TTM Success - Racecar Driver Lyn St. James

Lyn St. James is a retired racecar driver who began her racing career in 1973. She was most notable in the IndyCar series and is one of 9 women to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 and the first of two who have been named the Indy 500 Rookie of the Year. She also competed twice in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France, the longest motor endurance race in the world.

She sent me a 5x7 Photo in my SASE in 19 days.

Lyn St. James
PO Box 10357
Phoenix, AZ 85064
USA

TTM Success - Former NSA and CIA Director General Michael Hayden

General Michael Hayden is a retired US Air Force 4-Star General who served as Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) from 1999 to 2005 and as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 2006 to 2009. He now serves as a professor at George Mason University, as co-chair of the Bipartisan Policy Centre's Electric Grid Cyber Security Initiative, and as a national security analyst for CNN.

He sent me a signed business card he had left over from his time at the CIA in 28 days.

mhayden4@gmu.edu

TTM Success - Actress Linda Thorson

Linda Thorson is an actress best known for portraying Tara King in the last season of the TV series The Avengers from 1968 to 1969. She also had prominent roles in the soap operas One Life to Live and Emmerdale as well as the Canadian TV series Emily of New Moon. 

She sent me a signed 8x10 photo in 13 days.

pnoble@ncatalent.com

TTM Success - Former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Rumsfeld is a retired US political figure who served as a 3-term Congressman from Ilinois from 1963-1969 and as White House Chief of Staff from 1974-1975. His most prominent role was as the United States Secretary of Defense under President Gerald Ford from 1975-1979 and again under President George W. Bush from 2001-2006. As Defense Secretary under President Bush he oversaw the response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

He sent me a signed photo in 10 days.

Donald Rumsfeld
c/o Rumsfeld Foundation
1030 15th St. NW
B1, #366
Washington, DC 20005
USA

TTM Success - Actor Gary Sinise

Gary Sinise is an Emmy and Golden Globe winning and Oscar nominated actor who is known for movie roles such as George Milton in Of Mice and Men, Lieutenant Dan in Forrest Gump, and Ken Mattingly in Apollo 13. He also starred as Detective Mac Taylor in the TV series CSI: NY and currently portrays Jack Garrett in the series Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.

He sent me a signed photo in 17 days.

Gary Sinise
C/O The Gary Sinise Foundation
PO Box 50008
Studio City, CA 91614-5001

TTM Success - Businessman, Philanthropist, and Media Mogul Ted Turner

Ted Turner is a US businessman who is best known as the founder of CNN, the first 24 hour cable news channel as well as the media and television companies TBS and Turner Classic Movies. As a philanthropist he has focused on environmental issues as well as the United Nations, gifting the UN with a $1 Billion donation to create the UN Foundation, of which he currently serves as Chairman of the Board. In 1991, Time Magazine named him their 'Man of the Year'.

He sent me a signed photo in 19 days.

Ted Turner
C/O Turner Enterprises
133 Luckie St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
USA

In Person Success - The Juno Awards

The Juno Awards were held in Ottawa Over the first weekend of April which brought many celebrated Canadian musicians to the city. It was a busy weekend and I was able to obtain autographs from almost everyone I'd set out for.

Simon Ward; lead singer of the Strumbellas:

Pop singer Tyler Shaw:

Folk Singer Buffy Sainte-Marie:

Blue Rodeo frontman Jim Cuddy:

Rapper Jazz Cartier:

EDM duo Bob Moses:

Indie singer Feist:

Pop singer Sarah McLachlan:

EDM group A Tribe Called Red:

Pop singer Ruth B:

 Rock singer Sam Roberts:

Indie Singer Coleman Hell:

Pop singer Chantal Kreviazuk:

Rock singer Bryan Adams:

Actor and Comedian Russell Peters:

TTM Success - Survivorman Host Les Stroud

Les Stroud is a wilderness guide and survival expert and TV host who is the host of the TV show Survivorman which features him travelling to remote areas where he brings with him little or no food, water, or equipment.

