I read on CNN Sunday that some billionaire paid 2.3 million bucks for a genuine photograph of Billy the Kid .
The billionaire's name is William Koch. Whoever that is. Evidently we move in different circles, because I've never heard of him. Have you?
::shrug::
So in the comments accompanying the article, there were suggestions that he should give the money to the homeless or indigent or whatever cause du jour the writers were involved with.
I disagree. His money. He earned it. Can spend it any way he wishes.
But I'd be embarrassed about spending any money on a photograph of an unwashed almost teenaged criminal.
Whatever. I guess I can add it to the list of stuff that I just don't understand.
There was a recent auction in the news, too. Debbie Reynolds, I think. She auctioned off part of her huge collection of movie memorabilia.
Marilyn Monroe's iconic white dress, Dorothy's prototype ruby slippers... can't remember all the useless stuff auctioned off.
And yeah, you guessed it.
I don't get that, either.
Why would anyone want those things? What the hell would you do with them?
Anyone?
It definitely depends. I agree with the opinion that people should do what they want with their own money. I've spent quite a bit on genealogy. I collect vintage Nancy Drew books. My husband spends money on vintage gadgets from the 1950's. It's our "thing". Not everybody understands it.
ReplyDeleteI'm definitely more into spending my money on things I'll use; not so much on things I'll just look at every day. When it comes to that kind of stuff, I might pick something up at a yard sale, but I won't spend a paycheck. ;)
I do have pretty dishes that my Nana gave me - just the blue and white ones with scenes, that come in sets like "Royal Mail" and "Coaching Scenes" such. But those were free and they're sentimental. If Billy the Kid were personally sentimental to me, I'd go for the photograph, but that's the only reason I'd buy it. The guy who bought it is a wild west collector, so it's his "thing". LOL
Well....pretty stupid if you ask me to spend $2 million like that.I can think of other things to spend it on. Maybe a house, travel, etc. But for "just stuff"..not. I think that is what is wrong with the rich. Like that guy who was in charged of Healthsouth--they spent like a million dollars on a umbrella stand. Get real. Money does funny things to people, I guess.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand it either. My Mother and Daddy were collectors of all things 'junk'. There are 3 buildings in our backyard full of crap he collected over the years. He would always say to me, "This is worth $100 and I paid $5 for it" and I would say, "It is worth nothing because it is sitting in a building!" A couple of years ago after Mom had died and he remarried he had an auction. He was pulling out junk after junk and his face got this look on it, and I knew that he was remembering exactly where he bought it and that he was with Mother. He said to me and my brother, 'I have too much junk but we sure did have a great time buying it all." I guess it is, like Wendy said, just his 'thing'. :)
ReplyDeleteWell as to the photo it is American history after all but like you I would not pay for such an object, a museum would be more an appropriate place for it however.
ReplyDeleteAs too the Hollyweird stuff, a trash can would be suitable in this instance.
Oh by the by, William Koch is that evil guy along with his brother who, according to socialists that is, have completely funded the Tea Party since they created it from a secret location based on the planet Mars.
Given what the government would do with that man's money, I am sure he considers it well spent.
ReplyDeleteIt's his... he earned it...
I personally don't care for the idea that my taxes need to be increased to pay for someone else's standard of living.
meh...
It's Monday...
~shoes~
Well, for one, if I had Dorothy's red shoes I could click my heels and get the hell out of Dodge every time a tornado was in my path since there usually isn't a place to hide with this trailer and truck!
ReplyDeleteI say to each his own. Like you, it's his money, he earned it. You can't force charity - even though people in society would like to see it "mandatory". Charity comes from the heart, not some governmental law.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I wouldn't mind having an original photo of Billy. It was original wasn't it? Ha.
ReplyDeleteWhy is it I think though the Koch brothers more than likely don't pay their fair share of taxes. I mean they probably pay what the govt requires but is that fair?
I'm totally going to go google this guy. Maybe Billy the kid was his great great great grandfather or something, or maybe he has a crush on him? I hope what Christopher said is true, it made me laugh...
ReplyDeletenot a clue , but that said , I have a few collections of my own that others may not appreciate as I do
ReplyDeleteSome people like owning a piece of history.
ReplyDeleteMe, I'd like to own something that didn't have a whole lot of history. Like a couch with no stains, a floor with no scratches, or a car with no dents. :)
LOL, Julianna!
ReplyDeleteMy husband collects old 45s and LPs, record players... He'll bring something in and say, "look, this is worth so and so dollars", to which I say, "first of all, you'd have to sell it and then it's only worth whatever some idiot is willing to pay."
If we had 2 million dollars, I'd let him retire and play those records, all day long. (in a sound proof room)