Volume 6 - Cadillac Beach

“I usually hate it when some show-off wrecks a perfectly good linear story by jumbling the chronology”. – Serge A. Storms, The Big Bamboo (2: 38)

                                                    SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1918

Sergio is born to María and José Gonzales. (20: 129)

• Sergio Gonzales is born on Sunday, “February, 10, 1918”. (20: 129)

                                                                     CIRCA 1928

While helping his father unload a shipment of bootlegged rum, young Sergio spots Al Capone off in the distance. (20: 130)

• Capone moved into his “Palm Island” estate in mid-June 1928.  The home was purchased on Tuesday, March 27, 1928, but approximately three months was spent on an extensive renovation process, including the installation of the world’s largest privately-owned swimming pool. (20: 130)
• Despite the assertion Capone was “in the final stages of venereal disease,” this scene likely occurs before Capone’s imprisonment for tax evasion.  It was not until the late 1930s, during his stint at Alcatraz, that Capone was diagnosed with the late stages of neurosyphilis.  Capone “giggling to himself and swatting imaginary insects” is a more accurate description of his post-prison mental state.  After his release from prison, Capone returned to Miami on Tuesday, March 19, 1940 to live out the final years of his life; but this was well after Sergio could be considered a “young boy”. (20: 130)

                                                                     CIRCA 1934

Sergio graduates from high school with a scholarship to the new University of Miami. (20: 130-131)

                                                       TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1935

Sergio is arrested for disrupting the Orange Bowl. (20: 131)

• Contrary to the statement that it was held in “1936”, the first annual Orange Bowl occurred on Tuesday, January 1, 1935. (20: 131)

                                                         CIRCA DECEMBER 1941

Sergio is drafted into the United States Navy after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. (20: 131)

                                               CIRCA JANUARY / FEBRUARY 1942

Arrested for impersonating a PT boat captain, S PT boat ergio is sent to the base doctor for a mental evaluation.  The doctor prescribes Sergio medication to suppress his various mental disorders. (20: 131-132)

                                               CIRCA JANUARY / FEBRUARY 1946

Vavette drops young Gloria off at Sergio’s doorstep. (20: 132-133)

• “Vavette drops Gloria off with Sergio “shortly after the war” and “four years” after their brief affair.  Considering the bombshell revelation about Serge’s family tree in Electric Barracuda (44: 348), it is important that Gloria’s birth date be pushed back as far as possible.  Therefore, it is assumed Sergio and Vavette conceived Gloria in the early months of 1942, and that Gloria was born in the late summer or early autumn of that year.  This means Gloria was dropped off at Sergio’s doorstep in the early months of 1946. (20: 133)

                                                 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1959

Sergio and Gloria meet Pablo Storms. (20: 132-135)

• It is stated “fifteen years” pass between the time Sergio takes possession of Gloria and the night they meet Pablo Storms.  However, due to the revelation in Electric Barracuda (44: 348), this number is off by two years, and should be thirteen years.  The additional knowledge in Electric Barracuda about Serge’s family tree demands an additional two years pass between Gloria and Pablo’s first meeting and Serge’s birth. (20: 133)
• Sergio has an “official 1961 season program” the night he and Gloria meet Pablo.  Once again, the revelation in Electric Barracuda (44: 348) makes this date incorrect.  Sergio must be holding a program from the 1959 jai alai season. (20: 133)
• Gloria is said to be “eighteen” years old when she first meets Pablo.  Considering Gloria was born in the late-summer or early-autumn of 1942, she is actually seventeen when she meets Pablo.  This also means she is seventeen when she marries Pablo and is twenty when she gives birth to Serge in October 1962. (20: 134)• 
• PLACEMENT NOTE: According to the 29th Annual Report of the Florida State Racing Commission, the 1959-60 jai alai season at the Palm Beach Fronton lasted from Saturday, December 5, 1959 to Saturday, April 2, 1960.  It is assumed this scene occurs on the opening day of the season.
• AUTHOR’S NOTE: For those of you who have not read it yet, I’m trying my best to not to spoil the ‘big reveal’ in Electric Barracuda.  I hope in doing so, these last few notes are not too hard to understand.  In a nutshell, the revelation in Electric Barracuda demands an additional two years between the date Gloria and Pablo meet and Serge’s birth in October 1962.

