I've Done a Few Stupid Things

I voted for John Anderson in 1980. I have shown up to gigs without a guitar a couple of times. But all my foibles pale compared to this:

NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A Grammy-nominated violinist who left his $4 million, 285-year-old Stradivarius in a taxi repaid the driver who returned it with a free concert at an airport taxi stand on Tuesday.

Philippe Quint, 34, left his 1723 Ex-Keisewetter violin in Mohammed Khalil's taxi when returning from Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey at 3 a.m. last week and Khalil later returned it without knowing its value, Quint said.

Oh, dang it! I left my $4 Million Stradivarius in the cab. It's one of those days.

Hat-tip: Samizdata

Posted by jk at May 9, 2008 6:12 PM