William Shatner, an actor famous for introducing the Kellogg's 'Yoghurty' cereal to unsuspecting members of the British public, was so inundated by requests for his autograph from eager breakfast-food fans that he has set up a company offering them a multimedia autograph experience as an alternative to boring 'pen on paper' autographs. Want Carmen Electra to tell you her favourite Star Trek episode whilst crossing her eyes and flapping her . So, imagine then my shock at learning that current financial estimates place the autograph industry's annual net worth at around $2 billion, a year. If i had, maybe I would be the one giving out autographs to fans, rather than my current state of only giving my signature to surly looking Sainsbury's staff. There are many strange aspects to the world of 'Celebrity', but none more peculiar than the frankly bizarre practice of autographs, and it seems Shatner and his Live Autographs company are boldly going to a new frontier of weirdness. read more

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