It was Paul’s first trip back to Toronto in five years and the Sunday night concert was only Macca’s 10th show in Canada as a solo artist since 1976.

And that anticipation was met as a rash of autograph collectors and their crews descended upon Toronto all in hopes of achieving that coveted Sir Paul signature. Unknown to most, McCartney actually arrived in the city late Saturday afternoon and rehearsed at a venue close to the ACC. While McCartney was pleasant with a smile and wave to the few collectors present at this practice venue – he didn’t sign any autographs on the way in or out.

When McCartney arrived back to his Toronto hotel after the first show – There was just too many people for Macca’s people to even consider him signing.

It would turn out that McCartney would only sign once for the hounds on that trip to Toronto, and that’s just before Paul exited the city at the private airfield after the second show. While close to 100 collectors raced to meet Macca, he ended up signing for just over a quarter of them – and they were some very nice signatures indeed.

And I and some helpers were fortunate to get some nice items signed. Like this Capitol Records issue of the Beatles, RUBBER SOUL. While this album shows some wear it is considered one of the most critically acclaimed releases in the Beatles discography. Paul McCartney beautifully signed the album cover in black sharpie after the show in Toronto.

A NOTE ABOUT PHOTOS OF PAUL SIGNING: HoundsTV always strives to provide photographic proof of our celebrity encounters. Paul McCartney can be difficult to shoot on some occasions. Most times, Paul’s security requests NO PHOTOS be taken when Paul is signing for the collectors. As the presence of cameras has disrupted signings in the past and to respect the wishes of Mr. McCartney – photos of Paul signing can be rare. But we have got them many times before.

ITEM: BEATLES “RUBBER SOUL” ALBUM. Signed by PAUL McCartney on the album cover (Good condition. Album shows some wear at edges on cover. Signed in black sharpie. VERY SUITABLE FOR FRAMING. HoundsTV watermark graphic does not appear on actual item.)
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SIGNED: August 9, 2010 – Toronto, Canada

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While McCartney’s last concert in Montreal was in 1989, many did make the journey to Quebec City during the summer of 2008 when Paul played a historic concert in celebration of Quebec’s 400th anniversary. Over a quarter million people saw Paul play that day and HoundsTV was there when McCartney left the hotel.

We were there again as McCartney arrived into Montreal, Canada in the early afternoon during the day of the Bell Centre show this past week. But it was on Paul departing the city just before midnight he stopped at the private airfield and signed for the few collectors that managed to assemble there.

We got this Beatles Rarities album autographed. This is the American version released on Capitol Records and it’s best remembered for featuring the famous “butcher” cover album photo from Yesterday… and Today. Paul McCartney beautifully signed in Montreal the butcher photo which appears in the gatefold of this Rarities album.

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SIGNED: August 12, 2010 – Montreal, Canada

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(HoundsTV – Toronto) The NXNE music and film festival kicked off across Toronto on Wednesday at various opening night venues. HoundsTV decided to take in the Virgin Mobile Opening Night at The Phoenix with the great band Eagles Of Death Metal headlining.

Frontman Jesse Hughes was in top spirits even though the band had suffered a personal crisis this week. EODM bassist Brian O’Connor had been diagnosed with cancer, and was undergoing surgery in Los Angles the same day as the NXNE gig. Dean Fertita from Dead Weather is filling in for O’Connor on the remaining Eagles tour dates.

“The Pigeons Of Shit Metal” – Axl Rose

HoundsTV was reminded of a great rock n’ roll tattoo story at The Phoenix and it involved EODM’s Jesse Hughes and Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose. Eagles Of Death Metal were offered the opening slot on Guns N’ Roses brief 2006 World Tour. It seems, EODM were not well received in their first show opening for Gn’R – a large portion of the audience actually booed them. Maybe with a band name that ends in “Death Metal,” the Guns crowd was expecting something different (EODM are not a death-metal band, they are just a great hard rockin’ band formed in the nineties with Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age / Them Crooked Vultures.)

Not happy hearing his audience was booing, Axl Rose takes the stage for his Gn’R set and asks, “so what did you all think of The Pigeons of Shit Metal.” ?

Eagles Of Death Metal would not play another show opening for Guns N’ Roses again. The bands would also exchange some not-so-nice words with each other. But Jesse Hughes eventually showed how he felt about the Axl slight when he had a “Pigeons Of Shit Metal” tattoo added to his left arm.

Jesse Hughes “Pigeons Of Shit Metal” tattoo
Bassist Dean Fertita from Dead Weather filled in at NXNE show.
Eagles Of Death Metal crowd at NXNE Virgin Mobile opening night.

I really have enjoyed the times I’ve managed to catch up to, and collect a signature from Sir Paul McCartney. You really can’t get much bigger than a Beatle.

