Bruce Springsteen & Clarence Clemons (The Big Man, his sax player in case you didn't know) were driving back to NJ from Boston in one of Bruce's classic cars, a '69 Chevy with, as Clarence (who was telling the story) said, like 800 horsepower.... anyway, they stopped off the turnpike around New Haven, CT to get something to eat....They stopped at a restaurant and this college age girl, Rose was their waitress.... she didn't recognize them, but her father- the owner did....she says to them, "My Dad says you guys are famous. Are you?"
Bruce replies "To some people of a certain age." Anyway, after the meal they posed for some pictures with the people in the restaurant. When they went to pay, the owner wouldn't let them. So Clarence left a tip on the table for the waitress... didn't say how much but it must have been big because she chased them out in the parking lot and said that he'd made a mistake and left her too much. "No, I didn't" Clarence told her & she said "Oh my God! Thank you so much! This will go towards the car I need."
Two weeks later, this girl comes out of work only to find that '69 Chevy parked in the lot with a big pink bow on the roof. Inside, taped to the steering wheel was a card that said, "Our advice is to sell it on eBay and buy a Prius. All the best, Bruce & Clarence."
