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

[Malcolm Rockwell]

Armstrong also got popped for muggles in Honolulu. In the early 50s, I 
think.
Don't know the disposition of the case, though.
M
PS - What was the date of the LA bust?

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simmonssomer 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
>
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>   
>> 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
>>