2002 I finally get control of my great uncle Sal’s famous mask collection 110 of them I opened up Terracina West studios I couldn’t wait to get started Photographing people with the masks in the background I knew magic would happen one night I was doing this young ladies photos She smiled and said I could feel this mask breathing on my back after she said that she started to get this hypnotic look on her face We were drinking a little tequila is smoking a little weed but I got to tell you those mass for putting out energy that night

2002 I finally get control of my great uncle Sal’s famous mask collection 110 of them I opened up Terracina West studios I couldn’t wait to get started Photographing people with the masks in the background I knew magic would happen one night I was doing this young ladies photos She smiled and said I could feel this mask breathing on my back after she said that she started to get this hypnotic look on her face We were drinking a little tequila is smoking a little weed but I got to tell you those mass for putting out energy that night

And my 30 years in New York City I acquired a bunch of posses and crews This was my bad ass crew the guy on my left crazy Puerto Rican big Mike 6 foot four 420 pounds and he was fast and could box I would put him up against Butterbean The guy am back to me bobby 100% Greek with a short fuse temper he was 6 foot seven about 330 pounds and me I was a little guy 6 foot tall to 20 I took this selfie after we told the bouncers and manager we’re going to finish our drinks we’re not gonna pay the extra $140 Dollars that the girl bartenders meet up this was a hustle bar coyote ugly they thought we were we were tourists it’s a funny great long story I cut it short

And my 30 years in New York City I acquired a bunch of posses and crews This was my bad ass crew the guy on my left crazy Puerto Rican big Mike 6 foot four 420 pounds and he was fast and could box I would put him up against Butterbean The guy am back to me bobby 100% Greek with a short fuse temper he was 6 foot seven about 330 pounds and me I was a little guy 6 foot tall to 20 I took this selfie after we told the bouncers and manager we’re going to finish our drinks we’re not gonna pay the extra 0 Dollars that the girl bartenders meet up this was a hustle bar coyote ugly they thought we were we were tourists it’s a funny great long story I cut it short

One of those interesting facts about Sal when he was performing as the Great Saltar reading minds and hypnotizing people he advertised in many different ways in two different clubs in New York and New Jersey his name was in neon outside in front of the club what he also did he had his face printed up on match books with information about the club also his own private phone number when he met somebody special he would say give me a call the matches were very impressive if you ever wonder why his little brother Captain Tony had his face on everything in key west His boats, car, and bar He was actually the first one to have a billboard on route one on the way to Key West since I’m mentioning his face on everything let’s talk about the T-shirts rolling papers Girls panties bottom line Sal started it all Way back in the 30s

One of those interesting facts about Sal when he was performing as the Great Saltar reading minds and hypnotizing people he advertised in many different ways in two different clubs in New York and New Jersey his name was in neon outside in front of the club what he also did he had his face printed up on match books with information about the club also his own private phone number when he met somebody special he would say give me a call the matches were very impressive if you ever wonder why his little brother Captain Tony had his face on everything in key west His boats, car, and bar He was actually the first one to have a billboard on route one on the way to Key West since I’m mentioning his face on everything let’s talk about the T-shirts rolling papers Girls panties bottom line Sal started it all Way back in the 30s

If you go to the mask section on this website you will see over 150 different masks they were used for Sal’s mind reading act as far back as the mid-30s the ones on the wall in this photo were made in 1937 and 38 this was Sal‘s mask studio when he worked with the world the mirth traveling bazaar carnival most of these masks were used in Sal‘s mind reading act and hypnotizing people they were also in a lot of Broadway plays uncle Tom’s cabin and tobacco Road we have 65 of them at our house in their papier-mâché mix there is pyramid scrapings from Egypt, Haitian voodoo dust, Cambodian opium, and secret potions from around the world the energy level in our house is off the chart I am writing the story in the mask room that we have There’s 12 of them staring at me I had them for 20 years in my different photography Studios sometime they hypnotize the models that’s another whole story

