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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce Wayne" data-source="post: 160847" data-attributes="member: 231"><p>Wow, you too?</p><p></p><p>I came in second at a Lego building contest at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium and when they brought the three winners out to get our ribbons it was with Hank Aaron as the celebrity giving the awards out. My grandparents had been at the game where he broke the Babe's record and they gave me the ticket stubs. I had them in my pocket and was determined to win the contest so I could meet Aaron and ask him to sign one for me. He said "if I sign for you kid I would have to sign for everyone here." That was on the field where only the photographer/press, organizer and three winners were. Even my dad had to wait in the stands during the awards ceremony. It was total b.s. So even when he was being shown to handle the Bonds situation in a gracious and classy manner I kept remembering his ridiculous refusal to give me an autograph, and on the ticket stub to the most important game of his life. Just my preparation for teh chance to meet him should have moved the guy to sign! This was well before Ebay anyway and I had just come in second at an event he was already being paid to present awards at. I know he was treated terribly back in the day as well and seems to have handled all the racism and mularkey with grace, but it still ticks me off to recall his refusal to give a measly autograph. I had planned to get the autograph and then buy a picture of him or take some of his cards and frame it all together as a keepsake. </p><p></p><p>Btw, I came in second at that Lego contest to a GT underclassmen . . . I was annoyed at him as well. I mean, it was a Lego building contest for kids. I think I was kind of borderline as I was about 13 or maybe just turned 14 when I took part but to come in second to a 19-20 year old Tech mechanical engineering student? Talk about a ringer! Odd mix of a fun childhood memory with some annoying aspects as well. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce Wayne, post: 160847, member: 231"] Wow, you too? I came in second at a Lego building contest at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium and when they brought the three winners out to get our ribbons it was with Hank Aaron as the celebrity giving the awards out. My grandparents had been at the game where he broke the Babe's record and they gave me the ticket stubs. I had them in my pocket and was determined to win the contest so I could meet Aaron and ask him to sign one for me. He said "if I sign for you kid I would have to sign for everyone here." That was on the field where only the photographer/press, organizer and three winners were. Even my dad had to wait in the stands during the awards ceremony. It was total b.s. So even when he was being shown to handle the Bonds situation in a gracious and classy manner I kept remembering his ridiculous refusal to give me an autograph, and on the ticket stub to the most important game of his life. Just my preparation for teh chance to meet him should have moved the guy to sign! This was well before Ebay anyway and I had just come in second at an event he was already being paid to present awards at. I know he was treated terribly back in the day as well and seems to have handled all the racism and mularkey with grace, but it still ticks me off to recall his refusal to give a measly autograph. I had planned to get the autograph and then buy a picture of him or take some of his cards and frame it all together as a keepsake. Btw, I came in second at that Lego contest to a GT underclassmen . . . I was annoyed at him as well. I mean, it was a Lego building contest for kids. I think I was kind of borderline as I was about 13 or maybe just turned 14 when I took part but to come in second to a 19-20 year old Tech mechanical engineering student? Talk about a ringer! Odd mix of a fun childhood memory with some annoying aspects as well. :P [/QUOTE]
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