Zach Bryan Buys ‘On the Road’ Scroll

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  1. Melody Bot

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    Zach Bryan purchased Jack Kerouac’s original On the Road manuscript for $12.1 million.

    Previously owned by Jim Irsay, the iconic 120-foot typed scroll was offered as part of a major Christie’s auction that also included David Gilmour’s “Black Strat” and Jerry Garcia’s “Tiger” guitar. Irsay, the late owner of the Indianapolis Colts, originally purchased the On the Road manuscript in 2001 for $2.43 million, which at the time set a record for a literary work sold at auction.

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  2. thisisacting__

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    I know Zach has had success but I didn’t know he had $12M for a Christie’s auction kind of success.
     
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  3. MrSark

    On doit jouer à domicile comme à la maison.

    He has spend a lot of money on Kerouac recently. Also bought a church in Lowell to turn into a museum for somewhere around 3.5 Million last year. Curious to see the result of it all.