Bill Walton Autograph Signing - Photos and Recap

On Saturday November 30, 2013, Bill Walton was scheduled to participate in a meet and greet at the Tilted Kilt in Orange, California.  Walton was scheduled to arrive at 2:00pm however, he was just over an hour late due to traffic.  He promised he was said everything for everyone in line.  True to his word, he signed multiple items for everyone in line.  He even had several pre-signed items that he offered to fans as well.  He was at the Tilted Kilt to promote Azunia Tequila.  In September of 2012, he was promoting Azunia at the OC Sports Grill.  You can read my recap of that event by clicking right here.  

Once he arrived, he began signing.  He was real friendly with everyone in attendance and took pictures with anyone who asked.  Since I have a few items already signed by Walton, I only wanted to get a few 8x10s signed.  As I approached him to get my items signed, we both looked up at one of the flat screens in front of us.  Alabama was playing Auburn and Alabama was about to attempt a game winning field goal.  Both Walton and I watched the field goal attempt and watched as Chris Davis from Auburn caught the missed field goal and ran it back the length of the field for the game winning touchdown!  It was one of the most amazing finishes to a college football game ever and I got to watch it with HOFer Bill Walton!

Check out the items I got signed below.

I got two of these 8x10s signed

Signed 8x10 photo of UCLAs center court

Bill Walton has to be one of the most fan friendly HOFers around!  He was very generous with his time and signed multiple items.  Additionally, he posed for pictures and added inscriptions upon request!

True to the Blue!

Bill Walton Autograph Signing - Recap

Back on September 26, 2012, Bill Walton was scheduled to make an appearance at the OC Sports Grill to promote Azunia tequila.  He was scheduled to be there from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm.  Being that I work 5 minutes away from the OC Sports Grill, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to get an autograph from a 2x NBA Champion, a 2x All-Star, 3x Naismith College Player of the Year, and 2x NCAA Champion.  I arrived early at around 5 pm and was surprised to see Walton and one of his handlers getting some supplies out of their car.  I walked into the OC Sports Grill still unsure if he would be signing any and all items.  I was assured by staff there he would sign my basketball and was encouraged to purchase a drink featuring Azunia tequila. I had two margaritas and must say the tequila was pretty good.  As soon as Walton walked in he ordered up some nachos and starting eating.  I was again surprised there weren't a lot of fans waiting in line for a signature.  There were more fans in Angels gear waiting to head over to Angels Stadium than there were to see Bill Walton.

I spotted a veteran of the autograph game Mr. BobbleGraph himself Gabriel from Gabriel and Jareth's Autograph Bobblehead Collection waiting at a table for the signing to get started.  We chatted for a few minutes and decided it was time to go up to Bill Walton and get our autographs.  We saw only one other person getting an autograph.  Walton was kind enough to sign my official NBA Spalding game ball and included a Hall of Fame '93 inscription.  He also signed a flyer promoting the event for me.  He asked if I had any more items and at that moment I wish I had come better prepared.  I only asked him to sign one more flyer for my co-worker who graduated from UCLA and is part of the Bruin faithful.  As time passed more and more people went up for autographs and for photos with the basketball legend.  I noticed some fans even left and went to a nearby Sports Authority to get some basketballs for Mr. Walton to sign.  Over all it was great experience. No drama, no cutting and definitely no long lines!  Take a look at my autographs in the pictures below.

Here's the 8x10 flyer

Here is my official NBA game ball with the Hall of Fame '93 inscription

True to the Blue!