If you go to the mask section on this website you will see over 150 different masks they were used for Sal’s mind reading act as far back as the mid-30s the ones on the wall in this photo were made in 1937 and 38 this was Sal‘s mask studio when he worked with the world the mirth traveling bazaar carnival most of these masks were used in Sal‘s mind reading act and hypnotizing people they were also in a lot of Broadway plays uncle Tom’s cabin and tobacco Road we have 65 of them at our house in their papier-mâché mix there is pyramid scrapings from Egypt, Haitian voodoo dust, Cambodian opium, and secret potions from around the world the energy level in our house is off the chart I am writing the story in the mask room that we have There’s 12 of them staring at me I had them for 20 years in my different photography Studios sometime they hypnotize the models that’s another whole story

Real long story I’ll make it short I took this photo with my dad‘s camera in 1969 two months before this photo my dad comes into a lot of money yes my dad was one of those good fella guys from Jersey anyway he buys my mom a brand new Chevy Malibu two weeks later he wins a brand new Cadillac on the Jersey boardwalk we were partying with my mothers 11 brothers and sisters on the Jersey shore you know those real Italians After doing that for about a week we shoot down to Miami and he gets two rooms at the fountain blue One for me and my sister the other for my mom and dad after meeting all his buddies in Miami we fly down on a private plane to finally meet my famous grandfather captain Tony And that’s when my eyes opened up I was 13 and smoked a little weed down there

Real long story I’ll make it short I took this photo with my dad‘s camera in 1969 two months before this photo my dad comes into a lot of money yes my dad was one of those good fella guys from Jersey anyway he buys my mom a brand new Chevy Malibu two weeks later he wins a brand new Cadillac on the Jersey boardwalk we were partying with my mothers 11 brothers and sisters on the Jersey shore you know those real Italians After doing that for about a week we shoot down to Miami and he gets two rooms at the fountain blue One for me and my sister the other for my mom and dad after meeting all his buddies in Miami we fly down on a private plane to finally meet my famous grandfather captain Tony And that’s when my eyes opened up I was 13 and smoked a little weed down there

If you go to the celebrity category on this website he will see a bunch of celebrities that I caught this one here of Arnold it’s a one of a kind nothing special 23 seconds after taking the photo with my small pocket camera at the Waldorf Astoria I was thrown out before I took the picture and made sure I had five nice glasses of champagne the good stuff and then of course a couple shrimp I didn’t this song was in nine minutes damn I was good 1994

If you go to the celebrity category on this website he will see a bunch of celebrities that I caught this one here of Arnold it’s a one of a kind nothing special 23 seconds after taking the photo with my small pocket camera at the Waldorf Astoria I was thrown out before I took the picture and made sure I had five nice glasses of champagne the good stuff and then of course a couple shrimp I didn’t this song was in nine minutes damn I was good 1994

I would have to call this a Captain Tony frozen moment back in the 70s when I worked for my grandfather at the bar I would always take lots of photos of the entertainment to customers I have an incredible collection over 40 years later we are having a big birthday party for my grandfather he’s passed away now already 10 years it’s your tradition that’s done every year on August 10 it’s a hell of a time as Lisa and I are walking in the bar this crazy stripper starts stripping she actually went topless running around the bar she said it was a treat for my grandfather I posted one of the pictures which I thought was Not too bad they suspended me

I would have to call this a Captain Tony frozen moment back in the 70s when I worked for my grandfather at the bar I would always take lots of photos of the entertainment to customers I have an incredible collection over 40 years later we are having a big birthday party for my grandfather he’s passed away now already 10 years it’s your tradition that’s done every year on August 10 it’s a hell of a time as Lisa and I are walking in the bar this crazy stripper starts stripping she actually went topless running around the bar she said it was a treat for my grandfather I posted one of the pictures which I thought was Not too bad they suspended me