06 February 2018

It Was Time to Pay (for) the Piper

I'm not much of a Dr. Who fan, to be honest. I have a hard time sitting down to watch movies or television shows. I named my kids after comic book characters, and I haven't even watched all of the Marvel films, let alone the DC ones and all the affiliated television shows for each universe. I was on the market for a Billie Piper autograph, though. I've seen a few episodes of Dr. Who with her in them, but I honestly blame The Rubberbandits, an irreverent comedy and music group out of Ireland, for my Billie Piper fandom. In their song "Horse Outside," they sing that the horse in question "looks like Billie Piper after half an ounce of coke." I guess that's not exactly complimentary, but I have a slight fixation on the song, and by extension a fandom of Billie Piper. She does have a rather large mouth, but I would hardly call her horse-like. Maybe those Rubberbandits lads have tied their grocery bags a little tight?


Anyway, after a long time I have finally snagged a Billie Piper autograph. This one comes from 2017 Topps Dr. Who Signature Series. This is the Yellow parallel, numbered # 18 / 25. This was a fun card to track down, and I am pretty excited about adding it to my collection.


Right now she's apparently got a charity fundraiser going, where purchasing tickets gets you a chance to win a trip to Broadway to see her show, "Yerma," and meet the cast. Pretty cool stuff, and nice that she's donating the proceeds to a good cause.

12 comments:

  1. My sister is a big Dr. Who fan and, by extension, I have a certain affinity for the David Tennant era of the show. I'm not very knowledgeable on the topic, but I do believe that she played for one of the most beloved companions in show history. Nice get!

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    1. Yes, her Wikipedia page notes that she often gets voted as a favorite companion by people who give out those sort of awards.

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  2. I've never seen an episode of Dr. Who, but I'm a big fan of Billie. When she was a teen, she was a singer. She even had a song used as an anthem for the Women's World Cup in the late 90's or 2000. I have the single and still listen to it sometimes. I never thought to see if she had a trading card, but now I have something to look for, thanks!

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    1. She has autographs in a few of the Dr. Who sets. I'm not sure about relic cards. And there are probably a ton of base cards and parallels on which she makes an appearance. There should be plenty of choices out there for you.

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    1. There are some unflattering pictures out there of her, and I imagine that's where the horse comparisons come from. But I think we've all got bad angles. Even my best pictures aren't all that great.

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  4. Cool autograph! I watched Doctor Who for several years (9th thru 11th Doctors) and Rose was my favorite companion. I think the years and episodes that she appeared on were my favorites.

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    1. I'd like to get into it, but there are so many shows and movies out there that I'd like to get caught up on. I freeze up just thinking about it.

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  5. Nice get! I don't see the horse connection, but then again my only experience with coke is with the soda...

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    1. Yes, and for me it's just Diet Coke or Coke Zero, so I'm not even into the hard stuff!

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