Harry and his partner hate news coverage, so I’ll avoid identification. Except for Harry who, much to my surprise, is already on the front page of today’s newspaper.
Not for his being president of a bank. It’s because he bought the Aston Martin DB5 of James Bond fame for over four million dollars.
About twenty years ago, I had a business relationship with the partners, who both had a passion for cars. I was a bit of an enthusiast but didn’t share their tastes. When Harry bought a new Ferrari F40 and it didn’t light my fire, he couldn’t care less.
With his partner, it was a different story. He acquired an Acura NSX (exotic sports car) and, when I didn’t flip over that, he became close to enraged. Actually, I achieved provoking that when I suggested that they didn’t display their extravagant rides in front of their bank, which they delighted in doing, because it might be perceived as a poke in the eye by customers nailed with higher banking fees or to employees shorted on raises.
Over four decades ago, I sat in a movie theater watching “Goldfinger” and lusted after that Aston Martin. I never dreamed I’d know the owner. Harry, you finally impressed me.
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