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His collection debuts at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, which is also free to the public, along with guitars and musical instruments used by the Beatles, Prince and Kurt Cobain; 1823 edition of the Declaration of . Irsay is still sore over not obtaining Wilson, the anthropomorphic volleyball from the Tom Hanks movie Cast Away, which sold for $308,000. The storied collection of Jim Irsay, Owner/CEO of the Indianapolis Colts. Sylvester Stallones original manuscript notes for his Oscar-winning film, Jack Kerouacs original 119-foot scroll for his novel. Irsay sets his price before the bidding even starts (in this case, $3.75 million, or $4.4 million with auction fees included) and then sits back and lets the universe take care of the rest. The Jim Irsay Collection at the Navy Pier in Chicago. For matters related to TJIC Exhibitions/Tour, For all media inquiries related to TJIC, For all other (non-tour matters) related to TJIC. Nothing against Buzz Aldrin hes the only one who hit a six-iron on the moon but really if it was Neil Armstrongs suit, I probably wouldve been in on it, Irsay told reporters. 'This crazy Australian billionaire bid $6 million dollars on it,' Irsay said. Irsay said he had initially approached cities including Nashville and Austin about doing a public-private partnership in which he would provide all of the exhibits at no cost while the cities committed to providing the space and upkeep. How do you sell the golden tickets? I cant be Pete Townshend or Chrissie Hynde or Natalie Merchant or whoever, because thats just not me. Jim Irsays passion for rock music, American history and pop culture led him to assemble a robust collection of historic and culturally-significant artifacts over several decades that together make up The Jim Irsay Collection. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has been steadily assembling one of the most interesting privately owned collections of artifacts in the U.S. This was the piano he toured with for 20 years; it was also played by Paul McCartney and Freddie Mercury. CHICAGO Jim Irsay puffed on an American Spirit cigarette onstage and belted out covers of Neil Young and the Rolling Stones and it was actually much cooler than it sounds. George Washington to Bob Dylan. Speaking between drags of his cigarette from a midtown-Manhattan hotel room, Irsay was preparing to exhibit his extensive collection of rare music memorabilia in New York on Friday. Before the auction, Irsay placed his maximum bid at $3.75 million ($4.4 million with auction fees included). In seeking out and exhibiting objects from the past, Irsay aims to inspire young musicians to create the iconic music of the future. A whole story could be written about Irsays guitar collection, which includes Kurt Cobains guitar from Nirvanas Smells Like Teen Spirit music video and ones played by Prince, Jerry Garcia, George Harrison, Lennon, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan and Jimmy Page. ADA SECTION: We will have a designated ADA/Handicap area. An 1823 William J. Displaying historical items free of charge makes the collection worthwhile for the 63-year-old. The list goes on and on. How you experience it when you walk in? He attributes this both to experience and mysticism. Since then, Irsay has been open about his emphasis to support mental health resources. The collection didnt begin as a means to inherit valuable objects, but rather to share music with others. Many items, if not most of the Irsay Collection, were acquired at auction, but Irsay usually wasnt sitting in the crowd waving a tiny paddle with a number on it. However, the musical instrument with the most celebrity fingerprints is likely a piano. The product of a quarter-century of feverish gathering, this massive cross section of musical, pop cultural, and political history includes everything from Abraham Lincoln's pocketknife to Jack Kerouac's manuscript for the novel On the Road. The Indianapolis public will get the chance to see all his memorabilia, free of charge. The lineup features a cast of leading local session pros led by guitar tech and record producer Marc Johnson, plus Irsay on vocals and the guest of honour, Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Jim Irsay, owner & CEO of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, is bringing items from The Jim Irsay Collection - a renowned assemblage of iconic artifacts from rock music, American history, and pop culture - home to Indianapolis for one night only, September 9, 7:30-10pm - on the field - at Lucas Oil Stadium. In spite of that vow, he almost let Kurt Cobains guitar slip through his fingers. During the course of our photoshoot, he not only pretends to smash the Black Strat but he also mischievously tucks a lit cigarette under the strings behind the nut. About 175 guitars make up the Irsay collection, and McKinney remains on the lookout