Today was the grand opening of two Warehouse Shoe Sales in Los Angeles and to cap those stores off, they had their own separate autograph signings. The WSS by Sunset and Western were scheduled to have Fernando Valenzuela, Ron Cey, and Jaime Jarrin. I already have Jarrin and Valenzuela in my collection and wanted to try in acquiring Cey's, but with the constant demand for Fernando, I opted for the other store down Pico and Western.
This store scheduled for Steve Yeager, Manny Mota, and Jay Johnstone to sign. I thought that it wouldn't hurt to get Yeager considering I needed him on the '81 World Series MVPs picture that I already had Guerrero sign in May. My parents took me and my little sister to the signing and upon arriving were shocked to see how empty it was at that moment, or 8:20 to be exact. Anyway, once the store opened, my parents bought us shoes so we can get in the VIP line. We spent a little over $80 to not only ensure me an autograph, buy my parents as well.
Me and my parents were at the front of the VIP line followed by a small group of people behind us and the regular line across as seen in the picture. There were only two things coming into play during this autograph experience: patience and the sun. I had seen Steve hanging around while he was waiting for the remaining two signers to show up. They all arrived at their tent about ten minutes after 11 and ,once settled in, invited us to start signing.
I had Steve sign my '81 World Series MVPs 8x10 in black sharpie as a way for it to stand out in contrast to Pedro's signature. I had Manny Mota sign an 8x10 I received in one of his previous signings and gave Jay his card. Meanwhile, I had my parents have the three sign two completely different baseballs. One of it had only the three while the other included some signatures from my past signings. I pretty much thank my parents for taking the time to take me and myself as I had to convince my consciousness to go with what was simpler. This signing was a peaceful one in spite of the weird weather conditions that plagued upon me. I just can't wait for another Cey event.
