Sunday, April 05, 2009

Blue Show '78 #7


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Posted by Buckles at 4/05/2009 06:24:00 AM

11 comments:

GaryHill said...

Elvin Bale and his chauffeur, Arthur.

05 April, 2009 17:12
jerry digney said...

isn't this he same Arthur who later became Irvin Feld's assistant?

05 April, 2009 22:35
Chic Silber said...

Yes Jerry

Arthur became Irvin's driver

but he was never his assistant

That as you may recall was

"scooter" Arnold Bramow

Chic

05 April, 2009 23:19
Frank Ferrante said...

Thanks, Chic! I knew it wasn't Arthur and it was driving me crazy trying to think of Arnold's name. Whatever happened to him?
~frank

06 April, 2009 11:16
Henry Schroer said...

Arnold Bramow most likely ended up in a nut house, at least that is where he belonged. Allan Bloom used to say: Don`t take him to serious, because he doesn`t know what he is doing.

06 April, 2009 15:31
Chic Silber said...

Hi Henry

A nuthouse would have been a

kinder finsh trick for him

He was shot outside a gay bar

in Miami and was rendered a

paraplegic but was taken care

of by the show for the rest of

his life (he died years ago)

They provided him a handicap

equipped apartment & assistance

I don't know anyone who liked

him as he was primarily a snitch

Chic

06 April, 2009 16:47
Jack Ryan said...

I'd like to stand up and say something positive about Arnie Bramow.

During the later years that I wrote and edited the program books -- early to mid 80s -- Arnold was overall supervisor of all the program's logistics -- getting them done, printed and distributed. Even confined to a wheel chair as a quadriplegic, Arnie worked tirelessly to do his job. And he did it well.

Arnie was no writer but would read my copy and sometimes say, "Jack, don't you think that third paragraph should be your lead?" He was invariably correct.

Did he have "personality problems?" Yes, he did. Lots. So do I. So do we all.

Arnie was sometimes arrogant and difficult. I had many fights with him and we called each other every name in the book. And then some.

To set the record straight, Arnie was shot in an attempted robbery in Washington, DC. Whether or not it was outside a gay bar, I have no idea. Is that piece of information germane to the subject?

Many years after his very painful death, I think it's unkind and disingenuous to read such heartless comments.

As I recall, there's was this all-time best selling book that talked about casting the first stone. Not a bad piece of advice.

Regards to all.

06 April, 2009 19:14
Chic Silber said...

Sorry Jack

I didn't think that I knew

anyone that had anything kind

to say about him but I know

many many folks that felt he

was a weasel and also thought

that the show could easily do

without him (and be better off)

I can respect another opinion

Chic

06 April, 2009 20:06
henry edgar said...

jack -- i agree with your compassionate comments about arnie whole-heartedly. i did not know arnie well, but when he promoted the show in hampton, he handled the job well and was very professional in all respects. mr feld appeared to have confidence in his ability and his life was cut short before his time. the details of his shooting are not material. it was still a tragic waste of a human life and i'm sure he was not given his position out of pity but rather because mr feld thought he would be good at the job. the job was too important to be given to someone who could not handle it.

06 April, 2009 20:28
Anonymous said...

I'd like to join Jack and say something positive about Arnold.
I once did a small project for Alan Bloom. I met Arnold by accident. One day when I really needed help, Arnold helped. Asked no questions; simply helped. It made my job a lot easier and more productive. ---ToddP

06 April, 2009 20:32
ALARMTEK said...

I was Arnie's care giver/ quadraplegist for 3 years for the time he was shot and Irvin flew me to Boston when he was mugged, lived in a hotel for 4 months and acclimated Arnie back into his role as Special Projects VP. He really was a good man, just in his position, never really showed that side to the world. He taught me allot, and I experienced people and places like the Disney On Ice shows and of course, Seigfried n Roy at the Fonteer in Las Vegas. How many people can say that? Anyway, I got married and left. I understand he passed 2 years later due to his love for Remy Martin. Sad, but he did figure out how to get the job done, which after all, is what he was known for.

Rest well Arnold.

Robert Martin- Retired.

09 July, 2017 18:41

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