Meeting the Rain Man

We had just met Tom Cruise on Friday so I was intrigued when Dustin Hoffman was scheduled to give a speech this evening here in Los Angeles. Hoffman is hit or miss, sometimes signing and sometimes not. He usually only signs one each on the occasions that he does sign but in a crowd it is possible to obtain multiple autographs. A lady asked us if we were Dustin fans and then offered for us to go ahead and go into the speech, as there were empty seats in the back of the small auditorium. Dustin was on stage and as he finished signed two or three autographs at the edge of the stage. He was about to sign my item but stopped and was quickly rushed off stage.
This venue was a little tricky as there are multiple exits and we were unsure which Hoffman would use to make his exit. Rounding the building and checking several possible exits, I spotted Hoffman signing autographs for a few collectors as I rounded the corner of the building. I ran up and held out my copy of "The Graduate" DVD. Dustin signed it with the black Sharpie that he had in his hand and then autographed another fan's item. Hoffman's people were saying "last one" and attempting to rush him to his awaiting car but I had the actual DVD for "The Graduate" and he signed it with a signature not as nice as the other one I had just received. Nonetheless, it was awesome to obtain two autographs from this acting legend!