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While Tinsley, the advertising firm hired by the TDC to market the Keys, has certainly brought peo- ple to our island (a 31-percent increase in revenues last summer was attributed to its campaign), many residents, including busi- nessowners and conservationists, question the type of tourist we are attracting—pre- sumably from the advertising. Although the critics are concerned about making money, they say they are also com- mitted to maintaining (and developing) a certain ambiance about the town. This is reflected in the type of plays produced here, the quality of restaurants supported, the merchandise carried in the shops, and the condition of our beaches and reef. They says they are worried about the quality of life here—for visitors and locals alike. The TDC advisory board, which makes recommendations about how the $10 million in bed tax money will be spent, consists of Chamber of Commerce appointees. Key West's District 1 advisory board consists of seven representatives from the business community. Solares Hill is a community news- paper published monthly by Key West Publications, Inc., 1217 White Street, Key West, FL 33040. Phone: (305) 294-3602. Thomas Geyer, President Frank E. Taylor, Vice President Geddy Sveikauskas, Secretary-Treasurer Editor Ann Boese Resident Artists Marko Fields, Suzanne Pereira Sales Manager Michele Grahl Sales Peter Ginsberg, Kathy E. Floam Editorial Assistant Kathy E. Floam Typesetting Adele Gerbracht Accounting Patti Anthony Contributing Photographer Kevin Crean Member of Key West Chamber of Commerce © 1990 Key West Publications, Inc. With a little help from our friends At the county level, a second advisory board is made up of one member from each of the county's five taxing districts. It also makes recommendations to the county com- mission about how the bed tax money is to be spent, and, with commission approval, it also decides who will market the Keys. The current board consists of four represen- tatives of the hotel industry, one real estate agent and one Chamber of Commerce employee. Perhaps it is time for the county com- mission to re-examine this system. The need for a balanced board has been championed time and time again. It's time to make some changes. Also in this issue, Solares Hill inter- views Molly Yard, president of the National Organization for Women, and Barbara Ehrenreich, a lecturer and author who spec- ializes in civil-rights issues. Writer Anne Carlisle spoke with these women, who have contributed greatly to the struggle for equality. Particularly interesting are their views on the War in the Gulf, which echo some of the fears described in Solares Hill not long ago by pollster Louis Harris. This issue marks Solares Hill's return to a monthly format through the summer. We expect to resume' twice-a-month publication in October. Happy Mother's Day. Ann Boese The photograph of Harry S. Truman, taken in Key West in the 1940s, was con- tributed by Elizabeth Newell, director of the Little White House. It is a VPI file photo. Lions & Tigers & Bears, Oh My! And Whales & Dolphins & Otters & Seals & All Kinds of Great Stuff! The Land of Ahs! The Greenpeace Store offers a vast array of superb quality, affordable and unique gifts that all share this very important message: WE CARE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT. Of course, all proceeds from your purchases go toward Greenpeace Environmental Campaigns. Visit our Store and talk to us about the most recent develop- ments, from the new Marine Sanctuary Bill to the Persian Gulf. An Environmental Store 719 Duval Street 296-4442 it. The Selling of Key West: 1991 by John Cole .After a gracious lunch in the cool and elegant Grand Cayman Room in the Carib- bean Spa building, which is the newest expansion at the ever-growing, ever-renova- ting Pier House, it was pitch time. And Jim Johnson was the pitchman. The account executive for Tinsley Adver- tising had flown down from company head- quarters in Miami to tell the post-lunch group of about 40 Key West Chamber of Commerce members and their guests, just how some of their money would be spent. And we're talking serious money here. According to its 1990 annual report, the Monroe County Tourist Development Coun- cil (TDC) gathered revenues of more than $10 million during fiscal 1990. Of those funds, slightly more than $5 million were spent for "advertising and promotion." As the only agency that creates campaigns for the TDC, Tinsley gets a big chunk of those millions. The selling of the Keys is big business. Because the TDC is a county agency, which is supported primarily by a percen- tage of the bed taxes collected from Key Largo to Key West, advertising and promo- tion allocations are meticulously divided among each of the five TDC taxing districts. But the TDC offices are in Key West, and Key West generates half the tax revenues— almost more than the other four districts combined. The two-by-three-mile island is the biggest kid on the county block when it comes to putting heads in beds—an aphor- ism much repeated and revered by the Chamber members, who make their livings from the tourist trade. So Jim Johnson made his pitch with the energy and optimism every good ad man holds in reserve for his best customers. As coffee was being poured and Pier House waiters in Caribbean shirts deftly served raspberry tarts, Jim Johnson told many of the city's leading businessmen and busi- nesswomen what a great job he and his agency are doing. "Last year's campaign [several millions worth] was very successful," he said, start- ing on a positive note and accelerating with enthusiasm from there on. Ticking off a checklist of ways several hundred-thousand Americans, Europeans and Japanese had been informed of what makes Key West a unique resort destination, Johnson then circulated proofs of some of the ads that will sellKey West during the approaching sum- mer season. The mini-campaign will cost about $300,000. Running from May to September to attract summer visitors, it never strays far from the sort of copy ("smart copy" is how the agency bills it) that Tinsley writers have five years. "Just Let Go in the Keys" is the uni- versal tagline for each of the five districts. And when the ads are targeted to a specific region, the line becomes, for example, "Just Let Go in Key West." "Key West Now" written in all capital letters was the headline on a typical print-ad proof, which was passed from table to table. It was followed by copy that read, in part: ". . . Shop, dine and party. Discover art, treasure and theater. This is Key West now. Everything there is to do can be done . . .," and then the tag line: "Just Let Go in Key West," written in all caps, again. This is an example of what Johnson and Tinsley call "TDC generic" advertising copy, and as he made his agency's pitch, Jim Johnson could have been trying out for a supporting-actor role in "The Hucksters." U1C agency Ulna IL; umi m u i v ; Trn..~»u ..«..., r x o _ _ . been turning out for the TDC for the past Remember the movie? Remember the book? 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These folks find paying full price for life's neces- sities and non-necessities preposterous— especially in our pricey little island paradise. Some adhere to the early-bird-gets-the- worm philosophy and arrive promptly at 8 a.m. at the flea market, which spreads across the Kenny D's parking lot on North Roosevelt Boulevard. With purse in hand, they are ready to haggle over prices. SMILE, PLEASE: Freda Perlzweit interrupts her jewelry shopping at Pat Briggs' stand for a quick pose for the press. Other die-hards attend strictly for the so- cial activity. They know each vendor by name, but rarely make purchases. Then there are those who make standard weekly purchases at the flea market: fruits, vege- tables, and general necessities, such as a 75- cent tube of toothpaste from Eckerds in the Dirt. "Welcome to Eckerds in the Dirt," a man bellows, "where our prices are dirt cheap!" (A bell sounds.) "And there goes another satisfied customer!" Rows of boxes are filled with drugstore ORVELO WOOD GOOD OL1 BOYS: {From left) George Goins and Wayne Sites from Homestead bring a truckload of oranges to the Big Pine Flea Market every Saturday. items: soaps, lotions, cosmetics and house- hold items. Many products have flawed packaging, but the affordable prices more than compensate for the disfigurement. People with an obvious sense of urgency are scrambling, searching through boxes for something—or nothing—in particular. According to Richard Farkas, director of the Key West flea market, anyone can purchase a vending spot. "All you need is a tax number or some saleable junk," he says. There are about 80 vendor spots avail- able; each costs $9. A double spot goes for $18, and vendors can buy up to four spots. Proceeds from the market fund the Dr. Jose Sanchez Lions Eye Clinic of Monroe County, which provides eye care to those who can't afford it. The flea market is a Lions Club project. "From December through April we're usually completely full with 80 vendors," says Farkas, who has his own booth, a miniature mineral store, if you will, where he deals in geodes, amethysts and tumbled stones for the avid collector. "After many years of collecting, it turned into a lifelong hobby and a major jp financial investment," says Farkas. Such is the case of many of the flea mar- ket "proprietors." Hobbies become careers. Pat Briggs, a demure weathered wo- man, says she makes a decent living selling sterling" and turquoise jewelry at flea mar- kets. Extensive travel has been a big part of her success. "To start with, I bought a plane ticket to Mexico City and learned where to buy hand- crafted jewelry," she says. "Then I went up in the mountains to meet the locals. Grad- ually, through various channels, I met the right people that make quality merchan- dise. " Most of her jewelry is created by BUNNIES FOR SALE: Tim and Tara Smith of the Lower Keys raise and sell rabbits at Big Pine. Navajo Indians. Briggs also sells furniture and collect- ibles. "The trick to being successful in the flea market business is carrying merchandise that appeals to all segments of the market," she say. "My jewelry is more or less for the tourists, because you can only sell so much jewelry to the locals. I bring in the furniture and collectible items for the local people, and those are the things I sell out of first." Briggs leaves Florida during mid-April and travels in her mobile home throughout Mexico and the southwest, purchasing all the treasures she can find. In the late sum- mer, she sells jewelry only at the flea mar- kets up north. "There's more competition throughout FEATHERED FRIEND: Jennifer DeClerck tries on a parakeet clip at the Key West Flea Market. Bargain Radio: US 1 Bizarre Bazaar catchy little melody introduces the morning radio show: "... Something to sell ... something that smells good ... something that nobody wants ..." And then, "R-r-r-r-r-ring—Hello, you're on Bizarre Bazaar Flea Market." For the past three years, Chris Todd and Gene Michaels have hosted a light-hearted radio talk show called Bizarre Bazaar Flea market on U.S. 1 Radio (104.7 FM). The show airs from 9 to 10 a.m., Mondays through Fridays. Although they have competitors (Service Trader and Swap Shop), the show has be- come a huge success, probably because of its simplicity and unmistakable corniness. The deals are unbelievable and some of the items that people want to sell are, well, bizarre. Bob Soos, U.S. 1 Radio general manager, says the strangest thing he could recall someone selling was a gold toilet seat, or was it the life-sized rubber tarantula? In any case, both seller and buyer hung up satisfied. The rules to remember when calling during the Bizarre Bazaar Flea Market are: 1) no real estate, 2) no business, except for the show's sponsors, and 3) no firearms. i: Larry Ercoks of South Florida offers a free rose with purchase. New England, because the flea markets are much larger," she says. A he Key West flea market atmosphere is similar to that of a festival or carnival. Muffled voices and laughter mix with earthy, funky music, which blares from radio speakers. Colorful people sit behind portable tables and handmade booths selling their goods. Richard Farkas explains that in this busi- ness each vendor is identified by the items he sells. "For instance, I sell gemstones and min- eral specimens, so I'm known around here as 'The Rock Man'" Across from his booth is "The Fishing Pole Man," "The Tomato Man," and a wo- man who is known as "Honey." Larry Brooks, aka "The Flower Man" stands by a bright red van, surrounded by dozens of fresh flowers. "I used to have a very busy corner up in Fort Lauderdale," says Brooks, "but right now I'm in court because the city's trying to do away with all the street vendors. It was a $75,000-a-year street corner. I built the business up." Brooks says that street vending is like any other business—"people know where you're at, and if you carry good quality stuff, they come back for it. "Anyway, I had that corner for almost four years," Brooks says. "And now they're trying to get rid of me!" Since then, he began selling his flowers at the local flea markets. He says business is so fantastic that he might stay here—even if he wins his court battle. Brooks buys in large quantities so he can sell his flowers at a low price and still make a profit. He sells carnations for $3 a dozen or $5 for two dozen, plus one free rose. "Most people think of flowers as a lux- ury, because they just can't afford florists' prices." So far, Brooks has sold out his stock every weekend. |Rj For a change of scenery and a chance to get off island, try the Big Pine flea market with about 200 vendors Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and again on Sundays with about 20 vendors. The flea market is loca- ted at the Big Pine Pentecostal Church mile marker 30 112 U.S. Highway 1. Page 14 • May 1991 • Solares Hill Driving to Cuba by Colin G. Jameson JSack in the Fifties you could fly from Key West to Havana for little more than the roundtrip busfare to Miami. Six flights daily were offered by the Cuban airline Aerovias Q, locally known as "Erroneous Q," though during its 27 years of existence its DC-3s experienced only incidents, not accidents. For a short time it was possible to take your car over via the Havana Ferry Service and thus tour the island on your own. Ini- tially the ship was a retired Navy LSM, or Landing Ship Medium, which left from Simonton Street and held only a dozen cars. It was replaced in 1956 by a relatively enor- mous LSD; no, not the popular hallucino- gen, but a Landing Ship, Dock. This vessel had the capability of halfway sinking itself and thereby providing in- house dockage for a number of small land- ing craft. Or she could operate dry and take aboard 125 cars, or less cars and trucks and freight; she carried a maximum.of 500 pas- sengers. Until the ferry's final trip on Nov- ember 1, 1960, it crossed the ocean south- bound on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur- days, leaving Stock Island at 10 a.m. and arriving in Havana at 5 p.m.; and returned on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, leaving Havana at 10 a.m. and arriving back at 5 p.m. Oh, she was a classy transport indeed, with actual staterooms, a dining and bar area, a deck to stroll and an escalator to get you on and off. Designed for shallow waters, however, she didn't have much of a keel. The hoopla that greeted her maiden crossing persuaded my wife and me to take our 15-year old daughter and her best friend, who was around the house so much that she referred to my wife as "Pseudo- Mom," on a survey of Cuba by motor car. It was a sparkling sunlit day when we set sail from glamorous Stock Island, satellite to Paradise. Our refurbished ferryboat was so steady that we could scarcely tell we were afloat. The bar soon beckoned; a large number of passengers, including us, sat at tables quaffing expensive beverages— mostly alcoholic. The deep blue Gulf stream rippled like a lake. So where could this insidious and almost The Key West Lion's Club :C;Ae:GESt;:;/:FL:EA:;;- ..MARKET. Every Sunday from 8am. - 2pm. Across from Inn at the Wharf on North Roosevelt Blvd. Manual Boa President Richard F Farkas Flea Market Chairman ALL ABOARD FOR CUBA: The"City of Havana ferry made the trip from Stock Island to Cuba three times a week from 1956 to 1960. 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If you wore a Cuban uniform—dark pants, long-sleeved white guayabera—and carried a briefcase (abso- lutely essential), no one would pay any more attention to you than to a potted palm. But in those other days I had not been accompanied by two young ladies wearing shorts. In the morning we learned that even with a briefcase-toting local escort, it was unwise to wear shorts on the street in Havana. This was the first foreign country either young girl had ever seen. To them it was weird and wonderful; even its smells were different and exotic. The people, though, I did not look peculiar, because if you squinted a little they might have been in Key West. Anticipating that there wouldn't be a lot for teenage girls to do in the city, we had allotted it only a couple of days. We had lunch at the Floridita, another Hemingway hangout, where the daughters swooned over the extravaganzas of a table-hopping vio- linist who seemed to play only for them. We also took in the world-famous night- club, Sans Souci. (No Folies Bergere costumes, in spite of Havana's reputation as a wide open capital of all the vices.) There, the girls were introduced to what they alleged was their first alcohol, which was legal for them in Cuba. They were probably telling the truth, because after a taste or two they shoved their daiquiris at me. When I had absorbed them, my real daughter com- mented in awe, "Father sure knows how to hold our liquor!" Rules of the Cuban Road The main purpose of the trip was to take a look at the non-tourist countryside of the so-called, and rightly, "Pearl of the An- tilles." There were, however, certain pecu- liarities about driving in Cuba. For example, the gasoline turned out to be 25 percent alcohol, which should have disconcerted our 1951 Buick, but didn't. In fact the car seemed to find the change refreshing. At that time one-lane bridges were com- mon on the National Highway. When you saw a dinosaur of an oil truck barreling down the opposite hill, you jabbed fran- tically at your horn. If you got off a blast before the truck driver did, he would grind to a halt and give you the right-of-way across the bridge. On the main highway drivers charac- teristically increased speed on the approach to a town. A foreigner in front was often tailgated into "managing" his car at haz- ardous velocity. ("Managing" is the Spanish term for driving a car, and is perhaps more apt than the English word to describe what they do with their vehicles in Cuba.) On our way to the magnificent beach at Varadero, a couple of hours from Havana, we stopped for lunch in Matanzas. It is said that from 1823 to 1824, when Commodore David Porter based his anti-pirate West India Squadron at Key West, his large fam- ily lived for a time in a floating hotel in Matanzas harbor. I had decorated the front of our car with KEVfSVESr FISH MARKET R E S T A U R A f i T Serving The Finest Local Seafood 2502 N. Roosevelt Blvd. Open 11am - 10pm • 296-5891 a colorfully scripted "Cayo Hueso" license plate, intended to improve our image. Thus, when we parked in the town plaza we at once became a focus of interest. Well, some of us. A number of young gentlemen wanted to watch our car even after the girls were out of it. Later, with classic Latin gallantry, they refused reward. In the restaurant Pseudo-Mom and I naturally chose yellowtail. The younger members, just as naturally, voted for steak. But when their lunch arrived, they wouldn't eat it. "Tastes funny!" they chorused, ex- pecting Kansas City blandness. So, on top of the yellowtail, I consumed two beautiful little steaks from a steer who had spent a blissful life wandering from field to woods and fattening himself on acorns. Solares Hill • May 1991 • Page 15 Next stop was Santa Clara, principal town of the Las Villas province. Along the way the younger tourists were impressed by the solitary royal palms that grew wild in plowed fields. The volcanic soil was black, and reputedly 12 feet deep, which was the reason for the plentiful sugar crops farther east. Fences were constructed of Gumbo Limbo saplings intertwined with a jointed Are Wedding Bells In Your Future? Then Your First Stop Should Be... Quality Discount Bedding & Bath Searstown, Key West 294-9901 Make Your Appointment to Sign Up for Our FREE BRIDAL REGISTRY! •You Choose the Items You Want & Need! •Shopping Becomes Easy & Affordable for Friends & Relatives. •It's like a Shopping Spree - But it Won't Cost You a Penny! •Start Your New Life with Everything New for Your Bedroom, Bath & Kitchen. •Don't Spend Valuable Time Returning 3 Toasters or Colors & Styles that Don't Match! •Boxes & Gift Wrapping Available! CALL OR STOP BY TODAY! 