{"id":30409,"date":"2025-05-22T12:24:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T17:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsfirings.com\/?p=30409"},"modified":"2025-05-22T12:24:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T17:24:26","slug":"obit-watch-may-22-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsfirings.com\/?p=30409","title":{"rendered":"Obit watch: May 22, 2025."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/5fWgJ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jim Irsay<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/21\/sports\/football\/jim-irsay-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JE8.YMCa.V6vKJsqB41GT&#038;smid=url-share\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NYT<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/45259729\/indianapolis-colts-owner-ceo-jim-irsay-dies-65\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/5fWgJ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A lover of rock and roll, Irsay spent millions of dollars collecting rare and significant guitars like Les Paul\u2019s 1954 Gibson Black Beauty, Prince\u2019s Yellow Cloud and David Gilmour\u2019s famed Black Strat. Irsay also owned the manuscript of Jack Kerouac\u2019s \u201cOn the Road\u201d and the original manuscript of Alcoholics Anonymous, the text that spawned the rehabilitation group. Irsay\u2019s twin passions of music and rare collections culminated in the Jim Irsay Collection, an exhibit of Irsay\u2019s rare items that has traveled the country, and The Jim Irsay Band, a collection of musicians who\u2019ve traveled and played together since 2021, sometimes in conjunction with a display of The Jim Irsay Collection and sometimes in its own concert. For the past two seasons, Irsay and his band have opened the season by playing a free Colts Kickoff Concert at Lucas Oil Stadium, along with a display of the Jim Irsay Collection for Colts fans to enjoy.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/news\/todd-mission-death-investigation-texas-renaissance-festival-king-george-home\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">George Coulam<\/a>, also known as &#8220;King George&#8221;. He founded the Texas Renaissance Festival.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/news\/todd-mission-death-investigation-texas-renaissance-festival-king-george-home\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">In 2024, the HBO docuseries &#8220;Ren Faire&#8221; focused on the festival&#8217;s succession and Coulam\u2019s eventual retirement, highlighting the tension between his desire to find a romantic partner and his need to choose a successor. It also highlighted Coulam\u2019s strict leadership style.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/news\/todd-mission-death-investigation-texas-renaissance-festival-king-george-home\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">There have been ongoing legal disputes and potential sales of the festival, with a recent judge&#8217;s order in early May mandating the sale of Coulam\u2019s properties, including the festival.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/22\/entertainment\/michael-mcstay-dead-doctor-who-star-dies-at-92\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael McStay<\/a>, British actor. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0574569\/?ref_=fn_all_nme_1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Other credits<\/a> include &#8220;EastEnders&#8221;, &#8220;The Persuaders!&#8221;, and &#8220;The Sweeney&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jim Irsay. NYT. ESPN. A lover of rock and roll, Irsay spent millions of dollars collecting rare and significant guitars like Les Paul\u2019s 1954 Gibson Black Beauty, Prince\u2019s Yellow Cloud and David Gilmour\u2019s famed Black Strat. Irsay also owned the manuscript of Jack Kerouac\u2019s \u201cOn the Road\u201d and the original manuscript of Alcoholics Anonymous, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,16,80,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nfl","category-obits","category-sports","category-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsfirings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsfirings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsfirings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsfirings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsfirings.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30409"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsfirings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30412,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsfirings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30409\/revisions\/30412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsfirings.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsfirings.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsfirings.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}