[Dixielandjazz] In A Boat With Fazola

[Bill Haesler]

Robert Newman wrote:
> In September, 1944, I was in a boat with Mr. Irving Henry Prestopnik.  He was also known as Irving Fazola.  He was very portly but the boat did not sink or even list a wee bit.   Can you guess what the situation was?   

Dear Bob,
Could it have been on a Streckfus riverboat ('Capitol' or 'President') out of New Orleans when Irving Fazola was with the Tony Almerico band?
Very kind regards,
Bill.