Actually, I HAVE seen some video (on one of the many tributes that have popped up online) and I did notice that while on most of those shots he didn't "raise his arms" as one person indicated at his memorial service in Bala Cynwyd on Friday, he DID make some arm movements to indicate that he "hit the post" on some clips I saw.
I think this is nitpicking just a tad. Perhaps it WAS and "urban myth" about his "wave" if you will..(check Snopes.com) but even if it isn't quite the reality that was claimed, the IMAGE of that gave the overflow crowd at the service a chuckle.
In fact, many wonderful things were said at the official service. The fun was AFTER, when stories that weren't appropriate in THAT room were told. Funny all around, and it showed that Ron had a HUGE sense of fun and adventure. So if I was incorrect about the "arm-fling-thing", I stand corrected. When everyone in the room including his mom was smiling and occasionally laughing, you know that this man left quite an impact on his colleagues (some who travelled wide and far to attend) and those who worked with him in the Quaker City.
And if folks want to BELIEVE that he did the arm wave, then let it be! Remember, radio is theater of the mind. We need MORE of that these days. Ya can't have the theater if there ain't no one in the seats. And without PERSONALITIES like Ron and a handful of others still allowed to have the freedom to actually entertain, radio will become a jukebox like most satellite and internet channels. Or they will go the way of AM and become TALK stations. But ya still need PERSONALITIES to be on those too!
Ron could have done TALK or SPORTS too. Talent like that doesn't come along that often these days, because not many companies allow those attributes to grow! What a shame.
Again.. RIP Big Ron.
BE BIG
Jay
