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Expert: - 8/9/2006


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July 8th 1979, Vets Auditorium Des Moines Iowa, a day before Bon's birthday and trip to Holland, ACDC performed. At 19 years, I never saw anything like it. I stood 4 feet from the stage. Close enough to see when a bottle rocket went off near Bon's head!
Since then, I've become an avid Bon Scott ACDC 'fan'.
Being older, and having the 'means', I know want an "authentic" Bon Scott autograph.
Where do I look?
I would appreciate your direction!
Long Live Bon Scott!
Scott

Answer
Hi Scott,
Thank you for your question. For starters, I would say avoid ebay at all costs, unless you get very familiar with the way Bon always would have signed his name. 99.9% of the autographs on auction being sold on ebay that are allegedly "authentic Bon Scott autographs" are fakes. So be careful.
This really goes with any autograph not obtained in person, as there are methods for dealers to forge pretty 'good' fakes and get them to pass the unsuspecting buyers eyes.
The best place to start would probably be record conventions and looking through collector magazines such as Goldmine. Also, a variety of AC/DC fan forums around the world often have 'sale/want' list sections, so if any big AC/DC collectors out there are willing to part with one of their Bon Scott autographed items, this would usually also be another good place to start looking.

Best Regards,
Bill

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I am an AC/DC history, discography and collectibles expert, and can answer any question about the band, it's members past and present, as well as questions related to bands that members were in previous to being in AC/DC. I am well versed in the bands history, album and single releases (vinyl, CD), and worldwide discography and collectibles/memorabilia, past and present AC/DC news, album sales, tour dates and tour history, and anything else about the band. I am also an AC/DC (Especially Bon Scott) autograph expert.

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I have been a fan and collector of AC/DC for 30+ years and have written published articles about the band for Goldmine magazine, as well as several publications. I have interviewed past members of the band, and attended the bands Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction as a press guest. I possess one of the world's largest AC/DC collections, and plan to have my own publication about the band in the future. I was hired in 2008 by a marketing firm to help promote and market AC/DC's "BLACK ICE" release and the AC/DC "Rock Band" game in New York City. I also have participated in several other marketing and promotional campaigns for AC/DC. Most recently, I have contributed to a new book by Phil Sutcliffe "AC/DC: The Ultimate Illustrated History" as well as penning an AC/DC Collectibles article for Record Collector magazine (UK).

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I run the AC/DC fan & collector's site "Highway to Hell" and am the webmaster and designer. I am the official Sony/Columbia records AC/DC forum moderator for their record companies website, and content manager for acdc.com

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GOLDMINE (Krause Publications)(USA) Daily Dirt (Germany) Record Collector (UK) Contributed to "AC/DC: The Ultimate Illustrated History", by Phil Sutcliffe (Voyageur Press, Oct. 15, 2010, Hardcover, 224 pages, 300+ illustrations)

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I have interviewed: Mark Evans (AC/DC Bassist 1975-77), Simon Wright (AC/DC Drummer 1983-1989), Dave Evans (AC/DC singer 1974), Noel Taylor (AC/DC Drummer 1974), Neil Smith (AC/DC Bassist 1974), Larry Van Kreidt (AC/DC bassist 1973-4), John Bissett (Fraternity (w/Bon Scott) keyboardist), Vincent Lovegrove (Valentines (w/Bon Scott) singer & former AC/DC manager), Bob Defrin (AC/DC Logo designer & album cover designer for Atlantic records), Mike Fraser (AC/DC Mixing engineer), Joshua Levy (AC/DC Black Ice album cover designer) and many others

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