> I cannot believe Arthur Lee was sentenced to 16 years for firing a gun into > the air!! I think shooting a gun in the air is a hideously irresponsible > thing to do and it unfortunately is done by a lot of people around New Years > and Fourth of July. But 16 years?? I doubt that all the others who do this > get a sentence like that. At least he is getting out and hopefully he will > play the clubs again. I would fall over to see him with his old bandmates. > > Kakki
Well, maybe the fact that arthur is black didn't earn him sympathy from the judge. I'm mentioning this because from the record covers I always thought he was white but when I saw him in person I realized the (intentional?) deception in the photographs. Circa 91, Arthur was scheduled in a Santa Monica club. The first act band ends its show at about 10 pm. At 11 pm no sign of Arthur, people are getting impatient. The first act comes back on stage for another unexpected set. At midnight still no Arthur, we figure he won't come and people start leaving. Finally at 12:30 the door opens and Arthur staggers into the club. I mean he could barely walk and was obviously very high on something. I begin to seriously worry whether he'll be able to come on stage at all and what the result might be. About 30 minutes later he comes on stage. Much to my amazement he gave a very honorable performance, from the gut. Anyway I'm glad I waited when things looked bad. So check him out if you can. Laurent
