Celebrities supporting Girl Scout cookie sales.

Dos-I-Dos, Samoas, Thin Mints, Tag a Longs, Dulce de Leche, Trefoils.
These are the names of Girl Scouts’ most popular cookies.

Troops all over the United States have been asking friends, family, and neighbors to buy cookies to help raise money for their troops activities. They also set up tables in front of stores and ask everyone “Would you like to buy some girl scout cookies?”

This year Girl Scouts also offered customers the option of sending cookies to the troops overseas!

I asked my celebrity friends to help my troop out and they did!!

Which is your favorite cookie and which celebs like the same ones you do?

Audrey Whitby, who was a girl scout herself, from So Random was my most enthusiastic and generous customer! She ordered 25 boxes, thin mints, somoas, do I dos And Trefoils. She was shopping for her whole family.
Her Twitter is @audreywhitby and her other account is @starringaudreyw.
She one of the very FEW actresses with two Twitter accounts. She first opened Starringaudreyw then later found out the account with her real name was available. So she has them both now!

Tiffany Thorton who is a newlywed and a soon to mom wanted one of each kind. She has a concert planned in LA on April 22nd. My mom and I offered to bring them to the concert but Tiffany decided to come to our booth in Burbank. She was SO sweet and friendly. She took pics with my friends and I. Follow her at @therealtiffany and if you are in LA on April 22nd check out her concert at the Roxy!

Matt Prokop and Sarah Hyland who starred together in Geek Charming decided to visit our booth too! My friends were excited to see them and my friend’s mom was also excited to see Sarah who also stars on ABC’s Modern Family. They brought their friend Derrick. They were super cool and sweet and bought 12 or 14 boxes! We can’t remember now! Their twitter names are @MattPro13 and @Sarah_Hyland.

We boothed at another store in Burbank and had some more special visitors!
Adam Irigoyen stopped by while we were setting up. He took pics with us and other fans.
He’s @adamirigoyan on Twitter

Brandon Tyler Russell stopped by with his mom. He filmed a movie called Smitty and is having a red carpet premiere soon. He was also on Tosh and Supah Ninjas. He was really sweet and fun to talk to! He has an upcoming audition so follow him on Twitter
@illinoisactor and show him some love!

Tiffany Espensen from Bucket And Skinner and Gracie Dzienny from Supah Ninjas stopped by.
They picked Somoas and Do si dos!
They are friends and were on their way to buy make up!! Follow these sweet girls who star on Nickelodeon’s hit shows! @TiffyEspensen and @GracieDzienny

Romi Dames who played Tracey Van Horn came by. She bought Somoas, do di Dos and Tag a longs!!
She’s so sweet! My friends didn’t recognize her until she did her nasally Tracy voice!! It was great to see her again! Follow her on Twitter @theromidames

Zendaya was going to come but with her busy car show tour schedule she needed to catch up on her sleep!
We offered to save her a box. She picked Somoas! Hope we can give them to her soon!
She’s @Zendaya96 she’ll be in Winnipeg on March 18. She and Bella are headed to Dubai at the end of March!

Lane Napper from Victorious really wanted to surprise my friends and come to our cookie sales but he is in New York teaching acting classes. He’ll return to LA next week and we saved him a box of Somoas too! We’ll meet up somewhere when he’s back in town! Follow @lanenapper he plays the counselor on Victorious!

Dylan Snyder who plays Milton on DisneyXDs Kickin It wasn’t sure which his favorite cookie was so he and his mom met us at a restaurant in Toluca Lake and he bought one box of each flavor! He helped make a girl scout cookie picture frame

He later told me he liked them ALL! Follow him at @dylanRSnyder

We were at an awesome charity event in LA called Tutu’s for Tots and we just wanted to give some of our favorite stars a free box of cookies!

Bella Thorne likes Peanut Butter ( not coconut) so we gave her a box of Tag a Longs! She was on her way out with her friends and family so we didn’t ask for a picture! Bella shared a picture of her, Remy and her friends and there’s the box of cookies I gave her! She’s @BellaThorne on Twitter.