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Modest sounds gen- erated on the ground floor would echo alarmingly through the upper floors. Since it was too North American (and impossible) to have dinner before nine, we hired a horse and carriage and explored the town. It should probably be reported that our Peer- less Leader had fortified his Spanish language skills with a couple or three snorts of local elixir. It was rum anejo, meaning very old. It was also so smooth that it over- energized my Spanish and I bought a news- paper, believing I could read it. Later, we devoured a standing rack of lamb, a dish I thought existed only in women's magazines. It probably was baby pig, but it tasted so good that even our Hamburger Hannahs could not resist. The dining room was mostly marble, but it would have echoed in any case. Even in the Key West of those days, middle-class Cuban restaurants tended to present the decor and acoustics of a bathtub. Caves and Missile Sites From Santa Clara, to Sancti Spiritus, to Trinidad de Cuba. Trinidad was founded by Diego Velasquez 22 years after Columbus' discovery of America. It was from Trinidad that Hernan Cortes, at the age of 33, sortied to conquer Mexico. As one of the hemi- sphere's oldest settlements, the town last had its main street repaved in the 18 th cen- tury. A single gutter ran down the middle. We hoped to find an acquaintance in residence. There were a lot of friendly peo- ple living in the house, but none were famil- iar with our friend except as an idea. No- ticeable in the group was a sort of chorus of abuelas, or grandmothers. (Abuelas used to abound in Key West, too.) We stayed at a half-finished motel farther up La Vigia hill, on which the town is partly built. Appropriately, it was named "Las Cuevas," or The Caves as nearby were several of the caverns for which Cuba is well-known. Some of them are fabled as the places where an Indian chief made his last stand before being burned at the stake to save his soul. Some years after our visit, these caves bounced back into my memory when the Soviets reluctantly withdrew their nuclear missiles from the island. In the aftermath, there was speculation that some of these weapons might have been held back and hidden there. One entrance we saw was wide enough for a medium range missile to be slid through it lengthwise. Whether Las Cuevas were missile-wor- thy or not, their environs nourished a viru- lent strain of mosquito. These bugs were especially annoying to us since we had lived in Key West long enough to be semi- immune to the home-grown variety. Their constant assault seemed an invasion of extraterritorial privacy. On the drive back to Havana, we took a new coastal road to Cienfuegos or One Hundred Fires, which was founded by French colonists but named after a Spanish captain general. This route ran along 45 miles of jagged, surf-battered seacoast, and we had not been warned about certain of its idiosyncrasies. For instance the pavement, while new, was carpeted with long-legged land crabs marching to the sea for personal purposes, presumably procreation. Crunch! It was impossible to avoid them. The aroma was like spoiled raw vegetables with seafood. Fortunately our hitherto reliable ragtop convertible did not find out how dangerous each crunch could be as it might signal a puncture. The bridges on this new highway, par- ticularly the long ones spanning canyons, were still missing. You had to zigzag down a dirt track to the stream at the bottom, cross a tottering wooden bridge, then crawl up the other side in low gear, with the temperature of your car near the boiling point. In Cienfuegos—today the site of a major Russian naval base—we had lunch at a hotel where I had once spent the night. The menu was outstanding. I had to invent an aphor- ism to keep my ladies from inspecting the kitchen and thanking the chef. "When you have been astonished by the excellence of the fare," I intoned, "never make a surprise tour of the kitchen." I had been in that kitchen. Homeward Bound with Six-Pack We circled back through Varadero to make sure the unbelievable beach was still true, then boarded the ferry for Key West. This time there was a fairly boisterous sea running. Somehow it shamed the ship out of its lazy roll. Upon arrival, three interesting events occured. First, I found it difficult to disem- bark Pseudo-Mom. This time, for some Solares Hill • May 1991 • Page 17 SQUARE ONE 1.075 Duval St / Duval Square Key West, Florida 33040 RESTAURANT "A Bit of Excitement in a Classic Setting" AMEX, Visa, MC 305/296/4300 .1 i obscure or fictitious reason, everybody was firmly directed to use the escalator. Pseudo- Mom had a thing about escalators. "What do you do about people in wheelchairs?" she demanded of the staff. 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Page 20 • May 1991 • Solares Hill Solares Hill • May 1991 • Page 21 Little White House Museum Hopes the Buck Stops There by Geddy Sveikauskas A. substantial' new Key West enterprise that will employ 15 full-time workers and expects to gross well over a million dollars annually opened its doors Saturday, April 26. It'll be open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you thought it was one of the new businesses in the Overseas Marketplace, guess again. Here's a clue: it's in Truman Annex. The Little White House Museum at 111 Front Street hopes to attract 500 visitors a day during Key West's off-season, and perhaps double that amount during the season, according to director Elizabeth Newell. The Little White House charges $6 admission for adults and $3 for children. In honoring the president whose desk contained the message, "The Buck Stops Here," with a scrupulous restoration of his Key West hideaway, the museum adds a significant mid-20th century note to Key West's considerable and varied world of attractions. The spectacular renovation re- turns the Little White House to its 1948 ap- pearance, including Truman knicknacks and memorabilia. The restoration gives a clear sense of the vacation lifestyle of the feisty, plain-spoken Truman. After Truman's upset victory over Tom Dewey in the 1948 election, Miami interior designer Haygood Lassiter was given $35,000 and two months to re-do the house. It's doubtful that the decorating in- structions Lassiter received from Truman were anymore detailed than he would have received from any other distinguished mid- dle-aged Midwestern ex-businessman. The restoration does nothing to under- mine history's conclusion that Truman was indeed "an uncommon common man." With its homey decor, convenient layout and un- pretentious factory-made furniture, the Little White House presents a comfortable public face. "It's like going to your grandmother's house," says Liz Newell. "People are natur- ally relaxed when they are in here." The interior is a happy union of mongrel utilitarian aesthetics: Navy genteel and what the introductory videotape described as Georgetown Colonial. As Truman had un- doubtedly intended, the redecoration, trans- forming the space from a fraternity house to a gracious seasonal home, made it more comfortable for his wife and daughter. Truman- was apparently delighted with the results. He wrote his wife a widely- quoted letter that will seem only natural to any Key Wester: "Dear Bess, you should see the house! . . . The place is all redecorated, new furniture and everything. I've a notion to move the capital to Key West and just stay." Not everything was yet in place for the opening day last month. The gift shop was functioning but not complete. The eight docents—in a simpler age they were called tour guides—were still perfecting their spiels. And two small rooms, which will be THE LITTLE WHITE HOUSE: A scrupulous restoration of Harry Truman's Key West retreat, this landmark, located in Truman Annex, is now open to visitors. filled with interpretive material, some of it being lent by the Truman Library in the 33rd president's hometown of Independence, Missouri, were still empty. Truman didn't spend much energy crea- ting an image: the public face of the presi- • dent and the private face of the man are not wildly dissonant. But the fact that the dom- inant piece of furniture in the Little White House is a huge poker table located not far from the kitchen should not be overlooked. It gives clear evidence of the president's most pressing domestic priorities during his Key West getaways. The president was in today's vernacular a "people person," and he took as much delight walking the streets of Key West ear- ly in the morning and waving to the neigh- bors as they took in waving back. The museum experience will thicken with time. The gift shop will be more com- plete. The docents will visit other repositor- ies of Trumaniana. The exhibits will explain the role of the Navy in Key West, Truman's friendships here, and what was going on in the world at the time. In the meantime, to get a sense of his- tory, one could talk to young Keltra Strut- chen, who sells tickets from the small booth on the lawn. "A lot of older blacks remem- ber," says the fourth-generation Key West- er. "Whenever you mention Mr. Truman, they get a smile on their face. Every morn- ing they'd see him on his w a l k s . . . On his last trip here in 1969, I was three or four years old. My grandfather used to walk me around here." Strutchen says Truman Annex "is pretty, but it's changed." She is pleased that many local people have come through, to see what's been done. A bunch of Navy guys visited this past weekend. An older gentle- man who had worked on the property came by as well. . "Everybody's telling me all these stor- ies," she says. "The history and all. Like when they used to see Mr. Truman when he went down Thomas Street, and he made the bodyguards walk on the other side of the street." On its first day, the museum hosted be- tween 400 and 500 people, report Bud and Mary Drettmann, who have a 25-year lease with a 25-year option from the State of Flor- ida to run the facility. When Pritam Singh bought the Annex, he donated the Little White House to the state and leased it back. When Singh later ran into financial difficulties, the Drettmanns became partners with him on the Little White House. Now they have become sole owners of the valuable leasehold. The Drettmanns, who live across the street from the Little White House, have sunk $1.7 million into the restoration. Their first ambition, they say, is to cover their operating costs. They're confident, of course, that soon they'll do better than that. The Drettmanns, who are in the metal-stamping business back in Michigan, abandoned the upper-class Detroit-area enclave of Grosse Pointe for "somewhere further out in the woods." They feel that their former neighbors merely transplant their society to Palm Beach every winter. Not the Drettmanns. They say they feel like they're in the Caribbean in Key West. They prefer the people here: "They're more sincere than elsewhere." The Drettmanns are now so much en- sconced in Key West that whenever they go on a trip North, Bud has to be persuaded to wear socks. And not surprisingly, the Drett- manns have discovered a kinship with the "uncommon common man," whose Key West hideaway they now run. "The more we got into Harry," says Mary, "the more we realized w.e were like him." ffl "South of the Real World": Local Musicians Record for MARC by Valerie Ridenour Who is your favorite local musician? Does your taste run to jazz, rock and roll, show tunes, classical? Whatever your choice, you will find something memorable on "South of the Real World," a two-cassette collection of 34 songs, performed by the best of Key West. All proceeds from the album, which reflects our island lifestyle, go to help support the Monroe Association for Retarded Citizens. To help cele- brate the release of the musical collaboration as well as its 25th anniversary, MARC is holding a fundraiser at East Martello on May 19. "South of the Real World" has something for everyone. Shel Sil- verstein sings his whacky composition, "The Great Conch Train Robbery." Coffee Butler does his rendition of Ellen Sanchez's won- derful song, "The Beautiful Isle of Key West." 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There are rumors of a new romantic dal- liance in theater circles; the exodus of a number of artists from one of our local galleries; a deposed hotel biggie having lots more fun in the new job mixing business with pleasure; a third-rate stage production getting first-rate coverage; two local actors being wired for sound and still not getting their lines right; the list of those said to be running in the next election grows and grows—add Mike Dively, Joe Pais and Joe Balbontin to the group. "Eye on the Keys" walked away with Best T.V. Show honors in the Key West Citizen contest. Producer A.C. Weinstein and anchor Linda Schuh were "thrilled." Men's & Women's Cotton Casuals Small To Xtra Large FREE PARKING Mon.-Fri. 10-5 • Sat. 10-2 Hand Made Creative Gifts (305) 296-3317 1442 Kennedy Drive Luani Plaza • Key West, Florida 33040 TERROR IN TINSELTOWN: (From left) Performers At the Havana Docks awards- party, Linda said, "We know we're the best; we're just surprised everyone else knows it." A.C. added, "We couldn't have done it without all the great cooperation of all the people out there who let us interview them." Not just another pretty face . . . writer Bill Manville graces the April issue of G.Q. There's a photo of him at the San Remo, a Greenwich Village Literary hang- out, accompanying Dan Wakefield's arti- cle about the Village circa 1957. It harkens back to the days when Bill wrote his "Saloon Society" column for the Village Voice. Bill and Broadway musical director Bruce Kirle may_ combine their talents for a future project. Bruce, usually found at La Te Da's grand piano, has two new fans— Esquire fiction editor Rust Hills and his wife, writer Joy Williams. Nobody does it better than Bruce when it comes to show tunes. A recent quote by actor Matt Dillon has us worried: "Los Angeles will break you, no matter how tough a bronco you are when you ride in." Do hope dear friend Richard Magesis, in L.A. to direct Spec, does not get "broken." Writer Alison Lurie is featured in the Shirley Freemen, Liz Kern and Frank Romano. May issue of House and Garden or H.G., as they like to be known. Compared to Richard, she's probably relatively safe as she goes "exploring the wild beauty and mystery of Togo." After dark ... Jim McLernan hosted a marvelous party on his second floor and penthouse terraces, overlooking a moonlit Atlantic. There were candles everywhere, guiding guests from floor to floor. Jim knows tons of people and the only way to entertain them all is to give a number of parties. To his latest party, he invited the literary set, with other pals mixed in. Among the guests: Nancy Friday, Norman Pearl- stein, John Malcolm Brinnin, Lynn and David Kaufelt, Jane O'Reilly, John Fenton, Jacki and Clift Bot- way, Polly Porter, Ross Claiborne, Dick Duane and Bob Thixton. The latter two are off to L.A. to work on a television project with Richard Chamber- lain. Let's all light a few of Jim's candles to look after all our "broncos" on the coast. We've known for ages that Bahia Honda is a great beach, so we weren't surprised when it received national recognition. But you'll never find painter Harold Steven- Florida Keys Community College's NEW SUMMER SCHEDULE •IS NOW AVAILABLE AT ALL THREE CAMPUSES Stop by the Registrar's Office or call now for an appointment to enroll in an exciting line-up of summer courses. FLORIDA KEYS COMMUNITY COLLEGE REGISTRATION FOR TERM MA and 1IIB Begins May 1 - May 14 Classes for Term IIIA begin May 8 featuring The World's Largest Selection °f frozen drinks 190 OCTANE hJLj t • JUNGLE JUICE XL• RUM RUNNER PIN A COLAOA WHITE BJASSlAIj i BANANA BANSHEE « Come Try A Free Sample 305 Duval St. Of Any Flavor! 296-9373 son there. Declares pale-faced Harold, "I can't imagine meeting anyone I'd ever want to know on a beach!" The Key West Woman's Club recently held an auction/fundraiser. Again, the ladies outdid themselves. Spotted grazing the buf- fet table were County Commissioner Jack London and wife Elaine London. Charlotte Samelstein could win an award for her delicious homemade brownies and Key lime tarts. Artists donating to the cause were John Kiraly, Mario San- chez, Gretchen Williams, Ann Labri- ola, Michelle Kennedy and Suzy De- Poo. No one, on stage or off, sparkled more than Adaline Turner at the Carmen debut. She shimmered in silver and drew admiring glances—especially from hubby Dr. John Turner. Overheard on Duval Street by Long Is- land tourist Joel Reines during the Spring Break romp: "These college kids are ruining this town." The conversation took place be- tween two street people. Visiting Joe Bryan's splendidly ap- pointed, walled-in residence is like walking through the pages of Architectural Digest— it's that beautiful. At his recent cocktail party no one was more amusing than guest Nancy Holtkamp telling about living in a male-dominated household. It's funny enough for a comedy routine, but as Nancy says, "It's my life." Joe was the dignified, perfect host—not footloose and fancy free as he is sometimes. (We like him both ways.) Some of the gals took off after the party for a late night out on the town. Where did they go? The Green Parrot— what fun! The Founders Society fundraiser "Terror In Tinseltown" at the Woman's Club was fun for all, especially the "actors." Joe Liska, the scent genius at Key West Aloe, was a deadringer for Bogart, wearing a raincoat and slouch hat and playing gumshoe Thomas Marlowe. His partner Frank Romano played a movie mogul. Peggy McClaine was a good sport to don an outfit made up of layers and layers of petticoats and volunteer ticket-taker Kath- leen Moody took a lot of good-natured kidding about her decolletage from loud Italian journalist Anna Maria Testas- teroni. Everyone got in the spirit of the evening, including Ken Rosenberg and wife Marsha Howard—she's a Reach executive. 