He sent me a signed photo in just 8 days.

inquiries@lesstroudonline.com

TTM Success - Former Presidential Advisor Rocco Siciliano

Rocco Siciliano is a lawyer who served as Special Assistant to US President Dwight Eisenhower where he advised and assisted him on matters relating to employment and civil rights. He organized and took part in some of the early meetings between President Eisenhower and civil rights leaders including Martin Luther King Jr. He is also the former head of the Eisenhower Institute and has been one of the most active individuals involved in the creation of a Dwight Eisenhower Memorial in Washington DC.

He signed the photo I sent him on the back and returned it in my SASE in 138 days.

Rocco Siciliano
612 North Rodeo Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
USA

TTM Success - Civil Rights Icon and US Congressman John Lewis

John Lewis was a civil rights leader who served as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. He played a significant role in the Civil Rights Movement as one of the original Freedom Riders of 1960 and was a key organizer, and is the last living speaker, of the 1963 March on Washington. He was also one of the leaders of the Selma to Montgomery Marches where he was savagely beaten and had his skull fractured during the day that would become known as 'Bloody Sunday'. In 1987, he was elected to the United States Congress representing Georgia and has served as Chief Deputy Whip of the Democratic Caucus since 1991.

He signed the photo I sent him and returned it to me in 49 days.

Congressman John Lewis
343 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
USA

TTM Success - Comedy Legend Carl Reiner

Carl Reiner is an actor, comedian, writer, and director. He was the creator and writer of The Dick Van Dyke Show and directed movies including Steve Martin's films The Jerk and The Man with Two Brains. He has acted in movies such as The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming and the Ocean's Eleven movies. He has won 12 Emmy Awards and a Grammy for Best Comedy Album for The 2000 Year Old Man.

He signed the photo I sent him and returned it in my SASE in 41 days.

Carl Reiner
Clear Productions, Inc.
9171 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 400
Beverly Hills, CA 90210-5516
USA

Via Venue Success - Actress Amy Ryan

Amy Ryan is an Oscar and Tony nominated actress who had roles in movies such as Gone Baby Gone, Changeling, and Birdman as well as portraying the characters Beadie Russell on the TV show The Wire and Holly Flax on the TV show The Office.

I sent a photo to the stage production of Love Love Love and she returned it signed in my SASE in 94 days.

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TTM Success - Author and Scientist Steven Pinker

Dr. Steven Pinker is a cognitive scientist and popular science author and is known for his advocacy of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of the mind. He has written a number of bestselling books including How the Mind Works and The Blank Slate, both of which were Pulitzer Prize finalists.

He sent me a signed photo in 17 days.

pinker@wjh.harvard.edu

TTM Success - Nancy Kovack and Zubin Mehta

Nancy Kovack is an actress who appeared in movies such as The Outlaws is Coming with the 3 Stooges, Frankie and Johnny with Elvis Presley, and Diary of a Madman with Vincent Price. She also made several notable appearances in TV shows including Bewitched, Star Trek, and Mannix for which she was nominated for an Emmy.

Zubin Mehta is a musical conductor who is the Music Director for Life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Main Conductor for Valencia's opera house. He is the former Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic from 1962 to 1978 and of the New York Philharmonic from 1978 to 1991.

They returned the photos I sent them in my SASE in 34 days.

Nancy Kovack and Zubin Mehta
27 Oakmont Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1901
USA

 

TTM Success - Author Anne Perry

Anne Perry is an author of historical detective fiction who has written almost 100 books and is best known for her bestselling Thomas Pitt series and William Monk series. In 1954, at the age of 15, she was also involved in a high profile murder case when she and her best friend murdered her friend's mother. She served five years for the crime and later changed her name. The murder was the basis for the 1994 movie Heavenly Creatures in which she was portrayed by Kate Winslet.

She sent me a signed photo in 15 days.

askanneperry@aol.com