                                                           JANUARY 1960

After a brief courtship, Gloria and Pablo marry. (20: 135)

• The year is backdated from early 1962 to early 1960 to reflect the additional two years in Gloria and Pablo’s marriage before Serge’s birth.

                                                           OCTOBER 1962

Gloria gives birth to Serge. (20: 135-136)

                                           THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1963

While taking a break from their bookmaking collection rounds, Sergio, Chi-Chi and the rest of the No Name Gang learn President Kennedy has been assassinated. (6: 57-61)

• Since this is the day of JFK’s assassination, the scene occurs on Friday, November 22, 1963. (6: 61)

                                             TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1963

The No Name Gang ends the year with another failed attempt to collect from one of their deadbeat customers. (12: 86-88)

• It is “December 31, 1963”. (12: 86)

                                            WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1964

For his New Year’s resolution, Sergio throws away his anti-psychotic medication. (12: 88-89)

• The “crowd on the bandstand counted to zero”, so it is now Wednesday, January 1, 1964. (12: 88)

                                              SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1964

While babysitting Serge, Sergio and the rest of the gang are accosted by Carmine Palermo’s goons. (17: 115-119)

• Sergio mentions Gloria is working at Burdines “this weekend”. (17: 116)
• Sergio says it is the “height of the [jai alai] season”.  The 33rd Annual Report of the Florida State Racing Commission states the West Palm Beach Fronton’s 1963-64 season occurred from Friday, December 6, 1963 to Sunday, April 19, 1964. (17: 116)
• Sergio mentions he has Serge “all weekend”. (17: 116)
• Sergio comments young Serge is “actually two, but tall for his age”.  Since Serge does not turn two years old until October 1964, Sergio must be rounding his age up a bit. (17: 117)

                                               FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1964

Sergio is introduced to Louisiana “Lou” Rhodes at Roy’s Miami Beach pawn shop. (24: 162-166)

• Sergio meets Lou in “1964”. (24: 162)

                                              MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1964

Sergio introduces his new girlfriend to Chi-Chi and the others.  Insisting their bookmaking operation is joke around town, Lou muscles in and takes over the No Name Gang. (27: 178-182)

• Sergio introduces the gang to Lou on “February 17,” which means it is Monday, February 17, 1964. (27: 178)

Lou sends a warning to the gang’s other deadbeat customers by shoving Joey Asparagus out of the Seaquarium’s monorail. (31: 202)

                                               MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1964

Lou continues her reign of terror against the No Name Gang’s non-paying customers. (31: 203-204)

• The Clay/Liston bout, which was held on Tuesday, February 25, 1964, takes place “the next day” after this scene.  This means Lou threatens Frankie Clams in this scene on Monday, February 24, 1964. (31: 204)

                                                TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1964

Sergio and the gang watch Cassius Clay practice for his fight against Sonny Liston at the Fifth Street Gym. (31: 204-206)

After the Clay / Liston fight, Sergio and the gang head over to the Knight Beat for drinks. (31: 206-208)

                                                CIRCA SPRING / SUMMER 1964

Infuriated that the CIA is not taking Cuba’s liberation from the Castro regime serious enough, Chi-Chi severs his ties to the agency. (39: 267-270)

• Chi-Chi arrives at the CIA safe house “just before noon”. (39: 268)

                                                 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1964

While attending the filming of the Jackie Gleason Show, Lou reveals to the gang she has come up with a plan to get ahold of some of the diamonds from the upcoming Star of India heist. (34: 224-228)

• According to the Star of India heist’s timeline, this must be “Saturday”, October 24, 1964. (34: 224)• Lou plans to steal the diamonds from Desmond on “Friday”.  This would be Friday, October 30, 1964. (34: 227)• It is likely the flashback scene in Electric Barracuda (20: 184-186), in which Sergio and the gang take young Serge to the Gator Hook, occurs later this evening.

                                                    FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1964

Lou arrives at the Five O’ Clock Club and discovers Desmond, the fence in league with the Star of India thieves, has been poisoned to death.  Lou finds a small pouch of stolen diamonds in Desmond’s pocket. (36: 240-244)

                                                  SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1964

As the police continue to round up the Star of India thieves, Lou tells the No Name Gang that Sergio volunteered to go into hiding with the diamonds she took from Desmond. (40: 289-291)

• Desmond was killed “last night”, so it is now Saturday, October 31, 1964. (40: 290)

Lou confesses to Chi-Chi and the others the police pressured her into divulging that Sergio has the stolen diamonds.  She also admits to ratting-out Sergio to the Fongs, the Asian mobsters who were going to buy the stolen diamonds from Desmond.  Lou goes onto to reveal Carmine Palermo has become smitten with her, and that Palermo has jealously ordered his goons to kill Sergio. (43: 305-310)

• The “sun set” as the No Name Gang is at Jimbo’s. (43: 307)

                                                     FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1965

On the run from both the authorities and the mob, Sergio is presumed to have drowned after he jumps into the Atlantic Ocean. (45: 317-319)

• Sergio sneaks into the Nautilus Hotel shortly after Friday, January 1,“1965”. (45: 317)
• Sergio run onto the “moonless” beach.  The moon entered its new phase on the evening of Saturday, January 2, 1965. (45: 319)

                                                   TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1996

Serge is arrested for aggressive panhandling. (1: 11-15)

• Serge is arrested and sent to Chattahoochee in “1996”. (1: 11)

                                                   MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1996

Serge is mentally evaluated by Dr. Alix Dorr.  During the session, the topic of Sergio’s apparent suicide is raised.  Serge insists his grandfather didn’t commit suicide but was killed because of his involvement in the Star of India heist. (1: 15-22)

• Serge remarks watching “Fox News”.  The Fox News channel debuted on Monday, October 7, 1996. (1: 18)
• During Dr. Dorr’s evaluation, Serge talks about watching the “final episode of Seinfeld”.  The series finale of Seinfeld aired on Thursday, May 14, 1998.  Considering his comments are made in 1996, Serge is likely referring to the last episode he personally watched. (1: 21)

                                              CIRCA OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 1996

While at Chattahoochee, Serge’s obsession with Hogan’s Heroes inspires him to recruit the other patients into helping him dig an escape tunnel in the middle of the exercise yard. (1: 22-23)

                                               WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1996

While the staff is distracted by the comical sight of the mental patients trying to escape through the shallow tunnel, Serge slips away from hospital in the back of a laundry truck. (1: 23)

• Serge escapes from Chattahoochee roughly “a month” after he was incarcerated.  Obviously, this must occur before he meets Coleman in Florida Roadkill, in March 1997. (1: 23)

                                                  MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2003

After finding out the type of alarm system the Strauss & Levy accounting firm uses in their Orlando office, Tony Marsicano has the same system installed inside a space he rents in a strip mall. (5: 43-46)

• Tony visits the offices of Strauss & Levy “early one Monday”. (5: 45)

                                                  TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2003

After spending the day hiding in the men’s room on the upper floor of the Strauss & Levy building, Tony emerges from his hiding spot at night and takes the elevator down to the lobby.  He is approached by Charley the night watchman.  Tony introduces himself as a new employee who works late hours. (5:46-47)

• This scene occurs “the next evening” after Tony discovers the alarm system Strauss & Levy uses, so it is now Tuesday. (5: 46)

                                                WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2003

After three months, Tony’s ruse pays off and Charley begins to consider him a friend. (5: 47)

• Tony begins his scheme to infiltrate the Strauss & Levy offices “three months” before “December”. (5: 47)

                                                WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2003

Tony hands Charley a brand-new Xbox to give to his son for Christmas. (5: 47-48)

• Tony is still befriending Charley on “Christmas Eve”.  Considering the “2004” (P: 1) reference, this must be Christmas Eve 2003. (5: 48)

                                                  SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2003

Serge and Lenny are chased out of Disney’s Magic Kingdom by the park’s security. (3: 27-31)

• It is assumed this occurs the day before Serge and Lenny return to the Atlantic Coast.  

