When my great uncle Sal worked for the world of mirth you know that bazaar traveling carnival with all the midgets burlesque girls and clowns they always had to get special permits just set up in the town sometime the carnival would have to pay them off on the side or hang out with some of the burlesque girls This was in a box of those pictures I haven’t found the negative yet
A lot of people don’t know much about implants I’m kind of an expert because I photographed so many exotic dancers back in the 80s and 90s I learned some things one is that in Columbia when a lot of girls turn 18 they either get breast implants or butt implants It was a very big thing back then these girls walking past me in Manhattan were definitely from Columbia And three of them had butt implants they are probably went to the same doctor
Great negative my grandfather Captain Tony in the middle great uncle Lou on the right and the guy on the left Christopher Atkins Great uncle Sal’s lover 20 years before his death he’s the one who told me all the stories
Pacific Orchestra lead guitarist didn’t show up Captain Tony Grabbed the rhythm guitar And started jamming 1978 definitely a Kodak moment
My dad and I were hanging out with Roy Schreiter in Key West talking about some heavy duty shark storys
The first real Model I photographed in Key West 42 years ago She was a 10 and 17 years old I was 23 we fell madly in love and lived together for two years we both are way too young to be having a adult a love affair on fantasy Island we split apart after two years and then really split a park she went to Georgia I went to Jersey a lot of crazy things happen in the next 37 years but we live through them we now have been married over four years we have a hell of a story to tell about Key West back in the day be very careful speeding in the fast lane with no seatbelts on Key west can chew you up and spit you out a book by Keith and Lisa