I did an interview of my grandpa like 12 years ago when I was in middle school. He told me about a dollar bill he got signed by every member of Jackson 5 when he ran into them at an airport in 1971. Here’s the story from his POV:
I was at the Birmingham Airport in 1971 to pick up my Dad from a flight.
There was a black family just sitting across from me and after awhile I noticed they looked sort of familiar.
I asked, “Are you the Jackson’s?” They meekly replied yes.
I said “oh, I did not even know you were in town.”
They drooped their heads.
I felt embarrassed that I said what I did. It really did not seem friendly at all.
I thought about it and said “Hey, may I have your autograph please?”
I was trying to make them feel better and relieve my embarrassment.
They smiled real big and said “sure”.
So, I got out one of probably three dollars I had at that time and they signed it. Michael’s signature is on the right by the green seal
I think we were the only people at that gate.
ThreadCountHigh on
This is very cool, but I really wish it had been on a $20 bill.
3trackmind on
Easy as 1-2-3
LazerWolfe53 on
I’d buy that for a dollar!
IronEgo on
No, not that Jackson 5. *A* Jackson 5.
Sea_Comment1208 on
Worth $0.99 now
Muttandcheese on
Too bad it wasn’t a fiver. Real missed opportunity there.
Klotzster on
Henry Fowler was the Roadie
MaximumTurtleSpeed on
This is a fun story and cool keepsake. The cool people over at r/papermoney would have some good tips on protecting this long term. Some cat over there will probably have good intel for sources of info for valuation of signed currency for insurance purposes.
69Nova468 on
Give you 30 cents and then I still have to find someone to give me 50 for it.
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I did an interview of my grandpa like 12 years ago when I was in middle school. He told me about a dollar bill he got signed by every member of Jackson 5 when he ran into them at an airport in 1971. Here’s the story from his POV:
I was at the Birmingham Airport in 1971 to pick up my Dad from a flight.
There was a black family just sitting across from me and after awhile I noticed they looked sort of familiar.
I asked, “Are you the Jackson’s?” They meekly replied yes.
I said “oh, I did not even know you were in town.”
They drooped their heads.
I felt embarrassed that I said what I did. It really did not seem friendly at all.
I thought about it and said “Hey, may I have your autograph please?”
I was trying to make them feel better and relieve my embarrassment.
They smiled real big and said “sure”.
So, I got out one of probably three dollars I had at that time and they signed it. Michael’s signature is on the right by the green seal
I think we were the only people at that gate.
This is very cool, but I really wish it had been on a $20 bill.
Easy as 1-2-3
I’d buy that for a dollar!
No, not that Jackson 5. *A* Jackson 5.
Worth $0.99 now
Too bad it wasn’t a fiver. Real missed opportunity there.
Henry Fowler was the Roadie
This is a fun story and cool keepsake. The cool people over at r/papermoney would have some good tips on protecting this long term. Some cat over there will probably have good intel for sources of info for valuation of signed currency for insurance purposes.
Give you 30 cents and then I still have to find someone to give me 50 for it.