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Producing a mainstream mystery thriller was not easy, said Hall, who. teaches Eng- lish and creative writing at Florida Interna- tional University and considers himself pri- marily a poet and short-story writer. Ori- ginally from the school of single-genre writing, he wasn't sure he could change gears, going from lyrical prose and poetry to the tough-fisted storytelling necessary to keep readers turning the page. In Under Cover of Daylight, however, he proved he could; and now, he says, he no longer suffers the pain of dichotomous writing. Indeed, Hall brings much of his talent for lyrical description to Bones of Coral: of Key West: " . . . on the very end of that thin golden string of islands, stranded like a gaudy pendant. . ."; or of the horrors of the dump, ". . . the black plastic nightmare of roaches and rotten food, the slippery rank muck of diapers and damp mushy remains of vegetables." JjLis first two books centered on Thorn, a laid-back Key Largo native who lives in a jerrybuilt house and ties fishing flies for a living. Thorn is a loner; he just wants to be left to his own devices. But when those close to him are threatened, Thorn jumps into the fray with both feet. Hall has decided to retire Thorn (thank God he didn't kill him off—thoughts of Misery kept coming to me), because Thorn isn't the kind of guy who wants to continue his life in the throes of adventure. "Thorn has done enough," Hall said. "He just wants to tie his flies and be left alone." The protagonist of Bones of Coral, Shaw, is from a different cut of cloth. A paramedic, his life is constantly involved Mystery Thriller Roy's Auto Parts NEW HOURS 2334 Roosevelt Blvd. 8am-6pm M-F 8am~5pm Sat Now Available in Our Machine Shop: FLYWHEEL GRINDING! 2334 Roosevelt Blvd. Hwy. 1 MM31 Key West Stock Island Big Pine 294-5201 294-1046 872-9466 with danger, pain and death. And action is what Hall's books accentuate. No navel- contemplating here, although the major characters have their insightful moments. Although Bones of Coral has all the elements one would expect of the genre— sex, violence, murder and mayhem—two important ingredients are added to give it more depth than is generally found in a thriller. The first is humor, which comes forth in Hall's wonderful portraits of Key Westers and tourists, especially in the bizarre rela- tionship of Dougie (Bad Guy #2) and his flamboyant prostitute girlfriend—truly a match made in hell. Second—and even more important—is Hall's ability to show all sides of his characters, giving the reader an under- standing of why they are the way they are, whether good or evil, and how events that shaped their lives influenced their approach to society. Thematically, Hall has taken two con- temporary island problems by the horns and wrestled them into submission: the high in- cidence of multiple sclerosis showing up in recent years; and the omnipresent waste management farrago. Since reading this book, I experience a cold chill whenever I pass the Montenay installation on Stock Is- land. M,.uch of Hall's writing reflects his observations of local life. He has spent years as a weekender in Key West with occasional longer stays, and has lived in Key Largo for four years. The difference between Key West and Upper Keys people, he believes, is largely the depth of their roots. Generally, he says, one finds only two generations of Key Largoans. The lingo and the philosophy are very different. He feels the problems encountered in Key West are due to its reputation for laid- 47 HOLES OF MINIATURE GOLF PICNIC AREA PARTY RATES AVAILABLE OPEN TIL MIDNIGHT 7 DAYS WEEK 294-1617 3029 N. Roosevelt Blvd. (Next to Scotty's) m 03 en JAMES HALL.: This Keys novelist's new mys- tery-thriller is set primarily in Key West. back individuality. People come here, he says, to escape responsibility and, as a result, they remain irresponsible and fail to develop a sense of community. They are passive in the face of change and slow to rebel against radical changes—they like to flow with the tide and stay uninvolved. The Conchs, on the other hand, will battle, hard-headedly, any drastic alteration to their island, whether or not it's favorable. Then there is the third segment of Key West—the tourists. There are several funny incidents in the book involving tourists, but Hall says it best in this paragraph reflecting the thoughts of Shaw, his protagonist: "With only a few days on the island, they were usually damned determined to wring some nectar out of every moment, have a few deep gulps of the perfect life. He thought of them as being like those monks he'd heard of. The ones who lifted a shovelful of dirt out of their graves every morning. Made them devote the rest of their waking time seizing the day by the lapels." All three of Hall's books have been op- tioned for movies. MGM holds the option on Bones of Coral, and the writer himself has written the screenplay for it. Another book he published last year, Paper Pro- ducts, is a collection of his poems and stories and received fine reviews. James W. Hall: a damn good writer. Bones of Coral: a. damn good book that reflects the best and the worst of Key West. Published by Knopf, Bones of Coral sells for $20. and is available at Key West Island Bookstore and Waldenbooks. 'oodN Stuff Hand crafted wooden products tu ? made on the premises ^ We package and ship UPS Kevj West -LWery little jumped-up polo player in Palm Beach, the kind of stronzo who carries the automobile telephone into the Everglades Club . . . In this country, these are the people who wear the white Guccis in the evening without socks. In this country, I do not." Max, an old friend who usually lives in Rome and Positano, had wandered by chance into the Palm Grill on Southard Street, where on a recent Saturday, John Leslie, the elegant Suzannah Salowe, Mab and I were having an early dinner. The speech above is Max explaining why on this—one of the hottest evenings yet—he is wearing formal black shoes and the blackest wool socks. There is a certain kind of social history— an unwritten People Magazine—which records that it was Caresse Crosby, widow of the legendary Harry Crosby of Black Sun Press fame, who, in the 1920s, is thought to have invented the bra. This same Almanac de Gotha of Inter- national Gossip also records that it was Max, during the hot winterof 1948-1949 on the Amalfi Coast, who invented the no-socks fad for dining at Vincenzo's—"It was not yet the winter Maxime's," says Max—a fashion further popularized by his two friends of that time, the Prince Antonio Chigi, of the Roman banking and papal family, and the White Russian Emigre, Serge Oblensky, who, Max says, "some- times called himself Colonel, sometimes Count, but that was part of the chi-chi he made when he ran charity balls for the Waldorf in the Fifties." The friends were young then, of course, but, Max says, "We knew who we were. They only question was, Who would we become?" Max is, more formally, Maxim von de Reuternshelm, the youngest son of a family of Teutonic Knights who, at his family's request, and perhaps for mistaken dynastic reasons, had at a very young age married Clarassina (now the Florentine designer and goldsmith, then a famous hand-and-foot photographer's model for specialized Eng- lish magazines). The couple has long de- cided to live amicably: he in Italy, she in Paris and Cannes. John Leslie asked for another bottle of wine; there was some Saratoga water for me. Mab, who was wearing a splint on his nose, had taken to carefully studying an avocado tree to the so'uth and west. Max seemed lost in the wonders of the northeast sky. "If I may ask," Max said to Mab, as if over his shoulder, "do you wear that often? It gives you an air . . ." "I am just back from Stanley of Holly- wood," Mab said. "Hollywood, California?" Max said. "Hollywood, Florida," Mab said. "Stan- . ley cuts noses like Gary Grant's tailors used to cut lapels." "There never can be enough beauty in this world," Max said gravely. "I'm dancing as fast as I can," Mab replied. Politely, Max turned.to me. "When first we met. . . ?" he said. "Nineteen eighty-one," I said. "You were still married to...?" "And living in Rome," I said. "But now you are . . .?" "Making a list of crimes," I said, "com- mitted and suffered." "Ah," Max said. "An autobiography. A thin book?" "Has he made so few mistakes?" Suzan- nah said. "I do not know," Max said to her, "but hope he is a good writer." He excused himself. "Tell me," Mab said, while Max was gone. "Your friend has every vice known to Solares Hill • May 1991 • Page 25 man?" "Far too late for him to learn any new ones," I said. Mab smiled. "But am I?" he said. "I will phone you from Rome—" , "—or Positano," Max said, returning, and finishing the sentence as if he and Mab had been discussing the idea for weeks. "Or Positano, yes," Mab said without a blink, "and tell you how the nose came out." They left the restaurant together. I won- dered if Mab would tell the truth about his nose—blackjacked by a fly-by kid on a bike as Mab came to the rescue of a friend coming out of a disco late one night two weeks ago—or if he would allow Max to think his new nose all vanity and plastic surgery. I sometimes feel Mab is more embarrassed by the admirable aspects of his character than most people are by their worst, and that he would, as always, let Max and the world believe about him whatever they needed. |fi] SWEET °JMISCHIEF Sportswear Exotic Swimwear Enticing Lingerie Whiting & Davis Accessories Custom Clothing & Swimwear & Alterations Gift Certificates 335 Duval Street Key West, Fla. 296-0777 >»» 1/2 DAY WILDLIFE TOURS >»» SNORKEL/WILDLIFE TRIPS'«« »,»> TROPICAL SEA KAYAK SCHOOL « « >»» KAYAK & EQUIPMENT SALES <«'< Fun • Relaxing • No Experience Necessary We Carry The Ultimate In Marine Survival/Fashion Gear Plus Exotic Gifts From Around The World MOSQUITO COAST Island Outfitters & Kayak Guides 1107 Duval Street, Key West, FL (305) 294-7178 1 s ! 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Early this year, TCI increased its basic monthly fee to $21. United Satellite's pro- jected rate will be available in a tiered format for between $11 and $35 monthly, de- pending on the amount of service requested. United Satellite's local contact, Frank Merk- lein, says he plans to survey viewers on the type of packages they would prefer. Herron says United Satellite must pro- vide the city with a completed agreement and proof of sufficient funds or credit to build the cable system. During an April 19 meeting with the company's president, Gary Rasmussen, Herron says he saw confiden- tial financial documents that indicated the Soro Cook PROPERTY MANAGEMENT JSP "SALES A Personal Firm With A Proven Track Record Specializing In Full-Service Management Seasoned & Yearly Rentals MLS 294-8491 905 Truman Ave. CHEAP ROOMS Day or mn-3wL+ 'Color TV ; ; AC ) Off-Street i -\. ... , Parking The TILTON HILTON 511 ANGELA ST. 294-8697 funding would come through. Originally, United had planned to get backing from Mel Fisher, the Key West treasure salvor who uncovered the Atocha treasure. However, Fisher has not yet pro- vided the money. Fisher was not available to comment on his involvement. Merklein, a former vice-president of the Fox network, says one reason for the holdup in the second Key West franchise is M. LORRAINE SMITH BROKER ASSOCIATE SALES & RENTALS GREG O'BERRY INC. WOW OFFERING GMAC MORTGAGES Old Town Branch 1-800-654-2781 1304 Simonton St. Officg (305) 292-1223 Key West, FL 33040 Home (305) 294-4461 that the city just last month received word from a Chicago law firm that confirmed that the city had the authority to grant cable franchises. TCI originally received its fran- chise from the state, although that power now rests with the city and county. Merklein says United Satellite plans to purchase Telesat Cablevision, Inc., owned by Florida Power and Light, by the city's June 15 deadline. He says the company is raising money in the public markets, and is selling one of its other cable systems, which is located in another state. Telesat's cables pass 120,000 homes in Florida and services more than 52,000 cus- tomers. If United Satellite purchases Tele- sat, the company will own franchises in nine states. \_Jther interested parties appear poised to pounce on the opportunity to start the coun- ty's second cable franchise. Last December the City Commission agreed by a 4-1 margin that there was room enough on the island for one more cable outfit. Hearings concerning the second franchise had been fairly uneventful up until the final hour when a representative for inwtu xpetience in property management One of our strongest services at Key West Re- alty is property management. We promote our rental properties heavily as Historic Hideaways. We represent some of the finest rental homes in Key West and that's what our customers expect. From experience they know they can trust our rec- ommendations and they book with us. Together our staff has 22 years of experience in property management. 1991 award winning house at 311 William St. 3 bedroom/3 bath with pool available for weekly ami monthly rental. Solares Hill • May 1991 • Page 27 ISLAND ECONOMICS render its final decision. He bolted from his Caroline Street home and broke in on the meeting minutes later. The commission pressed on with its vote. The franchise was awarded to United Satellite, with Commissioner Jimmy Week- ley casting the negative vote. This time around, however, the Spotts- woods have their paperwork in order. The other likely contender is Robert Montief, also of the the Keys. Greg Argetsinger, who took over as TCI area manager in mid-April, says the local cable company has no specific plans to respond to the competition. Former TCI area manager Vicky Corson said that the company was entertaining the notion of joining United Satellite in providing pay- per-view service. Pay-per-view has always been technically feasible for TCI, but the majority of TCI's affiliates have not mar- keted the option. TCI currently maintains offices, or head ends, in Key West, Key Largo and Mara- thon. Servicing about 30,000 Monroe County customers, it holds two franchises —one with the city and one with the county to cover the unincorporated areas. When he voted against awarding United Satellite the city's second franchise, Week- ley said he had reservations because of Merklein's involvement with the failed Key Cinema Cable Company venture. In 1986, the city granted a franchise to Key Cinema Cable, but the system was never built be- cause of problems with financing. [2j| CABLE LINK: Harry Wright of Summerland Key repairs cable lines for TCI. CableCo, a local company, asked the com- mission to delay its final decision until it could review CableCo's application, which was incomplete and didn't include a $10,000 application fee. Robert Spottswood, who formed Cable- Co along with his two brothers and an independent cable television consultant, was at home watching the hearings when he realized the commission was preparing to WATERFRONT CAMPGROUND & TRAILER PARK IN DOWNTOWN KEY WEST UMP&WAIK I0OIUIIWNAMRACM0NS- MOBIIE HOMt APARIMtNl COIIAU. KINtAlS ItNl VAN MOIOR HOMfc-S IRAILtHSIHS • FULL HOOKUPS HO! SHOMRS 0UMPSIA1I0N OLD TOWN BICYCLE RENTALS 223 ELIZABETH ST., (305) 294-5723 RESERVATIONS WELCOME GRRDEfl CEHTER 1319 William Street • 296-5212 We Have It ALL From A to Z! 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Native Key Westers Merlin Curry and Margaret Carey announce the re-opening of Blue Heaven's Caribbean Bistro, an informal late-night dining establishment, catering to locals and tourists alike. Located in the historic Blue Heaven building at the corner of Petronia and Thomas Streets in Bahama Village, the Bistro will operate from ground floor and in the garden and courtyard. Local residents renowned for their cooking specialties will prepare a vari- ety of ethnic foods, including Bahamian, Cuban, Jamaican and Native Conch dishes. Morrell Music has been selected as the first authorized dealer of Peavey sound equipment in Key West. Peavey Elec- tronics Corporation is the world's largest producer of sound reinforcement products, specializing in instrument ampli- fiers and sound systems. Danny Simp- son, MorreU's sound and repair technician, and Fritz Sigler, the company's sales associate and guitar instructor, will attend a five-day Peavey training seminar this month. Located at 901 B Duval Street (on Olivia Street), Morrell is the only Peavey supplier in the Keys. Call 296-0954. An exhibition of European and American master glassblowers' works will mark the LU 1a:< GRAND COLLECTION: Nayarit piece from Mexico, 100 B. C. to 250 A. D. grand opening of Grand Collection, a new gallery at 810 Duval Street, from May 4 through 11. Owners Marty Oostema and Al Roberge say contemporary glass is their shop's speciality, but that it also carries artifacts and decorative accessories. Some of the rarest items include a statue of the Egyptian god of death and resurrection (600 B.C.), a terracotta horse head from Greece (4th century, B.C.) and a 2000-year-old medicinal phallus from the Roman Empire. Grand Collection is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., daily. An associate of Island Insurance agency, Al Baker has been appointed to represent the medical insurance company of Blue Cross/Blue Shield from Big Pine to Key West. Baker is the only Blue Cross/ Blue Shield representative in this area. Call 294-6666. To observe Better Sleep Month, the Bet- ter Sleep Council along with Quality Discount Bedding & Bath in Sears- When it comes to simplicity, ease of operation and fewer repairs, Baracuda ALPHA cleans up on the competition. Fewer number of parts means fewer things can go wrong. And only Baracuda ALPHA has a two year warranty that covers wear and tear. Automatic Pool Cleaner Baracuda0 ALPHA" Polaris'" Vac-Sweep™ Arnesons Pool Vac™ Kreepy Krauly" *Head only Number of Parts* 18 98 96 121 ,. Automatic Pool Cleaner Swimline Pool Products Visit Our New Location 906A Kennedy Drive 294-6402 Monday - Friday 9-5 • Saturday 10-5 3̂= YAMAHA CLAVINOVA If it was ever time to trade in that old piano, organ or keyboard, the time is NOW. Mac Arthur's has purchased the stock of a bankrupt music store. All models of new Yamaha Clavinovas. Come See!! Come Save!! MacArthur Piano & Music 812 Southard St. Rni. 20 M-F 11-5-Sat 10-2 294-9329 \ Solares Hill • May 1991 • Page 29 ISLAND ECONOMICS. town suggest it's time for mattress and pillow talk. Throughout May, consumers may call the toll-free hotline 1-800-82- SLEEP to receive a Sleep Better, Live Bet- ter Guide. Better Sleep Month began in 1985 to inform the public on the importance of purchasing premium, quality bedding to insure healthy, good nights of sleep. For more information, call Quality Discount Bedding & Bath at 294-9901. Joe Liska and Frank Romano of Key West Aloe, Inc. announce the opening of a new store geared to the local market in the new Overseas Market- place on North Roosevelt Boulevard. The store is scheduled to open June 15 and will feature a complete range of aloe-based skin care products and cosmetics, Free make- overs and a local discount on purchases will be offered. A Money Management Program has been initited at Key West High School. Sponsored by TIB Bank of the Keys, the program assists students in learning the techniques and responsibilities associated with maintaining a personal checking ac- count. They will also become familiar with stop payment orders, pre-authorized pay- ments and ATM banking uses. TGI Friday's of Dallas, Texas has announced the grand opening of a new restaurant in the Overseas Marketplace. The Key West location is the 183rd Friday's restaurant; the chain is found in Mexico, Europe, Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada, Australia and Great Britain and other coun- tries. The restaurant's 85-item menu is based on an American bistro theme includes everything from steaks, burgers', barbecue and a wide selection of salads to sinful desserts. TGI Friday's is open from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., Monday through Sunday, serving lunch, dinner, and Sunday Brunch. With the expansion of its Mallory Square Conference Suite, the Ocean Key House Suite Resort and Marina has nearly doubled its meeting space. The total 644- square-foot area can accomodate board meetings, executive retreats and other gath- erings of up to 50 people. The suite features a fully equipped kitchen, audiovisual equip- I N T E R I O R S 10th Anniversary SALE 20%-50% OFF Everything in Store!! 