Don Armando's 2nd Avenue Rhumba Band, a side project of Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band, played disco songs in the late 70s/early 80s downtown New York. Their 1979 LP First Album was released by Ze Records, and their most popular single, "Deputy Of Love," is featured on a number of disco compilations. (The band's other big single, "I'm An Indian Too," is vaguely racist.) Today on Riff Central, Mr. Armando recalls his brief but colorful stint as the Lower East Side's deputy of love.

RIFF CENTRAL: AS DEPUTY OF LOVE, WHAT SORTS OF CRIMES DID YOU ARREST PEOPLE FOR

DON ARMANDO: ARREST? HA HA THE ONLY "CRIME" IN MY MIND WAS PEOPLE NOT DANCING AT OUR SHOWS

RIFF CENTRAL: SO YOU ARRESTED PEOPLE FOR NOT DANCING. DON'T YOU THINK THAT'S A LITTLE EXCESSIVE

DON ARMANDO: NOT REALLY. YOU SEE AS DEPUTY OF LOVE, ARRESTING SOMEONE JUST MEANS SOLICITING FOR CASUAL SEX

RIFF CENTRAL: DID YOU EVER ARREST YOURSELF

DON ARMANDO: YES WHENEVER I WASN'T DANCING

RIFF CENTRAL: WAIT, SO YOU, ON STAGE?

DON ARMANDO: NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW

Download "Deputy of Love" Featuring Fonda Rae

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