[charlene]

IMHO - the act of being near/close enough to someone you revere/admire/respect (for whatever reasons) and offering him/her something of value to you and having that person accept it with grace and perhaps a moment of personal interaction with JUST you is why an autograph means so much.
when looking at it at a later date those very human feelings surface and make us happy..it was a moment that touched us and we have a tangible piece of evidence (name on something representative of that admiration) that recalls that important time when perhaps we expressed our thanks and rec'd same in return.

precious and priceless