151.1 Truman Ave. 294-1712 ment including overhead and slide projec- tors, screens, televisions, VCRs and fax and telex units. For group reservations, contact the Ocean Key House Suite Resort & Marina toll free at (800) 328-9815; or call locally 296-7701. Marriott's Casa Marina Resort at 1500 Reynolds Street in Key West has announced that business groups meeting at the resort between June 4 and December 3 can save up to 50-percent on room rates during its "Summer Sales Spectacular" package. The 314-room oceanfront resort, with a 63-suite wing, has the largest confer- ence center on the island with 12,000 square feet of meeting space. Several complimetary gifts and savings are being offered along with the package. For more information, call 296-3535. City Electric Systems will hire ten students for its summer employee program, Robert Padron, general manager, an- nounced. Any college-bound high school graduate or college student with plans to re- turn to college in the fall is eligible to work for CES in the program. The program will last from May 1 through August 30; em- ployees will be paid $5 an hour for a 40-hour work week. Contact the CES Human Resources office at 1001 James Street to complete an application. The Utility Board of the City of Key West voted to participate in Stanton Project II through the Florida Municipal Power Integrity. Reliability. Experience. CIGNA THE, PORTER-ALLEN Key Largo 451-1980 Marathon 743-9008 Key West 294-2542 513 Southard St. 'COMPAISTf INSURANCE SINCE 1891 David W. Freeman, C.P.C.U. William A. Freeman, III, C.I.C. 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It was truly a magical night. The amount of work that went into the planning of this event was enormous, and I am sure that many realtors were involved to a point that placed their own business op- portunities in periL Their collective com- mitment to this project was impressive, to say the least. Yet, I have not been able to find an individual willing to step forward and accept the accolades for a job well done. Perhaps that is the most impressive aspect about this event. It is rare to find an organ- ization that can work so well together as a team. We are fortunate to have the realtors' team on our side. I hope the realtors understand the tre- mendous impact they have had on our plan- ning for the establishment of an emergency shelter in the lower Keys area. Originally, FKCS was looking at accomplishing this goal in three to five years, but because of the support from realtors and the Key West community, we are determined to make it happen before the end of 1991. This means that services in Monroe County for runaway/homeless youth and for abused/neglected adolescents will take a quantum leap forward. DaleWolgast • Florida Keys Children's Shelter Life Center Is Grateful Dear Editor, I want to thank all of those who made Life Center's "Out-Island Luau," our first fundraising event, an overwhelming suc- cess. Such support was expected—and cherished— from the 12-Step community; the support by others concerned with our efforts, however, was an unexpected and heart-warming demonstration. Plans are un- derway for another such event very soon. A special thanks to Bill Everson and the folks at the Eatery for the excellent cuisine and to Clay Greager at Oceanside Marina for the soft drinks and ice. These donations were greatly appreciated and enjoyed by all. I also want to thank all of those who pro- vided their boats that made this event pos- sible. A special thanks goes to the Key West Water Taxi, which donated innumberable trips and helped in making this event a success. In keeping with our goal of recycling human lives into responsible and useful citizens, the staff and clients of Life Center "picked up" over 20 bags of additional gar- bage from this enchanting island and prop- erly disposed of it; recycling that which was recyclable. i Bill Irby Executive Director Life Center Foundation, Inc. Breakers Ruined Vacation Dear Editor: We love Key West! We have been re- turning for our annual Southernmost Vaca- tion since 1979. We have stayed at the Pier House, Casa Marina, Santa Maria and, most recently, at the Curry Mansion Inn. The sad thing is . . . I don't think we'll be coming back to Key West. At least not during GET RlP-OFTHeM. =*Sg=r Spring Break. The ten-plus years we have been coming have witnessed a dramatic increase in the number of beer-soaked college drunks. They are loud. They are obnoxious. And I can't believe they are good for business on a long-term basis. We stayed at the Santa Maria every spring vacation for seven straight years. But as the 3 a.m. moped races along South Street became more frequent, and the 4 a.m. shouted parking lot conversations became louder and louder, we decided to move to another place. The Samahas are wonderful hosts, but even Sam couldn't do anything with the noisy drunks. The Curry Mansion Inn is beautiful, the Amsterdams are very concerned about their guests. But when the bar closings are set a 4 a.m., there's not a helluva lot they can do to explain to their angry guests, why no one could get any sleep at night. For the first time ever, we had no trouble whatsoever getting restaurant reservations. La Te Da, the Buttery, Louis' Backyard, Antonia's . . . they all always had empty tables. As the drunks fill up Duval Street, the pizza places, and the T-shirt shops, the restaurants and the shops that have worked so hard to make Key West wonderful, all go wanting. Isn't it time that the Key West Chamber of Commerce stood up and said: "Enough is enough!" Limit the action. What's wrong with a 2 a.m. closing? Everyone is drunk enough at 2 a.m., they don't need another two hours of Budweiser. Are four or five gin mills going to ruin it for everyone? Haven't you worked too hard to make Key West wonderful, to piss the entire season away for the Spring Breakers? Please let us know when it's sane to come back. R. Bruce Montgomery New Canaan, Connecticut Why I Voted to Haul Out Dear Editor: This is an answer to the Grand Jury re- port regarding waste haul-out, which was recently released to the public. I prefer not to be repetitive, but, regard- ing the Grand Jury's report, I feel it is im- portant to inform the people of Monroe County of the actual reasoning that supports my efforts to have the garbage hauled out of the county and to stop total incineration. First, we addressed why there was a need to haul out the trash from Monroe County. That need was obvious and imme- diate, because our landfills were coming to the end of their useful life. The county was committed to the Depart- ment of Environmental Regulation to close the Key Largo landfill by December 1, 1990. The Long Key landfill is to be closed by 1992, which leaves the Cudjoe Key landfill for waste deposit for all of Monroe County, cutting the lifespan of this landfill to possibly 3 to 5 years. Following the DER regulations, the county had just placed a $1.5 million liner at the Cudjoe site as a stand-by measure for use. There are no known or possible future landfill sites in Monroe County, because of the sensitive nature of our environment. At each public hearing when the Board of County Commissioners attempted to cite a landfill anywhere within the entire county, the public, in each and every instance, turned out en masse to object to the citing of any additional new landfills in their neigh- borhoods. My first concept was to go with Agri- post,, which is a company that composts garbage. It turned out, however, that this technology was still in the experimental stage; and at the time of the decision to haul out, the Department of Environmental Regu- lations and DERM as state agencies had not approved the final product for composting. Just recently, the Miami Herald in the business section indicated Agripost was in some difficulty. It is tempting to say I told Solares Hill • May 1991 • Page 31 you so. More importantly, however, I am glad we did not go that route. Based on our existing problems with solid waste in the county, the haul out of our garbage was the only feasible way to go at this time. It will give us a chance to explore the many environmentally safe methods approved by both federal and state agencies for the treatment of our solid waste. The past history of the Municipal Service District, the county's waste (wasteful) de- partment, has been costly and unfruitful to the taxpayers of Monroe County. Waste Management, Inc. was the com- pany chosen after the RFP (request for pro- posals) were sent out. This company went through a bidding process in which seven Avis Conch Club Members Get Great Rates And More! A A A a day for 0 99 9J Subcompact-group car. * * « J Unlimited Mileage. Optional Loss Damage Waiver $1 I/day. Ask for Rate Code BC. Avis owners offer Conch Club members special benefits. You're entitled to special low rates and great money-saving offers through our exclusive Avis Conch Club. It's our way of proving that "We try harder"® for Key West residents. By joining the Avis Conch Club, you can enjoy special low rates, starting at just $23 a day in Key West for an automatic, air- conditioned subcompact-group car, like the Geo Metro. And count on these low rates right through October 31,1991. And a free convertible rental can be yours, too! After five Conch Club rentals, made before October 31,1991, we'll top off your day with a one-day rental of a Pontiac Sunbird or similar convertible, free of the daily time charge. Just be sure to present your Conch Club card each time you rent. Ask Avis for full details. With Conch Club benefits, certain restrictions apply. Refueling service charge, local taxes, additional driver fee, PA1, PEP and ALJ are extra. Cars are subject to availability and must be returned to the renting location. Conch Club rates are nondiscountable and may not be used in conjunction with any other discount, promotion, offer or commercial rate Your Conch Club discount card is the key to current applicable rates and offers in Key West. For automatic membership as a Key West resident, just complete an application at our Key West International Airport location. For Avis information and reservations, call toll free: 1-800-831-8000 Page 32 • May 1991 • Solares Hill We Have Great New Stuff! (And it keeps getting better) Greenpeace continues to play an important role m the development of environmentally sensitive products. For example, we now carry a line of unbleached, undyed, all cotton apparel that's as beautiful to wear as it is to look at. And, all of our gift items share this very important message: WE CARE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT. All proceeds benefit Greenpeace Environmental Campaigns. An Environmental Store 719 Duval Street 296-4442 Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum A Registered National Historical Landmark OPEN DAILY 9:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. 907 WHITEHEAD STREET, KEY WEST, FLA. Take a leisurely tour of the home and sardens of the late Nobel Prize winner, Ernest Hemingway. It was here that Mr. Hemingway wrote For Whom the Bell Tolls, Green Hills of Africa, A Farewell to Arms, The Fifth Column, The Snows of Kilimanjaro, and The Macomber Affair. Mr. Hemingway was the first important writer to dis- cover and make Key West his home. He owned the home from 1931 to 1961. Covers One Acre Including Pool & Guest House sealed bids were received. On December 10,1989, the County Ad- ministrator sent a memo to the commis- sioners advising that the top three com- panies which had met the criteria had been chosen. It was then brought to the com- mission and a majority of commissioners voted for Waste Management based on the fact that this company had the best proposal. Per my request, as a safeguard, this pro- posal went through a lengthy negotiation with a consulting firm hired by the commis- sioners so that the citizen's of Monroe County would be protected against any in- flationary sparrow or from the company walking away and leaving us with our trash. The penalties are very severe and prohibitive and act as an additional measure in prev- enting this to happen. In researching the facts of how much it cost to incinerate and to dispose of the ash on site verses the haul-out, the cost differ- ence is around three percent. Let us put this in perspective: out of the MSD F/Y 90-91, this year's revised budget of $15,498,924, the haul-out costs are only $2.5 million. Since we no longer will be incinerating and handling the solid waste, the question you people should be asking is what happens to the rest of the almost $ 13 million? I have asked to have all the fat removed from the MSD budget, but I am met with opposition from County Administrator Tom Brown, who feels the fat does not exist. Another question that should have been answered: why was the complicated Stor- mont plan necessary as a method to inflate commercial accounts by thousands of dol- lars and blame the need on haul-out as the "Pairiiirig& Prints id Wear" available exclusively at CODY 806 Duval Sireei / (305) 294-2722 Space Available Sears town Shopping Center Former tenant outgrew space Perfect for Bookstore 2000 sq ft. Income Producer Willing to negotiate lease Prime Location 1600 sq ft. For Further Information Call 296-5323 • 1-665-5276 reason for the increase? In summary, we were left with no option but to haul out—with many options as to a comprehensive recycling program that will eventually bring Monroe County into com- pliance and stabilize the skyrocketing solid waste bills. Douglas M. Jones Board of County Commissioners District 3 Monroe County A Glaring Oversight Dear Editor: I want you to know how much I enjoy reading Solares Hill. However, your March 1991 issue, in which the "History of the Jewish Congregation in Key West" by Bud Jacobson appeared, was very upsetting to me, because there was no reference made to the Lewinsky family. The Lewinsky family came to this area at about the turn of the century. For many years, they ran a furniture store and later a men's clothing store on Duval Street. This business, until several years ago, was run by Halbert and Lyn Lewinsky. Halbert's mother (in her 90s and a great source of information) lives with Halbert and Lyn on Sunset Drive. While I am not Jewish, I have lived in Key West since 1940. Both Lewinsky's and Collins' men's stores were very important to Key Westers. The Lewinskys are very good friends of mine. I do believe you owe these good peo- ple an explanation for this glaring over- sight. Katie Giovannucci Key West We agree that the Lewinsky family has contributed much to Key West. Because of space restrictions, however, we were not able to include all the families we would have liked to. 305-292-8512 604-A Duval Street Key West, FL 33040 PROTECT LIVING CORAL BE A SEA FAN! REEF RELIEF is dedicated to "Preserving the Living Coral Reef of the Florida Keys." Programs include maintaining 83 reef mooring buoys, operating in the Environmental Ed- ucation Center in Key West, and oversight of threats to the reef. Tax-deductible membership is $20/year and includes a "Be A Sea Fan" poster, bumper sticker & pin, decal, quar- terly newsletter faction alerts. Send Check to: REEF RE- LIEF P0 Box 430, Key West, FL 33041 or stop by the Reef Relief Environmental Education Cntr. 201 William St Community Notes MARC Celebrates Its 25th The Monroe Association for Retarded Citizens is celebrating its 25 years of com- munity service in the Keys with a Anni- versary Silver Jubilee Celebration on May 19 from 5 to 8 p.m. at East Martello. This event will feature the release of "South of the Real World," a musical collaboration by local musicians to help fund MARC. Ad- mission is $1 and a cash bar, food and entertainment will be provided. Addition- ally, MARC is looking for old photos, memorabilia or stories about the old days at MARC. Everyone is invited. For infor- mation, call 294-9526. Wanted: Nautical Items To fill its research center, the Key West Maritime Historical Society is looking for back issues of nautical and historical maga- zines such as Wooden Boat, American Heritage, National Geographic, Field & Stream, Skindiver, Smithsonian, Steamship Bill, Sea History, Oceans, Sea Frontiers, Tequesta, Florida Keys Magazine, Key West Life Magazine and others. Also need- ed are reading materials, including maritime history books, artifacts, pictures, paint- ings, scrapbooks, correspondence, and so forth. Call Carole Heinlein at 292-7903, and a board member will pick up the goods at your convenience. The society also plans a nautical flea market sometime in June. To rent a booth or donate nautical merchandise for the KWMHS booth, call Ed Little or Capt. Carl Nettles at 292-7903. Recycling Sites on the Rise The Monroe County Recycling Depart- ment has expanded the number of neigh- borhood recycling sites in order to better serve the needs of the community. The fol- lowing locations are now open: Stock Is- land, Key Haven, Venture Out on Cudjoe, Stopover Grocery on Cudjoe, Big Pine Shopping Center, Marathon Recycling Cen- ter, Marathon Winn Dixie, Marathon Pantry Pride, Long Key Outdoor Resorts, Mate- cumbe Key Boy Scouts, Tavernier Shop- ping Center, Key Largo Shopper, Key Lar- go Recycling Center and Ocean Reef. For further information, contact the Monroe County Recycling Department at 292-4433 or 743-0079, ext. 4433 in the Middle or Upper Keys. Tired of the Rest? Try Key West's Bestl Featuring fresh frozen yogurt, health drinks, salads, non-dairy "Dole Whip" and tropical fruit specialties. Stop in for a free sample. •YOGURT UNDER OBSERVATION: These baby bar- red owls may appear to have no parents, but chances are the adults are watching nearby. Poor Baby Bird Sometimes baby birds become separ- ated from their parents, because of a storm, careless tree cutting or other reasons. When people encounter these animals, they often hope to help the "poor orphan." According to the Florida Audubon Society, however, the best advice is to leave the bird alone.. Over 75 percent of these birds do not need help. Often the parents are close by, watch- ing every move. For assistance in helping an abandoned or injured bird, call the local chapter of the Audubon Society at 296-5548 or Florida Fish and Wildlife Service. Sculptor Creates Reef Skeleton An artificial reef sculpture designed by Ann Lorraine Labriola and engineered and co-built by Capt. Billy Deans is being sub- merged in stages five miles off Key West, between Rock Key and Sand Key. Con- sisting of ten steel sections, weighing 2000 to 4000 pounds each, "Stargazer" will be placed in water 22 feet deep. Seen from the water and the air, it will represent a navigational device pointed due west to the Sand Key Lighthouse. Embracing both art and science, the final piece will be 161 feet long and 68 feet wide; even in stages, it will be productive as a haven for marine life and begin the natural reef process. Project spon- sors include Pier House, Marketshare Com- pany, Dowing Welding and others. To become a "Stargazer" Star, send a tax- deductible contribution to Ocean Works, Inc., Box 662, Route 2, Summerland Key, FL 33042. