Blades, Bands, and Ballers: How “Flash and Cash” Rescued the Flyers and Created Philadelphia’s Greatest Showplace A Memoir - Softcover

Lou Scheinfeld

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1680980475 ISBN 13: 9781680980479

Publisher: Camino Books, Inc., 2021

Synopsis

Imagine Philadelphia without its beloved Flyers and Spectrum. It almost happened! Until Lou Scheinfeld and Ed Snider, otherwise known as “Flash and Cash,” came together to help save the city from disaster.

Blades, Bands, and Ballers is Lou Scheinfeld’s heartfelt memoir of an America now gone, a world of local spectacle and national pride. Dubbed “America’s Showplace” between its birth in 1967 and much-lamented death in 2009, the Spectrum has one last story to tell: how it came to be, how it really was, and how it ended. Lou Scheinfeld is the one man standing capable of telling inside stories of Ed Snider and his blood feud with Jerry Wolman, Frank Rizzo and the Rolling Stones, Kate Smith and her Broad Street Bullies, Sinatra and the Philly Mob, Dr. J and the 76ers, Electric Factory’s emergence, Elvis’ sad appearance, Joe Frazier’s lament and more. It’s a true story of a time gone by.

Witness a retelling of once-in-a-lifetime moments of the rollicking 1960s and ’70s from the man who was there through it all and helped lift the spirits of millions in this must-have book.

About this title

About the Author

Lou Scheinfeld is a born and raised Philadelphian and a nationally acclaimed sports and entertainment executive. He made things happen―and didn’t mind pissing off the boss! Lou currently is CEO and president of the proposed Philadelphia Museum of Sports.

From the Back Cover

Imagine Philadelphia without its beloved Flyers and Spectrum. It almost happened! Until Lou Scheinfeld and Ed Snider, otherwise known as “Flash and Cash,” came together to help save the city from disaster.lades, Bands, and Ballers is Lou Scheinfeld’s heartfelt memoir of an America now gone, a world of local spectacle and national pride. Dubbed “America’s Showplace” between its birth in 1967 and much-lamented death in 2009, the Spectrum has one last story to tell: how it came to be, how it really was, and how it ended. Lou Scheinfeld is the one man standing capable of telling inside stories of Ed Snider and his blood feud with Jerry Wolman, Frank Rizzo and the Rolling Stones, Kate Smith and her Broad Street Bullies, Sinatra and the Philly Mob, Dr. J and the 76ers, Electric Factory’s emergence, Elvis’ sad appearance, Joe Frazier’s lament and more. It’s a true story of a time gone by.Witness a retelling of once-in-a-lifetime moments of the rollicking 1960s and ’70s from the man who was there through it all and helped lift the spirits of millions in this must-have book.Lou Scheinfeld is a born and raised Philadelphian and a nationally acclaimed sports and entertainment executive. He made things happen—and didn’t mind pissing off the boss! Lou currently is CEO and president of the proposed Philadelphia Museum of Sports.

Edition details

• Publisher: Camino Books, Inc.
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1680980475
• ISBN 13: 9781680980479
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192