Art Garfunkel Charged With Having Pot

AP via Yahoo! ^ | January 21, 2004 | AP

[Land_of_Lincoln_John]

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)."

[Land_of_Lincoln_John]

To quote Paul Simon: "Still crazy after all these years."

[visualops]

I'm shocked, shocked I say!

[martin_fierro]

A representative for Legacy Recording, Garfunkel's New York-based record label, did not immediately return a phone call Wednesday.

The Sound of Silence.

[zook]

I am simply stunned. Totally shocked by this news.

[Ramius]

Uh... big deal?

[Revolting cat!]

This guy walked on foot across the United States. Now we know his secret!

[tbird5]

62 and still smoking pot, damn.

[Hillary's Folly]

I'm shocked, shocked I say!

Me too. Let's just hope he gets what he deserves and rots in jail for the rest of his life with all the other criminals like Tommy Chong and Rush Limbaugh...oh, never mind.

[Revolting cat!]

I'm shocked, shocked I say!

You're shocked, shocked (you say, anyway), and you don't even know the man. Now you can imagine the shock of his onetime partner Paul Simon! Now you know why the group broke up!

[Dog Gone]

I'll bet they found some cookie crumbs in the other jacket pocket.

[speedy]

Now we know why Art was Feelin' Groovy.

[Poser]

I'm deeply saddened. Who would have thunk it?

[Revolting cat!]

Paul Simon holds a press conference on the subject!

[Gumption]

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.

Let me get this straight. Does this mean Garfunkel is walking the streets a free man right now as we speak? I'm frightened.

[Revolting cat!]

or he could respond by mail.

You can do your time by mail nowadays? What a country!

[dts32041]

Wonder if Murphy brown is still smoking with him.

FM dope smoking rock and roll type?

[SamAdams76]

"If John Lennon is deported, I'm leaving too...with my musicians..and my marijuana."

[Revolting cat!]

The boy has aged, hasn't he?

[plain talk]

So, you New Yorkers set me straight - the charge for small possession is $100 and you can mail it in? What's the threshold quantity for the fine to exceed $100. The pot charge sounds less than what the speeding ticket may have cost him if I read this right.

[yarddog]

They sure could sing, and write also.

Too bad they are probably scum.