
T
he legendary conductor, composer and pianist Leonard
Bernstein was once asked by a photographer to pose for a
picture inside an airport while sitting on a motorcycle. ‘I
don’t ride a motorcycle,’ Bernstein protested, ‘it would be phony.’
‘I’m sure you could ride it if you tried’, the photographer replied.
To the amazement of his colleagues Bernstein jumped aboard,
shot off at top speed across the airfield, slowed ...