Caroline Sunshine said Tag a longs were her favorite too so we gave her a box! Follow @4castissunshine

Lastly Alli Simpson was also at the charity event. On her way out we asked what her favorite kind was and she picked Trefoils! She wanted to pay but we said, no, we just wanted to give them to her! She’s Cody Simpson’s loving sister! She’s a model for Love Pastry and just announced TODAY that she booked a role for a sequel to 12 Dogs of Christmas!

Here’s Tiffany and Gracie at our booth!

I hope you liked this blog!! I had fun selling and giving cookies to my famous friends!
if this blog makes YOU want to buy Girl Scout cookies click here to find s troop selling near you

I hope you liked my Blog! Follow me on Twitter @alexirob

Meet Cody Simpson at a Claire’s in Virginia

This Saturday Feb 18 the first 150 fans who buy Cody Simpson merchandise at the Claire’s in Tyson Center Corner starting at 10am will receive a VIP wristband that will let them come back and meet Cody at the same store on Feb 20. The meet and greet is scheduled from 11:00 am to 12:30!

So get to the store early on the 18th!!

Cody is a great guy!! I love meeting him and his sweet sister Alli

Meet Stefanie Scott in Denver Colorado March 11, 2012

Stefanie Scott who is best known for her role as Lexi Reed on Disney Channel’s ANT Farm will be meeting fans at an event hosted by Radio Disney on March 11, 2012.

All About Kids takes place from 10- 5 and will be at the Colorado Convention Center. It will be on March 10 and 11

There will be many family friendly activities like pony rides, petting zoo, obstacle course and a climbing wall. NBT winner Shealiegh will perform on March 10.

Tickets:
Adults $10
Kids 2-14 $5
Kids under 2 free

I don’t have the exact time Stefanie will be signing but if you want to meet plan on getting there at 10! Sounds like there will be plenty to do while you wait!

@masonculp A Faker on Twitter UPDATE he’s back as @drewcook15 all these accounts were run by @mprest21 

Update 4/21 we just found out yesterday that these accounts were opened and run by a girl who’s twitter name is @mprest21

We figured she was involved because “Mason” asked a celeb to use “his cousin merest’s” email one time.

Well yesterday @mprest21 announced out of the blue that she had Lung Cancer.

Go straight to the bottom of this blog for a pic of her post. That’s how this site posts pics… Sorry they only post at the end.

She then sent a tweet to Davis Cleveland telling him she has cancer.

A person we know named Dani really has CF and has been monitoring these fake accounts with me. She was suspicious and e mailed Margaret (mprest21)

Margaret admitted she was faking it and that she was behind the other accounts.
She said she just wanted attention and felt ignored by celebs.
She hoped lying would get follows, attention and even e mails and autographs from them.

She began apologizing and deleted @drewcook15
But her apologies aren’t quite sincere. She said she set up @drewcook4 but he’s just a regular person..
see pic at bottom.

So it’s kind of sad to think this girl was using CF and cancer to lie to celebs for attention and follows. She didn’t care about people who really have this disease like our fans Maci, Caley and Dani.

She is apologizing but only because we exposed her…

I hate to say it but don’t believe anyone who tweets and says ” I have _____ follow me.”

Update: 4/15 sorry to say but this person who pretended to be a 7 yr old with Cystic Fibrosis is back on Twitter with a new name. This time “he’s” @drewcook15

I know it’s the same person because he/she is tweeting ALL the same celebs and using the same pictures of a boy named Drew with a broken arm that was stolen from a blog called life with little boys.. I’ll add the new stolen one to the bottom of the blog.

Faking having a disease to get attention from stars is wrong in so many ways! People we know who are really sick with CF are really hurt and insulted! The celebs they lie to just to get followed by are going to never know who to believe in the future.

It’s a terrible thing to do. Let @drewcook15 know we don’t want him on Twitter lying to us and faking having a disease!!

