Don Aronow exit was a surprise to most

**FUJIMO** · 03-02-2023, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by mikesufka

Anybody here met Don Arronow ? Have some good stories ? What’s Ben Kramer doing now ?

MDS

...yes. yes, but not worth sharing. prison for life...

**Instigator** · 03-02-2023, 08:37 PM

I knew the answer to the last question and only what I’ve read for the second.

Although I thought I read about a potential release?

Remember the botched Helicopter jail break ��
Someone misjudged payload!

For the life of me I thought, as smart as you guys are supposed to be, I’d of thought that’d be the one thing you got right!

Especially w/their background in transporting goods???

**FUJIMO** · 03-02-2023, 09:53 PM

...a fella named augie, a devoted employee of bens, who never flew a copter in his life, was taught, via multiple condensed helicopter flying lessons, how to fly a helo. augie would do anything for ben and the flight into the florida prison recreation yard was timed for ben to hop on board. other inmates as well as ben, tried to jump on the landing bars on one side, throwing the chopper off kilter. the craft spun around & the tail rotor then hit the perimeter fencing. ben lost his grip & fell from too high of a height & broke a leg. and that was the end of that. there's a lot more to just this one event, but i won't bore you with the details. this "is" an aronow thread after all...

**FUJIMO** · 03-02-2023, 10:07 PM

**mikesufka** · 03-02-2023, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

...yes. yes, but not worth sharing. prison for life...

That’s no fun

MDS

**Greg G** · 03-02-2023, 11:42 PM

This is all well before my time but Aronow was a commercial builder in the tri-state area before going to Florida with the rest of you old scoundrels and thieves. First foray into the boat building business was I believe 1961 when he decided to start Formula with Wynne and Walters as the design team. As 188th got noticed a certain special someone was living on a houseboat on the canal at the same time Formula was taking off. Don sold Formula and then started Donzi Marine in 1964 with formal production facilities. The young woman (hint) on the houseboat would go on to be more famous the Don himself. Anyone?

**powerabout** · 03-03-2023, 05:07 AM

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

...correction. "via ben kramer". ben kramer wanted to "BE" don aronow. note the number 69 (don's favorite #) above, in both of the photo's on their boats...

Sure it was Ben and The Dons deal that put the Don on the list after the southern investors investment came to nothing?

**FUJIMO** · 03-03-2023, 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by Greg G

... As 188th got noticed a certain special someone was living on a houseboat on the canal at the same time Formula was taking off. Don sold Formula and then started Donzi Marine in 1964 with formal production facilities. The young woman (hint) on the houseboat would go on to be more famous the Don himself. Anyone?

...linda susan boreman. she had a hard life. she had a second very bad automobile accident that killed her at age 53. this is her, just before her last accident...

**rgsauger** · 03-04-2023, 11:05 PM

Damn…..hard life…..

**XstreamVking** · 03-05-2023, 06:51 AM

Him being called Don Z Baby = Donzi boats... Any truth to it? A cool story they tell.

**Instigator** · 03-05-2023, 06:54 AM

Linda Lovelace?

I remembered the story of the woman on the houseboat but couldn’t remember who it was?

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

...linda susan boreman. she had a hard life. she had a second very bad automobile accident that killed her at age 53. this is her, just before her last accident...

**Lake X Kid** · 03-07-2023, 01:12 PM

You wonder if Don suggested to Linda (later aka Linda Lovelace) that Deep Throat technique of yours is Hollywood material. Maybe you should get into the movies.

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

...linda susan boreman. she had a hard life. she had a second very bad automobile accident that killed her at age 53. this is her, just before her last accident...

**David** · 03-07-2023, 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by RBT

Find the book Blue Thunder, it is worth the read.

I have two library books to finish and then I will start Blue Thunder. It was easy to find.

**Redbirdman** · 03-07-2023, 09:06 PM

Originally Posted by XstreamVking

Him being called Don Z Baby = Donzi boats... Any truth to it? A cool story they tell.

Shirley A.---

**Greg G** · 03-07-2023, 09:29 PM

You sure it was the first wife?

I thought it was his secretary that he brought with him from Formula with the "Donzy Baby" line from the next room when a phone call came in for him.

Shirley is probably correct.