                                                   SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2003

FBI agents Miller and Bixby tail Carmine Palermo around Miami. (2: 24-26)

• The weather is “overcast, cold” as Palermo leaves the hospital, which is evidence it is wintertime. (2: 24)
• As he leaves the hospital, Palermo mentions he has a “funeral” to attend.  Therefore, this scene occurs the same day as Rico Spagliosi’s funeral. (2: 26)

Agents Miller and Bixby follow Palermo to Rico Spagliosi’s funeral. (4: 32-33)

Serge and Lenny drive back to Miami. (4: 33-38)

Serge and Lenny attend Spagliosi’s funeral.  During the service, Serge gets into a shoving match with Tony, which results in Lenny and him being forcibly ejected from the cemetery.  From their discrete surveillance spot, Miller and Bixby theorize Serge must be a rival mobster with a beef against Tony. (4: 38-41)

Returning home to Mrs. Lippowicz’s house, Serge determines Mr. Vonnegut, the Loxahatchee marsh mouse he’s been nursing back to health, is ready to be released back into the wild. (6: 49-56)

Serge frees Mr. Vonnegut in the Miccosukee Indian reservation, but the rodent is immediately eaten by a panther. (7: 62-65)

• Serge releases Mr. Vonnegut into the wild in the “afternoon”. (7: 62)

Returning home, Serge finds his I Love Lucy videotape has arrived in the mail.  With his Florida VHS collection now complete, Serge decides to take Lenny on a celebratory road trip. (7: 65-68)

• Since this is a “Sunday” (11: 83), and no “mail” is delivered on that day, it is assumed Serge and Lenny have been out-of-town in the Orlando area for a couple of days, and his package arrived at Mrs. Lippowicz’s home while they were gone. (7: 65)

Serge and Lenny watch the VHS tape inside the same hotel room at the Eden Roc which Lucy and Ricky stayed at in the I Love Lucy episode. (9: 72-76)

• Serge tells the Kensingtons he “just got this tape today”. (9: 75)

Serge comes up with a plan to acquire some start-up capital for his and Lenny’s new business venture.  Distracting the patrons of a South Beach café with a worthless lottery ticket, Serge and Lenny makes their way around the tables and steal the customers’ valuables. (11: 81-85)

• Shortly before he and Lenny trick the café patrons with the lottery ticket scam, Serge states, “Something tells me that couple back at the Eden Roc weren’t big Lucille Ball fans”.  This would indicate his and Lenny’s visit to the Eden Roc and the lottery ticket scam both occur on the same day. (11: 81)
• Serge buys a “Sunday” Herald to check on the lottery numbers.  Therefore, it is Sunday.  This also means Serge and Lenny’s visit to the Eden Roc occurs on a Sunday. (11: 83)

When dinnertime at Mrs. Lippowicz’s home is interrupted by a telemarketer, Serge decides to strike back, and crank calls the company’s CEO.  Afterwards, Serge begins working on the website for his and Lenny’s new business venture. (13: 90-95)

• The telemarketer calls the Lippowicz residence at “dinnertime”. (13: 91)

                                                 MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2003

Tony has his burglary crew practice disabling the alarm system he had installed in a space he rented out in a strip mall. (8: 69-71)

• It is “just after midnight” when Sammy and his crew arrive in Orlando. (8: 69)

Serge shows Lenny the website for their specialty tour service - Serge & Lenny’s Florida Experience. (13: 95-97)

• It is “midnight” when Serge finishes his web site.  Therefore, it is now Monday, December 29, 2003. (13: 95)

