Just back from a long weekend in Seattle and Oregon with Janice. We met winemaker, Jean-Nicolas Meo, and Jay Boberg, owners of Domaine Nicolas-Jay. Boberg is the founder of IRS Records (think REM, Fine Young Cannibals, and the Go-Gos among other acts on his label). Wine and music are geek heaven for me. Post to follow shortly.
I wrote Paul Daugherty’s TML Blog again on Friday. I did a mid-year review of the sports world. I hope you like it.
Photo Credit: Kareem Elgazzar for Cincinnati Enquirer
License: Fair Use/Education (from linked article)
When Aretha Franklin died last August, she was reported to have died without a will. The administration of her estate proceeded accordingly. This week her lawyer of 40 years said that her family had found three handwritten wills, two from 2010 and one from 2014, in her house. The 2010 wills were in a locked cabinet while the 2014 will was in a spiral notebook under a couch cushion. The wills look like gibberish at first glance. A court will determine their validity in June.
Several points:
1. Michigan law provides that wills should be signed in the presence of two witnesses (same as Ohio).
2. Michigan allows for holographic (i.e. handwritten) wills if it is certain the writing is intended to be the person’s will and it is dated.
3. Writing in a spiral notebook under a couch cushion rarely looks to be the final thoughts regarding the disposition of one’s assets even if dated.
4. If someone has millions of dollars and millions more in expected music royalties, she should pay a lawyer to prepare a properly drafted will and trust and let the attorney keep it so there is no posthumous doubt about her wishes. Get it right.
Photo Credit: Mary Altaffer for AP
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When my grandfather tended bar for the owners of the Cincinnati Reds in their luxury suite in the 1970’s, he had his picture taken with Johnny Bench. Today, I met Johnny Bench in the Dinsmore box and recreated the photo. Thanks to Brian Sullivan and George Vincent of Dinsmore. And special thanks to the greatest catcher of all time.
Comic License: Nick Galifianakis/Washington Post
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