Jay J. Armes, Private Investigator, PM MAGAZINE

From my PM Magazine days when I was "on-camera-talent." When you are feeling downtrodden or believe life isn't treating you fairly, I hope you'll remember what the subject of this video did with his life. I can not even imagine how I would have "picked myself up" had something as tragic as having your hands blown off, had happened to me. Additionally, I can not imagine that I could have had the audacity, tenacity and fortitude to become very successful in life, as Jay Armes did.

The story of Jay Armes is very remarkable in regard to how he faced life after a tragic accident.

Years ago, I was a co-host for PM Magazine, a nationally syndicated show that aired in major markets here in the USA. I produced many feature stories about unique people. In my several decades working in TV, NONE OF MY NEWS REPORTS OR FEATURE STORIES WERE AS INSPIRING AS THIS STORY JAY ARMES... and I've interviewed many hundreds of people here in the USA, Russia, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Africa.

I hope you'll be uplifted by his very unique story and positive outlook and philosophy on life. I certainly was.

As a young boy, Jay lost his hands in an explosion. Ironically (despite having lost the lower part of his arms) his name is Jay J. Armes.

This tragic event could have shattered the life of most people, but not Jay J. Armes. He never let it slow him down ONE BIT, in fact he went on to become a very successful and internationally known Private Investigator.

I had the chance to produce this piece in 1980, when I was a co-host for PM Magazine, a nationally syndicated TV show. Meeting Jay and getting to know his very upbeat and positive personality should inspire everyone to never look back... to look forward and "press on."

People have contacted me have recalled the story about Jay Armes and have told me how they have become inspired.

I regret this video starts and ends abruptly. It was produced on analog videotape that was 27 years old when I transferred it to a digital medium. The tape barely played through my equally as old ¾ inch VCR... So please overlook the bad start and the very abrupt end... I hope you'll enjoy this piece about a very remarkable man.