’60s musician sentenced in DUI

[Dali Llama]

’60s musician sentenced in DUI
ASSOCIATED PRESS
2/4/2005 10:03 pm

DAYTON, NV (AP) — Al Nichol, lead guitarist for The Turtles whose 1960s hits included “Happy Together,” has been sentenced to six months in jail for drunken driving while on probation for a previous DUI conviction.

At the time of his May 2004 arrest, Nichol’s blood-alcohol level was 0.311, well above Nevada’s legal limit of 0.08, according to court documents. At a Jan. 12 court proceeding, a test done at the courthouse showed his blood-alcohol level was 0.19.“I don’t know what to tell you, Mr. Nichol,” Justice Court Judge William Rogers said. “It’s sad that you’ve taken a successful life and turned it into the town drunk.”

The Web site for The Turtles lists Nichol as a paint company representative in Nevada.

[Nightrain52]

Maybe he sniffed too many paint fumes. :-D    

[Dali Llama]

Maybe he sniffed too many paint fumes.

:lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[JPSaxMan]

My honest opinion; who cares?

Would you care if it was Joe Schmo? Probably not. So why care about a guy who made it big in the '60's? Media, schemdia.