for new acquisitions. Irsays lineup of famous guitars has been called the greatest on earth. Its hard to argue with this assessment. The collection also includes handwritten lyrics, signed photos, and other memorabilia from the artists. The scroll is on loan from Jim Irsay, the owner of the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL. Its more of the spirit and what comes to me., Nevertheless, he doesnt win every bidding war. The collection didnt begin as a means to inherit valuable objects, but rather to share music with others. The Jim Irsay Collection is highlighted by instruments and items owned and used by some of the greatest artists in music history, including Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Prince, James Brown, Eric Clapton, Sir Elton John, Johnny Cash, Jerry Garcia, Les Paul, David Gilmour, Jim Morrison, Pete Townshend, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, John Coltrane, and more. 'Allen said: ''What do you mean? The event was free for the public to attend, provided they signed up before RSVPs reached capacity. [1] I dont think its ever had that kind of blues played on it before, Shepherd remarks later, and our own close encounter with the Black Strat reveals a setup thats clearly been optimised for a less ferocious touch than that of the Louisiana-born blues-rocker. He said: 'I am thrilled to preserve and protect another piece of American culture that changed the way we looked at the world.'. The event takes place from 611 p.m. I began this collection to preserve and share historic artifacts with others in hopes of telling stories of our shared past and culture and inspiring people to dream big and strive for great things in life, Irsay said in a release. Thanks for contacting us. The interesting thing about guitars is because of the heritage of these and the providence, theyre special, Irsay told Duthiers. A guitar formerly owned by Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain that was featured in the music video for the band's hit song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" sold for $4.5 million on Sunday, after billionaire. That's insane. Items on display ran the gamut from historical artifacts such as letters from George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, the wanted poster for John Wilkes Booth and the Atlantic Charter signed by Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt to pop culture items such as Hunter S. Thompsons Red Shark 1973 Chevrolet Caprice convertible. According to Irsay, at the heart of the collection is a David Gilmour Stratocaster in which 66 countries have contacted him about purchasing. With the museum its about, How do you create the Willy Wonka factory? Colts owner Jim Irsay poses during a collection event in 2022. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. You outbid me. My biggest regret was when I lost Wilson, the volleyball from Cast Away. Somewhat paradoxically, the 63-year-old Irsay also gives off the impression of being one of the most normal people in the pro sports ownership ranks in the sense that hell mingle with the average fan, and wants to be liked. READ ARTICLE, Smells like team spirit: Billionaire Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay shares his collection of rare guitars at a free exhibition after splurging $4.4 million on Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain's Fender Mustang READ ARTICLE, "Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay is displaying his world-renowned collection of historic memorabilia to the public for the first time in the Big Apple. Kurt married Courtney Love of Hole fame in 1992; together they had daughter Frances Bean who is now 27-years-old. Outside of music, the collection includes such historic items as: Irsay, owner & CEO of the NFLs Indianapolis Colts and an active philanthropist, regularly loans items to museums, nonprofits and other organizations for display and research.Items have been displayed at the U.S.s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), The Lincoln Memorial, the world-famous Beverly Hills Hotel, and the Indiana State Museum; as well as at The Centre Pompidou (Paris), the British Library (London), Auditorium Parco della Musica (Rome) and other locations around the world. He attributes this both to experience and mysticism. Most of these artefacts currently reside either at Irsays home or in his office at the NFL teams headquarters and practice facility. The half-day event at Manhattan's Hammerstein Ballroom is free to the public and features everything from John Lennon's piano, used to write 'A Day in the Life,' to Irsay's newly acquired Fender. Irsay owned four guitars, including a 1942 Martin D-18 originally owned by Elvis Presley, when he met McKinney. Because to me, thats really what its about.. READARTICLE, "To call Irsays collection breathtaking would not do it justice. It's not just guitars, either. Despite their