Serge and Lenny are hired by a group of Michigan State alumni to take them on a tour of Miami. (13: 98-100)

• Lenny wakes Serge up in the “morning”. (13: 98)
• Serge agrees to pick up the Michigan State alumni “tomorrow morning”. (13: 99)

                                                   TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2003

As they wait for their tour guides, the Michigan State alumni are approached by an elderly bum looking for money.  Before he leaves, the bum promises to reward the group’s generosity by remembering them when he wins the lottery.  Serge and Lenny arrive and usher the men into the back of Mrs. Lippowicz’s van.  A few minutes later, the van pulls back into the alleyway, and the terrified men run away, accusing their tour guides of being insane. (15: 104-108)

• The Michigan State alumni wait for Serge on a “quiet Miami Beach morning”. (15: 104)

Depressed that their first tour was a failure, Serge and Lenny return home.  Their moods improve when they learn a lifestyle reporter from the newspaper wants to interview them about their new business.  During the interview, Serge vows to locate the missing diamonds from the Star of India heist which led to his grandfather’s death. (17: 112-115 & 17: 119-120)

• Upon returning home, Lenny tells his mom their customers “ran away”. Therefore, it is assumed this scene occurs the same day which Serge and Lenny pick up the Michigan State alumni. (17: 112)
• Serge and Lenny meet with the reporter “three hours” after returning home. (17: 113)

The Miami Chamber of Commerce invites Mick Dafoe to visit Miami. (25: 167-169)

Tony’s burglary crew disables the Strauss & Levy alarm system.  Tony orders his men to remain behind in the outer office while he completes the final phase of his clandestine mission. (10: 77-80)

• Tony mentions to Charley he must “fix this big server problem by Monday”. (10: 77)
• Tony tells Charley that he will have to come back “tomorrow”.  Because of this, Tony claims he will miss the “football game”.  Since Tony’s heist of the Strauss & Levy offices occurs on Tuesday, December 30, 2003, he is referring to either the Music City Bowl, Sun Bowl, Liberty Bowl, Independence Bowl, or the San Francisco Bowl, - all of which were played on New Year’s Eve 2003. (10: 80)

Two-Tone Bob, one of Tony’s lieutenants, accidentally overhears Tony making plans with the FBI to go into the Witness Protection Plan.  Two-Tone phones the Palermo family and informs them of Tony’s apparent betrayal. (14: 101-103)

• Tony and Two-Tone Bob are having a “late celebratory dinner”. (14: 101)
• Tony is to arrive at Miami on “Friday morning at ten”.  Therefore, his is killed on a Friday. (14: 103)
• It is a “warm Orlando night” when Tony and Two-Tone leave Del Frisco’s. (14: 103)

                                                WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2003

Palermo is informed about Tony’s plans to turn himself into the FBI. (16: 109-111)

• The “last race of the day” at Hialeah usually occurs around 3:00 A.M.  Therefore, it is now Wednesday, December 31, 2003. (16: 111)

                                                    THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2004

Palermo reads the lifestyle reporter’s article about Serge vowing to find the missing diamonds.  Remembering Serge and Lenny from Spagliosi’s funeral, Palermo orders his goons to investigate the duo’s tour service. (18: 121-123)

• Palermo plays gin at the Fontainebleau on a “Thursday afternoon”. (18: 122)
• Tony is “supposed to meet with the Feds tomorrow”. (18: 123)

                                                      FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 2004

Serge and Lenny are hired to tour Doug, Keith, Rusty and Brad around Miami. (19: 124-126)

• There is a “midnight wind” blowing as Serge and Lenny pick up Doug and his three friends. (19: 124)

Miller and Bixby prepare to take Tony into custody at the Miami Executive airport. (19: 126-127)

Doug and his friends have Serge and Lenny drive them to the airport so they can pull a practical joke on one of their fellow salesmen.  Their joke backfires and, instead of staging the pretend kidnapping of their friend, they accidentally grab Tony and shove him into the back of the limo.  During the ensuing struggle, Brad is wounded, and Tony is killed.  Realizing the identity of the dead man in the back of the limo, Serge frantically speeds away from the airport.  During their escape, Keith is killed by an FBI sniper. (P: 1-9)

