Captain Tony’s saloon 42 years ago the band that night Pacific Orchestra best band by far in Key West at the time we had them six nights a week during season, above Captain Tony’s left window A lot of high stake card games I was a sandwich boy a couple times before I got promoted to the front door the window on the far right upstairs Sals mask photography studio was above the pool room kind of, there was four pool tables, giant sharks hanging from the ceiling There were secret peep holes everywhere in that bar Sal had one on the floor he could see what’s going on downstairs, he would be on the lookout for some cute guys maybe to take their photo Upstairs in his studio and on the left side of the bar that was our patio bobs burger factory was their best burgers in Key West Jimmy Buffett Would eat them all the time that’s when he wrote the song cheeseburger in paradise no matter what anybody says, and when all those crazy things were going on I had my position at the front door 22 years old right out of Elizabeth New Jersey New Jersey A crazy Italian kid I controlled the door when you control the door you control the bar it was great my grandfather was either at the dog track, hanging with some broads or playing cards upstairs I had a blast he wasn’t there that much that’s why I had a job on and off for seven years I got some stories