Autograph Books.

Nanny123 that sounds like a lovely group

I once did a basic counselling course. At the beginning of the course I felt I shouldn’t have been there. The group consisted of a solicitor, a policeman, a social worker, a accountant and other professional people, I was just a “mere’ receptionists. As the course went on I realised that these people were no different to me, they all had baggage. At the end of the course the tutor got us all to write about everyone else and what we seen in that person, it was all annonomous so you didnt know who had written what. This was called the gift - and what a lovely gift it was. I had some of the nicest things said about me that made me proud of who I was and what I had achieved. That group taught me never to judge people. It indeed was one of the biggest lessons I have ever had. Nothing can beat pen and paper for special moments like that

My son asked for one when he left secondary school. I'm not sure hes looked at it since!!

My favourite autograph was by our next door neighbour. A drawing of a framed picture filled in entirely black & captioned " A photograph of Me & Auntie Jo taken in a thick fog at midnight." I still smile at that one.

GrannyMosh

I once went to the stage door with my DS who wanted to see the actors. I felt so sorry for one old actress, very famous to my generation but not to the younger ones who asked her, with their autograph books in hand "when are the big stars coming out?"

Grammaretto, I had one in a similar vein, courtesy of an uncle.

I called on a friend,
Her name was Miss Brown.
She was having a bath,
And so couldn't come down.
I said "Slip on something,
And come down here quick!"
So she slipped on the soap
And was down in a tick!

My most treasured autograph was from Des O'Connor, I waited hours to get it!

I have an autograph book with all sorts of famous people ( in my day) our neighbour played in the orchestra at the Liverpool Empire and he was able to get a lot of autographs,I often look at them and wonder if there is any value to these signatures.

I had a fantastic English/form teacher for the last year at Secondary school and what he made me achieve has helped me so much in life. His entry in my autograph book (which I still have) was:

It’s not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog.

Love it Tangerine

Fall from a treetop
Fall from above
But for heaven's sake grammaretto
Don't fall in love

G was on the tennis court
Blue sky above
X was on the other side
Of course the score was love

A bit racy for 11yr olds - dont you agree!

I don't believe, for a moment, she was the first person to write this. I imagine she had read it somewhere.

When I read through my post, I realised I'd implied she thought of it herself.

An entry in my autograph book was:-

Said the toe to the sock,
"Please let me through".

Said the sock to the toe,
"I'll be darned if I do".

My grandmother wrote it. Seems like yesterday but it must be nearly 60 years ago.

I still have my autograph book somewhere, think the most famous person in there was Harry Corbett of Sooty fame.

Love the soap entry Grammaretto

I still have mine from primary school!
It's easy to find a pal when the world is full of hope but it's hard to find a towel when your eyes are full of soap was one of my favourite entries.

Yes anno that was the same for my children. DD still has hers 20 yrs later in her treasure box.
It was autograph books when I left scbool.

I have a picture of DGS2 wearing a polo shirt emblazoned with the autographs of his school-mates. Now, three years later, his brother will have the same thing.

Yes I had an autograph book with a few interesting inscriptions and signatures in it but sadly I never knew what became of it. I remember having signatures of a couple of singers from the Russian Red Army choir when they were in the area and a couple of now obscure groups along with a concert pianist and an uncle who was in the Liverpool Royal Philharmonic orchestra.

One autograph read : " Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday so don't worry, it may never happen ".