November 2002: Dr. W. Gregory Chernoff, a prominent plastic surgeon who provided prescription painkillers for Irsay, surrenders his federal permit to prescribe narcotic drugs. Thanks for contacting us. Irsay hires Ryan Grigson from Philadelphia as general manager and Chuck Pagano, Ravens defensive coordinator. The artifacts speak not just to his love of music, sports and history but also to the turbulence in his life, including the loss of his sister, who died in a car accident, and the alcoholism of both his father and grandfather. 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. Former Colts players, including the uber-popular Pat McAfee, speak very highly of him. "As an owner, I can . I wouldnt be here right now without that., The best insights from the ultimate insiders, 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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Troubled Colts owner Jim Irsay's 'former friend' died of drug overdose in home he bought her two weeks before his DUI arrest The Indianapolis Star reports that Jim Irsay could be questioned. January 2012: Irsay fires Colts vice chairman Bill Polian and his son, Chris, after they preside over a 2-14 record, the team's worst record in two decades. . Nov. 29, 1995: Bob Irsay suffers a stroke. To call Irsays collection breathtaking would not do it justice. Standing between Muhammad Alis title belt and the founding document of Alcoholics Anonymous, known to adherents as the Big Book, Irsay introduced Jim Brown, the former Cleveland Browns star and Hollywood actor whom Irsay flew in from California. You're No Good. But this wasn't just a chance for Irsay to extend a thoughtful gesture to a bereaved family -- a family of Colts fans. But 25 years ago, when Irsay inherited the team, he also gained the wherewithal to bid for top shelf items. 1 overall pick. On Saturday, Marshall says he made plans with Kim to drive her to a Narcotics Anonymous meeting the next day. Sept. 8, 2002: An ESPN report rekindles speculation that the Colts will move to Los Angeles. owners sail on their yachts far from prying eyes, Jim Irsay roams the country showing his museum-quality memorabilia and jamming with rock legends. "She was very hesitant to get into a relationship," says Cohen, who had become close friends with Kim. Before Jim came to the attention of the Indianapolis police in the mid-1990s, Kimberly Wundrum was a 20-year-old law secretary who was looking to start a new chapter in her life. In 2010, Kim began sliding into some old habits. "But I think she thought she'd gain more access to his personal life.". He talked about how much putting together a world-class collection costs and what it would take for him to part with it." The coroner would conclude that she'd died of polysubstance overdose the prior day. Posted Monday at 12:40 AM. He fought drug addiction and drew a six-game suspension after pleading guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated in September 2014. 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. the connection with owner Jim Irsay was obvious. Like. Jim Irsay's House in Carmel, IN (Google Maps) Carmel, Indiana (IN), US. Irsay was born in Lincolnwood, Illinois, the son of Harriet (ne Pogorzelski) and Chicago businessman Robert Irsay. At one point in an interview with The Post last week, Irsay referred to the collections value as being $100 million. Jim Irsay's dealings with the Indianapolis police go back two decades, to an episode in 1995 when a detective named Irene Conder discovered his name in the files of a doctor who was under suspicion of running a pill mill. "Jim has been very, very generous with me and my brothers," she says. "I didn't know she was back," says the friend, Laura Cohen. Be careful, James -- yr greed crazed outbursts are beginning to rub off on people. Later that same year, according to Matt, Kim called her mother in Indianapolis and acknowledged that she needed help. "That was really overwhelming for her. Irsays interests range across American and film history as well. 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. And then we have access to other resources to help us with preservation, control and security factors. According to public documents first discovered by The Indianapolis Star, this property would eventually become part of the "2009 Blue Trust," an entity controlled by Irsay, and would be transferred to her name at no cost. What the show and the collection are about its an eclectic collection, but really its about spirituality and human beings being as great as they can, and changing the world with love and strength, Irsay told a collection of reporters in Chicago. "Even in 2014, there's still this stigma.". He was also suspended for six games by the N.F.L. "But if you didn't, my dad was ready to step in. Ms. Jan. 14, 1997: Bob Irsay dies, leaving ownership of the team in a legal dispute between Jim and Bob's second wife, Nancy Irsay. 