About a week ago a “7 year old boy with CF” opened a Twitter and is trying to get celebs to follow him. He’s faking and we can prove it.

If you are in a hurry go straight to the end to see where he stole the profile pics from

A while back kid star Davis Cleveland who stars as Flynn made friends with Maci Drewry a girl who battles a serious disease called cystic fibrosis. He helped her get followers, invited her to the set of Shake it up and has gotten involved in finding a cure for cystic fibrosis. He has raised over $35,000 and participated in walks that raise Money to find a cure.

Here, Davis had all the guys from Shake it up join him in a walk to raise Money to find a cure for CF.

Sadly, many fakers have popped up on Twitter, using cystic fibrosis to get attention and followers.
There are many clues someone is faking.

1. No personal pic. Kids with CF have a very distinct look– they look sick!
They are small and thin for their age. Their lungs and pancreas don’t function properly so they don’t get the oxygen and nutrition they need to grow properly.

2. No details about treatments. Kids with CF have specific treatments to help with all the symptoms. I’m not posting then here unless a faker is using this blog to be a better faker!

3. All their tweets are about getting followers. Read the timeline. Here’s what you’ll see.
@______ please follow me I Have CF

@______ please follow me I Have CF

@______ please follow me I Have CF

@______ please follow me I Have CF

4. No proof kids with CF could easily say what treatments they get, know specific medical words, take pics of their meds, or themselves at the hospital.

5. They lie. Because they are faking they lie to try to “prove” they have CF or they aren’t faking and they mess up trying to keep track of the lies!

6. The first people they Tweet are Davis Cleveland and Maci Drewry. They want them to get them followers! 

So let’s check @MasonCulp s profile
First of all he days he’s 7 ! Awfully young to be tweeting all hours of the day. And “he’s” tweeting random teen celebs that no 7 yr old boy would know Austin Mahone ? Ryan Beatty ?
This is more likely a teen girl who felt ignored on Twitter with a typical account.

#1 no personal pic

Mason was using a pic of Maci, Davis and Maci’s brother Blake
Why would a 7 yr old use this pic? 

#2 people have been asking for days what treatments he’s getting! Kids with CF would have at least 5 things they would be able to mention ( I’m not saying them in case fakers are using this as a guide ) Mason finally said Albuteral

#3 all tweets are requests for follows

#4 no proof
He says he’s tweeting from his moms newer iPad but doesn’t know how to add a pic when asked to post proof of meds. Everyone knows it’s super easy to post a pic and how did he get his profile pic?

#5 they lie
One day he said he had a cousin on Twitter then denied it

So which is it ?? If he lied about this why should we believe anything else ?

#the first people the tweet are Davis and Maci

How does a 7 yr old find Davis and Maci’s twitter the first day on Twitter? Most people’s first tweets are hi Twitter! I’m new here! And they are kinda lost. This 7 yr old was tweeting, following and DMing on his first day!

So I believe this is more than enough proof. Let @MasonCulp know you don’t like him/her lying and faking about this serious Life threatening disease! It’s is totally disrespectful to the kids like Caley and Maci and families that suffer everyday with treatments, hospital visits and health scares!

@MasonCulp posted this pic

People told him he was lying that the kid was obviously a actor/model for a pic and pointed out the watermark so he deleted the pic and posted this one instead

He also tweeted thus pic of his “friends but the kids all have name tags on and the names he gives aren’t even close!

One thing I noticed today is he has a “brother” named @julianculp who’s saying ” my brother @MasonCulp has CF follow us both!”

Update this is “Mason” s profile pic

He stole it from a blog called Life with Boys and the kid’s real name is Drew.

Here’s “Julian’s” profile pic

This kid is really Jacob.

