Jim Irsay’s world tour

[wicked]

He’s apparently lugging his collection of sports memorabilia and his band around the country. He even bought some prime-time TV ads to promote his local stop. I guess it’s great when you get gifted an NFL team and can waste money on this nonsense.

 

[micropolitan guy]

Saw something on the Belmont broadcast, didn't he buy Turcotte's saddle from that race for $2 million or something?

 

[Octave]

Look at how rich I am, now give me more money for it.

Very on point for 2023

 

[BTExpress]

After pride month comes greed month. Followed by wrath, then envy . . .

 

[Gutter]

After pride month comes greed month. Followed by wrath, then envy . . .

Wake me when it’s sloth. On second thought, don’t.

 

[Small Town Guy]

This was in NYC last year and it was a lot of fun (I stood in line behind Rovell and his comically oversized backpack which he refused to relinquish to security). The guitar collection is nuts, I loved the On the Road scroll, Hunter S. Thompson’s car, lot of good Beatles and Dylan stuff, fun presidential items. I wandered around instead of listening to his band at the end.

 

[Machine Head]

I wonder if I can sell him my Huey Lewis and the News collection?

 

[Sam Mills 51]

I wonder if I can sell him my Huey Lewis and the News collection?

Just might be Stuck With You.

 

[User 149557]

A battle of the bands with JD and the Straight Shot. Loser has to sell his team.

 

[User 4332]

Apparently Jim Irsday OD'd again in December and was revived by paramedics giving him Narcan. It looks like the story broke yesterday - I'm just catching up on it - when the IndyStar got a copy of the police report.

As a Colts fan from the days the Mayflower trucks rolled onto the northside in the snow, I have a lot of love-hate emotions when it comes to the Irsays. Jim's always seemed like he means well and he's mostly stayed out of his own way as the owner, since wresting control from Nancy, but man this is disheartening. Doyel has a column out this morning arguing that Irsay needs to go ahead and permanently hand over control to his daughters. Hard to argue with it.

 

[DanOregon]

Apparently fat, stoned and stupid IS a way to go through life.

 

[BartonK]

Jim's band for these things is no slouch: Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Mike Mills (REM) on bass, Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp's drummer), and a couple of top Nashville session musicians.

 

[Neutral Corner]

Apparently fat, stoned and stupid IS a way to go through life.

Works great when you are very rich.

 

[DanOregon]

 

[dixiehack]

“Have you ever been on a yacht?”
“No, is it wonderful?”
“It doesn’t suck.”

 

[DanielSimpsonDay]

 

[UNCGrad]

I wonder if I can sell him my Huey Lewis and the News collection?

About this Huey Lewis and the News collection...

 

[sgreenwell]

Jim's band for these things is no slouch: Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Mike Mills (REM) on bass, Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp's drummer), and a couple of top Nashville session musicians.

Sounds like Jim Dolan's "band," which is also made up of heavy hitters that clearly want the paycheck, IIRC.

 

[User 149557]

Sounds like Jim Dolan's "band," which is also made up of heavy hitters that clearly want the paycheck, IIRC.

At music festivals I like to spot band members who clearly are bored or hate the music they are playing and are in it for the checks.

My parents are Christian rock people so if they invite me to go see a band (I’ll watch any live music honestly), it’s what I do for the two hours.

 

[Huggy]

At music festivals I like to spot band members who clearly are bored or hate the music they are playing and are in it for the checks.

My parents are Christian rock people so if they invite me to go see a band (I’ll watch any live music honestly), it’s what I do for the two hours.

Years ago I watched a PBS special (basically an infomercial) for a new Jimmy Buffett CD of songs from his earliest days called Buried Treasures.

In addition to interviews with Buffett and people around him in those days they showed him doing three songs, "Margaritaville", "Fins" and "Changes in Latitudes", at a show in Vegas. Buffett was obviously the centre of attention and seemed to be having a great time but the band looked bored to death. Being in his band looked like nothing more than a gig, probably a well-paying one but a gig none the less.