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In his book, "Sidelined," Pagano recalled his job interview: "Mr. Irsay was very passionate about his team and very direct about what he expected in the near future. As the arresting officer would write in an incident report, she had a dozen Xanax and 105 Oxycodone pills in an unlabeled prescription bottle in the center console of her Toyota. Jim Irsay is not your typical team owner, especially in the buttoned-up National Football League. The Jim Irsay Collection will make a stop at Lucas Oil Stadium Sept. 9-10. He gets so attached to the items because he knows the joy they bring when he shows them, said Hall, who verifies the quality of the items that Irsay brings to him. According to the ex-doctor who ran it, Thomas Hoshour, Irsay became a frequent face at local 12-step programs. Rhonda Wundrum declined several requests for an interview. Irsay said: "There will be no other Peyton Manning.". A week later, Irsay delivered the game ball from the Colts 30-27 victory over Green Bay to Pagano at the hospital. "I don't think she had any delusions about getting married to Jim," Chad Boda says. He has extended generosities and helped countless people my sister included. In NFL circles, Jim Irsay is defined by his ownership of the Indianapolis Colts. Team owner Jim Irsay has even offered to make his personal helicopter and private plane available to his players. He had to leave the service early, but promised to rejoin the group later at a hotel bar. Upon follow-up, he said it was priceless, and that if a Saudi sheikh offered him $1 billion, the answer would be a flat no. READARTICLE, For matters related to TJIC Exhibitions/Tour, For all media inquiries related to TJIC, For all other (non-tour matters) related to TJIC. . He no longer cares about how his words are received by others. "I'm sorry," he said, shaking his head. Jim, whose net worth of $1.7 billion comes in large part from his ownership of the Colts and the publicly financed, $720 million, Lucas Oil Stadium, bought Kim three separate residences over their roughly eight years together, each one a place she could call home. He also counted himself among the friends of the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, and allowed the Colts to publish a letter that Thompson had written to him in 1997 as the Colts were en route to a dismal 3-13 season: "Yr days will be spastic episodes full of great crooked cops & wrongful dishonor that is what I see in the future. "He just bought this condo and said, Here you go," Cohen recalls. The greatest guitar collection on Earth. Damn Right, I've Got the Blues. Irsay, the eccentric owner of the Indianapolis Colts, had assembled an all-star band, including blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd, R.E.M. 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. It should be noted that Acord was owned by Bob's father . Jim Irsay talks to the fans during Dwight Freeney's induction to the Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor at Lucas Oil Stadium on Nov. 10, 2019. ", Kim became what Matt describes as the "authority figure" around the house, driving the kids to their appointments and helicoptering over their habits. Experts pick potential landing spots. He marches to the beat of his own drum and honors his own passions and believes theres an audience for it.. Sept. 17, 2002: Meg Irsay renews her request for legal separation. Jim Caldwell, associate head coach, succeeds Dungy as coach. He also cared for her stepkids, offering them the kind of help that changed their lives. "Honestly, I was relieved [when I heard it happened]," Chad Boda says. So he didn't hesitate when she called him to bail her out of jail in January of this year. Go ruin another family!" He talks openly about his struggles with addiction and started a charity that raises awareness of mental health disorders. nytimes.com. He also made what looks to be another historic draft-day call by taking Andrew Luck No. The Jim Irsay Band doing their rendition of "The Weight" by The Band at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, TX on December 9, 2021. - Advertisement - Robert Irsay, the father of Jim Irsay, amassed an estimated wealth of over $150 million through prosperous heating and cooling businesses. Jim Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts Jim Irsay is widely known as NFL royalty, the eccentric billionaire owner of the of the Indianapolis Colts. Jan. 7, 1994: Bob Irsay hires Bill Tobin as vice president and director of football operations, elevating him over Jim. She was like, 'What does that mean? The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department closed the case after the coroner's office labeled Wundrum's death an accident. When Kim didn't respond to any of his texts, he drove to her townhouse, let himself in through the garage and looked around the living room. April 26, 1984: Bob Irsay names Jim general manager. Getty Images. He gave Hall a top bid of $2.2 million, then dropped out after it passed $2.4 million. While owners aren't quite held to the same standard as quarterbacks or head coaches, there's still some pressure to succeed. There was some word salad about integrity and the people we are, so now time for an Irsay sampler: Jim Irsay Arrested. After graduating from SMU in 1982, he joined the Colts' professional staff. Four cops eventually joined in a chase, with two speeding ahead of her to try to block her path. Irsay was pulled over at about 11:40 p.m., near the intersection of Horseferry Road and Main Street, after a Carmel officer on routine patrol observed him driving erratically. (Jami Martin declined to comment through her attorney.). Recently, Irsay has added a Kurt Cobain guitar and Muhammad Ali's . In an email on Oct. 15, she refused to discuss details, only to characterize information given to the Magazine from multiple sources as "inaccurate." Irsay puts a lot of weight on what the rest of the NFL thinks . Although he graduated with a degree in journalism, he showcased an outstanding business mind and expanded the business. Dec. 5, 1997: Jim and Nancy Irsay reach an agreement that gives Jim sole ownership of the Colts. called for a scandal-plagued owner to be removed, guitar Kurt Cobain used in the music video for Smells Like Teen Spirit,, suspended for six games by the N.F.L. I guess I was an illegitimate dealer in grade school, he joked. ", In early 2006, Jim became even more invested in their relationship by buying Kim a condo on the outskirts of Indianapolis. Then Irsay marched back to the green room where he nursed a bottle of Hawaiian Punch and waved off minders trying to keep him on schedule. Among those who responded was Jami Martin, a married mother of three from Martinsville, Indiana, a town about 30 miles southwest of Indianapolis. Lawyers, Guns and Money. The Indianapolis Colts owner is well-known for his love of music, and owns a large guitar collection. Not only was the investigation front-page news but the local television station WTHR also reported that Irsay had had at least three overdoses. Aug. 24, 2008: First game is held at Lucas Oil Stadium. March 28, 1984: Colts move to Indianapolis in the middle of the night. When he returned from his six-game NFL suspension on Oct. 10, Jim Irsay continued to entertain and entice Colts fans, sending out this nonsensical tweet as his first public statement: "What can I say? The Chain. He looks after scrolls and literature. Irsay, too, has had battles with substance abuse. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has been on a buying spree, purchasing a baseball signed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for more than $50,000 and the Fender Mustang . Many of the mourners on that chilly March 7 afternoon had been guests of Kim's at Colts games, according to half a dozen people in attendance, some even at Super Bowls, to which they rode party buses with police escorts and then lounged in luxury suites. After his father suffered a stroke in 1995, Jim assumed day-to-day management with the role of Senior Executive Vice President, General Manager and Chief Operating Officer in April 1996. Jim Irsay is the CEO and owner of Indianapolis Colts and is one of the richest American businessmen with a net worth of approximately $4 billion as of 2022. Then he lost 55 pounds and started running marathons. Well, he gave fans a free show over the weekend in San Francisco while touring with his guitar collection, according to Forbes. April 2012: The Colts select Andrew Luck with the No. According to her then-husband, Greg Martin, she received a private message that led to a liaison with Irsay. In 1997, Irsay took over for his father, Robert, who owned the team since 1972 during the . Like, what am I doing here?. But there continued to be troubling moments, like when Rob took Kim to a Pacers game and noticed she was having trouble staying awake. [18][19], Irsay's daughter, Carlie, took over the day-to-day