extraordinary value, Irsay is relaxed when handling these historic instruments. The Stratocaster that Bob Dylan played at Newport Folk Festival in 1965? He purchased a 1966 Vox guitar , played by Lennon and George Harrison, for $408,000 at auction in 2013. This time, Irsay wisely declined. The Jim Irsay Collection is highlighted by instruments and items owned and used by some of the greatest artists in music history, including Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Prince, James Brown, Eric Clapton, Sir Elton John, Johnny Cash, Jerry Garcia, Les Paul, David Gilmour, Jim Morrison, Pete Townshend, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, John Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay already has an impressive collection of music memorabilia, and it just got stronger this weekend. Visit thejimirsaycollection.com for details. We touch down in Indiana to pay him a visit. Irsay joined Cheddar News to talk about why he's bringing artifacts from the Beatles to Jerry Garcia to light now." $957,500. In another Beatles connection, Elton also played it at a concert in Madison Square Garden in November 1974. He paid $965,000 for the Newport Stratocaster Bob Dylan played at the 1965 Newport Festival, when he and his band went electric for the first time; dropped $4.4 million for Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobains Fender Mustang; and $4 million for Pink Floyd guitarist David Gimours black Fender Stratocaster. Other notable artifacts include Kurt Cobains 1969 Fender Mustang, Ringo Starrs drum set used during The Beatles debut on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 and Bob Dylans electric guitar played at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965. I have this obligation. Almost alarmingly so. In May 2019, Julien's Auctions sold a used paper plate Cobain wrote a set list on for a 1990 Nirvana show at the 9:30 nightclub in Washington, D.C. . But I was kind of early in the process and I was outbid. Jim Irsay's collection includes guitars used by Prince and Bob Dylan, a piano used by John Lennon and a Ringo Starr drum set, as well as the 120-foot-long scroll on which Jack Kerouac wrote the . Kurt Cobain's guitar from Nirvana's 1991 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' music video was up for auction in Las Vegas, where acolytes of the 62-year-old billionaire were ready spend as much as $3.75 million on the piece at Irsay's direction. Handwritten documents and artifacts from womens suffrage pioneer Susan B. Anthony. 'I've been doing it for 25 years, and I would say I'm one of the only people who can peg these things pretty close,' Irsay said. Recent additions include the SG Special used by Pete Townshend during The Whos exhilarating performance on The Rolling Stones Rock And Roll Circusand the Steinway piano used on tour by Elton John from 1974-1993. Smells like team spirit: Billionaire Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay shares his collection of rare guitars at a free exhibition after splurging $4.4 million on Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain's Fender Mustang READ ARTICLE. In an interview with Vlad Duthiers of CBS Mornings, Irsay touted self-owned guitars, artifacts and historic memorabilia belonging to The Jim Irsay Collection, estimated to be worth over $100 . Irsay's father, Robert Irsay, built a fortune estimated to be over $150 million through successful heating and air-conditioning companies. The lightness and elasticity, the short vibrato arm everything points to the elegant, lyrical playing style for which Gilmour is famous. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay's collection of rare rock & roll instruments is touring the country The 62-year-old billionaire recently spent $4.4 million at auction for a guitar. There are plans for a European tour in the summer of 2024. Specific piano movers that come recommended by Steinway. Its not really as much as the intellect of the mind, he told The Daily Mail. I was bidding on it. That changed music, that brought 'Rubber Soul' with the Beatles. Its easy to see why a literary loose cannon like Thompson would want Irsay to purchase the manuscript (which he did, for $2.4 million). He just wasn't willing to cross Irsay's $2.2 million threshold. 