Election 2006: The D's Are Back Arnold!

The two pictured to your left were the best of friends even though one was a "D" and the other an "R". Now those of you familiar with these two gentlemen would surely know the only time that guy on the left would become completely exasperated with that guy on the right was when the "R" enjoyed rubbing in a fact or two about the administration.

So who are these guys? Of course there may be people who are younger, reading this for the first time or perhaps don't care at all about who they were and what they did, let alone their political affiliations.

Sam Bushman is on the left and Arnold Stark on the right in this photograph.

This past election comments from Sam to Arnold might go like this:

"It's about time the people came to their senses" to which Arnold might reply, "This is just the temoporary insanity of the American Public". And so it would go on and on, but never interfered with their lifelong friendship. Arnold and Sam were part of a breed of Press Agents that do not exist today. They were unique personalities who led the entertainment and restaurant scene in a different time and place and there is no doubt both were equally loved by people that knew them.

Many of you may may not know that Arnold used to bring cheesecakes from Bookbinders to all the Presidents (at least the Republican Presidents). It was nothing for him to get in his car and drive to the Whitehouse for a delivery. You never knew where Arnold might end up as you look at the postmark from some clipping he sent to you. With Arnold it could be anyplace in the United States. Sam on the other hand was more your "stay close to home type" who rarely traveled and liked to stay close to his home base and clients.

Okay, time is up and time for you to talk about these two pals. Post some of your stories about Sam and Arnold or about either one individually. Another walk down memory lane.