Art Garfunkel Charged With Having Pot
tth...@remove_to_replyogre.net
sent down to Gitmo...
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Art Garfunkel Charged With Having Pot
1 hour, 17 minutes ago
HURLEY, N.Y. - Art Garfunkel, part of the folk music duo Simon and
Garfunkel, was charged with marijuana possession after police pulled his
limousine over for speeding in upstate New York.
Garfunkel, 62, had a small amount of marijuana in his jacket pocket when
a state trooper stopped the limo Saturday afternoon in Hurley, 55 miles
southwest of Albany, the Daily Freeman of Kingston reported.
The trooper smelled marijuana after approaching the vehicle, in which
Garfunkel was the lone passenger.
Garfunkel, of Manhattan, was scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 28 on
the charge, which carries a possible $100 fine, or he could respond by
mail.
A representative for Legacy Recording, Garfunkel's New York-based record
label, did not immediately return a phone call Wednesday.
Garfunkel completed a U.S. concert tour with Paul Simon last fall, their
first in 20 years. The duo, who have been inducted into the Rock And
Roll Hall of Fame, produced a string of hits in the 1960s, including
"The Sounds of Silence," "Mrs. Robinson," "Old Friends" and "The 59th
Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)."
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lesdhutch
<tthomas@REMOVE_TO_REPLYogre.net> wrote in message
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> I wonder if he's also going to be charged with supporting terrorism
and
> sent down to Gitmo...
>
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> Art Garfunkel Charged With Having Pot
> 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
>
> HURLEY, N.Y. - Art Garfunkel, part of the folk music duo Simon and
> Garfunkel, was charged with marijuana possession after police pulled
his
> limousine over for speeding in upstate New York.
>
> Garfunkel, 62, had a small amount of marijuana in his jacket pocket
when
> a state trooper stopped the limo Saturday afternoon in Hurley, 55
miles
> southwest of Albany, the Daily Freeman of Kingston reported.
>
Are they sure it wasn't parsley, sage, rosemary, or thyme?
Les
Sfraser55
DGDevin
news:400F4BCE.8B2DDFD9@REMOVE_TO_REPLYogre.net...
> I wonder if he's also going to be charged with supporting terrorism and
> sent down to Gitmo...
Only if they send Gore Jr. as well. Fat chance.
> HURLEY, N.Y. - Art Garfunkel, part of the folk music duo Simon and
> Garfunkel, was charged with marijuana possession after police pulled his
> limousine over for speeding in upstate New York.
Another speeding weed smoker, what ever happened to weed makes you mellow?
> The trooper smelled marijuana after approaching the vehicle, in which
> Garfunkel was the lone passenger.
Do they mean he was in the back? Driving, like, by mind control? Good
shit.
> Garfunkel, of Manhattan, was scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 28 on
> the charge, which carries a possible $100 fine, or he could respond by
> mail.
Ah yes, a nothing case, latched onto by the former journalism profession,
now a branch of the entertainment industry, "Quick, a celebrity got busted,
launch the news chopper!"
John Bray
tthomas wrote
> I wonder if he's also going to be charged with supporting terrorism and
> sent down to Gitmo...
"Garfunkel, of Manhattan, was scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 28 on
the charge, which carries a possible $100 fine, or he could respond by
mail."
hth
JB
tth...@remove_to_replyogre.net
I'm sorry. I thought the sarcasm would have been evident, even without
the usual ';->' or '###'.
I'll try to keep you in mind next time. ### ;->
gr8fldrew
> the charge, which carries a possible $100 fine, or he could respond by
> mail.
I thought NY had extremely harsh penalties for possession. ? This
sounds like OH law, which treats misdemeanor poss. fairly lightly.
Did Russell Simmons get Pataki to change it?
"Through his Def Jam record label, Russell Simmons made hip-hop into
an unstoppable cultural force. Now he's turning up the volume in
politics and business. Simmons is at the forefront of an effort to
reform New York's 30-year-old Rockefeller drug laws"
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m4PRN/2003_July_20/105603714/p1/article.jhtml
rcb30
> Garfunkel, was charged with marijuana possession after police pulled his
> limousine over for speeding in upstate New York.
Should've kept it in the pantry, with the cupcakes.
(Do limos have pantries?)
- rcb
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OceanDead7
>I thought NY had extremely harsh penalties for possession. ?
Nope.NY decriminalized marijuana about 25 yrs ago. 11 other states have also
decriminalized it... I think. Others would probably know the exact number of
states.
In NY it's simple posession if you have less than 25 grams (in one bag), which
gets you a civil citation and fine ($100 first offense, $200 second offense).
Obviously, you'd get charged with "intent to sell" if it is in separate bags
and/or if you, say, have a scale with you or a whole bunch of baggies, etc..
After the second offense, or if you get caught smoking in public, you get up to
15 days in jail, and up to a $250 fine.
OceanDead7
gr8fldrew wrote:
>"Through his Def Jam record label, Russell Simmons made hip-hop into
>an unstoppable cultural force. Now he's turning up the volume in
>politics and business. Simmons is at the forefront of an effort to
>reform New York's 30-year-old Rockefeller drug laws"
The Rockefeller drug laws are mandatory minimum sentences regarding cases with
heroin and cocaine. They have nothin to do with NY's marijuana laws.
JimK
wrote:
Couldn't have been any of those.........he was obviously feelin' too
groovy.
JimK
Kirk Leach
> Do they mean he was in the back? Driving, like, by mind control? Good
> shit.
Guess you missed the part about him being in a limo.
DGDevin
"Kirk Leach" <roadrunne...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I saw that, but I didn't see anything about a driver being charged with
anything. Presumably the media is too dazzled with another celebrity in
trouble to worry about who was driving the car.