Jay J. Armes, Private Investigator

[snowyh]

Jay J. Armes is one of the most colourful private eyes around, on either side of the reality divide. At the age of twelve, he lost both his hands in an accident (dynamite was apparently involved), and was outfitted with prosthetics.

Over the years those prosthetics have evolved, transforming Armes (his real name!) into a sort of real-life James Bond/Six Million Dollar Man. His two powerful steel claws can slice through steel, but are delicate enough to thread a needle. At one point he even had a .22 Magnum implanted into his wrist. But he also owns five-fingered prosthetics which he can wear when the occasion demands, allowing him to appear in public without attracting undue attention to himself.

J. J. Armes is a real person, and a highly successful detective. He has his own action figure, a pilot episode for a television series, and a biography, J.J. Armes, Investigator: The World's Most Successful Private Eye, which is why I chose to post this thread under entertainent (he seems rather entertaining, after all!). Here's a link to his web site: www.thrillingdetective.com/eyes/armes.html

Helen

[allenuk]

I have been asked (mainly by non-amps) if losing a leg was the worst thing I could imagine happening to me.

The answer (on a polite day) is No, losing an arm would be far worse. But TWO? Blimey. Without a leg, or even two, you can do many/most things in life, but there is just SO much everyday stuff that would become a million times harder, or impossible. I can only imagine the frustration.

Allen, bka (thankfully), London.

[ann58]

Helen, I have never heard of this fellow Armes{sp} How did you hear of him?

~ann

[snowyh]

I'm on the email list for Arm-Amp.com, and someone in that group sent it out. I've never heard of the fellow, either, even though he's from Texas.

Helen

[cherylm]

Actually, Allen, meeting Helen convinced me that a determined arm amp can adjust just as well as us "leg-folk." (Though I don't know how a bilateral arm-amp goes about coping.) When Helen and I got together, I started out quite fascinated with "how she did things" one-armed. That didn't last long...she "did things" quite well and without a lot of fuss or bother, thank you! Before long, I realized that she was just a normal gal having lunch with another normal gal!

Don't mean to be talking about you behind your back, Helen...I was just impressed with how easy you made it look!