I was on Storrow Drive here in Boston a while ago, and saw something curious a few cars ahead of me. It was a current-generation Mercedes S55 AMG, with a Washington D.C. plate numbered “10”. Thinking this must be someone important, I made my way closer. As I did, I noticed a small Ferrari shield decal tucked on the bottom left side of the rear window. “Hmm,” I thought, “interesting…”
After some more weaving in and out of traffic, I pulled up alongside the car, and looked at who was inside. And who did I see but Senator Edward Kennedy! I would have expected him to be a passenger in a limo with a bodyguard or something, but nope…just a (relatively) ordinary car moving with the rest of traffic.
Anyway, he glared at me, and I took the next exit.
I wouldn’t recommend driving too close to him. The Charles River is right there and I doubt he would put down his scotch to call you some help at least not until much later.
I used to go to a lot of DP functions-and the Kennedies seemed to favor beat-up old Chevies… I guess Ted is speonding some money in his final years. I agree-the man probably was either a few minutes from having a double scotch, or a few minutes from having a double scotch-watch out!