• Tony’s death occurs in “2004”. (P: 1)

As the limo speeds away from the airport, Miller and Bixby notice the “Serge & Lenny’s Florida Experience” magnetic sign on its side. (19: 127-128)

Serge and his group throw Tony and Keith into a Dumpster in a Collins Avenue alley.  While cleaning out the limo’s interior, they discard the innocent-looking McDonald’s cup Tony was carrying.  Holding a fake cardboard movie camera, Serge follows the bullet-riddled limo back onto Collins Avenue astride a stolen motorcycle.  The gamble pays off as onlookers assume Serge is merely filming an action movie. (21: 137-143)

Using his flight attendant friend, Bridget, Serge secures a room at the Sheraton Bal Harbour.  City and Country track down Serge and join the group inside the hotel room.  The unlicensed doctor Serge hires to treat Brad’s gunshot wound arrives but is unable to save Brad’s life.  The Palermo mob calls Serge and demands Tony’s safe return.  Keeping to himself that Tony is dead, Serge hangs up on them and tells his friends they need to kidnap another member of the Palermo family to use as a bargaining chip. (23: 150-161)

• Serge and his friends watch the “evening” edition of the Action Five News. (23: 156)
• The news mentions “last weekend’s arrests” of some Dolphins players might have consequences for the team’s “playoff hopes”.  This indicates it is early January 2004. (23: 156)
• Serge says the off-the-grid doctor makes house calls on the “weekend”.  The doctor visits Serge’s room at the Sheraton Bal Harbour on a Friday evening. (23: 158)

                                              SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 2004

Discovering Tony’s corpse inside the Dumpster, Miller and Bixby become convinced Serge is a mob assassin hired to prevent Tony from going into the Witness Protection Program. (22: 144-149)

• Miller and Bixby discover Tony’s and Keith’s bodies in the dumpster “twelve hours” before this scene.  Since this scene occurs as the “morning shift” arrives at the FBI headquarters, it is assumed it occurs the following morning after Tony’s death. (22: 144)

Serge and Lenny mistake Mick Dafoe for a member of the Palermo family and kidnap him from the airport. (25: 169)

Miller and Bixby run across a recent letter Serge wrote to Katie Couric asking her to bring the Todayshow back to Miami. (26: 170-173)

• Miller and Bixby are “pushing into the third day of catnaps, caffeine and career fear”.  It is assumed these three days include whatever late-night activities they engaged in on Thursday in preparation for Tony’s Friday morning surrender. (26: 170)

As they flee the airport with the kidnapped Mick, Serge is forced to shoot out the tires from a pursing van belonging to the rival Sunshine Tours.  As make their way back to Miami Beach, Serge gets another threatening call from the Palermos.  Serge confesses Tony is dead, but bluffs that he has found the missing diamonds from the Star of India heist and is willing to trade them for his and his friends’ lives. (26: 173-177)

• Serge and Lenny “made their second getaway from the Miami Executive Airport in as many days”.  This indicates Mick’s kidnapping occurs on a Saturday. (26: 173)

Serge and his friends check in to the same Deauville hotel room where Paul and Ringo stayed when the Beatles visited Miami Beach in 1964. (28: 183-187)

Miller and Bixby visit Mahoney at the mental hospital.  Mahoney reveals to them what the cryptic “Beatles room” reference in Serge’s letter to Katie Couric means. (29: 188-189)

Serge and his entourage visit Roy’s barbershop in the Deauville’s basement.  Hearing that Serge is looking into Sergio’s disappearance, Roy suggests he visit Coltrane at the Fifth Street Gym. (29: 190-194)

• Serge is looking out the window at “full sunlight” while having sex with Country. (29: 190)

Miller and Bixby scour Serge’s abandoned Deauville hotel room for clues. (29: 194-195)

