Feature Photo : Behind the Photos

(view the previous feature photo)

Legendary Whoser moments, caught on film. Learn the stories from those who were there!

Originally Printed: (c) 1988 (yes really, that's NOT a typo!)
Discovered by Sarah Caufield: ~ 1998
Autographed: January 2, 1999
Location: Cobb's Comedy Club, San Francisco
Brave souls who requested the autograph: Jules and Nessa

From Jules:

Ahhh, the LOSER card. A classic Whoser moment if there ever was one. And it went a little something like this ...

It all started around Christmas 1998, when I got a card in the mail from Sarah in Vacouver. (Remember her?) I opened the cardup - and did a double-take. "Is that GREG?" It certainly *looked* just like him, but ... I flipped the card over. It was done by a Bay Area-based company in 1987, so it was certainly *possible*. Then I got a call from Nessa. She'd received the same card. (So, it turned out, did Ashley, Dana in Paris, and several other Whosers.) I e-mailed Sarah, asking her where the cards had come
from. Seems she'd found a box of them at a local store. Nessa and I decided we simply *had* to ask Greg sbout the card - and get a picture of his reaction when we showed it to him.

So, fast-forward to January 2, 1999. Nessa, Sam, Nattie and I went to see Greg at Cobb's Comedy Club in SF. After the show, we took photos with him and chatted for a bit. Then it was time. "Say Greg," I said, innocent as can be, "A few of us got these cards in the mail. We were wondering if you knew anything about where they came from." Nessa readied her camera, and I procuded the card. Greg's reaction was nothing short of priceless.

"Oh, my god..." he stumbled back a step. Nessa supremely captured the expression on his face. Greg said he'd sold his soul when he posed for that card. (Aside: Debi Durst was there thst night, and she said she and her husband received that card from Greg every Christmas for years.) Anyway, of course I asked Greg to sign the card, which he did, including the now-infamous "LOSER" commentary on the photo. And that's the story. :-)

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE WHOSER GALLERY!

Submit a photo: photos@whosers.com

Posted 09/12/02

---

Check out the previous 'behind the photo' features:

---

Return to the Memorabilia page | Return to the main Whosers Page