One day “Mason” forgot he was tweeting from his account and thought he was tweeting from his “Julian” account. He slipped up and tweeted

Meet the Cast of Broadway’s Godspell at Barnes and Noble January 31, 2012

Meet the cast of Broadway’s Godspell including Anna Maria De La Tagle

The event will take place at the Barnes and Noble in New York
Tuesday January 31, 2012 4:00 PM

86th & Lexington Ave
150 East 86th Street, New York, NY 10028, 212-369-2180

click here for more details

Following a musical performance,
Meet the entire cast of the beloved musical to celebrate the new Broadway cast recording. The cast will sign copies of Godspell: The New Broadway Cast Recording.

Special Instructions
Priority seating with purchase of Godspell: New Broadway Cast Recording. No other CDs or memorabilia please.

I hope some of my followers in NY can go!!
Follow me on Twitter @alexirob

Fan Mail Successes and how long it took to get autographed pics!

I’m Alexi. I meet tons of stars by going to events in LA like signings, premieres, meet and greets, launches and charity events. My pics with celebs are on Flickr
my pics with celebs on Flickr

I help people meet celebs by posting about upcoming events on Twitter at @alexirob

If you can’t meet celebs but still want to get signed pictures, autographs and write letters to celebrities, you can use fan mail addresses.

Here’s a blog I wrote with all the info you need to know
my blog about writing fan mail

I decided to write letters myself to see who would send what and how long it would take.

On January 11 and 12, I mailed over 50 letters using my guide and Google to find autographs I didn’t already have fanmail.biz is also a great source! I sent self addressed stamped envelopes and letters of request. I put $1.08 on an envelope with my address on it and folded that up and put in in a big envelope that also had $1.08 worth of stamps! I also wrote personalized letters to each celeb. saying I was a fan and would appreciate a signed pic.

On January 18th, I received this from Brandon Johnson who plays Gary Wilde on Shake It Up and host My Yard Goes Disney!
Twitter – @RBrandonJohnson
Address
Brandon Johnson
6138 Franklin Ave suite 214
LA, CA 90028

Gary signed a picture and wrote “Hey Alexi, see you on the dance floor,”
Best, Brandon Johnson. He also sent a postcard with a pic of him from My Yard Goes Disney!
(wait time 8 days)

On January 20, I received this from Kat McNamera. She was in New Year’s Eve and will co star in Tom Sawyer. Her co stars are Jake T Austin and Joel Courtney.
Twitter – @Kat_McNamera
Address:
Kat McNamera
4821 Lankershim Blvd., #F111
North Hollywood, CA 91601

She included a typed letter, a signed book mark, and a signed large picture that had
xoxo!
Kat Mcnam
And a smaller signed pic
On it! So sweet
(wait time 9 days)

On January 25, I received this from Cody Simpson. He’s a singer from Australia and has hit songs like All Day, On My Mind and Angel.
Twitter — @codysimpson
Address:
Cody Simpson
PO Box 1766
Studio City, LA 91614

He sent a lanyard with a guitar pick that has wings and the word angel on it, a pin and a signed pic that says To Alexi
Wow 
(Wait time 14 days)

On January 28th I received two things!
One was from Skai Jackson who plays Zuri on Jessie!
Twitter — @officialskai
Address:
Skai Jackson
C/O Marilyn Zitner
16 Penn Plaza suite 722
NY, NY 10001

She sent a picture of herself and she wrote:
To Alexi
Thank You so much for supporting me you’re a very sweet girl see you soon!
Xoxo 
Skai
She also sent a pre printed signed cast photo which was extra sweet! 
(wait time 17 days)

I also received this from Erin Sanders.
Who played Quinn on Zoey 101 and plays Camille on Big Time Rush.
Twitter Name: @ErinZariah
Address:
Erin Sanders
PO Box 2485, Toluca Lake,
CA 91610, USA.

She sent a signed pic that says
To Alexi 
Good hearing from you!
Erin Sanders
Isn’t she awesome ?
(wait time 17 days)

So at the end of 17 days I received things back from 5 people.
I’ll keep updating this as I go please comment and let me know if you are trying this out too!
Follow me at @alexirob
At the end of 17 days this is what I got back

Jennifer Lawrence is starring as Katniss in The Hunger Games. I sent 2 pics I got from the Internet for her to sign.

