WICHITA, Kan. — On June 12, 2004, while working at the Arkansas City Traveler newspaper in Arkansas City, Kansas, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Gilligan’s Island’s star Dawn Wells in Wichita, Kan.
Sunday, March 29, 2015
The day my job introduced to me to Gilligan's Island's Dawn Wells
WICHITA, Kan. — On June 12, 2004, while working at the Arkansas City Traveler newspaper in Arkansas City, Kansas, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Gilligan’s Island’s star Dawn Wells in Wichita, Kan.
Monday, January 19, 2015
Former Packer Vinnie Clark Responds After 316 Days
Former Green Bay Packer Vinnie Clark took 316 days to return a through the mail autograph, again proving you can never give up on a card.
I placed a 1991 Pro Line football card in the mail to Clark on Feb. 18, 2014.
The card returned to my mail box signed on Dec. 30, 2014.
In addition to the Packers, Clark played for the Atlanta Falcons,
New Orleans Saints, and the Jacksonville Jaguars.
To find Clark’s address and more visit
After you do that visit, www.thelamfoundation.org and become aware of a deadly lung disease striking out women called Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, (LAM.)
There is no cure and doctors are not sure what causes it.
Also visit https://smrowen.scentsy.us/Scentsy/Home and order your favorite Scentsy products or sign up to become a consultant.
Also, I have been trying to sell some cards that I purchased. Watch my Ebay link at http://www.ebay.com/usr/smrbraves
Also, I have been trying to sell some cards that I purchased. Watch my Ebay link at http://www.ebay.com/usr/smrbraves
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Mike Williams Takes 219 Days to Return TTM
Former Major League Baseball pitcher Mike Williams took 219 days to return my through the mail autograph request.
But when he did, he returned all four cards signed.
Williams played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
I received four signed Phillies’ cards.
To find his address and more visit
After you do that visit, www.thelamfoundation.org and become aware of a deadly lung disease striking out women called Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, (LAM.)
There is no cure and doctors are not sure what causes it. Please consider making a donation to research.
Also, consider purchasing Scentsy products at https://smrowen.scentsy.us/Scentsy/Home or sign up to become a consultant.
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Former Brave Tommy Boggs responds to TTM Request
Former Atlanta Braves pitcher Tommy Boggs took 112 days to return my baseball card signed.
I’m the seventh person to record success for Boggs from a Texas address.
Boggs spent his career with the Braves and the Texas Rangers.
He finished his career with a 20-44 win loss record.
To find Boggs address and others and visit
After you do that visit, www.thelamfoundation.org and become aware of a deadly lung disease striking out women called Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, (LAM.)
There is no cure and doctors are not sure what causes it.
Also, consider purchasing Scentsy products as Christmas gifts.
Visit https://smrowen.scentsy.us/Scentsy/Home and order your favorite products or sign up to become a consultant.
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Bryan Harvey and Adam Kennedy Return TTMs
This was second attempt to Harvey and this one took 92 days for success.
The first card I mailed him years ago must still be floating around the mail system somewhere.
Harvey has a flawless return rate.
Kennedy took 32 days to return my card signed.
To find their addresses and more visit
After you do that visit, www.thelamfoundation.org and become aware of a deadly lung disease striking out women called Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, (LAM.)
There is no cure and doctors are not sure what causes it.
To make a donation visit www.thelamfoundation.org
Also, consider purchasing Scentsy products as Christmas gifts.
Visit https://smrowen.scentsy.us/Scentsy/Home and order your favorite products or sign up to become a consultant.
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Luis Salazar, Willie Fraser, Terry Kennedy, and Mike Schooler respond to TTM requests
Luis Salazar, Willie Fraser, Terry Kennedy, and Mike Schooler are the latest former MLB players to honor TTM autograph requests.
It is always a kind gesture for the retired players and current players to take time and correspond with fans.
Salazar has a 83 percent response rate, Fraser a 100 percent response rate from the Los Angeles Dodgers’ address, Kennedy a 100 percent response rate from a Chandler, Arizona, address and Schooler a 50 percent response rate.
To find their addresses and more visit
After you do that visit, www.thelamfoundation.org and become aware of a deadly lung disease striking out women called Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, (LAM.)
There is no cure and doctors are not sure what causes it.
To make a donation go to https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=1098071&supId=405644493
Also, consider purchasing Scentsy products as Christmas gifts.
Visit https://smrowen.scentsy.us/Scentsy/Home and order your favorite products or sign up to become a consultant.
Monday, October 6, 2014
Former Atlanta Brave Pete Smith and former Pittsburgh Pirate Carlos Garcia Return TTMs
Carlos Garcia and Pete Smith are the latest former MLB players to respond to Through The Mail autograph requests.
Garcia took a short seven days to put my autograph in the mail after I mailed it.
He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays, Anaheim Angels, and the Sand Diego Padres.
Smith took 83 days to return two cards.
Smith played for the Atlanta Braves, New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres and the Baltimore Orioles.
To find their addresses and more visit
After you do that visit, www.thelamfoundation.org and become aware of a deadly lung disease striking out women called Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, (LAM.)
There is no cure and doctors are not sure what causes it.
Also, visit https://smrowen.scentsy.us/Scentsy/Home and order your favorite products or sign up to become a consultant.
