I've been to see Bud Grant, who's in his 90s, to get some of my Metropolitan seats and seat parts autographed. I've visited him about 4 or 5 times. At one point, in the middle of signing about 50 seat backs, he paused and smiled and said, "I suppose these will go up in value after I die,"
I replied, "When you die, there will be a week or two when these things will really sell well. There will be lots of tributes to you here in Minnesota, and definitely a big spike in demand. And after that, demand will remain strong because you're an icon in this state, and in the Hall of Fame.
Then, trying to keep a straight face, I said, "So.... how you feeling?"
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