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

simmonssomer simmonssomer at comcast.net
Tue Jan 6 19:38:46 PST 2009


He religiously ingested something called Swiss Criss all his life. It was a 
substance that reversed certain physiological side effects of smoking 
muggles. He seldom Missed his Criss.

Another little known fact from Simmons' Almanac

Al S.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Malcolm Rockwell" <malcolm at 78data.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 9:47 PM
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Vic


> 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?
>
> *******
>
> 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
>>
>> ----- 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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