[Dixielandjazz] Louis among the saints

[Charles Suhor]

I just found a link to an image of the Louis bust online.--Charlie Suhor

http://www.auctionflex.com/showlot.ap?co=1&weiid=2730562&lang=En


On Nov 22, 2014, at 11:13 AM, Charles Suhor wrote:

> This is different from mine, David, which is just a bust but rather large. It looks cool from a distance, but close up, the big smile looks  kinda creepy. It must be part of a series because on the bottom is printed 
> 
> JAZZ GREATS" 
> tm & (c) 1996 The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation  
> License ENSCO Corporation  
> 271268 
> and finally, ironically, "Made in China." 
> 
> This is the first time I've thought about it in a while. If anyone had further info, I'd appreciate learning more.
> 
> Charlie Suhor
> 
> 
> On Nov 22, 2014, at 2:26 AM, domitype . wrote:
> 
>> My only Louis thing (other than many records and books) is one of those
>> tacky "Big Head Louis Armstrong" plaster statues. I don't know why I really
>> wanted one, but the year I started looking for one in New Orleans there
>> were absolutely none available in any tourist gift shop, junk or antique
>> store, music store, nowhere. I think I went to over 100 places all over New
>> Orleans during the week between Jazzfest days looking for one. (This was
>> pre-Internet.) I finally found one in a shop way out of the city- it had a
>> small chip in it - bought it anyway and took it home.
>> 
>> Next year they were all over the city in every store I checked... this is
>> what it looks like:
>> http://tinyurl.com/jvgbbom
>> 
>> 
>> David Richoux
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