operations of the Colts while he was in rehab. In October 2022 at a National Football League owner's meeting, Irsay said he believed "that theres merit to remove Daniel Snyder as the owner of the Washington Commanders" amid calls for Snyder to sell the franchise. But Kim was shattered when she returned to find her belongings sitting in bubble wrap. He graduated from SMU in 1982 and went to work for the Colts. Jami's Twitter photo shows the former bathing suit calendar model in a black dress that highlights her long red hair and athletic frame. He was also fined $500,000. In early February, with the very real prospect of jail hanging over Kim's head in one or both of the impaired driving cases, she and her new companion headed out on a two-week trip to Florida. Oct. 31, 1987: Jim engineers a trade for star running back Eric Dickerson, one of the franchise's most significant moves ever. He'd never been so loving, but it was never so destructive.". 2012: The Colts rebound from a 2-14 season to finish 11-5 and make the playoffs. Colts' Jim Irsay discusses frustration with losing to league's 'worst team' in Jaguars Zachary Huber March 30, 2022 3:17 pm ET Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay is understandably still. [He] also talked a lot about his family members and asked questions about mine.". He paid $4.9 million for the guitar Kurt Cobain used in the music video for Smells Like Teen Spirit, He acquired one of Ringo Starrs vintage drum sets for more than $4 million. "If it wasn't for Jim, I'd be dead," Matt Boda says flatly. Furthermore, he is a businessman who gained a large net worth working with heating and AC companies over the past decades. Buffeted by questions about his health at the time, the Colts owner released a terse statement: "This summer I sought professional help at a nationally recognized facility located outside Indiana. "Did you have a good time last night, hmwrcker." He is best known as the owner and CEO of the National Football League's Indianapolis Colts. The next day, Kim seemed resolute when she saw Cohen, who helped her run errands because she no longer had a license. Irsay said he sought professional help at a nationally recognized facility outside of Indiana. But unlike those famously private owners, Irsay has been uniquely unguarded about his life and his collecting. He says he was stunned because Kim had been seeing a therapist and because he and she hadn't done more than drink together. Andre Miksha, the county's chief prosecutor, declined to offer specifics on what kind of proof, saying only: "Mr. Irsay's possession of controlled substances did not violate the criminal code. The property is vacant and overlooks a ravine, creek and woods, according to Century 21. Irsay has a particular love for the guitars of iconic musicians, including the one Kurt Cobain used in Nirvanas music video for Smells Like Teen Spirit.. [2] His father was from a Hungarian Jewish[3] family and his mother was the daughter of Polish Catholic immigrants. Jim Irsay's 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. After a pair of 12-4 seasons, the Manning-led Colts were now a Super Bowl favorite. February 2012: Irsay is inducted into Junior Achievement of Central Indiana's Business Hall of Fame. bassist Mike Mills and singer Ann Wilson to accompany his eclectic, traveling $100 million memorabilia collection featuring a dazzling array of artifacts from American history, including the realms of music, sports and entertainment at a stop for an evening on Navy Pier in downtown Chicago. The elder Irsay, a Chicagoan who made his fortune in the heating and air conditioning business, was given to angry outbursts, bad trades and erratic public behavior. KIMBERLY WUNDRUM'S friends passed by the lilacs and lilies and other flowers that she loved, but it was the blue orchids by her open casket, arranged in the shape of a horseshoe, that stopped some cold. Conder didn't think Irsay had broken any laws, but she did request a meeting at the Colts' practice facility, and there, an NFL security agent suggested that Irsay seek treatment for possible addiction. While other owners splurge on art work, beachfront property and European soccer teams, Irsay has spent $100 million building a collection of music, sports and other pop culture memorabilia. He inherited the franchise from his father, a man who to this day is still reviled by a contingent of Baltimore diehards for moving the Colts out of town. Though, he is 5 10 in feet and inches and 180 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 220 lbs in Pound and 100kg in Kilograms. "I'll never forget the look on his face when we walked in with the game ball," Irsay said. Feb. 4, 2007: Indianapolis Colts defeat the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI at Dolphins Stadium in Miami, Fla. June 2008: Irsay is inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame. The event was free for the public to attend, provided they signed up before RSVPs reached capacity. Mr. Irsay feared what most fans do, another .500 record, and the middle of the round draft pick that comes with it. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay was blasted by critics small and large for his hiring of Jeff Saturday as interim head coach. One of the mourners who came to say goodbye was a driver who worked for the Irsay family and had grown close to Kim on their countless trips over nearly a decade. Many a man has tried to manage the opiates, you know, for millenniums, whether its Jerry Garcia or Tom Petty or Prince or Elvis, Irsay said. Jim Irsay has some pipes on him. Quit blowing your money on woman and you would be ok Greg Martin (@martin_assoc) September 29, 2011. Jim Irsay is the owner of the NFL team, the Indiana Colts. The billionaire had a habit of donating generously to local charities and businesses. Believe me, its not a one-man show.. A trafficking charge was eventually dropped after Craig stepped in with prescriptions, and Kim was placed on two years' probation for driving on the suspended license. An eclectic reader, he spent $2.4 million to buy the original manuscript of Jack Kerouac's masterpiece, "On The Road," a manifesto of rootlessness that he keeps in his office at Lucas Oil Stadium in the heart of downtown Indy. He hasn't tweeted since. READINTERVIEW, "The focus [of the collection] is on powerful people who changed the world. So, its really a thrill in life as we get older to try to have more experience and know whats always the light and not the dark, because sometimes the shadows can fool you., N.F.L. Maybe Jim Irsay has outsmarted us all. As an added bonus, Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy, astonishingly spry and vibrant at 86 years old, joined onstage as a surprise guest, playing for an enthused crowd. I ask that my privacy and that of my family be respected on this health issue.". How involved will new Bears president Kevin Warren be with football operations? Welcome to the Jim Irsay Collection, or as the 62-year-old called it to The Big Lead, his "traveling museum." On Friday, June 3, Irsay will put his collection on display at the Hammerstein Ball . The last few months have been bumpy ones for Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, but he's finally coming clean about his battle with addiction that led to a DUI arrest in March.. Irsay, 54, gave . Ive always been mostly attracted to great writers, he said. [28] On May 23, 2022, Irsay paid a record $4.6 million for the 1969 Fender Mustang played by Nirvana's Kurt Cobain in the music video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit. '", Although Jim still had his estate in the affluent suburb of Carmel, he drove to Kim's townhouse nearly every night to be with her. Irsay was raised Catholic, and did not know about his father's Jewish heritage until he was fourteen. Jim Irsay has reached an important point in his tenure as an NFL owner. Special reporting by Greg Amante, "Outside the Lines". With slurred speech, she insisted that she had no idea she was going the wrong way. May 23, 2022 8:59 am ET Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay already has an impressive collection of music memorabilia, and it just got stronger this weekend. But by December of that year, Griner says she would arrive to find the house a mess, with Kim or Jim or both passed out in their clothes. He started to wonder if. As he moved hurriedly down a courthouse stairwell, an "Outside the Lines" producer asked Irsay whether he cared to say anything about Kim Wundrum. April 1998: Colts choose quarterback Peyton Manning with the first overall pick in the 1998 NFL draft. In an email a day earlier, she had said: "Everything I know about Jim is good. 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. WATCHVIDEO, "Bloomberg caught up with Irsay in advance of the [concert and exhibit in New York]. They knew that, when Kim didn't have her hands in the dirt of one of her gardens, she wore the diamond ring Jim had placed on her finger. The two-hour concert began around 8:30 p.m. with Irsay sitting onstage and singing Warren Zevons Lawyers, Guns and Money. After Irsay left, the band, led by Mike Mills of R.E.M., ripped through blues and rock classics. 