Jim Irsay is the owner of the Indianapolis Colts and a collector of American history. He also has a passion for music and American culture. He has been putting some of his collection on display for people to see. It is a traveling show called the Jim Irsay Collection and it made its way to San Francisco.
There were some items from American History:
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| A stay of execution letter from President Lincoln |
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| A letter from Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Paine |
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| A George Washington letter from 1780 |
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| Hunter S. Thompson's 1973 Chevy Caprice |
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| John F. Kennedy's Rocking Chair |
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Muhammad Ali's 1970's Championship Belt
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And some musical instruments:
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| Jerry Garcia's famous "Tiger" guitar |
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| Prince's 1995 Yellow Guitar |
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| Ringo Starr's first Ludwig Drumkit-1963 |
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| John Lennon's Sgt. Pepper Piano |
And some other pieces of music history
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| A "Day the Music Died" Poster |
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| Where Bob Dylan first went electric |
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| Paul McCartney "Hey Jude" studio lyrics |
I forgot to mention that there was a concert also:
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Jim Irsay doing a little singing
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| Irsay with NFL Hall of Famer and ex-Colts player Edgerrin James |
And the following pics, I had to take from the video board since I was far away of the special guests who came and played:
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| Guitar Legend Buddy Guy |
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| Bassist Mike Mills from R.E.M |
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Ann Wilson from Heart
It was a great time and the price was right as it was free. So very cool. |
Free and awesome - perfect combo.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing collection!
ReplyDeleteSome of those artifacts are quite interesting - of course, I am partial to the musical instruments. Sounds like a great concert, too.
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Amazing, I collect posters and there 's one there I'd love!
ReplyDeleteYour post is very interesting, as always! Quite amazing images and ideas!
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'See' you in 2023 in new games!
What a fabulous collection. Wow. I'd love to see this.
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Have a fabulous day and rest of the week, Patrick. ♥
Very interesting. I love learning new stuff!
ReplyDeleteWould be fun to see all that he has to share of History.
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