From my very first time hounding McCartney in Toronto in 2002, I have traveled to a few places in the world to see Sir Paul. You don’t always get lucky. Many nights McCartney is just not in the mood for signing autographs. And he is signing less and less Beatles memorabilia each year.

But then there are the good days when McCartney enjoys greeting fans and signing a few autographs while out on tour.

Such was the case when Paul McCartney stopped to sign this original album cover of Abbey Road [$1,750] Paul autographed this album after a concert at Dallas Cowboys stadium during August, 2009 in Texas. Also note this was one of those rare times when McCartney signed his full name, “Paul McCartney”

It’s always sad to see the acting legends fall. Hollywood hasn’t got too many legends left standing, and certainly doesn’t seem to be replacing them. I’m talking about the icons – the acting chameleons that could almost morph into any role.

Dennis Hopper was such an actor.

Hopper will be forever identified with many of the cult classics of the late sixties & seventies. The Trip, Easy Rider, Mad Dog Morgan, & Apocalypse Now to name just a few. Hopper came to age as an actor at the time when an independent spirit and rebel filmmaking attitude was sweeping over Hollywood. Hopper had the perfect kind of “crazy” for that.

For me, It wasn’t till the early nineties that I began to really appreciate much of Hopper’s work. I will always remember the scene in True Romance when he squared off against Christopher Walken as my beginning in the appreciation of the late great Dennis Hopper.

It would be almost a decade later when I got to meet the man in-person. It was summer 2001 and Hopper was in Toronto filming the movie Knockaround Guys. I was just beginning to tail the autograph hounds in my quest to gain their trust and agreement in a documentary series I would eventually produce. (It would be a few years later when Hounds would finally premiere on Canadian TV.)

Waiting for Dennis Hopper to return to his downtown hotel after a long day of filming – he couldn’t have been nicer taking a few minutes to sign this beautiful 11″x14″ color photograph ($159.00) from the iconic film, Easy Rider.

ITEM: DENNIS HOPPER autographed EASY RIDER 11″ x 14″ color photograph (Suitable for framing. Signed in blue sharpie. HoundsTV watermark graphic does not appear on actual photograph.)
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SIGNED: Summer, 2001 – Toronto

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Last year, IL DIVO released another #1 hit record, THE PROMISE. The group was on a worldwide promotional tour for the CD and touched down in Toronto, Canada for a brief signing appearance.

“The Promise” CD is beautifully autographed in silver sharpie marker in the CD booklet by IL DIVO members Sébastien Izambard, Carlos Marín, David Miller and Urs Bühler and includes the CD.

ITEM: IL DIVO group signed PROMISE CD
PRICE: $79.00 CAN + $10.00 (S&H in North America)
SIGNED: November, 2008 in Toronto

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Both Lefsetz and Simmons were at Toronto’s Royal York Hotel to give talks to overflowing conference rooms of music industry delegates, fans, and media. HoundsTV attended by keynotes and later learned that the Simmon’s camp of record people at CMW briefly crossed paths with Lefsetz and this lead to this nasty exchange that Lefsetz posted on his very popular music industry email newsletter – the Lefsetz letter.

Regarding the success of KISS:
“I mean if we really want to get down to it, don’t we have to give credit to Bob Ezrin?…I’m thinking without Ezrin, KISS is a footnote.” – LEFSETZ

Gene starts to get into the “mother”
“JUST BECAUSE I REMEMBER YOUR MOMMY BACKSTAGE AND THEN AT THE HOTEL IS NO REASON TO BE ENVIOUS OF MY GOOD LOOKS.” – SIMMONS

“Just because you’re a big musical act, that doesn’t mean you’re a decent executive, that you can run a record company.” – LEFSETZ
“SAYS WHO. YOU? AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MAKE THESE ASSESSMENTS. WHAT’S YOUR QUALIFICATION, IN FACT, FOR SAYING ANYTHING… – SIMMONS”

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Cruise landed by private jet in Toronto and first stopped for a chat with George Stroumboulopoulos on CBC’s The Hour. Immediately following that interview – Cruise was whisked by an entourage of three black SUV’s to the Queen street studios of Toronto’s MuchMusic.

The remarkable thing about the MuchMusic appearance was how few fans made the trek to Queen St. There was really only a few handfuls of people waiting outside the street-front studio where Cruise was appearing. Sure it was cold out – but that never stopped fans before. Quite a difference of maybe ten years ago when a live appearance of Cruise on Queen St. would attract hundreds, maybe even thousands of fans.

But I guess thats the MuchMusic tv/web audience today – you pretty much need to be these guys to attract thousands of screaming fans to Queen St.

RELATED PHOTOS: GUARDING TOM CRUISE
RELATED PHOTOS AND VIDEO: TOM CRUISE GIVES AN EARLY CHRISTMAS GIFT TO THE AUTOGRAPH COLLECTORS.
FOR MEDIA & BLOGS – TOM CRUISE TORONTO 2008 PHOTO SET FOR SHARING.

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