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome The April 16 Journal of the American Medical Association published an article observing psychosocial effects of fetal alco- hol syndrome (FAS) in children as early as first grade. The March of Dimes Birth De- ^ CAUL OF TtfE. doTTLEUoSE. POLPHIM 3Y C^tiTLY Bi 296-2900 • in the courtyard Solares Hill • May 1991 • Page 33 fects Foundation responded to the article by urging people to remember that FAS is en- tirely preventable. According to Dr. Reed V. Tuckson, senior vice president for pro- grams of the March of Dimes, women should not consume any alcohol during pregnancy. The consequences of FAS range from permanent disabilities, such as lower intellectual abilities, aggression and inattentiveness to infant death. Incentive for Stopping Crime Crimestoppers—you may have seen commercials for it on television. The organ- ization offers cash rewards for anonymous tips which lead to the solving of a crime. Monroe County has just signed on with Crimestoppers thanks to Marion Serelis, owner of Pro Fitness and the Rainbow House. Serelis spent nine months putting the program together after she saw the need in the community. Rewards of up to $1000 are available for tips that lead to arrest and indictment of someone who has or is about to commit a felony or violent crime. The National Coast Guard is manning the newly installed line: 1-800-346-TIPS. Reef Relief Awarded Funds The Florida Advisory Council on En- vironmental Education has awarded $27,600 to Reef Relief to reprint 400,000 copies of the organization's coral reef bro- chure. "This is the third reprint, and we are now able to meet requests for the brochure from the resorts throughout the Keys," said Dee Von Quirolo, the organization's admin- istrator. The reprint is being distributed beginning this month, and Reef Relief needs volunteer to help complete the task. For information, call 294-3100 or stop in the Environmental Education Center at 201 William Street. Preservation 2000 Needs Help Preservation 2000, an offspring program of The Nature Conservancy, must appro- priate funds this session to continue its work. Program representatives encourage citizens to write to their legislators, asking them to suport Preservation 2000. Some points to include: 1) the best way to protect land is to buy it; 2) acquisition partnerships between local, county, regional and state agencies are cost-effective, viable solutions to land protection; 3) using bonds to pur- chase environmentally sensitive land makes good economic sense; and 4) it takes a ten- year commitment to protect Florida's en- vironmentally sensitive lands. UGLY Update The winners of the Ugliest Bartender Contest to benefit the Multiple Sclerosis Society are: Alisa Bodker of Jo-Jo's on Grassy Key, first place; Paulette Capozzi of the Cabana Club on Key Colony Beach, second place; and Fran Ingram of Holiday Inn Beachside on Key West, third place. Congratulations! Orchids • Fruif Trees Houseplants Landscaping Plants Succulents Hibiscus Other Exotics 9 AM - 6 PM 7 DAYS 916 JAMES ST.. KEY WEST 292-0272 Page 34 • May 1991 • Solares Hill LOOK YOUR BEST T M A G E C J t B Y ALISON^-* PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO 1440 Kennedy Dr Luani Plaza 294-9455 1 LEE DODEZ CLAY SHOWROOM 901 DUVAL (ON OLIVIA) 296-5901 KEY WEST CLAY.GLAZES.EQUIPMENT TOOLS and SUPPLIES FOR THE POTTER MONDAY - THURSDAY 10:00 AM - 2:00 PU Solares Hill • May 1991 • Page 35 Art Circle FKCC Art Department by Judi Bradford J F K C C library director Larry Berk thought an art gallery would be a good way to make his library a focal point of the campus. That was three years ago, and his judgment has been vindicated. Since it is supported by the college and does not have to rely on the sale of artworks to survive, the gallery is in a unique situation. "Because our goals are educational," Berk says, "we don't have to have shows that make a profit. That's not our concern. Our concern is to attempt to educate our own students and, as far as possible, beyond that. And so we are able to produce shows that other galleries may not be able to afford to do." Malcolm Ross, head of the art depart- ment at the college, thinks the gallery was a wonderful idea, and he gives Berk full credit for it. Before the gallery, he remembers tacking up artwork on the bulletin boards. "It was the only thing I DALE ROZMAN Fine Jewelry • Custom Jewelry • Gem Quality Repair 415 Greene Street Key West, FL 330-10 (305) 296-1492 Z (t YOUR $C?A wide ClZdRP LIC ft in Guild Hall Gallery, 614 Duval could do," he says. Once established, the gallery seemed to galvanize the efforts of the art department. People volunteered time, materials and ideas. The gallery evolved quickly into an important element in the arts community. Photography, for instance, is not generally speaking a money-maker for non-specialized galleries. Berk's gallery committee has coordinated several shows of local photographers. It has also developed theme shows: underwater art, music as a theme for art, and others. Show schedules are constructed around students and faculty exhibits. "When your goals are educational," says Larry, "one of your primary functions is to show the work of the students and to show the work of the faculty so that the students can extend their relationships from the classroom to what the faculty actually do as artists." Beyond that, the gallery shows other work, primarily of local origin. For its black heritage show the gallery had Jacob Lawrence paintings from private collections. "It's quite a luxury to be able to put on programs that are not constricted by having to make money," says Berk. The library director says the art faculty and the local media are appreciative of the exhibition space. "They supported it and so it has gotten to the level of strength that it's at now," he says. "It's a positive force in cultural programming." GALLERY OF TRIBAL ARTS Oriental Rugs • Kilims • Collector's textiles African Art -Tribal Jewelry 1208 Duval Street 294-3771 WOOD SCULPTURE. LOCAL ART, FURNITURE & MUSIC SUPPLIES HARRISON GALLERY & MUSIC Ben & Helen Harrison • S25 White St., Kgy West. FL 33040 H 305-294-0603 SLOWEST PRICED FRAMING LARGgST SELECTION OF PRINTS | t i i "M skqhoiiigiifsahie 511 DuvaiSt.^ Key West • 294-8564 • 9 aiin- 10 The Library Gallery by Judi Bradford An exhibit at the FKCC library gallery through May 17 presents two different ways of working with fiber. Sola, who created a portrait of Key West in tapestry a few years back, has woven a series of impressionistic wall cloths with a recycling theme. Sandy McKinney's work is derived from methods and images used by the Huichol Indians of Mexico. Sola's pieces, rich in color and texture, present varying images and techniques. McKinney's work, which involves pressing fibers into a bed of wax in stylized patterns, results in controlled surfaces that direct the eye to the emblematic designs. For her tapestry of Key West, Sola took morning walks through the neighbor- hoods, noting flowering trees and architec- tural elements, and then went home and transmitted her findings to the loom. Her mind's on recycling now. Cast-off scraps from local clothing manufacturers and gleanings from the Salvation Army and thrift shops are used in her new series. The material is converted into usable strips and guided one stitch or knot at a time into tapestries. Sola's central piece in this show is "Grotto," a magnetic depiction of "FINFISH ACQUISITION": Sandy McKinney an underwater cave —a bimini blue circular opening surrounded by dark shadows and corals in deep sea tones. Other visuals taken from the media are a sort of recycling of commercial scenery. "Elle" is a compilation of glimpses of color and pattern as though the viewer was flipping through the pages of the flashy fashion magazine of that name. "Styles" is a similar treatment of the CNN trend show. There is also one piece devoted to Fast Buck Freddie's. "Those are probably my best sources of images," she says, "the media dedicated this piece to friend Bill Trantham. —magazines and television." Sandy McKinney is a writer, a charterboat captain, a Spanish translator and an artist. She follows her interests and leaves her classification to others. The waxed-yam technique she used to produce the work currently on display is a traditional form of decorative art among Mexicans. It involves pressing waxed yarns on a prepared bed of wax with a stylus. McKinney developed an interest the technique during a three-year stay in the Guadalajera area. Rare Mediums, Well Done! NOW SHOWING PARROTS BY HARRY GREENE ARTIST SUPPLIES • CUSTOM FRAMING • ART CLASSES NOW! I N E A R T G A L E R Y 910 DUVAL ST. • PARADISE • OPEN 7 DAYS 11 AM-6 PM • 294-6660 Page 36 • May 1991 • Solares Hill An Uncommon Thread FIBER ARTIST: Sola stands by her tapestry entitled "Grotto." McKinney's first designs were inspired by anthropology books. "I was very much attracted by some Eskimo masks," she says. "I was looking at some Mexican stuff and I found an image of. a snake, but it was a stone sculpture and that inspired me. Then I looked at some pre-Columbian Peruvian weavings. I gradually got so I would see this stuff ancfthen sort of take off on my own, adding to it what I saw in the folk art." In her latest piece, Bird Spirits, she used a free-form approach, drawing with a single strand of black thread and improvising on whatever evolved and later filling in with the patterning. "I just drew what I saw, more or less," she says, "and for some reason the forms that emerged in that particular panel were just these endless birds—birds everywhere." Finfish Acquisition, dedicated to Bill Trantham "because I was so fascinated by his phrase . . . referring to fishing," is a repetitive fish design with a graduated modulation of background color, a concept that could be explored in this medium forever. Both artists work with fiber in unusual ways, offering ideas that weave themselves into one's life. For days afterward, the images return to one's mind in idle moments. S Blossoms Grocery & Wholesale Bolo Hams • Fresh Hams • Whole Pigs Prime Rib • Tenderloins • Leg of Lamb Hors d'Oeuvres • Ducks • Turkey • Quail Pheasants • Gourmet Gator Filets Advanced Orders Recommended 408 White St. 296-1334 by Judi Bradford When Malcolm Ross, director of the art department at FKCC, came to the college nine years ago, there were only two art courses, one on design and the other on drawing. Ross, who teaches drawing, painting, printmaking, jewelry and calligraphy, has seen his department evolve from that point. "Believe it or not, people could major in art and just take two courses a year," he says. "I convinced them to offer another course—painting." A community college serves a diverse audience. Its student body is made up of people beginning a serious college career, people looking for job training, and people taking courses for personal enrichment. The courses must be of a high enough level to get credits from other schools, and yet they must meet the interests of the many non-degree seeking students. "The program has to work for everyone," says Jerry Cash, who heads the ceramics department. Photography teacher Ann Cason notes that her students range in age from fresh out of high school to retirement. Some look forward to a career in film, while others are experimenting for their own enjoyment. Ross says his students have a median age of 37 years. "We're lucky," says Cash. "We're all compatible, we're very close. No jealousy, no pettiness. Everyone does more than is required. We all love what we're doing and we love to teach. I can think of no improvement." Before joining the Key West team, instructor Gloria Shaw had taught at the Marathon campus. She teaches sculpture and two alternating tele-courses: Art History and The Art of Being Human. Her hallmarks are her enthusiasm and joy in working with artistic materials. The photography department at the college had been quite active under Lawson Little's leadership years ago, but became dormant after he left. Adjunct instructor Cason started teaching black-and-white camera and darkroom techniques last fall. "There is a lot of enthusiasm," Cason says, "and a lot of lab students, previous COLLEAGUES: Malcolm Ross and Gloria Shaw at the FKCC Library Gallery, students who enroll to use the darkrooms and practice their skills." The department recently acquired new lighting equipment. The ceramics department has been methodically revitalized by Cash, who first focused on maintaining the equipment, and then on building the art student population, which he says consisted of seven students when he first started.' "Ten was the minimum, but the school allowed it with seven anyway," he says. "Enrollment was 107 last term. We have maxxed out the facilities. We are going to use this summer to revise the studio, im- proving the movement flow, the shelves." Cash will be looking for more space. "We are now offering the most complete ceramics curriculum in the state," he says. His foremost concern, however, is the quality of the courses rather than the number of students. He is pursuing a master's prog- ram at FIU in order to upgrade his own position at the college. Cash organizes a workshop with a guest artist outside of the regular ceramics program each term. Recently, he convinced professional potter Jay Goggin to teach workshops on raku, a primitive Japanese low-fire procedure that often yields exotic results. ffl Your Hometown Video Store 3106 Flagler, Havana Plaza • 294-4272 542 Truman • 296-4046 "Peace Begins With Me" INTTM ©F THE KEYS Sunday Service 11 A.M. Sunday School & Nursery Visit Our Metaphysical Bookstore Tuesday - Friday 1-5 Call 296-5888 for Other Weekly Activities Dial A Prayer 296-7217 3424 Duck Ave. Art Collections Key West • National and local artists in a variety of styles and themes. Monday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. 600 Front St. in the Bottling Court. 296-5956. Art Safari Gallery & Key Largo Antiques • "Masks of the World," "Art of the Ances- tors" and "Art of the Shaman," through May 20. Museum- quality collections, including beaded masks and spears from four continents. MM 98.6, Gulf- side, Key Largo. 852-5933. Audubon House • "The Porcelain Birds of Dorothy Doughty" through May 31. $5 admission, children under six free, AAA discount. Daily, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 205 Whitehead St. 294-2116. Banana Boat Batik • Hand- painted silk and cotton by Key West Attitude. New ceramic work by Walt Hyla—animals, fish, lidded vessels, functional ware and hanging fish sculp- tures. Monday through Thurs- day, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. 419B Duval St. 296-2380. Boheem • Hand-painted furni- ture and paintings on canvas, wood and masonite. Daily, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. 706A Duval St. 292-4035. East Bank Gallery • Paint- ings by local artists, limited edi- tion prints, pottery, custom framing and art furniture. Clos- ing for summer in mid-May. See you in the fall. Daily, except Sunday, 10 a.m to 6 p.m. 706 White St. 296-2679. East Martello Museum & Gallery • History of the Key West Customs House, May 18 through summer. Plus our reg- ular group artists. Daily, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. $3 admission for adults. 3501 S. Roosevelt Blvd. 296-3913. Farrington Gallery 711 • Serigraphs by Igor Galanin. New watercolors by Sylva. Daily ex- cept Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 711 Duval St. 294-6911. Florida Keys Community College Library Gallery • Fiber Arts show through May 18. Large new works by Key West tapestry creator Sola and fiber construction by Sandy McKinney based on Mexican- designs. Faculty Show May 24. Junior College Rd., Stock Is- land, 296-9081, ext. 202. Galerie Moderne • Abstract expressionist works by Gilberte Sweeney. Daily, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 516 Amelia St. off Duval St. 296-3156. Gingerbread Square Gal- lery . Our regular stable of art- ists. Thursday through Monday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Tues- day and Wednesday. 901 Duval St. 296-8900 Grand Collection • Paint- ings, Asian antiques, ancient ar- tifacts, tribal arts, jewelry. Euro- pean and American Master- blowers glass exhibition, May 4 through 11. Daily, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. 810 Duval St. 292-1331 Great Southern Gallery • Harry Greene's new acrylics on tne subject of parrots. Dick Moody acrylics and Gay Cun- ningham's Bahamian people MAY ART CALENDAR Solares Hill • May 1991 • Page 37 Life drawing classes, Tuesdays, 9 to 11 a.m. Open daily, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 910 Duval St. 294- 6660. Guild Hall Gallery • Draw- ings, paintings, prints, soft sculpture, cartoons, printed and handpainted cards, ceramics, T- shirts, leather bags, photogra- phy, stained glass and ironwork by 17 Key West artists. Daily, 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. 614 Du- val St. 296-6076. Haitian Art Company • Paintings, wood sculpture, met- al cut-outs, papier mache by Haitian artists. Daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 600 Frances St. 296- 8932. Harrison Gallery • Susan Thayer, Andre Henocque and Helen Harrison. Daily, noon to 5:30 p.m. except Sunday and Monday. 825 White St. 294- 0609. Is It Art? • Handpainted art- wear, prints and wall-hangings. Daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., week- ends 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. 913 Du- val St. 294-0411.. Island Arts • A unique selec- tion of local arts, crafts and painted objects. Daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 1128 Duval St. 292- 9909. Island Wellness • Pastels by Jeff Wheeler and three- dimensional paintings on wood by Dan Yoemans through May 12. Daily, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and by appointment. 530 Simonton St. 296-7353. Kennedy Gallery • Bold, bril- liantly hued original oil paintings by Michele Kennedy. Whimsical serigraphs by the international- ly-recognized artist Michael Leu. Watercolors of intimate street scenes by Robert E. Kennedy. Daily, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., maybe later. 294-5997. Kennedy Studios • Graph- ics, limited edition prints. Daily, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. 133 Duval St. 294-5850; 511 Duval St. 294- 8564. Key West Art Center • Members'works. Daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 301 Front St. 294-1241. Key West Lighthouse Mu- seum • History of Keys light- houses and technology of light- houses. Also, life of a light- house keeper. Daily, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission $3 adults, $1 children 7 to 15, under 7 free. 938 Whitehead St. 294- 0012. Kudu Gallery of Tribal Arts • We're celebrating our new lo- cation. Oriental rugs, kilims, col- lectors textiles, international folk art, ethnic musical instruments, tapestries, toys and African art'. Daily, except Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 1208 Duvai St. 294-3771. Lane Gallery • Painted steel sculptures by Ann Labriola May 13 through 25. Plus our regular artists. Daily, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 1000 Duval St. 294-0067. Lee Dodez Showroom • Handbuilt clay pieces by Lee Dodez and raku work by Jay Go- gin. Classes in handbuilding slab work. Also ceramic sup- plies: clay, glazes, equipment for the potter. