Daily Dirt: If you want one of these items, you’re going to need more than pocket change
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Daily Dirt for Monday, July 1, 2024
Welcome to July! … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 991 of The Daily Dirt.
1. So, you say you’re a sports fan and you’d like to expand your memorabilia collection? Consider what the most expensive sports jersey sales have sold for in recent years:
- Michael Jordan’s jersey from Game One of the 1998 “Last Dance” NBA Finals. It was auctioned off for more than $10 million in 2022.
- Diego Maradona’s jersey from the 1986 World Cup quarterfinals finals vs. England. That was the match Maradona scored the famed “Hand of God” goal. The jersey later sold for $8.9 million.
- Six Lionel Messi match-worn jerseys from the 2022 Qatar World Cup were auctioned a year later. The winning bid was $7.8 million.
- Kobe Bryant’s gold Lakers jersey worn in his 2008 MVP season. He wore it in 25 games that year, including six playoff contests. It sold for $5.8 million.
- A Babe Ruth game-worn jersey sold for $5.6 million in 2019.
2. Did you know (Part 53) …
- McDonald’s has more than 36,000 restaurants spread across the world.
- Those McDonald’s can be found in every country on the globe except, Bermuda, North Korea, Iran, Iceland, Zimbabwe, Bolivia, Yemen, Macedonia and Montenegro.
- Bands formed in 1970 included Aerosmith, ELO and the Doobie Brothers. All remain active 54 years later.
- Two major hits from 1984 were titled “Jump,” one by Van Halen and the other from the Pointer Sisters.
- Frank Sinatra had 10 No. 1 songs, the first in 1940 (“Ill Never Smile Again”), and the last in 1967 (“Something Stupid,” with daughter Nancy Sinatra).
3. Here’s some more movie trivia I think you’ll find interesting:
- Jack Lemmon had been the choice for “Sundance” in “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” and not Robert Redford. (Good move.)
- Before Jack Nicholson was cast in the “Easy Rider” film, the original choice was Rip Torn. (Another good move.)
- “Apocalypse Now” was originally going to be a comedy starring Orson Welles and Gene Hackman. When the film changed direction, Marlon Brando, Dennis Hopper and Martin Sheen were brought on board. (Seriously, a comedy?)
- Vince Vaughn was original choice for “Dazed and Confused,” not Ben Affleck. (Actually, that might have worked out better.)
Steve Thought O’ The Day
Interestingly, the country with the second-most McDonald’s is China, with nearly 6,000. Argentina, Aruba, Brazil and the Bahamas have just one.
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Steve Eighinger writes daily for Muddy River News. Could you imagine Steve living in Iceland? Or Steve not having a McDonald’s within a 10-minute drive of his house?
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