One of stage and screen's nicest guys was in St. Louis this past Sunday to pick up a Lifetime Achievement Award from the St. Louis International Film Festival.

Stacy Keach received the award prior to a screening of his early 70's flick, Fat City. A question and answer session preceded the screening at Lindenwood University. Following the Q and A, Keach mingled with fans and movie buffs while signing autographs and posing for photos.

Stacy's brother, James Keach, was present to help honor his brother. James is an actor, writer, director, and producer. His most recent effort was directing Waiting Forever, released earlier this year. James is married to actress Jane Seymour.

Finally, an early evening screening of Winter's Bone at Webster University featured Marideth Sisco. Sisco makes a memorable appearance as a singer in the movie. She posed for this shot upon her arrival at the screening. Winter's Bone was the winner of Best Picture (Grand Jury Prize) at this year's Sundance Film Festival and is gathering "buzz" as a possible Oscar nominated film.

Television legend Carol Burnett was in St. Louis, MO, last night for a performance of her show, Laughter and Reflection: An Evening with Carol Burnett at the Fox Theater. The 78-year-old actress stopped for this photo as she arrived back at her hotel following the show. Earlier in the evening as she departed for the Fox, she signed one autograph per person while sitting in her SUV.

With Burnett's signature and photo, I now have the entire cast of The Carol Burnett Show!

Before leaving town, I went across the street to the Lumiere Hotel to grab this photo with singer Richie McDonald, voice of the country group Lonestar. McDonald was happy to take the photo and chat for a few minutes before departing. McDonald and Tracy Lawrence performed together earlier in the evening at the hotel's ballroom. Unfortunately, I missed Lawrence as he left for the bus.

Two weeks ago, the Acoustically Speaking tour rolled into St. Louis for a show at the Sheldon Concert Hall. Following the concert, all three featured artists headed to the lobby for a meet and greet with their fans.

I was especially excited to chat with Denny Laine, one of the original members of The Moody Blues and also a member of Paul McCartney and Wings. Laine and his bandmates played several Moodies and Wings songs during their set. Laine signed a Wings and a Moodies piece for my collection.

I got to say hello again to John Ford Coley, one half of the 70's duo England Dan and John Ford Coley. I had met John two years ago in Springfield, IL, and have exchanged occasional e-mails with him since. We had a nice chat to catch up and he signed that photograph from Springfield.

Terry Sylvester was the third and final member of the group. Sylvester replaced Graham Nash as the voice of the Hollies in 1969. After signing a Hollies shot, we chatted at length about various topics, including his excitement about being part of the Solid Silver 60s Show, a 31-date tour later this year in the UK. He said it would be the first time he's toured in the UK for over 30 years. And, he gets to see his family and grandchildren.

Earlier in the evening, I caught up comedian/actor Jamie Kennedy as he departed his hotel in Springfield, IL, for The Funny Bone comedy club across town. He gladly posed for this shot and signed a couple of Scream promo photos for the collection. Wow...the guy even has his own IPhone app!

Check this out from December 2008. It's features me and my friends, Jay, Mark, Doug, and Tony meeting Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters following a movie screening at a theater near Bryant Park in New York City.

And here is the photo:

Captain James A. Lovell, commander of the Apollo 13 mission, was in Springfield, IL, today for a book signing and to receive the Lincoln Leadership Prize.

Captain Lovell stopped in his hotel lobby following breakfast to sign an 8 x 10 of a previous meeting (2006 St. Louis) and pose for this new photograph. As he began signing, his wife made the "ebay comment," but once he saw it was a posed shot of us, he signed and personalized. The new photograph took some convincing, but after a few moments, he agreed to a quick shot.

Check THIS out. Unreal! Dylan is known to be one of the toughest graphs. I have friends who have tried numerous times. This guy snags him on his first try. Amazing! Wonder if it was staged for the show?

Here's George Clinton, "the Atomic Dog," at Saturdays' in-store signing at Vintage Vinyl in St. Louis. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, considered by many to be the innovator of "funk" music, was signing copies of his new release before his evening concert at Chaifetz Arena.