Invisible Tearsa

As you will discover, Bob’s mentor was Telly Savalas. Bob, fresh out of the Navy after Korea, was trying to get a life. Telly was teaching drama at a radio-TV school in NYC. Bob found a career path. It is a memoir of a struggle to gain success in an industry that is sometimes cruel, unemotional, and from time to time blind. It is a story of a 1940’s street kid from Jersey who would not quit even though the odds were stacked against him. Bob saw himself as someone who could knock your socks off. He listened to the big band remote broadcasts on his old wooden radio and pictured himself dancing, drinking, and enjoying the lifestyle. He wanted to be somebody. He would identify with a guy like Telly. It is an example of self-sacrifice, faith, talent, and above all a sense of humor. Bob discovered entertainment management is loaded with oddballs. His experiences bring laughs, excitement, and invisible tears. He ran through 23 radio gigs while keeping a running bar tab. His on-air antics drew big audiences. Off-air he managed to get into some interesting scrapes.