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Dave Glovsky Guesses Weight of Louis Armstrong

1956 - Maine's Jewish Heritage , Arcadia Publishing, 2007

Thank you to Adeline Glovsky Hale, California and Abe Peck & Jean M Peck for the photo

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pg 94 " Dave 'the Guesser' Glovsky guesses Louis Armstrong's weight during a break from one of Sachmo's musical performances at the OOB pier. For years, Glovsky was a fixture at the OOB amusement park, guessing the weight and age of his customers."
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Jodi Goldsmith-Veysey on :
Dave was a wonderful man AND very entertaining! Across from the merry go round we all knew his famous chair well.