For Lacy
Hr10316
Arnold and Paul Maxwell Graham have been buddies for years. Two
days after Arnie got his first apartment in LA, Arnie invited a writer to
his place to see the proof that the Weiders had rigged the contest in
which Frank Zane had beaten him. Paul popped out of the bedroom just
after their arrival wearing only his underpants. Arnold complained that
all the contestants had to wear a medallion out on stage with Zane’s
picture on it. The writer had to admit it was Frank’s body on the
medallion right down to the vein on his arm. The writer however,
concluded from looking at the pictures, that Zane deserved to win
because, “Arnold was just plain fat”. Arnold could only see that he was
bigger than Zane.
With in months, Arnie was tearing down the highway with Paul in
pursuit. A squeal of brakes, a crash, and a dazed Arnie hauls himself out
of the car. Paul announces to the witnesses that he is taking Arnold to
the hospital, and hurriedly leaves the scene of the accident. Shortly
after, the police arrived and identified the car as a stolen vehicle.
According to Bill Dreke, Arnold’s long time buddy, several days later our
Germanic Super Hero and Paul fled to Hawaii. A federal warrant was issued
for Paul’s arrest on 1/29/69.
In Honolulu Hawaii, FBI agent Edwin Miller and his partner flanked
the motel door, and then with a kick, the door flies open. There stands
Paul Graham posing stark naked for Arnie who is laying on the bed wearing
only his underpants. Paul and Arnie are cuffed and taken out of the room.
Our usually cool under pressure hero is very upset, the feds refuse to
let him take his little blue pills with him. According to agent Miller,
the pills were found to be the anabolic steroid, Dianabol. For Gods sake
Arnold, tell us that beautiful body was only the result of hard work,
determination and your humble, but strict upbringing.
In the lock up, Paul admitted everything, but swore that Arnold
had no knowledge of the car being stolen. The FBI being only interested
in the Federal Laws that were violated did not press the issue, because
this was up to the state of California. On Feb. 11, 1969 Paul asked for
and received a Rule 20. This Rule 20 transferred the case #3285cd to
Hawaii Federal Court from the Central District of California for the sole
purpose of pleading guilty. The Grand Jury indictment was filed Feb. 5,
1969, charging Paul with 18 U. S. C. #2312, Foreign Transportation
of=Stolen Motor Vehicle. The indictment charged that on or about December
23, 1968, Paul shipped a 1965 Mustang and an 1966 Mustang to Sydney,
Australia. On April 10, 1969 Paul was sentenced to 3 years, and on April
25, 1969 was delivered to Terminal Island , California. On Feb. 16, 1971
after less that 2 years, Paul Maxwell Graham was paroled, and deported to
Australia. Under U. S. Law Paul is not allowed to return to the U. S. But
that has not stopped him. I personally was on the same flight from Las
Vegas with Paul and the Australian body building team in 1984.
California, feeling that Arnold was to small a fish to go to the
expense of extraditing from Hawaii, did not pursue any State charges
against him, knowing that Paul would swear that Arnie did not know the car
was stolen. Bill Dreke claims, Arnold not only knew, but was the look
out for the thief’s.
Arnold visited Paul regularly and provided money to make his life
comfortable. In the movie “Pumping Iron” we see Arnold posing there for
the inmates, but they never explained how Arnie became connected with the
joint. One inmate even asked for a kiss. I can hear the Church Lady
saying “ Isn’t that special”.
After Paul got out of prison he was rewarded by the Weider
brothers for protecting Arnold, by being given the Weider distributorship
and from the IFBB a position as Vice President in charge of Oceania
(Australia, New Zealand, and a bunch of Islands in the south pacific). In
the two years that Paul was in jail, Joe Weider had made Arnie the center
piece of his body building magazines. They had to protect their
investment from scandal. Crime really did pay, and pay big. In 1980
Arnold gave the Mr. Olympia Contest to Paul to Promote. This contest is a
story in itself and will come later. Of course Ben Weider will tell you
that he did not know of his prison record until I told him, but Paul
still rules Body Building in Australia.
If you want a gander at Paul rent “The Pirate Movie”, he is the aging
flabby body builder in the pirate crew.