Sunday, September 14, 2014
A 1,285 Day Wait for a GlenAllen Hill TTM
When I mailed Glenallen Hill a baseball card and an autograph request on March 7, 2011, my mother was still alive, stamps were 44 cents, my best friend and I had never fought and I didn’t have a diagnosed lung disease.
Well 1,285 days later the card has returned and all of the above has changed.
According to posts on http://www.sportscardforum.com/forum.php?referrerid=72224
it appears Hill has dug into his mail pile and is responding to requests that have been in limbo for years.
When I mailed Hill a request over three years ago, he had success recorded from 2010 but none since.
This week, five requests mailed from 2011-12 were marked with success.
For me, the 1,285 day wait beats out the 918 day wait for Ray Fontenot, the 826 day wait for Kevin Appier, the 536 day wait for Eddie Perez, the 332 day wait for Steve Lyons, the 315 day wait for Henry Cotto and the 303 day wait for Craig Reynolds.
To find their addresses and more visit
After you do that visit, www.thelamfoundation.org and become aware of a deadly lung disease striking out women called Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, (LAM.)
There is no cure and doctors are not sure what causes it.
Also, consider purchasing Scentsy products as Christmas gifts.
Visit https://smrowen.scentsy.us/Scentsy/Home and order your favorite products or sign up to become a consultant.
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Bob Boone and three others respond to TTM requests
Greg Hansell, Bob Boone, Joel Skinner, and Scott Ruffcorn are my latest additions to my Through The Mail autograph collection.
Hansell is a former pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers.
He responded to my TTM request in a short 19 days.
Washington Nationals’ Assistant General Manager Bob Boone took time out to respond to my TTM request in just 48 days.
Boone is a former catcher for the Phildelphia Phillies, Cailfornia Angels and Kansas City Royals.
Another former catcher Joel Skinner, signed two cards for me after responding to my TTM request in just 30 days.
Skinner played for the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, and the Chicago White Sox.
He is the current manager of the Charlotte Knights.
Scott Ruffcorn pitched for the White Sox and the Phillies.
He took 54 days to respond to my TTM request.
To find their addresses and more visit
After you do that visit, www.thelamfoundation.org and become aware of a deadly lung disease striking out women called Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, (LAM.)
There is no cure and doctors are not sure what causes it.
To make a donation go to https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=1098071&supId=405644493
Also, consider purchasing Scentsy products as Christmas gifts.
Visit https://smrowen.scentsy.us/Scentsy/Home and order your favorite products or sign up to become a consultant.
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Michael Tucker and Leo Gomez, TTM Success
Through the mail autographs arrived this week from former Atlanta Brave Michael Tucker and former Baltimore Oriole Leo Gomez.
Both requests were honored after a 36 day wait.
It was my second request sent and received from Tucker. I desired his signature his on a Braves card and not just a Royal card.
Both players have a near perfect TTM success rate.
To find their addresses visit
After you do that visit, www.thelamfoundation.org and become aware of a deadly lung disease striking out women called Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, (LAM.)
There is no cure and doctors are not sure what causes it.
To make a donation go to https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=1098071&supId=405644493
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Some TTM Failures
Hope may be lost on some TTM request I entrusted to the United States Postal Service nearly two years ago.
Retired NFL player Antoine Winfield is also on my no response list.
I mailed Winfield on Oct. 22, 2012, after some reported success.
Since that time, no more success has been recorded for him.
I also mailed former NBA player Darrell Walker on Oct. 22, 2012.
No success to report there either. There is success recorded for him, so maybe my card got lost in the mail.
I kicked 2013 off with a TTM request sent to former MLB pitcher Ron Robinson.
He must have honored his last TTM request on Christmas 2012 because no success since recorded.
On Jan. 29, 2013, I mailed a request to former catcher Paul Sorrento after seeing perfect success recorded for the former Atlanta Brave.
Unfortunately, like the others, this card has not returned.
Current Atlanta Braves closer Craig Kimbrel seems to sign some but not all.
I took a chance on Feb. 11, 2013 and the card is still gone.
Former pitcher Dennis Boyd is also on my failure list.
I mailed Boyd on Feb. 11, 2013 after seeing a near perfect response rate for Boyd.
No luck for me as of yet.
To find addresses visit
After you do that visit, www.thelamfoundation.org and become aware of a deadly lung disease that strikes women called Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, (LAM.)
There is no cure and doctors are not sure what causes it.
Visit https://smrowen.scentsy.us and order your favorite products or sign up to become a consultant.
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Former MLB pitchers, Larry Andersen and Juan Berenguer Return TTMs
Former Houston Astro Larry Andersen and former Atlanta Brave Juan Berenguer are the latest additions to my through the mail autograph collection.
Andersen, who also pitched for the Phildelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, is now a broadcaster for the Phillies.
He played in the 1983 World Series with the Phillies,1986 NLCS with the Astros, 1990 ALCS with the Red Sox, 1993 NLCS and World Series with the Phillies.
It took 26 days to receive my autograph from him.
Berebguer began his MLB career with the New York Mets in 1978.
He later played with the Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants, Minnesota Twins, and the Atlanta Braves.
He played in the 1987 World Series with the Twins.
Find addresses for Andersen and Berenguer on
After you do that visit, www.thelamfoundation.org and become aware of a deadly lung disease that strikes women called Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, (LAM.)
There is no cure and doctors are not sure what causes it.
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