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<p>ARLO GUTHRIE.....COMING INTO LOS ANGELES.....1969</p><p><br></p><p>I watched the new Bob Dylan movie "A COMPLETE UNKNOWN", and a young Dylan was portrayed</p><p>hitch hiking to New York City to visit his idol Woody Guthrie in hospital dying from Huntington's</p><p>Disease. I was reminded of Woodie Guthrie's son, Arlo who had some hit songs in the</p><p>late 60's and 70's...this is the song that he played at the Woodstock Festival, and was featured</p><p>in the movie "WOODSTOCK".</p><p><br></p><p>As Arlo Guthrie returned on a flight home to Los Angeles from London in the mid-’60s, he discovered that his friends had slipped a small amount of drugs into his gifts. Guthrie’s fear of getting busted by US Customs inspired the song “Coming Into Los Angeles.” Guthrie admits that his lyric “Coming into Los Angeles / Bringing in a couple of keys” exaggerated the size of his stash.</p><p>Guthrie recorded “Coming Into Los Angeles” for his 1969 album&nbsp;<em>Running Down the Road&nbsp;</em>and performed the song at the 1969 Woodstock festival. The film of the event used Guthrie’s song over a montage of pot-smoking hippies.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Arlo is the son of the legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie, who died from Huntington's disease, a hereditary neurological disorder.&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Arlo's Health:</strong></li><li>While Arlo has not been diagnosed with Huntington's disease, he has suffered strokes that have affected his ability to walk and perform.&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Public Announcement:</strong></li><li>In 2020, Arlo announced that he had "reached the difficult decision that touring and stage shows are no longer possible" due to the strokes.&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Strokes:</strong></li><li>He had two strokes: one in 2019, which was more significant, and another in 2020, which led to the cancellation of his tour appearances and the decision to retire from touring.&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p>