At the Fifth Street Gym, Coltrane tells Serge that he should seek out Sergio’s old journal and suggests Moondog might have more information about its whereabouts. (30: 196-200)

McDonald’s holds a press conference announcing their latest Peel-and-Win contest.  An executive from Strauss & Levy takes the million-dollar grand prize-winning beverage cup from his office safe and ceremoniously places it among a shipment of identical-looking cups bound for a random destination somewhere in the country. (32: 209-210)

While meeting with Moondog at the Lyric Theater, Serge learns his grandfather used to keep his journal inside an old cigar box filled with his collection of Florida souvenirs.  Moondog is unexpectedly shot by an assassin.  Leaving the wounded Moondog in Lenny’s care, Serge runs out to the street but finds the assailant has inexplicably vanished. (32: 210-214)

                                                   SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2004

Serge takes his friends to visit Greek Tommy at his apartment above a trendy nightclub.  While in the middle of telling Serge he should ask Chi-Chi about the whereabouts of Sergio’s souvenir box, Greek Tommy is wounded by a bullet fired by the mysterious assassin.  Serge runs after the gunman and captures him on the nightclub dancefloor. (33: 215-219)

• Serge is reunited with Greek Tommy “just after two A.M”. (33: 217)

After being forced to drink Serge’s cocaine and crystal meth-laced energy drink, the assassin is set free in the middle of Washington Avenue. Desperate to counter the effects of the dangerous stimulants, the assassin sprints from the limo and steals some pure-grain alcohol from a nearby liquor store.  The gunman frantically consumes the liquor, spilling most of it on his clothing.  Lenny casually flicks a joint out of the limo and inadvertently sets the assassin on fire. (33: 219-223)

Serge locates Chi-Chi at an anti-Castro meeting.  As the two discuss the search for Sergio’s souvenir box, Chi-Chi whispers the meeting has been compromised by Castro’s spies.  Serge comes up with a plan to deal with the unwanted intruders. (35: 229-235)

• It is “five A.M”. when Serge visits the Jackie Gleason Theater. (35: 229)

Learning that Serge briefly worked for Radio Martí, Miller and Bixby theorize he could be an undercover CIA asset on loan to the Palermos.  Concerned there might be a conspiracy bigger than simply stopping Tony’s surrender to the FBI, they report their findings to their boss, Director Webb. (35: 236-238)

At the nightly anti-Castro meeting, Serge informs the group of exiles that plans are in place to invade Cuba and topple the Castro regime.  After the meeting, the undercover Cuban agents radio the news of the impending invasion to their masters in Havana. (35: 238-239)

• The second Cuban exile meeting begins “after dark”. (35: 238)

                                                 MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2004

As word of the invasion reaches the Cuban government, an undercover CIA agent within the Cuban military secretly radios Langley to warn them Castro is aware of impending attack. (37: 245-246)

• The Cuban military leaders meet at “one A.M.” to discuss the invasion rumors. (37: 245)

Aware that an invasion of Cuba is being orchestrated without his knowledge, CIA Chief Renfroe convinces himself Chi-Chi is responsible for the obvious attempt to marginalize him and his Miami station. (37: 246-248)

• Renfroe learns about the impending invasion “just before dawn”. (37: 246)

Renfroe meets with FBI Director Webb.  Their mutual paranoia of one another leads them to secretly conclude that the other man’s agency is behind the invasion. (37: 248-250)

Mort the Undertaker tells Serge that Lou has Sergio’s souvenir box. (38: 251-253)

• “Sunshine” is coming through the door as Mort enters SoBe Showgirls. (38: 252)

Serge and Chi-Chi visit Lou’s apartment, but find the place abandoned and in a state of disarray, as if she was forced to leave in a hurry. (38: 253-258)

Mahoney informs Miller and Bixby that Serge’s next stop will be the location of Jake LaMotta’s old nightclub. (38: 258-259)

Miller and Bixby spot Serge standing on Collins Avenue and prepare to arrest him.  Seconds before they spring into action, they get a call from Director Webb to stand down. Oblivious to his good fortune, Serge returns to the limo and gets a call from Renfroe, who wants to meet with Chi-Chi to discuss the invasion. (38: 259-266)

