I took the above photograph of my sister Susan and mother Mary in front of Captain Tony's Saloon on a family trip to Key West back around 1979. Captain Tony's was the original Sloppy Joe's, where Ernest Hemingway did all his drinking back in the 1930s. I also learned from reading Sharkskin Suite, one of Tim Dorsey's "Serge A. Storms" series of novels (which all take place in Florida and are kind of like Carl Hiaasen's books, only much weirder) that after Captain Tony sold the place, the new owner let him hang around on a bar stool, pose for photos, and accept gratuities. Also, the place is dark, with no televisions, making it a perfect place to hide out if you are running from the authorities. Good to know.
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