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Well said, Dave! It seems that people occasionally forget who these splendid guests are, what they have achieved and how they're not getting any younger....

Guys: you are GODS among men! Well done from all your grateful supporters!

You know, it'd be really terrific if SMs could bring Walt Cunningham over: I'm certain he'd be a popular guest and signer and I for one would enjoy hearing his views on AGW!

Like you, Count, I really don't understand that post.... There's no Schadenfreude in our posts, just speculation about the possibility of attracting two terrific guests to Autographica (Which. let's face it. is the original and still the best show in the UK!)

I guess we've all followed the shenanigans in Pontefract! Here's a thought: it is alleged that Harrison Schmitt is prepared to visit the UK in October 2012 to sign his book and give a talk: why not see if he'll stick around for Autographica? By the same token, Walt Cunningham (who MUST be mighty p*ssed off at being cancelled at the last minute) would surely attend Autographica....

Fabulous weekend! Friday and Saturday nights were both terrific: dinner in the Brasserie Friday, 'The Pheasant' on Saturday (Highly recommended!) My room was first class: so was breakfast! The guests were outstanding: uber-approachable, accomodating and chatty: loved Rich Graham's wife and even had a photo with HB! So well done Dave, Jason & Paul: no complaints from me except that the weekend seemed to fly by! Roll on A18!

Fantastic announcement! Well done guys!

As a matter of fact some of the dealers at the shows have undedicated autographs / signed books of Buzz et al for a fraction of the signing fee.... Don't be put off from attending: just being in the same room as these guys is pretty awesome!

Since Al Worden generally enjoys spending time with the ASF ladies AND is busy promoting his new book, any chance he might come over again?

I met Col Graham at Duxford: terrific guy... As a matter of fact, the Duxford SR-71 is 'wheels down', not suspended

Well done, guys! Two excellent additions

Also: now that Capt Gordon has been and gone, couldn't he come to A17? Surely Mr W's problems were all to do with losing revenue to his gig in March....

Erm.... Kittinger jumped from around 20miles: to get astronaut wings you have to attain 50.

Just tried to book: the hotel says the code is wrong and that the discount hasn't been confirmed yet.....

Poor old Ronnie was a total nobody in the robbery: as is widely known, his ONLY role was to find a train driver and he even got THAT wrong! His 30-year sentence was just spiteful: you don't even get that sort of time for murder.

The Mutt's nuts! Well done guys!

This is BUZZ ALDRIN we're talking about here, not some actor! He really walked on the Moon, he didn't just pretend! How much would some of you pay for, say, Bruce Willis or Tom Hanks' autograph???

Personally, I'd love to meet some Luftwaffe pilots. A few of those and a few RAF 'types' would be amazing guests!

What an absolute thrill to have this elder statesman of Space exploration on the guest list! Well done guys!

While agreeing entirely with 'Pritchie' s point that those of us who have attended the Autographicas over the years owe a huge of gratitude to Dave, Garry and latterly Jason & Paul, I think it's worth stating that: 1) Showmasters is a business and has, in the past at least, attracted big crowds and earned good money 2) Everyone is entitled to hold an opinion and air it on a public forum! I'm sure the organisers don't need gushy, sycophantic outpourings to persuade them to continue to stage the events, just a fair chance that both guests and collectors will support them

That's excellent! So Ed Mitchell. Jerry Bostick and Scott Carpenter are all definites?

Has Carpenter actually confirmed? Things look a little bleak on the 'other' space collecting forum...

Outstanding! Well done guys!

Story Musgrave would be FANTASTIC!: I think he flew on all six Shuttle airframes!

Great stuff! The Radisson is a lovely venue, IMHO!