The Atrium

Alan Bean was on the Apollo 12 mission in 1969 and was one of 12 men to have walked on the Moon. I met Alan Bean twice and interviewed him both times within a year at two different Space conventions. He is also nowadays a painted, and his art deals mostly with Space and Moon missions and the like. He is a fun guy and loves to talk to fans. I must say, however, he is a pain in the butt when it comes to a gratuitous signature. Alan was very hesitant the first time I interview him to sign my items , as I was using it for promoting him in a column I was writing. The second time, it seemed Alan was only all about the cash for his autograph which is very sad for me to see. He wanted me to mention his art web site in the magazine I write for, yet would not sign my poster in exchange for this mention, he wanted me to pay him $80. I do have many signed items the first time he and I met, yet, If I am going to promote someone , the least they could do is autograph something for me. Besides, even though this great man walked on the Moon, his autograph prices were the same....out of this world, ha ha .