Pamela Anderson and Snoop Dogg Give It Up For Collectors

Renowned as an international sex symbol, Pamela Anderson appeared on the Tonight Show (3/24/10) and on the way out, stopped to sign for collectors. The amassed group went crazy, pushing and fighting for a precious Pamela autograph. We were fortunate enough to secure Pam's signature on a shot of her as C.J. Parker from "Baywatch". Anderson's autograph is little more than a capital "P" these days but nonetheless, it was a score and a great addition to the collection. One thing's for sure with Pam, wherever she goes it is sure to draw attention and typically results in chaos from clamoring collectors.

A few minutes later, musical guest Snoop Dogg rolled by in a rather average-looking car, not the expected limousine or SUV. Also surprising was that he was driving himself, without security or an entourage in tow. Snoop rolled the passenger side window a bit, taking items one at a time and placing his autograph on them. We knew that Snoop is a great signer and were pleased with adding 7 signed photographs to the collection. Now that's truly racking out with the biggest pimp of them all, the Snoop Dogg!

Jay Leno has been leaving from a different exit lately but we tracked him down to an alternative side exit. My sister was first to spy Leno approaching us from a distance in one of his vintage automobiles. With his window rolled down, my sister called out, "Can you please sign?" Jay replied, "Sure" so we ran up to his window where he signed a photo for each of us. Jay took off down the road, waving to those who gestured to him while tooted the horn on his car. Leno seems to enjoy his fans and seems really comfortable with the attention.

Next, it was off to Hollywood for a taping of a television show that evening. Gerard Butler and Gabrielle Union were the scheduled guests and Union was already in the studio by the time we arrived. At least twenty people were already lined up, waiting for autographs so we were unsure how successful our hunt would be. Celebrities are much more willing to come over and sign autographs for a manageable, smaller-sized crowd than a large group as tonight's. Even more collectors and fans arrived after us, lining up behind us. Butler waved to us when he arrived when we called over to us but he went inside the building as well. We were still holding out hope that Butler would oblige us after his taping. Almost two hours later, sure enough, Butler made his way over to the assembled crowd that was now numbering close to 50+ people, grabbing a blue sharpie and got to work. Taking his time with each person, signing one signature per person and posing for photographs when asked, Butler quickly worked through the line. We were grateful to each get a still from "The Bounty Hunter" autographed with a large, bold signature in blue sharpie. Sometimes Butler signs a little more than a giant "GB" but these autographs were large with a couple of loops following the "G" in Gerard and his last name somewhat spelled out - maybe not every letter but more than you would expect. After finishing up with his fans, Butler went back down to the studio entrance and spent several minutes in the alley engaged in conversation with some friends. We called over to Gabrielle Union as she exited but she did not make her way over to us, instead signing for some collectors assembled at the other end of the alley. One collector mentioned that Union autographed four photographs for him.