A big Happy Birthday to my wife Cindy, as she turns a year older Sunday, November 30th!

Happy Birthday Cindy!

Capt. Tony has Passed Away...

Raise your glasses to the memory of Capt. Tony Terracino...for he has passed away at the age of 92.

Who the heck is Capt. Tony???
Capt. Tony was a legend in Key West, FL. He was beaten and left for dead in Jersey by some bookies. Two days later, he woke up and headed to Florida. He bought a bar at 428 Greene St...which had a colorful past as well. It had been an Ice House, City Morgue, Bordello, Wireless Telegraph Station, Cigar Factory, and bar in it's long history. Back in the 1930's, this bar was called Sloppy Joe's Bar... a favorite watering hole of Ernest Hemingway. (the original urninal is now in the Ernest Hemingway House)

Capt. Tony has been a Charter Boat Capt, Gun-runner for Cuban Mercenaries during The Bay of Pigs (see movie The Cuba Crossing)and the Mayor of Key West.

Jimmy Buffett was a friend of him, and immortalized Capt. Tony in his song/album "The Last Mango in Paris". Jimmy Buffett's original "Margaritaville" is located about 3 blocks away from Capt. Tony's Saloon. Both are destinations on all "Parrotheads Bucket Lists". Yea, I've already visited them both.

Rest in peace Captain Tony.

This tree grows right out of the roof at Capt. Tony's Saloon. It's Key West's original "Hanging Tree" where 18 Pirates were hanged: