Dispensary Corner 25 Feb 13
February 25, 2013
BAD time to get sick.
The much hyped tasting of the
World’s Most Expensive Cocktail
was a bit of a fizzer when its
buyer, James Manning, had to
retire early citing sickness.
Costing a mere $12,500, the
beverage took two days to
prepare, and included two nips of
an 1858-vintage cognac (valued at
$6,000 a shot), however Manning
was only able to get down a few
sips, and pronounce it ‘good’
before going back to his hotel to
rest, leaving the bulk of the
bevvy undrunk.
BRAIN fog.
Most people would admit to
having a bit of brain fog every
now and then, times when they
aren’t thinking as clearly and
sharply as at other junctures.
Well for one man, Phivos
Istavrioglou, that fog turned an
art lover into a grand art thief
(albeit without the craft of the
Pink Panther).
Istavrioglou’s troubles began
when he planned to steal a
Salvador Dali painting from a New
York City gallery, with the plan
involving: taking the painting off
the wall, placing it into a shopping
bag, leaving the gallery and then
mailing it to Greece.
When, to his absolute shock
and horror, American police
began to distribute pictures of his
face around, Istavrioglou flew
back to Greece, took the painting
out of its frame, rolled it up, and
posted it to New York, sans the
address of the gallery from which
it was taken.
Fortunately for art lovers
worldwide, the beloved Dali
painting did not get lost in the US
postal system, but ended up in
the hands of the authorities.
To add insult to injury, the artwork
was covered in Istavrioglou’s
finger prints, which on the flip side
helped police add a name and
address to the face of the thief.
They then managed to lure him
back to the US by offering him a
part time job in a gallery.
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