2013: The Colts finish with a 11-5 record and win the AFC South title. As the family gathered in Key West to spread Craig's ashes over the ocean, Kim held each of her stepkids close and promised she'd take care of them. Jim started calling Kim often, and he'd stop by when he knew Rhonda wasn't at the house. We have a lot of high-end shippers that are in specific fields, Hall said. What was less known was that he was doing the types of drugs his clients sold and occasionally hiding their money. Cohen recalls asking Kim why she didn't press Jim to get a divorce, to which Kim shrugged her shoulders and replied, "Why rock the boat?". And Irsay had moved onto a new phase in his private life after his wife, Meg -- who would go on to publish a collection of poetry titled, "Messages to Me: Words Collected on the Road to Silence" -- had filed for legal separation in 2002. The more they spoke, the more they realized they wanted the same future. James Tarmy. ", After the Colts won Super Bowl XLI in February 2007, Cohen says Jim asked Kim for her mother's ring size so he could make a ring for her. While other N.F.L. On Sept. 2, he pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count of impaired driving and got a suspended 60-day jail sentence. But, in terms of owning historic instruments with rock n roll credentials and sheer spending power, nobody can top Jim Irsay." ", While Irsay's star was rising in NFL circles, his name again appeared in confidential police files. "I observed a. "We'll all treasure this moment forever.". 1 -- and a QB in the top 10? "Numerous" bottles of pills were found in the front seat in a laundry bag, as well as $29,000 in the briefcase. In an interview, Marshall says, "I had a drinking problem, and she had a pill problem. Getty Images Last year's NFL investigation of Snyder resulted in a $10 million fine and a short-lived. By the time he was sentenced to 15 months behind bars in 1998, Kim was a 26-year-old who'd been left to raise four kids: Chad, 12; Matt and his twin brother, Josh, 14; and their sister, Megan, who was almost 17. Rather than stuff these items in a mansion or museum, Irsay, 63, shows them off during free, one-night-only events around the country, accompanied by an all-star rock band. "I'd say 90 percent of the people [in this city] who've been to programs have been in meetings with Jim," Hoshour says. For example, Paul G. Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft and owner of the Seattle Seahawks who died in 2018, built a museum in Seattle to house his guitar collection, and James L. Dolan, the owner of the New York Knicks and New York Rangers, performs as the frontman with his blues band, J.D. No things are nothing things.". Sometimes, he said, his football brain might take over at his events. Jim Irsay played linebacker at SMU before an ankle injury ended his career and several surgeries led to his dependence on prescription medications. Craig's return from prison in 1999 eased the strain somewhat. Two years later, Robert Irsay was dead from heart failure, and Jim became, at 37, the youngest owner in the NFL. Several weeks after hiring Pagano, Irsay named his three daughters vice-chairs and co-owners of the Colts. The trade sends linebacker Cornelius Bennett to Buffalo, where he becomes a star. The man loves his tunes and he doesn't care who knows it. Jim Irsay Biography. The live news conference Irsay held in March 2012 to announce that he was cutting Peyton Manning showed the owner at his peak: earnest, articulate, engaged. I have successfully dealt with my dependence and my chronic pain issues. At her viewing, Kim's friends sat wondering whether Jim would show up, but the blue orchids were the only sign of him. Aug. 20, 2001: Meg Irsay files for legal separation from Jim, then withdraws the request. In the early hours of Jan. 4, Kim had pulled onto I-65 South and started driving in the wrong direction for eight miles, narrowly missing cars and tractor-trailers along the way. But Irsay still might have to answer questions about Kim Wundrum and their drug use. "When there are comments that have been made that are inappropriate, incendiary and insensitive our words do damage, and it's something we don't need",[7] referring to comments Limbaugh made about Donovan McNabb in 2003, when he was an NFL commentator for ESPN. . As the years went on, however, and the couple took regular vacations across the U.S. and Europe, it became hard for Kim to ignore that Jim not only refused to make her a part of his public life but also distanced her from parts of his private life. On Saturday, Marshall says, `` outside the Lines '' loving, but it n't. 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