On the plane coming back from Las Vegas, I found myself surrounded by the
Australian team in coach class. Paul was traveling first class. I asked
them if Paul was as big a crook in Australia as we hear he is. Suddenly I
had four large hands clamped across my mouth with a whispered “Yes , but
shut up he might hear you”. I couldn’t believe these big guys were that
afraid of that old man. After we got to LA they called me from there
Hotel and I took them on a tour of Hollywood. Boy did I get an ear full
of how Paul claims that Arnold owes him his career because he kept his
mouth shut and took the rap alone.
Hr10316
Muscle Mag International published a thinly veiled threat not only
at me but Tom Minchello.
At the premiere of Pumping Iron, Tom Minchello had a friend
named Margie, who wanted to make it with Arnold. Tom told Margie Arnie’s
room number. She went to the suite and knocked on the door. The door
opened to a darkened room. Margie could see that a light was on in the
bedroom and she could hear moans. She crept to the other door . What
does she see; Nothing, but Charles Gaines (author of Pumping Iron & Stay
Hungry) and the great Austrian oak with his heels spread to Jesus. She
quickly backed up and hurriedly left. By the time she reach the lobby she
was in hysterics telling everyone that Arnold was upstairs being f$$ked by
a man. I guess that taught Arnie to lock the door.
After his ill fated attempt at car stealing and exporting, Arnold
had to return to his old trade of hustling the fags. Even in Germany when
he trained six days a week he had kindly older men to take care of his
money needs on the seventh day. When he got to London he met Mr. R. (John
Dixie) from Wendy Leigh’s book. Dixie set him up with people like John
Paul Getty who had a front row seat to see Arnold win the Mr. Universe.
In New York, Arnold met lots of tricks through Mid-City Gym (the
male whore house of the east). Better yet he had gay pimp, Roy Brooks to
set him up with the guys with real money. Roy started off asking $300 an
hour but when you called Arnie he would say “I’m busy but if you have a
$1,000 I’ll see you”. Then he would take all this tax free loot back to
LA and invest in real-estate. Arnold wants to be the west coast Donald
Trump.
In Venice, Arnie trained and tricked out of Ken Sprauge’s Gym.
There he was right at home. All the Weider stars and would be stars
trained and got tanned there. Few had jobs and many had sugar daddies to
take care of their every whim (apartments, cars, etc.). They even had a
picture book of the body builders at the desk so that clients could take
a look and get a price quote.
Merv Griffin gave Arnold his first TV break by having him on his
talk show. Merv gets drunk now and brags to his friends and new tricks
that Arnie cost him $25,000 a lay. Was it worth it Merv?
Max Southall
>Arnold and the Threat Published in Muscle Mag International
> In Venice, Arnie trained and tricked out of Ken Sprauges Gym.
>There he was right at home. All the Weider stars and would be stars
>trained and got tanned there. Few had jobs and many had sugar daddies to
>take care of their every whim (apartments, cars, etc.). They even had a
>picture book of the body builders at the desk so that clients could take
>a look and get a price quote.
That's bullshit. This gym was on Pacific Avenue in Venice, and owned and
operated by Joe Gold, not Ken Sprague. I trained there myself, and there was
no picture book for clients to get a price quote out of.
Just like at most gyms across the country (except the biggest and best were
here) most people had some kind of regular jobs, in bouncing, construction,
security, or otherwise.
Some guys even had wives bringing home the bacon.
Obviously, you could find an example or two of the hustler type, but hardly
the majority.
Schwarzennegger was making a fair living from the moment he arrived in the
U.S., from endorsements, his contract, construction work and then his own
mail order businesses.
Anything else is speculation and rumor, probably driven by jealousy.
Max Southall
Big deal as to the details of your "crime expose." It's small potatoes.
You've heard most of it fourth hand, anyway.
There's nobody alive that hasn't violated some minor regulation or been
standing in the vicinity when something illegal happened.
And that's about all you've got. As for people being disqualified forever
from holding any position (especially in bodybuilding) because they were
arrested, get real.
You're such a nuisance with your fixation. What happened to you to make you
go after your attempts at petty revenge?
Hr10316
From: max%mamia.uucp@miavax (Max Southall)
Date: Sun, 7 May 1995 12:48:08 -0600
Message-ID: <1995050718...@mamia.uucp>
hr1...@aol.com (Hr10316) writes:
DON'T YOU WISH. SPRAGUE NOT ONLY OWNED GOLD'S BUT WAS CHAIRMAN TO THE
NPC.