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 901 Duval St., rear. 296-5901. Loeber-Stanton Gallery • Original works by Rosemarie Elsberg, Jeanette Ostendorf, Joe Re, Wendy Tucker, Marian Witherspoon and IRKA. Also presenting a Joe Loeber work- shop. Reception April 26, from 5 to 8 p.m. Daily, beginning April 27, fromi 0 to 4 p.m. 1619 Atlantic Blvd. 296-8996. Lucky Street Gallery • New sculpture by John Martini and new glass by Goldhagen. Woodcuts by Aase May. Sun- day through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. 919 Duval St. 294-3973. Mjller Gallery • Canvas and mixed media works by Helen Colley in expressionist style of the 1940s and 50s. By appoint- ment, please call 294-7687. 517 Duval St., Suite #200 Mosquito Coast Island Outfitters • New paintings from South America. Back coun- try paintings and prints by Mi- chael Shannon. Bird prints by Marianna Bauerlein. Daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. 1107 Duval St. 296-6124. Out on a Whim • Decorative objects, painted recycled furni- ture, wild colors, wild ideas. Daily except Sunday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. 512 Olivia Street. 294- 4650. Pandemonium • See our unique art furniture and tile tables. Watch for our summer closet-cleaning sale this month. Daily, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday & Saturday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 704 Duval St. 294-0351. Pelican Poop Shoppe • Haitian art, paintings, metal sculpture, papier mache, wood carvings. Ceramics by Mary Ann Worth. Daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 314 Simonton St. 292-9955. Plantation Potters • Func- tional and decorative ware from some of America's finest potters. Daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 717 Du- val St. 294-3143. Rose Lane Antiquities • Pre-Columbian art. Flexible hours or by appointment. 524 Rose Lane, 294-1873, 294- 2270. Studio 227 • Locklear multi- media; acrylics and watercolors by Karen Clemens, plus other artists. Tuesday through Satur- day, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 227 Petro- nia St. 294-7141 Tar Heel Trading Co. • De- signer jewelry by Suzan and Cur- tis Benzle, Linda van der Linde, and Kyle McKeown. Miniature boxes by Michael Fisher and Scott Peterson. Functional and decorative work from many of America's best-known craft- smen. Porcelain and silk jewelry, heirloom toys and puppets, in- laid wood boxes, pottery, fused glass and porcelain figurines. Daily, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. 802 Du- val St. 294-8589. Whitehead Street Pottery • Stoneware, porcelain, Raku vessels. White functional stone- ware by Janet Albert. Daily, ex- cept Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 1011 Whitehead St. 294-5067. *ilantation otters Functional and decorative ware from some of America's finest potters. 716 Duvat St. Open 10-6 294-3143 Daily COLLECTION MARBLES Unique Gifts and Nonessentials for the Home. Open 10:00 to 6:00 daily 1102 Duval • Uptown...At the Cuban Club • 296-5075 Page 38 • May 1991 • Solares Hill The CONCH FLYER, inc. Res tauran t & L o u n g e Serving Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner 'Satellite Wide-Screen TV - Mon. NiteFootball All Satellite Sports Events Thursday & Friday - Free Pool from 8pm to Close Friday - Coco and the Mojo Hand Band 10pm - 2am 2495 S. Roosevelt Blvd. Int'l Airport, Key West • 2 9 6 - 6 3 3 3 MA^GIRITAVILLE n • 500 DUVAL — 292-1435 When you think "Moon"6o you think Rsh Sandwich? Many local people also know the "Other Side of the Moon" which is their delicious and affordable full dinner menu. Prime Rib? Filet Mignon? Fresh daily seafood? Identical in quality, portion and preparation to the island's expensive houses but at a more reasonable cost. Remember, you don't have to spend twenty dollars for quality fresh dinners if you remember "The Other Side of the Moon" Music Review The Survivors: A Musical Evolution Solares Hill • May 1991 • Page 39 THE SURVIVORS: (From left) Dave Pike, Marty Stonely (above), Quint Lange, Woody and Din Allen. by Christine Nanghton linn JL ell the truth, now," Woody Allen in- sisted, speaking to me on a break. "Listen for all the mistakes. Find the weak spots and go for them. Expose the soft, white un- derbelly of the Survivors!" Fat chance. There is none to expose. This band is beyond tight. Their evolution has entered a realm of higher musical crea- tivity. Must be why they call them the Sur- vivors. Though the term "reggae band" often pops up in pieces written about the Survi- vors, to stick a reggae label on this band is a great injustice. Such narrow categorization can only be the product of incomplete lis- tening. The band's repertoire and influences span a much wider range, highlighting straight-ahead jazz, funk, fusion, pop and numerous African, Caribbean and South American styles. Din Allen's "Descargo," for example, is written in the distinct style of a Cuban jam. Woody Allen's "Conch Soca" is directly influenced by the soca of Barbados. In both the band's covers and compositions, reggae takes its place among other powerful forms. The rhythm section, the foundation of any band, is especially strong. It is com- prised of the three original Survivors: Woody Allen on guitar, synthesizers and occasional saxophone; his brother Din Allen on bass; and percussionist Quint Lange. WORLD FAMOUS After 15 consecutive years of musical in- teraction, these three possess a mutual un- derstanding almost eerie in its accuracy. The result is true ensemble: the seamless blend of statement and intent; a single sound coming from three musicians. Each fires off excellent solos as well. And they all sing, sharing lead lines- and blending innovative harmonies. What more could anyone pos- sibly want in a rhythm section? Saxophonist Marty Stonely took up membership with the Survivors six years ago. On tenor and soprano saxes, flute and wind-synth, Stonely's is a style both earthy and polished. Fluid and lyrical phrasing, intelligent interpretation of changes and a sensitivity for the whole band's musical moment during his solos are a few indi- cations of Stonely's abundant musicality. He is never idle; when he's not blowing, he's playing one or more of the hand-held percussion instruments scattered around the stage. The newest Survivor, vibraphonist Dave Pike joined the band at the beginning of this season. A performer, recording artist and composer of international repute, he has inhabited the upper echelons of jazz for over three decades. Music flows from Pike's hands in waves over the vibes. Belltone arpeggios and long, fast, effortless lines escape his mallets to explore changes from every angle, every possibility. Clearly a master at his game, WORLD FAMOUS T-SHIRTS Nitely Entertainment — Sunset to 2 AM Raw Bar • Restaurant — 12 Noon to 11 PM Happy Hour Daily — 5 to 7 PM Wednesday Nite • Ladies' Nite — 9 PM 400 FRONT ST. 296-4222 "Across the Street from Sunset" Remember: HOGfc 'BREATH IS;Bf:TTi:R.-i;HAN , New Orleans, Destin, Ft. Wait,?*' Beach Pike seems to always think several changes ahead, to place quick surprise here, a sud- den twist there. His recent addition of a MIDI synthesizer hook-up to his vibes opens them to a whole spectrum of tone colors. Sometimes, for instance, his instrument sounds more like a Hammond B3 organ than a vibraphone. The Survivors have enjoyed a loyal local following throughout the band's existence. Always, they have been known for their danceable island rhythms, tasty vocals and exiting jams. Pike's addition to the Sur- vivors has lifted the band to a new level. Everyone is playing extremely well, grooves are right in the pocket, arrange- ments are well thought out and executed, retaining spontaneity while keeping kicks sharp and background figures in place. The combination of these five musicians seems to further each one's musical journey. Though the band, in one form or another, has played in virtually every club in town, upstairs at the Rooftop Caf6 has been home to the Survivors for eight seasons. This beautiful, breezy place, with its high ceilings and polished wood-and-tile floors inside, and spacious, multi-level deck outside, is a prime setting. In front of the L-shaped stage, a small dance floor fills up as soon as they start playing; outside, at tables under the treetops, the more passive listeners gaze at Old Town scenes. 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Gammon formed a partnership with two others and took a two-year option on the property. Now, a year later, Richard Magesis is in Hollywood directing the second production of Spec. He was called out to the West Coast by producers and handed the plum assignment. Tall, rugged and handsome, he's still in the leading-man age range with brownish- grey hair. His eyes take their cue from his mouth and constantly hold the promise of laughter. Incessantly, he chides himself about having gained a few pounds, referring to himself as "fatboy." This is a comic exaggeration on his part; he looks far more like the Marlboro Man with a sense of humor than the Pillsbury doughboy with a splash of cologne. Indeed, Magesis is a true free spirit with an off-the-wall sense of humor that makes him a joy to be around. And while he is very serious about his work he doesn't take himself too seriously. In 1979, he arrived in Key West as a young director from New York City. He noticed that the building behind the Wom- an's Club was empty, and soon the old saying "If a farmer fills his barn with grain he gets mice; if he leaves it empty he gets actors" proved true. By November of the following year, the Barn had actors, a technical crew, seats and lighting. The first production was Line fol- lowed by a memorable performance of Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. In the past several years, the Barn MORRELL MUSIC 901B Duval (on Olivia) 296-0954 • All guitar & bass strings • All Markley & Laney amps • All Peavey microphones 1/2 PRICE THRU MAY! Lessons, repairs, trades, lay-a-way, Visa / MC Mon - Sat 10 am. - 6 pm. has gained a reputation as a regional theater that is producing new works. As you read the following interview, Magesis will be busy directing Spec in California—a couple of time zones and a few light years away from Key West. We spoke right before he left town. SH: How does it feel to be flying out to the coast to direct Spec? RM: It's great. When I got the first call and flew out for preliminary discussions it seemed a long way off. But, now that I'm leaving, I'm very excited about it. Even my three-year-old twin nephews in New York know about it. When they heard the news on the phone, they said, "Uncle Buck goes toL.A.!" SH: What has happened to Spec since it was first produced at the Red Barn? RM: There's been a lot of work done. That's why the initial production is so important. You have to see the work before an audience. There have been two com- pletely new drafts, the plot line has been cleaned up and the second act tightened. SH: Even before all that rewriting, the play obviously had potential. Weren't there a number of people interested in the property? RM: During the run there were people who saw our production that were definitely interested. There were two European in- quiries, one from the D.C.-Virginia area and then the people from L.A., who got a two- year option on it. SH: Has the play been cast yet? RM: The producers have held a series of readings and have done the preliminary casting. They will narrow it down to three actors for each role and I will make the final selection. SH: With an all-male cast, there won't be any casting couch temptations . . . will there? RM: (Grinning.) Just my luck. I won't be auditioning any blonde bimbos. SH: Where will the play be presented? RM: It will be the first production in a theater that has been completely renovated. It's called the New Met. The building was gutted and everything is brand new. SH: Have you been in touch with the production company? RM: Yes, they've called me a number of times to discuss sets, lights, all that. I'm a total dolt technically and rely completely on Gary [McDonald] for those things. The set designer, Louis Mawcinitt spoke with me not too long ago. I told him I was busy directing Sunshine. He said he was busy, too—designing the set for the Academy Awards Show! Islander Restaurant ai?d Coral Steef Bar 528 Front St. Corner of Front & Simonton Key West 292-7659 SH: During your first visit to L.A., how did people react to the fact that you live in Key West? RM: They are really curious about it. Those that haven't been here visualize it as it used to be, without many tourists. Sort of a Ninety-two-Degrees-In-the-S hade combina- tion of fishermen, gays and hippies all living very harmoniously on a small island. They see it as a romantic place. SH: We both know there are many talented directors on the coast. Do you think the fact that you live in Key West helped you get the job? RM: Yes. I think the Key West mystique definitely worked to my advantage. SH: What kind of perks have you tfeen offered? Initally, you made a joke saying you'd been offered Percodan, Percocet, et cetera. \ RM: Well, I know where I'm staying and I've got a return ticket for May 15. Every- thing else is a handshake deal. SH: Will you have a secretary to attend to your every need? RM: Yes, all but my scatological ones. SH: I know you, like many of us, came here from New York City. Is there any- thing you miss about it? RM: Yes, seeing Bill Manville when he was 28. (Referring to writer Bill Manville's comment that what he missed about New York was being 28.) SH: What do you like most about Key West? RM: (He laughs and gives the typical Citizen of the Day answer: "The people, the sun, man! Then goes on to say . . .) My immediate family is quite small. In Key West, I feel like I belong to one giant family —even if they don't all like me. For example, I know I would get all the right people at my funeral. Jim McLernan would be there, especially if he thought there would be a photographer around and he could pass out Save the Whales pamphlets. Plus, all the fat people would come. SH: What do you-like least about Key West? RM: (Again, with a grin.) The fact that there are no bowling alleys here. I have to go all the way up to the Coral Grill to bowl. SH: You are clearly a chain smoker. Do you have any plans to give up this nasty habit? RM: Are you kidding? Smoking is the least of my problems. SH: What's it like living with you? RM: It's like living with Milton Berle—you have to have a lot of tolerance. SH: Do you consider yourself a great lover? RM: (Smiling.) I'm on call for eight women in town, but I don't do windows. Seriously, I would describe my sex life as magnanimous. No, I mean monogamous! SH: I know you've had a live-in relation- ship with one lady for quite a while. Any plans for marriage? RM: The subject only comes up at tax time. Maybe I should talk with my accountant about it. SH: What's your greatest fear? • R M : That I'll have to wear Missy Size dresses or buy clothes at Big Guys shops. I feed Barbara Bowers' dog every chance I get I want something in Key West to be RICHARD MAGESIS: Begging for mercy. fatter than me. SH: Is there anything unusual about you? RM: You mean what sets me apart from other nuts? SH: Yes. RM: Well, even at my age, my I.Q. is still 20/20. SH: Where do you go for a night out on the town? RM: I go over to Roosevelt Boulevard and play a couple of rounds of miniature golf. SH: What do you want that you don't have? RM: Twins—and it's pretty iffy at this point that I'll ever have them. SH: What do you fantasize about? RM: Sausage gravy and white bread at the Fisherman's Cafe—it's the David Ethridge special. It's better than T.V., the VCR and life. SH: Do you think it will be lonely in L.A.? RM: Yes. (Breaks into a huge grin.) SH: Do you plan to do any shopping on Rodeo Drive? RM: Is that where they have cowboy outfits? Sure, I've heard of it, and I'll pro- bably go there. SH: Have you done any shopping in prep- aration for your trip? RM: I was really uncomfortable about my wardrobe, so I started watching "L.A. Law" to see what they were wearing. I also went out to Jackson Byrons and asked the sales- lady for the L.A. Dept, but they didn't have one. The solution was that one friend, even fatter than me, gave me some of his thin clothes—a white linen suit, a leather jacket. Gee . . . you don't think they'll mistake me for a gang member out there! SH: What's your biggest concern about going to L.A.? RM: Now that I started thinking about it —being taken- for a rival gang member! Also not being able to smoke on the plane. Oh, I'm also worried that Goldie Hawn will show up at the airport carrying a sign saying "Fat Boy Go Home." SH: Are you one of those people who doesn't care what they say about you as long as they spell your name right? Solares Hill • May 1991 • Page 41 RM: I don't care if they spell my name right. SH: What's the most fun you have with your clothes on? RM: Going to the new Winn Dixie. SH: What do you think should be en- graved on your tombstone? RM: He tried. 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All pro- ceeds benefit the Monroe County Special Olympics. 5/19 -MARC 25th Anniversary Sil- ver Jubilee Celebration from 5 to 8 pm. at East Martello. Admission $1, cash bar, food and entertainment. Call 296-9556. 5/25 • Key West/Monroe County Heart Association Fundraiser featuring local celebrity waiters at the Holiday Inn Beach- side. Call 294-3158. 5/25-6/9 • Glengarry Glen Ross by Pulitzer-prize winner David Mamet begins 8 p.m. at The Red Barn Theatre. Call 296-9911. Entertainment Answer Cafe • Duval Square, corner of Duval and Virginia Streets. Call 296-3371. Arthur's Garden '525 Duval Street. Tues. through Thurs. Two Guys Havin'Fun; Fri & Sat. Acoustic Faire; Sun. 2 to 6 Keith Al- len on steel drums; Mon. Ocean Blues; Sun eve Backyard Boys. Call 294-9564. Beach Club Bar • The Pier House, 1 Du- val Street Call 296-4600. The Bull & Whistle Bar • Corner of Duval and Caroline Streets. Rick Steffan, Bert Lee, Dan Mulberry, Ben Harrison, Clark Witt, W. W. Oz, and Pat McCuen, alternating schedules daily from 2 p.m. Happy Hour at The Whistle, 5 to 9 p.m. daily. Captain Hornblower's • 300 Front Street. Jazz on the patio every night Call 294- 4922. Captain Tony's Saloon • 428 Greene Street. Sun. and Mon., 8 p.m. to 12 a.m., and Wed. and Thurs., 5 to 10 p.m., G.T. Weckerly, Tues. and Wed., 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. and Thurs.,10 p.m. to 2 a.m Tumbleweed Ted. Both will alternate on Fri. and Sat. Call 294-1838. Coconuts Comedy Club • The Top at La Concha at 430 Duval Street. Call 296- 2991. Crazy Daizy's at La Concha • 430 Du- val Street. Call 296-2991. Emma's Late Night • The Reach at Sirn- onton and the beach. Call 294-3474. Flagler's at The Casa Marina • 1500 Reynolds Street. Sun. brunch and Sun. night piano with Bill Lorraine. Mon. and Fri. Happy Hour, 5 to7 p.m. Michael McCloud on guitar. Tues. nights at 9 p.m. The Tony Bish- op Trio. Wed. to Sat., 9 toi a.m. contempo- rary jazz featuring Toni Bishop. Call 296-3535. Full Moon Saloon • 1202 Simonton • Street. Feb. 2 and 16, Bill Blue and the Ner- vous Guys. Call 294-9090. Green Parrot* 601 Whitehead. Infinite Tol- erance. Call 296-6133. Harbour Light's Barrelhead Bar • Gar- rison Bight Marina. Mon. through Thurs. 