KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY — THE ‘OLD’ PALATE OF ORDINARY TIMES
There are foodies who can taste a dish and instantly discern its ingredients, or who have such sophisticated palates that they can distinguish between...
KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: THE CRYING MAILMAN & DATING DISASTERS
Lately my female friends have been sharing tales of contemporary dating, from the joys of new love to romantic disasters — which, for me,...
KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: ‘BLOODY BUDDY’ & THE HELLHOUND AT FULL MOON...
Well before the internet, when Key West bars were our “chat rooms” and waitstaff spread news faster than Twitter posts go viral today, the...
KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: THE SCISSORS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE
It was just a pair of scissors, tiny and worn. It looked like my old beat-up nail scissors, sitting incongruously in a display case...
KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: MIKEY DARE & THE MYTHICAL GOATS
For many years, an outline of my posterior adorned the upstairs bar top at Bagatelle, the lower Duval Street restaurant that was a high-rollers’...
KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: MISADVENTURES WITH MICHAEL WHALTON
Working with Michael Whalton was never boring.
He was one of those incomparable people whose efforts in the 1980s left a lasting imprint — who...
KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: EVERYONE (STILL) GOES TO FAUSTO’S
When Jimmy Buffett wrote, “I’m goin’ down to Fausto’s/get some chocolate milk” in his 1976 classic “My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink, and I...
KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: ‘MY’ TRUCK VS. THE OLD 7-MILE BRIDGE
During Key West’s “bad old days,” the scariest thing I ever did was drive a malfunctioning Toyota truck across the old Seven Mile Bridge...
KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: SHRIMP BOATS, ‘DOG TAGS’ & HALF SHELL HARMONY
Before Key West earned its reputation as a must-visit tourism destination, there was a waterfront bar and restaurant that locals made their own —...
KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: TRUMAN AVENUE & THE TWISTED HISTORY
Back when I was a 20-something hippie enchanted with my Key West home, my friends and I had a lot of time on our...
