A Taxicab Ride From La Guardia Airport To Los Angeles?

Gotta love this one.  2 guys jump in a taxicab at LaGuardia airport in New York and ask the cab driver if he would drive them just up the block to LOS ANGELES!  You wouldn't believe what happened!One guy was an investment banker (figures!).  The other guy was his buddy.  John Belitsky and Dan Wuebben convinced the driver , Mohammed Alam to drive them.  He charged a measly $5000! . I guess it was Wuebben's birthday, and they were looking to do something a little different, paraphrasing from  the New York Post article.  And Newser.com reports that it actually was a decent price!:

If cabbie Mohammed Alam kept the meter running for the journey, the fare would be closer to $17,000, notes WHDH-TV. "Whatever it costs, you can't buy this," said Belitsky. The trio made it to Vegas yesterday. When they get to LA, Alam will turn around and drive home with another friend, but Belitsky and Wuebben might fly back.

I see a book and a  movie and a reality show in the making here!  What makes it the most interesting?  One's a Catholic, one's a Jew and the other a Muslim. What a fantastic story!!!