[78-L] Trivia question/Now confirming the arrest of Louie and Vic

[simmonssomer]

Here's a quote from the book "Remembering Bix" by Ralph Berton, Vic's 
brother.

"A couple of months back Louis Armstrong, fronting  Les Hite's big band, had 
opened at Sebastian's New Cotton Club out in Culver City, across the road 
from the MGM lot. Naturally Vic and I were at a ringside table. Louis and 
Vic were always a mutual admiration society-each knew, and said to anyone 
who cared, that the other was the greatest on his instrument in the world, 
ever.
>snip<
Between sets, around midmight Vic and Satch went out in the parking lot to 
light up. Vic had a whole can of M-----Golden Leaf he was going to lay on 
Louie. They were sitting in Louie's car smoking a j--nt  and rolling some 
more when The Man came up behind them and flashed a light into the car, and 
a badge, and that was it! 
.......................................................cops took Vic and 
Louie downtown where they spent the night in a cell laughing it up- they 
were still high."
There's more about the thousand dollar fine and Abe Lyman talking the judge 
out of a serious sentence , finally........
"...............Modified sentences that wouldn't interfere with their 
working hours for the next six months. They'd have to sleep in jail hospital 
five nights a week" etc. 
etc.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Al Simmons

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrea Walsh" <petquality1 at gmail.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 2:32 PM
Subject: [78-L] Trivia question


> Hiya-
> I know someone here can help me with this quick trivia question.
>
> My record post today is of all 6 records Vic Berton and his Orchestra 
> made,
> (which you can read if you go here:
> http://twindowlicker.livejournal.com/309624.html)
>
> But someone wrote me wit a question I couldn't answer.   They had heard 
> the
> story of Vic Berton getting arrested with Louis Armstrong for smoking dope
> in the 30's in the parking lot of the club Louis was playing... but they
> want to know what was the name and location of that club?
>
> I know I've seen a photo of Armstrong and his band in front of that club
> SOMEWHERE, if it was in the Louis Documentary Gary Giddens did, or the Ken
> Burns doc, or a web page, or book- I'm not sure---
>
> Can anyone tell me?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Andrea
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