Denver Nugget Chris 'Birdman' Andersen Touches Down in Colorado Card Shop
January 13, 2011

When Mike Fruitman, owner of Mike's Stadium Sportscards in Aurora, Colo., contacted Panini America in late November to tell us he was conducting a signing with Colorado cult hero Chris "Birdman" Andersen of the Denver Nuggets, we were only too happy to help.

Come on, Andersen stands 6-10, weighs 228 pounds and sports more colorful tattoos than a whole season's worth of "LA Ink." You try telling him "no."

So we put our best basketball foot forward, boxing up a bevy of 2010-11 Panini America hoops heirlooms and hobby boxes to help add just a little more buzz to the day's festivities.

Last Saturday, Andersen landed in Mike's shop for an event that was, by all accounts, as big, boisterous and buzz-generating as the signing's star attraction.

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