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

[Andrea Walsh]

Thanks, Al!

On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 1:47 PM, simmonssomer <simmonssomer at comcast.net>wrote:

> 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>
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> 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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