6 to 10 p.m. Coco & the Mojo Hand; Fri. 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. and Sat. and Sun. 6 to 10 p.m. Steve Bryan. Call 294-9343. Havana Docks Late Night • The Pier House, 1 Duval Street. Call 296-4600. Havana Docks Sunset Deck • The Pier House, 1 Duval Street. Call 296-4600. Hog's Breath Saloon • 400 Front Street. Nightly entertainment from sunset until 2 a.m. No cover charge. Call 296-4222. Islander Restaurant • 528 Front Street. Weekends, 7Mer from 7 to 11 p.m. Call 292- 7659. La Te Da and The Crystal Cafe • 1125 Duval Street. Bruce Kirle on piano. Call 294- 8435. Margaritaville Cafe • 500 Duval Street. Live entertainment. Call 292-1435. Martha's • S. Roosevelt Blvd (A1A) Mon. and Tues. Joe Lowe; Wed. through Sun., 7 to 11 p.m. Barbara Redfern. Call 294-3466. Memory Lane • The Econolodge 2820 N. Roosevelt Boulevard. Call 294-5511. Nightfall • The Reach at Simonton and the Beach. Tues. through Sat, 5 to 7 p.m. Mick- ey and Squirt. Call 296-5000. Pirate's Den • 300 Front Street. Adult en- tertainment nightly, 8p.m. to 4 a.m. Peek A Boo Lounge • 300 Southard Street. Live adult entertainment nightly, 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. Call 294-0959. Poinciana Lounge • 3432 Duck Ave- nue. Tues. through Sat. 9:30 p.m. to ? The Other Brothers. Call 294-6800. The Quay • 12 Duval Street. Every day 4 to 8 p.m. WillHoppey; Fri. and Sat. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Sun. and Mon. 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. Robin Fear; Tues. 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. Harry French; Wed. and Thurs. 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. Suzie Mi- chaels Call 294-4446. Ramada Inn Top O'Spray • 3420 N. Roosevelt Boulevard. Call 294-5541. Rooftop Cafe • 310 Front Street. Sunsets Mon. and Tues. Suzy Michaels; Sunsets Wed. through Sun. Leanna Collins. Call 294- 2042. Schooner Wharf • 202 William Street. Charles Kaczynski on jazz violin and Ken Thompson with guitar and vocals every Sat. from 6 to 10 p.m. Call 292-9520. Sloppy Joe's • Corner of Duval and Greene Streets. Entertainment beginning daily at 2 p.m. Call 294-5717. Square One Restaurant • Duval Square. Thurs., Fri., and Sat., 7:30 p.m. Jeff Little on piano Call 296-4300. Stephen's Bayside Cafe • 1970 N. Roosevelt Blvd. Call 294-5066. Sun Sun Pavilion at The Casa Marina • 1500 Reynolds Street. Call 296-3535. The Top at La Concha • 430 Duval Street. Call 296-2991. Turtle Kraals at Lands End Marina • 1 Lands End Village. Weekends, comedian Clark VJhitt. Call 294-2640. Two Friends Patio Restaurant • 512 Front Street. Tues. through Sun. nights Just A Mellow Crm. Call 296-9212. Viva Zapata • 903 Duval Street. Thurs. through Sat., 7 to 10 p.m. Matthew Jampot on classical guitar. Call 296-3138. The Wine Galley • The Pier House at 1 Du- val Street. Call 296-4600. Meeting at 3 p.m. at Old City Hall. Call 292- 8100. 5/18 • Birthday Celebration of the Old Conch "Republic atlO a.m. at Old City Hall. Call 292-8100. 5/21 • City Commission Meeting at 3:30 p.m. at Old City Hall. Call 292-8100. 5/22 • Mayor's Revolving Loan Fund Meeting at 5:45 in the city manager's confer- ence room. Call 292-8100. 5/23 • Code Enforcement Board Meeting at 6 p.m. at Old City Hall. Call 292- 8100. 5/27 • Memorial Day City Hall Closed. 5/28 • HARC Meeting at 5 p.m. at Old City Hall. Call 292-8100. Family Fun Meetings 5/2 • City Tree Commission Meeting at 5 p.m. at the Old City Hall. Call 292-8100. 5/2 • Beach Advisory Board Meeting at11 a.m. in the city manager's conference room. Call 292-8100. 5/3 • Florida Chapter of the Nature Conservancy's Annual Meeting at the Quality Orlando Airport Hotel. Call (407) 628- 5887. 5/6 • Civil Service Board Meeting at 730 p.m. at the Old City Hall. Call 292-8100. 5/7 • City Commission Meeting at 330 p.m. at the Old City Hall. Call 292-8100. 5/8 • Board of Adjustment Meeting at 5 p.m. at the Old City Hall. Call 292-8100. 5/8 • Cultural Affairs Committee Meeting at 5:30 p,m. at Old City Hall. Call 292- 8100. 5/8 • TDC Meeting at 10 a.m. at the Chee- ca Lodge in Islamorada. Call 296-2228. 5/9 • HARC Workshop at 5 p.m. at the Old City Hall. Call 292-8100. 5/13 • HARC Meeting at 5 p.m. at the Old City Hall. Call 292-8100. 5/14-5/15 • BOCC Meeting at 9 a.m. at the Key Colony Beach City Hall in Marathon. Call 292-4400. 5/15 • Contractors Exam Board Meeting at 2 p.m. at Old City Hall. Call 292- 8100. 5/15 • Citizens Advisory Task Force Meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Old City Hall. Call 292-8100. 5/16 • Key West Planning Board Meeting at 5 p.m. at the Old City Hall. Call 292- 8100. 5/17 • Historic Preservation Board 5/1-5/4 • Texaco/Hemingway Key West Classic Fishing Tournament in Key West. For information, call 294-4440. 5/4 • Exploration of the Seminole Ranch in Orange County from 9 a.m. to noon. Call the Nature Conservancy at (407) 628-5887. •5/4 • Exploration of the Enchanted Forest in Brevard County from 9 a.m. to noon. Call the Nature Conservancy at (407) 628-5887. 5/4 • Santa Fe River Canoe Trip from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call the Nature Conservancy at (407) 628-5887. 5/4-5/5 • World Cup Jet Ski Races for the Busch World Cup Tour at the Holiday Isle Resort in Islamorada. Call (305) 664-2321. 5/8-5/11 • Grady Patrick Invitational Fishing Tournament in Key Largo. For in- formation, call (305) 367-2661. 5/10-5/12 • Round the Clock Shark Fishing Tournament in Key West. Call Rick Dostal at 292-1961. 5/10-5/15 -Tarpon Wear Classical Faro Blanco Marine Resort in Marathon. Call Marlene Jordan at (305) 743-6139. 5/11 • Exploration of the Blowing Rocks Preserve in Martin County from 1.0 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call the Nature Conservancy at (407)628-5887. 5/11 • Exploration of the Apalachico- la Bluffs and Ravines Preserve in Lib- erty County from 9 am. to noon. Call the Nature Conservancy at (407)628-5887. 5/11 • Exploration of the Janet But- terfield Brooks Preserve in Hernando County from 9 a.m. to noon. Call the Nature Conservancy at (407) 628-5887. 5/11-5/12 • Mother's Day at the Holi- day Isle Tiki Bar in Islamorada. Call (305) 664-2321. . 5/17-5719 • Coconuts Dolphin Tour- nament in Key Largo. Call Scott Marr at (305) 451-4107. 5/18 • Marathon Dolphin Scramble in Marathon. Call Betty Knowlton at (305) 743- 4611. 5/18 • 24th Annual Dolphin Scram- ble at the Sombrero Resort and Lighthouse Marina. Call (305) 743-4611. 5/18 • Sandcastle Sculpture Con- PICKING UP TRASH: Reef Relief sponsors its annual island ciean-up May 18. Everybody is invited to participate. test at the Holiday Isle Resort in Islamorada. Call (305)664-2321. 5/18 • Key Largo Glass-Bottom Boat and Snorkel Trip from 8 a.m. to noon. Call the Nature Conservancy at (407) 628-5887. 5/25 • Exploration of the Blowing Rocks Preserve in Martin County from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Call the Nature Conservancy at (407) 628-5887. 5/26 'Memorial Day Fireworks at the Holiday Isle Resort in Islamorada. Call (305) 664- 2321. Well-Being 5/1-5/2 • CPR Training Course from 6 to 10 p.m. both days at FKCC. Call 296-9081. 5/1-5/4 • Summer Term Registration at FKCC. Call 296-9081 for an appointment 5/3 • Self-Management Strategies for the Assertive Professional from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Beachside in Key West. Call 296-9081. 5/3-5/5 Motorcycle Safety Course at FKCC. For more information, call 296-9081. 5/4 • Graduation of the Class of Bas- ic Law Enforcement 1 p.m. at the Ten- nessee Williams Fine Arts Center. 5/11 • 25th Annual Commencement for FKCC 1:30 p.m. at the Tennessee Williams Fine Arts Center. 5/13-8/6 Children's Educational Ser- ies on TCI Channel 5 airs Monday through Wednesday from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. and from 9 to10 a.m. Features programs for age groups ranging from K-6. 5/14-6/13 • Daycare Worker Train- ing Tuesday and Thursdays from 7 to 9 pm. Call 296-9081. 5/18 • Reef Relief's Fifth Annual "Is- land Clean-Up" begins at 9 a.m. Call 294- 3100 for information. O!ngomg Adult Children of Alcoholics meets Mondays at 7 p.m., Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. and Thursdays 8:30 p.m. at Holy Innocents Church, 901 Flagler Avenue. Call 294-8912. AIDS Help needs volunteers to assist in the office, as well as to be buddies to people with AIDS. Call Steve Smith, director of volunteers, at 296-6196. AIDS Help Support Group Meetings for PWAs, ARC, HIV +, familes, friends and lov- ers are held each Thursday at 6 p.m. at 2700 Ragler Avenue. Call 296-6196. AIDS HELP Seminars on the HIV dis- ease 7 p.m. every Tuesday at the Activities Center, 2700 Flagler. Call 286-6196. Anchors Aweigh Club, Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings daily at 404 Virginia Street Call 296- 7888. Audubon Society of the Keys meets the second Monday of each month at 5 p.m. at Indigenous Park. Call 294-4927. ' Bahama Village Straw Market is held the first Saturday of every month. Located on Petronia Street between Whitehead and Thomas in Bahama Village from noon to sun- set. Food, street performers and handmade crafts. Breast Cancer Support Group holds meetings at South Miami Hospital the fourth Tuesday of every month from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Call (305) 662-9611. Breezeswept Beach Estates Civic Association holds meetings at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month in the Youth Center of Big Pine Key Methodist Church. Call 872-2861. Card & Game Night, Senior Citizens Cen- ter, Big Pine Key. Call 745-3698. Children Problem Solving Group for ages 8 to12 years meets Wednesdays 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Mental Health Care Center. Call .292-6843. Codependency Group meets Tues- days from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Mental Health Care Center. Call 292-6843. Community Learning Center at Har- ris School offers Adult Basic Education, Job Preparation and Placement, English as a Sec- ond Language, GED Preparation, Vocational Evaluation and Counseling, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Free to eligi- ble applicants. Call 292-6762. Depressive and Manic Depressive Psychotherapy Group meets 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays at the Mental Health Care Cen- ter. Call 292-6843. Eating Disorder Group meets every Fri- day from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Mental Health Care Center. Call 292-6843. Early Recovery Group meets Wednes- days from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Mental Health Care Center. Call 292-6843. Florida Right to Life meets the first Thurs- day of every month at 7 p.m. at the Key West Baptist Temple, 5727 Second Avenue, Stock Island. Call Patti Baldwin at 296-7337. Guardianship of Monroe County helps disabled adults and elderly residents in decision-making. To volunteer or for more infor- mation call Elizabeth Covino at HRS; 292- 6728, Betty Cam bell at Florida Keys Memorial Hospital, 294-5531; or Liz Kern at Hospice, 294-8812. Island Wellness, at 530 Simonton Street, offers a variety of regularly scheduled cours- esss and activities. Mondays: Integral Yoga at 10:30 a.m.; Group Rebirth at 1 p.m.; T'ai Chi Solares Hill • May 1991 • Page 43 Chu'an at 6:30 p.m.; Personal Growth at 7 p.m.; Audio/Visual Night at 8 p.m. Tuesdays: T'ai Chi Chu'an at 10:30 a.m.; Group Rebirth at 5:30 p.m.; Centering Workshop at 7 p.m.; Lefs Talk Metaphysics at 7 p.m. Tuesdays: integral Yoga at 10:30 a.m.; Group Rebirth at 1 p.m.; Integral Yoga at 5:30 p.m.; Healing Circle at 7 p.m. Thursdays: T'ai Chi Chu'an at 10:30 a.m.; Living From Freedom at 6:30 p.m. Fridays: Integral Yoga at 10:30 a.m.; Meditation Class at 7:30 p.m. Saturdays: Children's Playshop at 10 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays: Special workshops and presentations inciduing massage therapy, reflexology, rebirthing hypnosis, psychic awareness. Call 296-7353 for details. Island Wellness Teenage Wellness Party is held Thursday evenings at 7:30 for teens 13 through 19. There will be a one-hour discussion on elements of self-care, followed by a dance. For more information, call Gary Young at 296-7353. Just Say No supper club meets Mondays from 4 to 6 p.m. 292-8248. Key West Garden Club holds lectures the second Wednesday of the month. On the third Wednesday of each month, the Club will RESTAURANT AND BAR Casual waterfront dining with the freshest local seafood direct from our own fish market The largest selection of imported beers in Key West 294-2640 LANDS END VILLAGE "On the Gulf at the foot of Margaret Street" Page 44 • May 1991 • Solares Hill give practical demonstrations in gardening. Open to members and guests. Call 294- 3210. Key West Quaker Worship Group meets every Sunday at 11:30 a.m. in the gar-. den in the rear of 618 Grinned Street. Call 296- 2787. La Leche League of Big Pine Key meets at Big Pine Methodist Church 9:30 Monday mornings. Call 872-2148. Monroe County Public Library, Flem- ing Street, offers preschool story hour on Thursdays al 9:30 a.m.; Saturday movies 10 a.m. 294-8488. Mulch for Gardening is free to anyone who wants it. Provided by City Electric System, the mulch pile is located on Atlantic Boulevard at the intersection with Stevens Avenue. Old Island Harmony Barbershop Chorus, Old Stone Church, Key West, meets Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Open Poetry Reading meets the first Sunday of the month. Bring original work only. Also prose, music, dance; listen or perform. Free, refreshments served. 296-0785 or 294- 1848. Ovarian Cancer Support Group meets the first and third Wednesday of every month from 7:30-8:30 p.m. at the South Miami Hospi- tal. Call (305) 662-7146. Overeaters Anonymous meets in the chapel at Depoo Hospital Tues. and Thur. at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 8 p.m. Use Emer- gency room Entrance. Call Sharon 296-8802 or Patti 745-2033. Pool & Dart Tournament, Big Pine Moose Lodge, Wednesdays. Call 872-9313. Prenatal and Postnatal Exercise Classes are held Monday through Saturday from 10:45 to12:15 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. at the South Miami Hospital. Call (305) 662-5335. Preschool Story Hour for 4 and 5 year olds 9:30 a.m. every Thursday at The Monroe County Library, 700 Fleming Street. Call 292- 3595. Problem Solving Group meets Tues- days from noon to 1 p.m. at the Mental Health Care Center. Call 292-6843. Problem Solving for Teenagers Group meets Mondays 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Mental Health Care Center. Call 292-6843. PWA's Living Room, a support group for PWA's, HIV +, friends and family, is held every Monday night at 5:30 p.m. at 816 Fleming Street, Suite 2. Call 294-5332. RESTAURANT DIRECTORY Alexander's, 509 Southard. Hot and cold deli specialties, featuring triple deckers, beer, wine, cafe' con lechc, es- presso, fresh salads, homemade soups and a large selection of freshly made muffins and pastries. Open daily at 8 a.m., 9 a.m. on Sunday. Informal din- ing with take-out and delivery. 294- ro JAZZ, CLASSICAL &LITE CONTEMPORARY SOPHISTICATED RADIO WKRY, KEY 93.5 FM Rational Recovery an alternative to Alco- holics Anonymous meetsi p.m. Sundays and 5:30 p.m.Tuesdays at the United Way Build- ing, 724 Truman Avenue. Recycling Drop Off Center, located on Stock Island, is open daily. Accepting clean, separated glass, newspaper, aluminum and plastic. Call 292-4433. Schizophrenia Support Group meets alternate Tuesdays 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Mental Health Care Center. Call 292-6843. Small Business Counseling third Friday of each month at Barnett Bank of the Keys, Ta- vernier. To make an appointment, call 352- 2661. Counselors are members of SCORE. Stress Management Group meets every Friday from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Mental Health Care Center. Call 292-6843. Stress and Anxiety Management Group meets every Tuesday 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Mental Health Care Center. Call 292-6843. Sweet Adelines, Presbyterian Kirk of the Keys, Marathon, Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. T'ai Chi Chu'an Exercise Class, in- structed by Will Jones, is a "soft" form of physi- cal conditioning. Classes are at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday and 6:30 p.m. Mon- 5777. Answer Cafe, corner of Duval and Virginia Streets in Duval Square. Pleasant outdoor cafe serving fresh sal- ads, fruits, sandwiches, wine and beer. Daily blackboard specials. Breakfast and lunch every day. Dinner Thursday through Sunday, 5 to 9 p.m. 296-3371. Antonia's Restaurant, 615 Du- val Street. Excellent Northern Italian cuisine in friendly, elegant atmosphere. Dinner served from 6:30 to 11 p.m., nightly. Visa, Mastercard. 294-6565. Bill's Key West Fish Market and Restaurant, 2502 N. Roosevelt Boulevard. Serving the finest local sea- food from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., daily. A local favorite. 296-5891. The Buttery, 1208 Simonton Street. Praised by Gourmet, New York Times and Bon Appetit as one of the great restaurants in South Florida. The Buttery is truly a must-stop for the gourmand in Key West. A complete bar and wine list complement the distinc- tive Buttery menu, with nightly spe- cials. Open for dinner, nightly; reserva- tions are suggested. 294-0717. Camille's, 703 1/2 Duval Street. A local restaurant with the casual Key West touch, serving high-quality fare for breakfast and lunch. Daily specials. Entrees are reasonably priced, made of only the finest ingredients and cooked to order. The Sunday Brunch has be- come a tradition for many locals. Open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays; Sundays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; closed Thursdays. 296- 4811. Casablanca Cafe, 900-904 Duval Street. A tropical inn serving imagina- tive Caribbean-style cuisine, fresh local seafood, stone crab claws (in season), shrimp, and such mainstays as prime rib, steaks and pasta. Dine in a lush, tropical setting. Also located on the day n ights at Island Wellness. Toddler Story Time for 2 and 3 year olds 9:30 every Friday at The Monroe County Li- brary, 700 Fleming Street. Call 292-3595. Transportation Program, available to those over 60 years old, weekdays 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In Key West call 294-8468; Middle Keys call 743-9089; Upper Keys call 852- 3204. Understanding Family of Origin Group meets Tuesdays 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Mental Health Care Center. Call 292- 6843. Viva Zapata presents Matthew Jam- pol, classical guitarist, every Friday and Satur- day night, poolside. Writers' Walk, about one mile, takes place every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. The cost is $10. Meet at Ocean Key House, 0 Duval Street. Make reservations. Call 745-3640. Writers Workshop is currently accepting new members. Meetings are devoted to cri- tiques of members' work, focusing primarily on short fiction. For more information call Mitch at 296-9081 ext. 284. Women's Issues Group meets Thurs- days from noon to 1 p.m. at the Mental Health Care Center. Call 292-6843. grounds is Bogart's Irish Pub, which boasts the largest selection of imported and domesLic beers on draft. Open at 6 p.m., daily. 296-0815. Conch Flyer Restaurant and Lounge, located in the Key West In- ternational Airport. Featuring Conch Republic peel & eat shrimp, specialty sandwiches, and a wide selection of ap- petizers. Open Monday through Friday, 5 a.m. to midnight; Saturday and Sun- day, 6 a.m. to midnight. Breakfast, 6 a.m. to 11 a.m.; lunch, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. 