'I went into that thing, and I was pretty determined to get it, but I really didn't know what was going to happen,' said Irsay, who was actually awake and personally participating in that auction. Before the time comes to stop the tape, we have to ask our host the question that invariably comes up when two Beatles obsessives engage in conversation. As well as being used by Elton himself at sold-out Dodger Stadium shows in October 1975, the piano would go on to be played by Freddie Mercury during Queens A Day At The Racestour in 1977 and by Paul McCartney in front of a television audience over over one billion people during the Live Aid finale in 1985. I didn't anticipate that. The band closed with an impressive rendition of Gimme Shelter by the Rolling Stones. While Irsays Collection may be privately owned, he has been sharing it with the worldfor free. '''There was three of us bidding, going up in $250,000 increments. Gilmours Black Strat? When you have a gene, thats a very difficult thing. So when the Colts boss saw Allen at an event in the following days, Irsay figured he should offer a 'thank you' to Allen, whom he mistakenly assumed had stayed out of the bidding. Admission is free and, as of this writing, a limited number of tickets remain available. Pop Culture. Jim Irsay, owner of the NFLs Indianapolis Colts, is bringing his collection to the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center on March 4, 2023. In November of the following year, the Gretsch was gifted to his cousin David Birch. Jim Irsay bought Kurt Cobain's guitar for $4.5 million. Powered by. And then we have access to other resources to help us with preservation, control and security factors. I had never done it before, and that was a great experience.'. At a Christie's auction for guitars and other memorabilia owned by Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, Irsay spent over $5. His travels have taken him to Puerto Vallarta, Costa Rica, Spain, and the Dominican Republic, but he's happiest at home with his wife, two daughters, and dog. This is evidenced on day two of our stay in Indianapolis when the team puts together an impromptu concert performance in the grounds of a disused psychiatric hospital. 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My grandfather died of alcoholism in 1927; even my father died of alcoholism, Irsay told Duthiers. And theres no sign of the pace slowing any time soon the collection continues to expand and the plans for it get more and more ambitious. The original 1777 Continental Congress proclamation designating Thanksgiving as a national holiday. 'When it got to over $4 million, it was crazy. For more travel news, check out these articles: Greg Robertson has worked as an editor and writer for some of the top newspapers and websites in the country, leading him to live all across the country. But the great thing is that I love what I do, so its not work. The Jim Irsay collection can be seen at Manhattan's Hammerstein Ballroom on Friday and will continue touring, Irsay's intuition admittedly fell short in 2019, when he paid a record $4 million for Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour's 'Black Strat' (pictured) a Fender Stratocaster that was drawing bids from 61 different countries, Bob Dylan plays a Fender Stratocaster electric guitar for the first time on stage as he performs at the Newport Folk Festival on July 25, 1965 in Newport, Rhode Island. During our conversation, its apparent that Jim finds a sense of spirituality in the transcendent power of music. He talked about how much putting together a world-class collection costs and what it would take for him to part with it." However, one item in particular means a lot to Irsay: that lists the 12-step program with handwritten notes. If the (other bidder) would have gone to $4 million, I would have been out because I was asleep, Irsay told The Daily Mail. Subscribe now and save 50% off the cover price of the Indianapolis Monthly magazine. And a deeper feeling than just having words or sign language, or hunting and gathering systems. Ahead of the Colts game this Sunday, part of Jim Irsay's private collection of music memorabilia he's gathered over time will be on display. Darren Julien, chief executive officer of Julien's Auctions, said: 'To have this legendary guitar, one of the most culturally significant and historically important guitars of Kurt Cobain and in all of rock music history to return to Indiana to be part of Jim Irsay's renowned memorabilia collection is a great honor and personal highlight of my life. The instrument, which Cobain acquired from a Los Angeles guitar shop in 1990, was later used in many live Nirvana performances. Irsay, the eccentric owner of the Indianapolis Colts, had assembled an all-star band, including blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd, R.E.M. I see the seekers walking across the old, beautiful lands of this country 300 years ago, not with muskets but with guitars slung over their backs. Getty In 2021, he implemented the Colts Kicking the Stigma campaign to encourage others to use mental health resources when needed. READ ARTICLE, "The list of items [in The Jim Irsay Collection], spanning centuries, is extraordinary. Irsay, the eccentric owner of the Indianapolis Colts, had assembled an all-star band, including blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd, R.E.M. You cant keep track, its impossible. John Lennon's 1962 Gibson J-160E - $2,400,000. GENERAL INFO: This is an ALL AGES event. There was also sports memorabilia, such as a bat used by Jackie Robinson and the belt won