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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
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A bit of Hoagy history.
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I'm a big fan of Hoagy. My father was, too.
My father used to tell the following story:
He had just gotten back to LA after serving in World War II. My dad served in the Pacific theater.
He decided to go into a bar to have a drink, and there were only two people inside: the bartender, and a single customer, drinking alone: Hoagy Carmichael.
My dad had a nice long conversation with Hoagy. They talked about Bix and Bing, and their days with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. If I recall the story correctly, this happened in the afternoon (which is probably why the bar was nearly empty).
Decades later, whenever Hoagy's name would come up my father never failed to mention what a friendly, pleasant fellow he was. Sometimes it apparently
is a good thing to meet your heroes.
My father said the bar was on, or nearly on, the corner of Cahuenga and Hollywood Blvd. I wonder which bar it was.