Post by HHH316 on Apr 5, 2008 2:23:07 GMT -5
Punk was in town for an autograph signing. It was somewhat of a homecoming for him, as the session was in Joliet, Illinois which is about 15 miles from where he grew up & went to high school. A funny note to begin with was that the woman 2 people ahead of me in line went to school with Punk & had yearbooks which contained his Soph. & Sr. photos. God did he look like a dork.
Anyways, I had to work until 4 & got there around 4:20. There were about 150 people in front of me, & the first people had got in line at 10:30 that morning. Punk was suppose to be signing from 6-8, but was about 25 minutes late. I always seem to have the worst luck at these things, as I always get surrounded by annoying people. It started with the single mom with 6 kids who were little monsters, but what do you expect them to do, stand in line for 3 hours? Then there were 3 guys behind me around the age of 30 who were a little "slow." I dont ever have a problem but as they were flipping through a wrestling magazine they acted extremely perverted & making sick comments to women as they walked by.
Anyways, a Walmart rep told me that about 1200 people showed up, but Punk would only be signing for about 400 people. Needless to say a lot of people were going to be disappointed. The guys behind me were asking anyone who would listen to them if they were going to make it up there before te cut off which got extremely old. People who were not going to make it got pretty upset.
Luckly I got up to meet him. I dont know if he was going to stay later to sign, but I heard from Walmart employees he would stay for a full 2 hours. I got up there about 90 minutes in. He was only suppose to be signing WWE DVDs & no personal pics, but Punk signed anything, including multiple items for people & took pics with anyone who wanted them. I wish I would of known I could get something besides the WWE stuff, because I would of brought an ROH DVD. The WWE PR people were not nearly as strict as they have been in the past. I knew a lot of people werent going to get up there, so I went through the line quickly & didnt ask for a picture with him. He was very polite with everyone (including me), asking how I was, what I would like him to sign (RR 2008 DVD), & thanked me for coming. I was a little worried he would be a prick, because I had heard a lot of negative stories, but he was a class act guy to me.
Anyways, I had to work until 4 & got there around 4:20. There were about 150 people in front of me, & the first people had got in line at 10:30 that morning. Punk was suppose to be signing from 6-8, but was about 25 minutes late. I always seem to have the worst luck at these things, as I always get surrounded by annoying people. It started with the single mom with 6 kids who were little monsters, but what do you expect them to do, stand in line for 3 hours? Then there were 3 guys behind me around the age of 30 who were a little "slow." I dont ever have a problem but as they were flipping through a wrestling magazine they acted extremely perverted & making sick comments to women as they walked by.
Anyways, a Walmart rep told me that about 1200 people showed up, but Punk would only be signing for about 400 people. Needless to say a lot of people were going to be disappointed. The guys behind me were asking anyone who would listen to them if they were going to make it up there before te cut off which got extremely old. People who were not going to make it got pretty upset.
Luckly I got up to meet him. I dont know if he was going to stay later to sign, but I heard from Walmart employees he would stay for a full 2 hours. I got up there about 90 minutes in. He was only suppose to be signing WWE DVDs & no personal pics, but Punk signed anything, including multiple items for people & took pics with anyone who wanted them. I wish I would of known I could get something besides the WWE stuff, because I would of brought an ROH DVD. The WWE PR people were not nearly as strict as they have been in the past. I knew a lot of people werent going to get up there, so I went through the line quickly & didnt ask for a picture with him. He was very polite with everyone (including me), asking how I was, what I would like him to sign (RR 2008 DVD), & thanked me for coming. I was a little worried he would be a prick, because I had heard a lot of negative stories, but he was a class act guy to me.
ing bug someone anywhere else.