by Muhammad Ali in his famous bout with George Foreman in Zaire, which Irsay recently bought at auction for $6 million (even though, as Irsay revealed to the media, the belt was not adorned with real gold). READ ARTICLE, "The list of items [in The Jim Irsay Collection], spanning centuries, is extraordinary. Great Eastern FX Co. Focus Fuzz review: The best of all possible fuzz worlds in a single box? Last May, Irsay purchased a baseball that was signed by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his visit to New York City in 2019. (From left to right) Grammy-nominated Kenny Wayne Shepherd on blues guitar, John Mellencamp guitarist Mike Wanchic, Tom Bukovac, and REM bassist Mike Mills, Irsay outbid late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen for Ringo Starr's drum kit, which will be in display in New York on Friday. In the interests of making the collection more accessible to the public, a series of pop-up exhibits and concerts in the USA and Europe are set to be the precursor to the opening of a museum akin to Seattles MoPOP, which was founded by Microsofts Paul Allen. Jim will literally rock in concert with legends John Fogerty, Buddy Guy, and Ann Wilson, while showcasing over 75 pieces of history that will likely be housed in his own museum some day. I mean, its the fabric of peoples lives. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay was in an old-fashioned bidding war back on May 22. We did some fun things with it but we were always careful. Though Irsay talked during his performance about the darkness that grips people in the throes of anguish or addiction, Tuesday night in Chicago was a festive occasion in homage to excellence. 'If the [other bidder] would have gone to $4 million, I would have been out because I was asleep,' Irsay said. A Jackie Robinson game-used bat from 1953. Ill never let that happen again.. "Over the years, some remarkable guitar collections have featured in the pages of this magazine. Irsay hadn't expected to top that, but Gilmour's guitar was suddenly garnering much higher bids. At one point in an interview with The Post last week, Irsay referred to the collections value as being $100 million. Today, the necks startling lustre and the overall originality of the instrument tell us little about its former owner and, perhaps fittingly, theres a frustrating and slightly icy sense of detachment that leaves us feeling no closer to rocks greatest poet and greatest enigma. Stone printing of the Declaration of Independence, one of the first exact facsimiles of the final signed document. The comments below have not been moderated. "He wants. I see the seekers in my mind walking across the old, beautiful lands of this country 300 years ago, not with muskets, but with guitars slung over their backs. "Over the years, some remarkable guitar collections have featured in the pages of this magazine. 'These things will come alive some day,' Irsay said. As it turned out, though, Allen was in the bidding. It sold for $50,000 (and probably could have been obtained for $50 before Russia invaded Ukraine). Other notable artifacts include Kurt Cobains 1969 Fender Mustang, Ringo Starrs drum set used during, The Beatles debut on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964. and Bob Dylans electric guitar played at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965. campaign to encourage others to use mental health resources when needed. 'It sounds ridiculous,' he added. But the Jim Irsay Collection, as its known on its cross-country tour, was also made possible by his intuition a self-professed ability to predict the market and submit the winning bid at an incrementally higher price. "He wants. The guitars are the latest additions to Irsay's instrument collection, which already boasted an orange 1963 Gretsch guitar once owned by John Lennon (purchased for $530,000 in 2015) and the . Yet the 1964 Stratocaster Dylan played that day was soon left behind on a private aeroplane and he never looked back. After decades of bidding in absentia, hes developed something of a sixth sense about how much an item will go for. When I talk to a lot of artists I know and I start trying to get them to talk about the past a little bit, a lot of them are like, Im not interested in that. The product of a quarter-century of feverish gathering, this massive cross section of musical, pop cultural, and political history includes everything from Abraham Lincolns pocketknife to Jack Kerouacs manuscript for the novel On the Road. About $15,000 of the balls sale price went to Ukrainian relief organizations. Some might know Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay as just that the owner of a football team. Were always seeking. An 1823 William J. A portion of Irsay's guitar collection will also be featured on two walls. Las Vegas (February 27, 2023) Kevin Cronin, the iconic lead vocalist for the legendary REO Speedwagon, will join Indianapolis Colts Owner & CEO Jim Irsay and his all-star band for a free, one-night-only performance in Las Vegas celebrating The Jim Irsay Collection, Irsay's traveling museum of iconic artifacts from rock music, American history and pop culture Artifacts and signed documents from numerous U.S. Presidents, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and others. Irsay's collection also includes Jack Kerouac's original 36-metre typewritten manuscript for On The Road ($2.4m), Hunter S Thompson's Red . There was, of course, a learning curve for Irsay, who was a little too flippant with the bidding paddle at his first Christie's auction in New York years earlier. 