No Twitter
Address:

Jennifer Lawrence
P.O. Box 6509
Louisville, KY 40206
USA

She sent back the 2 pics signed!
Pretty cool!
Wait time 23 days

On February 6, I received this from Nick Jonas!!! I had heard that sometimes when a star is in a Broadway Play, they use the theaters Address as their fanmail address!
Nick is starring in How to Succeed in Business without really Trying.

Twitter name @nickjonas
Fanmail address

Nick Jonas
C/O AL HIRSCHFELD THEATER
302 West 45th Street
New York, NY 10036

He sent the Playbill from his play and SIGNED it! I sent an envelope with about $1.20 worth of stamps on it and my address!
I sent this request on 1/23
So the wait time was 15 days!

A Complete Guide to Writing Fan Mail

Meeting Celebrities is a thrilling experience! If you live in Los Angeles, New York or other big cities you might be lucky enough to meet a celebrity at an event in real life and maybe ask for an autograph.
If not, you can still request autographs using fan mail. Most celebrities will reply to fan mail and see it as another part of being famous. Some send a personalized signed picture. Some send a handwritten note. You may even get a cast photo or memorabilia from the show the star works on. Some celebrities have staff who handle fan mail and they simply send out pre printed signed pics.

There are several on line resources to find star’s addresses. I have a blog with many Disney and Nickelodeon stars addresses. Also Fanmail.biz is a great source. That site has forums and 1000’s of addresses.

Some stars have different addresses
Via Venue means the address at the location the celebrity is filming at.
For example: Bella Thorne tapes Shake it Up at LA Center Studios
So her via venue address is :

Bella Thorne
1201 West 5th St
LA, CA. 90017

Most stars also have an address they prefer fan mail be delivered to which may be the manager /talent agent

So Bella’s other address is:
Bella Thorne
William Morris Endeavor
9601 Wilshire Blvd.
3rd Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

There are a few terms we use so often, we have abbreviations for them:

LOR = Letter of Request

SASE = self addressed stamped envelope

TTM= through the mail

PP pre-printed

A Letter of Request should always be included in your fan mail. If you are requesting something from a celeb take the time to let him/her know what they mean to you.

Sample LOR:

Dear______,
I’ve been a fan ever since I heard/saw _________. I think you are an amazing _________. I follow you career and can’t wait until _____.
I follow you on Twitter. I hope you hit ________ followers soon. It would be great to meet you someday. You inspire me to __________.
Could I please have an autographed picture? It would be amazing if you replied!
Sincerely,
__________

SASE= self addressed stamped envelope
It is always good etiquette to send an envelope that you have already addressed with your address and Put stamps on. $1.08 is the suggested amount an 9×12 envelope with a few papers inside.

TTM = Through the Mail
Someone might say I got this autograph in person and this one TTM .. Meaning through mail.

So here are the steps to sending fan mail.

1 Get the supplies you will need
2 9×12 envelopes
Paper for letters
Stamps
Optional pre printed address labels
Optional : Markers or stickers just for fun

2 Decide who you will send mail to. I think it’s a good idea to send out a bunch at the same time. That way you will hopefully get some back. Not all addresses are current and not all celebs reply.

3. Look on my blog or search Fanmail.Biz for addresses.

4 write your letters of request

5 include 1 letter, 1 pre addressed self stamped envelope in each envelope.

6 Mail Them

7 Wait for replies

Hopefully you will receive some with 2-3 weeks. Some might take months if a star is filming on location or has a fan mail address in a different state like Ariana Grande.
Her fan mail address is:
Ariana Grande
265 S Federal Hwy
Suite 331
Deerfield Beach, FL 33441

As you can imagine, it would take extra time to get her mail and reply.

I hope this helps you get autographs.
Please comment here if you try this and have success!