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antman67 · 07-14-2013, 07:49 AM

I got to meet Henry Winkler "FONZIE" at the Chatterbox in NJ. He's a super nice guy. He made time for every fan & would take a break from signing autographs/photos to walk through the huge line and acknowledge everyone - shaking hands, & introducing himself. I got to shake his hand and talk to him for a minute or so. The line was about 3 hours. If I had more time, I would have waited on the line and gotten a photo or autograph. I took these cell phone pics (SEE ATTACHED) as he walked around and shook everyone's hands. I watched him sign hub caps, guitars, baseballs, whatever you wanted. I'm not in any of the photos since I took the pix. Enjoy anyways.

gilligan fanatic · 07-14-2013, 09:06 AM

Very cool! I'm jealous. Glad to hear he is a nice guy, always pictured him being one

antman67 · 07-14-2013, 05:31 PM

He was in the NJ Herald newspaper as well. here:
http://www.njherald.com/story/228345...-at-chatterbox
Only reason I knew about it was because I saw it on FB
https://www.facebook.com/cboxdrivein

He was here back in 2010 as well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfro_eIhX6c

comedyfreak · 07-15-2013, 09:44 AM

That's so cool...I got burnt out meeting celebrities after a bad experience.

DVDLover · 07-15-2013, 10:28 AM

Henry looks good!

antman67 · 07-15-2013, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by comedyfreak

That's so cool...I got burnt out meeting celebrities after a bad experience.

That's too bad. What happened? Who was it & where?

comedyfreak · 07-16-2013, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by antman67

That's too bad. What happened? Who was it & where?

It was at the Hollywood Collector's show in Burbank a couple of years ago. I got to meet my favorite TV mom of all time and was so excited and she didn't acknowledge my presence after talking to her, and her assistant looked at me like I was crazy. I felt embarrassed and humiliated. It was June Lockhart the Lost In Space/ Lassie Mom. I told her what I thought was a cute story and didn't even get a reaction.

Adamantium · 07-16-2013, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by comedyfreak

It was at the Hollywood Collector's show in Burbank a couple of years ago. I got to meet my favorite TV mom of all time and was so excited and she didn't acknowledge my presence after talking to her, and her assistant looked at me like I was crazy. I felt embarrassed and humiliated. It was June Lockhart the Lost In Space/ Lassie Mom. I told her what I thought was a cute story and didn't even get a reaction.

That's my fear of meeting a celebrity. If I have a negative experience with them, I think that would affect the way I feel about them and hurt reruns of the show they're in for me.

For the record, I didn't officially meet June Lockhart but I was at a convention back in 2000 and she was there but her line was too long to wait in. Plus, I'm not a huge fan of hers anyways. I was there for Yvonne Craig (Batgirl), whom I did meet and she was very nice to me. I also talked to Timmy from Lassie. He was nice and even signed his autograph for free (which no one else there did). Angela Cartwright was also there but unfortunately, at the time, I didn't make the connection that she was on "Make Room for Daddy." So I didn't say anything to her. I hate myself for that, lol, because I loved her on that show.

daynet · 07-16-2013, 05:20 PM

I am really glad to hear that Henry Winkler is such a nice guy.

I'd love to have met him!

antman67 · 07-17-2013, 04:49 PM

I just uploaded the video I shot that day of him here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB5KJxIn38Q
It's not very exciting but, Enjoy

gidgetgrape · 07-17-2013, 05:31 PM

Glad you had a good time antman67! That's so cool.

antman67 · 07-18-2013, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by gidgetgrape

Glad you had a good time antman67! That's so cool.

Thanks. One thing I forgot to mention. Not sure if I caught it on video. Henry puts his arm around anyone, and I saw him hugging and kissing little kids, older women and is really happy anyone wants to see him and cares. He speaks very softly and is just simply amazing. Like you said, you never know what some of these actor might be like in real life? He was incredible. He even made sure you had a good photo and had no problem taking more if you wanted.

Here's the article from the local paper too.

Schmoopie · 07-19-2013, 01:46 AM

That's awesome! I love meeting celebrities, especially when they are so nice and make a lasting impression!

antman67 · 07-25-2013, 11:16 PM

I had NO IDEA he does the comic cons too?

AB · 07-26-2013, 03:53 PM

Very cool, it looks like everyone had a great time.

07-14-2013, 07:49 AM	#1
antman67 The Fonz Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 17, 2012 Location: NJ Posts: 560	I got to meet Henry Winkler today I got to meet Henry Winkler "FONZIE" at the Chatterbox in NJ. He's a super nice guy. He made time for every fan & would take a break from signing autographs/photos to walk through the huge line and acknowledge everyone - shaking hands, & introducing himself. I got to shake his hand and talk to him for a minute or so. The line was about 3 hours. If I had more time, I would have waited on the line and gotten a photo or autograph. I took these cell phone pics (SEE ATTACHED) as he walked around and shook everyone's hands. I watched him sign hub caps, guitars, baseballs, whatever you wanted. I'm not in any of the photos since I took the pix. Enjoy anyways. Attached Images
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07-14-2013, 09:06 AM	#2
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07-15-2013, 09:44 AM	#4
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07-19-2013, 01:46 AM	#13
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07-14-2013, 05:31 PM	#3
antman67 The Fonz Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 17, 2012 Location: NJ Posts: 560	He was in the NJ Herald newspaper as well. here: http://www.njherald.com/story/228345...-at-chatterbox Only reason I knew about it was because I saw it on FB https://www.facebook.com/cboxdrivein He was here back in 2010 as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfro_eIhX6c

07-15-2013, 10:28 AM	#5
DVDLover Banned Banned!! Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 06, 2013 Posts: 363	Henry looks good!

07-16-2013, 05:20 PM	#9
daynet Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 09, 2013 Location: Southern Quebec, Canada Posts: 12	I am really glad to hear that Henry Winkler is such a nice guy. I'd love to have met him!

07-17-2013, 04:49 PM	#10
antman67 The Fonz Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 17, 2012 Location: NJ Posts: 560	I just uploaded the video I shot that day of him here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB5KJxIn38Q It's not very exciting but, Enjoy

07-17-2013, 05:31 PM	#11
gidgetgrape Forever Gidget Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 20, 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 3,503	Glad you had a good time antman67! That's so cool.

07-25-2013, 11:16 PM	#14
antman67 The Fonz Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 17, 2012 Location: NJ Posts: 560	I had NO IDEA he does the comic cons too?

07-26-2013, 03:53 PM	#15
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,426	Very cool, it looks like everyone had a great time.