'This once-in-a-lifetime auction has been one of the greatest privileges in my professional career and I'm duly pleased that the proceeds will also bring much needed attention to mental health awareness.'. Colts Owner Jim Irsay Shows Off Unique Collection Worth Millions, Please review our privacy policy here: https://heavy.com/privacy-policy/, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. The Nirvana frontman played the blue-and-white 1969 Fender Mustang guitar to record the band's seminal 1991 grunge anthem, The guitar, case and strap sold for seven times its $642,0000 estimate with Julien's Auctions in California. Items on display ran the gamut from historical artifacts such as letters from George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, the wanted poster for John Wilkes Booth and the Atlantic Charter signed by Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt to pop culture items such as Hunter S. Thompsons Red Shark 1973 Chevrolet Caprice convertible." In high school it was always, Are you a Lennon or McCartney man? I mean, I love Paul, but theres just no question. Among Irsay's acquisitions was an instrument originally owned by the Beatles, a pristine 1959 Gibson Les Paul and an ultra rare 1939 Martin D-45 to his collection. He takes it on the road and shows it off for free. In 1977, the piano was used by Freddie Mercury for a 1977 Queen tour, and then by Paul McCartney during 1985s Live Aid concert. The electric guitar was also used by the tragic rock star in the music video for the song. Historians and philosophers that have looked at the 20th century said that the 12 steps, which has been used in many ways to fight mental health issues, thats really something that [without it] realistically, half the people in this place wouldnt be here and believe me, youd see a ghost from me up here. We never put it in harms way. Like his father and grandfathers struggles, Irsay is no stranger to alcoholism, addiction and mental health challenges himself. Irsay, 62, who is worth an estimated $3.5billion, is a major guitar collector, having bought instruments previously owned by Elvis Presley, George Harrison, Prince, Bob Dylan and David Gilmour, among others. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. That said, the legendary guitars all around us arent simply props for photoshoot shenanigans these days Irsay is keen to get the guitars in his collection into the hands of musicians. Its been that way ever since the cavemen were around the fire and they scrawled on the walls, they beat things there was always this feeling of self-expression. Once again, this is a free event and open to the public, but tickets are required. To settle a bet, John Lennon showed up and played three songs in what would prove to be his final public performance. But I like people to be able to say, I played Tiger, if you are a guitar player of any magnitude, or even if you just want to hold it. Its easy to see why a literary loose cannon like Thompson would want Irsay to purchase the manuscript (which he did, for $2.4 million). In addition to music artifacts, Irsays collection also features Abraham Lincolns pocket knife, Jackie Robinsons game-used bat, a lottery ticket signed by John Hancock and Muhammad Alis championship belt. Whether its David Gilmours Martin D-35 or the franchise his late father Robert purchased back in 1972, he is adamant that he sees himself more as a custodian than an owner. They will become alive again.'. 2023 Guitar.com is part of NME Networks. Its so important to me that in the museum, people can play things and touch them, he told guitar.com. ucla environmental science graduate program; four elements to the doctrinal space superiority construct; woburn police scanner live. Its to allow people to see it and share these things., Irsays exhibit has a little bit for everybody, but the heart of the experience is a guitar collection described last year by Guitar Magazine as The Greatest Guitars on Earth.. THE JIM IRSAY Collection is just as quirky as the man who created it, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay. I have to look after the Horseshoe thats my job. Last May, Irsay purchased a baseball that was signed by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his visit to New York City in 2019.