5:14 pm
by GorgoOriginal
my autograph hobby is a whole failure, i sent 2x request to Bernard Cribbins - 1 year ago and 2 months ago, no reply, today posted successes form others that took just 11 days,
David Tennant wait time 8 months (still no reply)
2x Karen Gillan, same dates of send as Bernard Cribbins (no reply)
Georgia Moffett - wait time 14 months (no reply), today 2 successes posted and it took about 6 days
Peter Davison - wait time 7 months (no reply), today success short time wait
Ian McKellen wait time 4 months (no reply) today success not a month long, but since my request about 15 shorter time successes

i think they all hated my country or me.

Re: He must have hated my letter...

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 10:21 pm
by BossC
GorgoOriginal wrote:my autograph hobby is a whole failure, i sent 2x request to Bernard Cribbins - 1 year ago and 2 months ago, no reply, today posted successes form others that took just 11 days,
David Tennant wait time 8 months (still no reply)
2x Karen Gillan, same dates of send as Bernard Cribbins (no reply)
Georgia Moffett - wait time 14 months (no reply), today 2 successes posted and it took about 6 days
Peter Davison - wait time 7 months (no reply), today success short time wait
Ian McKellen wait time 4 months (no reply) today success not a month long, but since my request about 15 shorter time successes

i think they all hated my country or me.

So sorry! That is frustrating! Ian sometimes takes a while but he is terrific with fanmail. Don't give up!

BossC