296-6333. Dim Sum, 613 1/2 Duval Street in Key Lime Square. A gourmet Asian re- staurant serving exotic Chinese stir- fries, Indian curries and Thai, Indone- sian and Burmese specialties. Wine and sake bar. Open 6 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., closed Tuesdays. 294-6230. Duval Square Yogurt, locatedin the center of Duval Square. Offers the ultimate in "sinless indulgence," featur- ing no-fat, no-cholesterol yogurt. Daily special flavors, including non-dairy fruit twist. Also serving health drinks and salads. Open Monday through Sat- urday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m; Sunday, noon to 10 p.m. 296-2900. El Loro Verde, 404 Southard Street. More than a Mexican restaurant, El Loro Verde presents innovative yet authentic variations of both Mexican and Caribbean dishes. Popular for its cafe' atmosphere, El Loro Verde now features a full liquor bar in its new din- ing room. 296-7298. Emma's Seafare, The Reach, Simonton at the Ocean. A flavorable mix of Europe, Asia, and the Carib- bean combine to create savory regional American favorites—hearty stews, snappy salads, local seafood, prime steaks, yummy desserts and the quin- tessential Sunday brunch beachside. Open seven days. The Sand Bar, overlooking the beach and the Atlantic serves conch chowder, oysters, grilled fish, chicken and sausage sandwiches, cocktails and frozen yogurt daily from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 296-5000. Fiorini, 523 Eaton Street. One of Key West's oldest and most romantic restaurants, Fiorini's menu is unmis- takably Italian with a hint of the trop- ics: yellowfin tuna putanesca, shrimp Diane, yellowtail in cucumber caviar cream sauce, fettucine with basil, wal- nuts, and garlic. And for dessert try a genuine cannoli made fresh by Mama Fiorini. Open for dinner Tuesday through Saturday, 7 to 10 p.m. Closed Sunday and Monday. 294-4720. Flamingo Crossing, 1105 Duval Street. The local's favorite dessert spot features fresh-made-daily ice creams, sorbets, honey yogurts, sundaes, shakes and all-fruit viiari. Also enjoy Florida Keys finest Key Lime pie, all in a tropical garden selling. Open daily from noon to 11 p.m., and unlil mid- night, Friday and Saturday. 296-6124. Full Moon Saloon, 1220 Sim- onton Street. "Where locals always vis- it, and visiiors always feel local." Serv- ing 11 a.m. to 4 a.m., daily. Lunch, dinner and late-night specials. Featuring a moderately-priced American menu, in- cluding fresh seafood, meats, pastas, salads and sandwiches. 294-9090. Half Shell Raw Bar, Land's End Village, foot of Margaret Street, serv- ing lunch and dinner til? Freshest shrimp, fish, and lobster direct from their own fish market at the shrimp docks. Cash only. 294-7496. Holiday Inn Beachside, 1111 N. Roosevelt Boulevard. The Heming- way Cafe offers a relaxing view of poolside gardens. Daily lunch and din- ner specials of native seafood cuisine. Breakfast from 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., din- ner from 5 to 10 p.m. Angler's Par- adise Lounge features frozen drinks and bar menu. The Lazy Conch, a beach bar, is located on the private beach. 294-2571. Islander Restaurant & Coral Reef Bar, 528 Front Street. Casual dining featuring local seafood, pasta dishes and drink specialties. Entertain- ment on weekends in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. Open from 4 p.m. until ?, daily. Visa /Mastercard. 292-7659. Jimmy Buffett's Margar i ta - ville Cafe, 500 Duval Street. Opens 11 a.m: for lunch, dinner, and late night rock and roll, starting at 10:30 p.m. Serving fresh seafood, meats, sal- ads & Key West favorites: conch chow- der/fritters, squid rings and the famous Cheeseburger in Paradise. 292-1435. Jimmy's Hickory House Re- staurant, 5948 Maloncy Avenue, Stock Island. Serving since 1957, this familty-owned business serves steak, ribs and fresh seafood. One of only four Key West restaurants recommended in Hidden Florida's Travel Guide. Dine in- doors or out. Open daily for lunch and dinner. 294-1788. La Lechonera, 3100 Flagler Ave- nue. One of the oldest restaurants in Key West, serving Spanish and Cuban cuisine with a full liquor bar. Daily specials. Happy Hour 4 to 7 p.m. Take-out available. 296-7881. La Te Da, 1125 Duval Street. Su- perb food, sophisticated but relaxed at- mosphere. Breakfast, lunch, dinner. Poolside. Crystal Cafe late night. 294- 8435. La Trattoria Venezia, 524 Duval Street. Featuring Italian and French cui- sine. Dine in an elegant European at- mosphere complete with Italian music and friendly, warm service. Open 6 nights 7 to 11 p.m. 296-1075. Larry's Ice Cream & Yogurt, 1075 Duval Street within Duval Square. Open seven days: Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to mid- night. Truly gourmet ice cream in scrumptous flavors and fresh fruit fro- zen yogurt. Experience a variety of treats inside or out, including ice cream" cake and pies. 294-2301. Lighthouse Cafe, 917 Duval Street. Specializing in wonderful Southern Italian and seafood dishes, served in a beautiful garden setting or Solares Hill cozy indoor dining room. Open for din- ner 6 to 11 p.m. Reservations suggest- ed. Diner's Club, Visa. 296-7837. Louie's Backyard, 700 Waddell on the Atlantic Ocean. Featuring inter- national cuisine in a restaurant ranked among South Florida's best. Dining in- side or outdoors on the water. Enjoy cocktails on the Afterdeck Bar. Open from 11:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. 294-1061 for dining reservations. Mary's, 808 Duval Street. Offers delicious burgers—most notably the Mary Burger—in addition to other daily dinner, lunch and breakfast specials. Everything is fresh and made to order; beer and wine are available. Indoor and outdoor seating. Breakfast is served from midnight to noon. Open 24 hours. Mastercard, Visa, Diners, Carte Blanche. 296-7554. New York Pizza Cafe, in Duval Square. Genuine Italian specialties such as calzone, stromboli, and sausage rolls. Also lasagna, salads and pasta. Dine in a relaxing courtyard setting, or call for free delivery in Old Town and New Town. All items made fresh on the premises daily. Now a second loca- tion at 1458 Luani Plaza, Flagler and Kennedy. Open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., daily. 292-1991 (Old Town) 294- 6466 (New Town). Paradise Cafe, corner of Eaion and Grinnell Streets. Home of the famous island Monster Mix. Featuring the big- gest sandwiches and the lowest beer prices in Key West. Open for breakfast, lunch and an authentic Mexican dinner menu in the evenings. Monday through Thursday, 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 6:30 a.m. to 12 a.m. Free delivery. 296-5001. Pier House Restaurant, One Du- val Street. Travel & Leisure said the Scampi in Amaretto was well worth the trip. The New York Times called it "Key West's premier restaurant." Re- serve a table with a waterfront view. 296-4600. Rooftop Cafe, 310 Front Street, in the heart of old town offers rooftop and indoor seating. Breakfast 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., lunch 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., daily. .,-**, WITHOUT DOUBT! THE BEST CRUNCH 3 N T H E SLAND! ADULTS $17.95 CHIIDREN UNDER 12 $8.95 SERVED INDOORS OR OCEANSIDE Emmas Brunch SUNDAYS 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM 296-5000 THE REACH SIMONTON STREET AT THE OCEAN May 1991 • Page 45 Dinner until 11 p.m Live entertainment weekends. 294-2042. Rich's Cafe" at the Eden House, 1015 Fleming Street. The most seduc- tive cafe in the Florida Keys. A relaxed tropical garden setting with outdoor din- ing. Daily breakfast and lunch special- ties include classic eggs benedict, ome- lettes and french toast. Breakfast and lunch, Monday thru Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dinner daily 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Sunday Brunch 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Beer, wine, champagne and a variety of mimosas. Ten-percent local discount. 296-2961 Savannah, 915 Duval Street. Fine southern home cooking featuring dixie delectables like mouth-watering fried chicken, cornbread, collard greens, fresh fish, and unbeatable mashed potatoes. Dine in a grand old conch house or out- side in a tropical garden setting. Open for dinner daily at 6:30 p.m. Shut Thursday. 296-6700. Square One Restaurant, Duval Square. Superb food and service in a warm and elegant setting—alt al afforda- ble prices. The owners are present every evening to ensure your meal is com- pletely satisfying. We invite you to try our innovative duck. Square One—a bit of excitement in a classic setting. Open daily 5:30 p.m. to 12 a.m., serving dinner from 6:30 11 p.m. Reservations suggested. American Express, Visa, Mastercard. 296-4300. Tootsie's Deli and Bar, 925 Du- val Street. Serving overstuffed deli sand- wiches, bagels, salads and desserts. Also serving beer and wine. Open 10 a.m. to 2 a.m., every day. Delivery, catering, and lake out. 292-1433. Turtle Kraals, Land's End Village, foot of Margaret Street. Harbor view dining for lunch and dinner. Great ham- burgers, seafood—check out the music. Visa/Mastercard. 294-2640. Yo Sake, 722 Duval Street. Nco- Japanese inside or torchlit garden din- ing; traditional Japanese and original is- land creations. Full sushi bar. Lunch, Monday through Saturday, noon to 2:30 p.m. Dinner nightly, 6 to 11:30 p.m. 294-2288. Open 7 Days • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Located in the Eden House 1015 Fleming Street • 305-296-2961 Daily Blackboard Specials • Call for TakeOut at Duval Square Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner BREAKFAST SPECIAL • 2 Eggs • Ham, Bacon or Sausage • Whole Wheat, White or Rye • Cafe' Potatoes 8 am - Noon • No Substitutions Corner of Duval & Virginia • 296-3371 iff- Page 46 • May 1991 • Solares Hill MOROCCAN CUISINE -~wn eanne IVICCIOW fining on a wondrous array of dishes spiced and otherwise flavored in ways heretofore unknown to this palate and served in a richly appointed, converted palace deep in the labyrinthine medina of Fez. This culinary capital of North Africa, was hardly the place I had imagined cele- brating the onset of my third decade when my husband and I had landed in Paris a few weeks before. The experience, however, was a good one. Designed as it had been in the Arabic way to sate each sense, it was so involving I gave not a thought to my advan- cing years. Actually, Morocco hadn't been in our plans at all, but nasty weather in Europe had chased us right through Southern France and Spain to the seamy little port of Algeciras, where we could cross the Sea of Gibralter to Tangiers. Surely, the sun would be shining there. It was, and though it was tempting to stay a spell in this most notorious of world ports, we decided to head directly into the country instead. So we set off on the treacherous, broken road over the Atlas Mountains and ended in the ancient city of Fez, guided the last distance by the bonfires of the ominous-looking black tents of the Bedouins. The following morning, while warming our fully covered bodies—this was Moslem country—at a cafe, we were approached by a student at the university who offered to guide us through the medina (native quar- ter). Once we had passed through its portals and followed him into the teeming souk, which was redolent with the some 200 spices, herbs, and aphrodisiacs, including belladonna berries and Spanish fly used in GOURMET ASIAN RESTAURANT Wednesday th ru Sundaq 6&V2 Duv/a! 6:30- fl:00 294-6230 JCATEATTOR Italian & French i Cuisine , Fine wine & Cocktails Open nightly - 524 Duval St. 5(305) 296-1075 Closed Wednesday the cooking,- we were glad we had accepted. He did our bartering, held the street urchins at bay and arranged for my birthday dinner at the palace, one course of which was to be a portion of bstila, the consummate dish of Moroccan cuisine. Essentially an elaborate, exceedingly voluptuous "pigeon pie" made with some 100 transluscent, buttered layers of pastry filled with minced pigeon and onion com- bined with many eggs, flour, sugar, and much more butter, chopped almonds, gin- ger, cinnamon, all spice, coriander, and saffron, bstila is baked in a special tray over charcoal and served sprinkled with pow- dered sugar. After a few more days, we drove our rugged little vehicle on to Marrakesh, where we spent a day in the one-time hippie haven of the Square El F'na. There we watched the storytellers, magicians, and snake charmers mesmerizing their audiences, re- freshed ourselves with brass cups of cool DELIVERY 294-5777 Hot & Cold Sandwiches • Beer & Wine Cigarettes water poured from the sheepskin bags of the ubiquitous watersellers and eased our hunger with charcoaled beef kebabs rolled in cumin and dipped in hot-pepper oil. Then we were traveling again, traversing an increasingly desertlike terrain toward the Sahara, so vast that it rivals the United States in size. Our destination was the little camel-market outpost of Goulamine and the last civilization before the desert. It was also reported to be a good place to glimpse the veiled, camel-riding "Apaches of the Des- ert." These days they are better known, as the "Blue Men of the Desert" after the hue their unwashed skins take on from the greasy dye of their wool robes. The most memorable day of this week- long journey began the hot morning we stumbled across a village moussem, which was, at the moment, featuring two teams of village males, their robes flying, astride great Arabian horses thundering in opposite directions across a dusty field. As they ap- proached their destinations, they would wave their muskets wildly and then fire in unison. Then they would do it again. As we watched, we strolled along a row of big tents on one side of the field. When we reached the largest one, a friendly-looking fellow in a gray uniform and shiny badge emerged, introduced himself, in French, as the chief-of-police, and invited us inside. The tent, we soon learned, was accommodating not a snack bar as we had hoped but rather the other high-ranking men of the village—the women were across the field in their tents. Having passed several whole lambs roasting on a spit and the turbaned tea maker preparing for the forthcoming mint-tea ritual, we were relieved of our gear and seated on velvet cushions at separate low, round tables. My three tablemates, like the rest of the men, wore long, protective djellabas and squatted to eat. Since they spoke only Arabic, we smiled at each other a lot. Soon the food began to arrive: the suc- culent lamb and the platters mounded high with couscous, the staple grain of Morocco that is steamed atop the special vented pot in which the tajin (stew) that usually accom- RIBS RIBS RIBS RIBS Jimmy's Weekday Special *8.95 1 B a b y Back RlbS, Potato, Salad, Beverage Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday • Expires May 31, 1991 5948 Maloney Avenue, Stock Island • 294-1788 panies it is cooked. Although a tajin can be made of any meat (except the forbidden pork), vegetables or fruit, nuts and spice, this one was of beef, lamb, and chicken. The meats were sautded first in the strong- flavored butter of the region (olive oil is also used) and then very slowly cooked in water, with the distinctive gray-green Moroccan olives and salt-preserved lemons as flavorings. Regardless of a tajin's ingredients, its success always lies in its resulting sauce, which should be deep, thick and as smooth as velvet. To offset the richness, the dish is usually splashed with hot-pepper sauce, which is the only seasoning permitted at the Moslem table. Finally, there came the coarse Moroccan bread, which serves as both food and nap- kins, for here one eats with only the thumb and first two fingers of the right hand and doesn't clean them by licking. It takes a lifetime to master this technique, but, clear- ly, I, untutored and at the age of 30, was going to have to attempt it now. So I sized up the various dishes and decided to go for the lamb first, burning my fingers instead. Sensing my growing frustration, my gracious companions soon took over the job of feeding me. Deftly, they formed the couscous into little balls and passed them through the thick tajin in preparation for being popped into the mouth of this foreigner, who was, at this moment, all too aware of being a female, especially an American one, clad that day in the verboten shorts and feasting with Moslem men. Soon, however, I came to grips with the situation and began to eat with abandon, if only to show my gratitude. With each suc- cessive mouthful, I became more aware of how excellent simple country fare could be. After we had finished the feast with the required three steaming glasses of syrupy mint tea, rich almond cookies, and sticky confections that are so appealing to the insatiable Arabic sweet tooth, the sun began to set. A half-dozen gold-toothed, gold- ornamented female descendants of the original Berber tribe, their unveiled faces adorned with tiny blue tattoos, appeared. They performed their graceful belly dancing to the exotic music being wrought by sev- eral old men, who would occasionally pause to draw from an enormous hookah filled with hashish. When the rest of the revelers, however, began to press in on our tent for a better view and it began to sway, we, regretfully, took our leave and made our way back across the dark moonscape to the safety of our little car and the 20th century. There was nothing to say, so we simply aimed the car toward the desert and drove away, ffl Solares Hill • May 1991 • Page 47 tarim ITALIAN CONTINENTAL CUISINE Dinner 7-10 Tues-Sat • Closed Sun & Mon 523 Eaton Street • 294-4720 RESTAURANT Cuban Cuisine Full Liquor Bar Free Cocktail with Coupon (one coupon per person) Open Sun-Thur 4pm-I0pm, Fri & Sat 4pm-IIpm 3100 Flagler Ave. • Key West • 296-7881 JAPANESE CUISINE 722 DUVAL KEY WEST 294-2288 LUNCH MON-SAT 12:00-2:30 PM DINNER DAILY 7:00-11:30 PM TAKE OUT AVAILABLE A M I L L E ' S Where the Locals meet! Quality is our highest regard. BREAKFAST & LUNCH 8:00am to 3:00pm SUNDAY BRUNCH 9:00am to 1:00pm Closed Thursdays 7031/2 DUVAL STREET 296-4811 4000^. the clear choice m MCrystal FREE OFFER If you have never experienced the good taste and health benefits of Crystal Water, now is your opportu- nity to take advantage of this Crystal Free Offer! Call now for delivery and you will receive: 15 Gallons of Crystal Water Absolutely Free* Call 294-8343 McCullough's Inc. * New Customers Only - Cooler Rental Required f Page 48 • May 1991 • Solares Hill The Largest Inventory of Top Quality-Clothing &. Accessories from 20s to 70s for Men & Women A Serious World Class Collection of Thousands of Glittering Dresses, Coats, Sweaters - Trimmed in Fur & Sequins, Hundreds of Men's Suits & Tuxe- dos, Plus Over 600 Pairs of Shoes, Purses, Hats, Pocketbooks, Beaded Evening Bags... 716 Duval Street (Rear) • 296-0937 Open Noon to 6, Tuesday thru Sunday Serving Lunch, Offering American Caribbean Cuisine from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM and Sunday Brunch from 10:45 AM to 2:45 PM Dinner Nightly ( reservations recommended ) call 296-4600, ext 555 Visit The Wine Galley before or after your meal and enjoy our Piano Bar / Located on the Water Number One in Key West at Number One Duval FLETCHER A C C E S S O R I E S Specializes in Fossilized Coral Rock 1024 Duval Street, Key West Open 7 days ^- 11am to 5pm • 294-2032 The Hew York Times says it's, "Excellent consistent popular and special." With an emphasis on fresh local seafood. You'll find it special too. 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