My dad works down in Los Angeles, California, so he occasionally meets well-known actors, actresses, directors, producers, and other notable entities in the business, be it while he’s on the job… or cruising the town. It just so happened that, a few days ago, while my dad was browsing a comic book store, he ran into Patton Oswalt. Naturally, he wasn’t going to pass up an opportunity like this one, so he told him that I was a huge Ratatouille fanatic and… asked him for his autograph. Believe it or not, he gave it to him! My dad said that Mr. Oswalt was very nice about it. I owe my dad and Patton something for this…
So now I have Remy’s autograph… on a newspaper. Heh. It seems as if everyone lives in California. Seems as if more people like comics than I thought, too.
Edit: Here’s the autograph (below). Normally, I don’t like to post up pictures of peoples’ signatures, but I’ll make an exception this time around.
I find it interesting that he underlines his name, as I do the same thing whenever I sign my drawings. Heh.
Ha! You know, I don’t think that ever crossed my mind! It just… formulated out of thin air when I was trying to think of a title and I wondered, “Where did that come from?” Now that you mentioned it, though, it probably did come about due to the fact that I’ve been watching at least one Up clip every day…
All right. I posted up a picture of the autograph.
lizardgirl - Yep, it was very nice of him, indeed. I think that more celebrities should travel rather than stay put in California, though, that way you guys would have a better chance of meeting them.
Wow, too cool, Mitch. Patton Oswalt is hilarious, and apparently a fan of comics. I always wonder what it’s like when they just go to simple places like the comic shop.
The Star Swordsman - Thanks! And, nope, this is definitely not an April Fool’s joke.
mo - Thank you!
Don’t worry. You’re bound to meet someone eventually.
DocKenobi - I know, man. It’s awesome.
Patton Oswalt can be quite hilarious. I always thought his humor was pretty darn crude, but it is funny. I listened to a few stand-up acts of his on YouTube when I was feeling down in the dumps once, and I almost wet my pants laughing…
Yeah, it must be a bit surreal to see them out in public, albeit cool. My dad used to see Mark Hamill all the time in this one particular comic book store, I think. Heh.
AW, MAN! Mark Hamill? That would be so awesome to meet him. I’d probably ask him to do his joker voice, after I regained concisousness.I’ve heard he’s a big comic fan. I think he wrote one.
Edited. There is no need to quote the entire post. – Mitch
DocKenobi - I know! I was so jealous when my dad told me that he met him several times. You’re right: Supposedly, he’s just as big of a geek as the rest of us when it comes to comics.
Ha! He wrote his own comic? I think I may have heard my dad mention that at one time. That’s great. (snigger)
I remember from reading a book about handwriting and signatures that if someone tends to underline their signature, they tend to be morally strong and forthright and very down to earth.
That might be utter rubbish, but it’s still pretty interesting.
Thanks for posting up the signature! Are you going to frame it or put it somewhere special?
lizardgirl - Really? That’s interesting. I don’t know if I’d call myself any of those things, but maybe they fit Mr. Oswalt to a tee…?
No problem! And, nah, I’m just going to keep it in my cupboard. I’m funny when it comes to autographs – I simply store them in my drawers or something. as though I consider them to be more like friends than celebrities that must be framed and hung up on a wall. I’m weird. (snigger)
That’s awwwesome, Mitch! And I love how it’s so impromptu… getting the day’s edition of the newspaper signed by who you’re a fan of is not something you get to receive every day
That’s really cool! I liked Patton Oswalt as Spencer on King of Queens long before I saw him as Remy (plus he was really funny on Lewis Black’s the Root of all Evil).
And Mark Hamill? I wrote to him and got his sig, but I too would be like, do the Joker for me!!! At least giggle like a maniac!
Should come up with a cooler ‘John Hancock’.