His Favorite Watering Hole
Carson could frequently be found at a Manhattan bar called Jilly’s Saloon. The bar, which was located at West 52nd Street and Eighth Avenue, happened to be owned by a guy named Jilly Rizzo, who was a good friend of Frank Sinatra since the two were young boys.
Mixed Up With The Wrong Crowd
One time while Carson was at Jilly’s, he noticed a attractive brunette woman when she walked into the bar. The comedian decided to start to chat her up, but he unfortunately made a grave error in doing so. Apparently, she was the girlfriend of a “major figure in the criminal underworld,” and he got in a bit of trouble.