$50 for Rod Blagojevich's autograph? $80 for his picture?

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from the Chicago Sun Times:




BY CHERYL V. JACKSON Staff Reporter


In a room where fans swarmed the captains of the SS Enterprise, Anakin Skywalker and Batman, Illinois’ own larger than life character, Rod Blagojevich, attracted as many if not more of his own groupies Saturday.

The ex-governor repeatedly smiled and posed with admirer after admirer at the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont.

Despite the presence of some 500 actors, artists, writers, pro wrestlers and models, Blagojevich was touted atop the show’s website and enjoyed prime real estate on the convention floor with a booth near the entrance. While Blago got no appearance fee, he kept proceeds from autographs ($50 each) and photos ($80 a pop).

Jeremy Scheuch, who had an image of the former governor tattooed on his thigh, was one of an undisclosed number of fans who shelled out cash for the newly convicted Blagojevich’s signature and photo.

“We need to get him on the next jury,’’ Blagojevich said of Scheuch, a 31-year-old event planner from Humboldt Park.

Scheuch’s girlfriend, Maya Sinstress, had “G-Rod’’ sign a copy of the book, Pay to Play: How Rod Blagojevich Turned Political Corruption Into a National Sideshow, that she said she’d swiped from the Chicago Public Library. ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/blagojevich/2624222,blagojevich-at-comic-con-082110.article

if I had to make a choice I'd pic Blago over Palin any day.

http://wizardworld.com/wshatner.html

I don't think I'd pay for someone's autograph but it seems a pretty common thing at this fan convention.

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