Renfroe meets with Chi-Chi at the Venetian Pool and pledges his support for the invasion. (39: 271-273)

As Chi-Chi as he tells Serge about Renfroe’s support of the invasion, a new, second assassin attempts to kill the elderly Cuban.  Serge chases down the gunman and subdues him. (39: 273-274)

Serge tries to slowly kill the second assassin with a leaf blower inside the Scarface room on Ocean Drive.  Realizing how foolish his plan was, Serge sheepishly admits to his friends the hardware store was all out of chainsaws. (39: 274-278)

• As Serge tries to kill the gunman with a leaf blower, he laments it might take him “all weekend”. (39: 277)

Hearing that Serge plans to kill Mr. Palermo, Doug and Rusty flee the limo in a panic and surrender to a nearby police car.  Concerned that his two customers will run afoul of some dirty cops on Palermo’s payroll, Serge stakes out the police station they are taken to.  Serge’s fears are seemingly confirmed when he spots Doug and Rusty being taken from the station in the back of police cruiser and driven out to one of Palermo’s warehouses at the Port of Miami. (39: 278-281)

Serge rams the limo through the warehouse door in a daring rescue attempt.  Rusty is gunned down by Mr. Palermo’s goons.  Getting Doug back in the limo, Serge speeds away from the port. (39: 281-288)

• “Sunlight” is seen from the warehouse doors which Serge crashes the limo through. (39: 284)

Serge checks his group into the Fontainebleau’s ‘Goldfinger’ suite, which is directly below Mr. Palermo’s suite. (41: 292-295)

Renfroe concludes the Miami mob is helping Serge and Chi-Chi with the invasion. (41: 295)

Inspired by the 007 movie, Serge tries to kill the assassin by spray painting him gold. The gold-painted assassin manages to escape through the balcony.  The assassin reaches the ground but is killed when he steps into the path of a delivery truck. (41: 295-297)

Directly above the ‘Goldfinger’ suite, Mr. Palermo’s gin game is interrupted by a call from Renfroe, who pledges his support for the impending liberation of Cuba. (41: 297)

Serge places the suite’s microwave near the room’s ceiling, which is situated directly below Mr. Palermo’s suite.  Turning on the device, Serge kills Mr. Palermo by short circuiting the elderly crime lord’s pacemaker.  While looking through the assassin’s wallet, Serge finds the address to the man’s mysterious employer. (41: 298-300)

• Serge states Mr. Palermo’s gin games at the Fontainebleau have occurred the “same time, same place, every week for fifty years”.  However, this does not mean the card games are played only once a week.  It was previously stated Palermo played cards there on a “Thursday” (18: 122).  But, working forward from the “Friday” (14: 103) which Tony is killed, if this scene were to take place on the following Thursday, it would equate to three additional (and unaccounted for) days Serge and his friends have been driving around town. (41: 300)

Renfroe convinces himself Palermo was murdered by the Cubans. (42: 301-302)

Chi-Chi convinces CIA Chief Renfroe to release hundreds of the meanest, toughest Mariel exiles from prison, and allow them to participate in the invasion.  Meanwhile, Miller and Bixby part ways when Miller refuses to give up on the search for Serge. (42: 302-304)

The spy inside the Cuban military radios Langley with the news the invasion force has been infiltrated by Cuban operatives from Chi-Chi’s anti-Castro exile meeting. (44: 311-312)

• The Cuban military leaders’ meeting ends at “night”. (44: 312)

                                                    TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2004

As the invasion force (comprised solely of Cuban spies, Miami mobsters and Mariel undesirables) sets sail for Cuba, Serge notifies Action Five News about the operation. (44: 312-314)

• Since there are “fashion photographers shooting swimsuit models” at Jimbo’s, it is assumed the invasion force departs for Cuba during the daytime. (44: 313)

Learning the invasion force has been infiltrated by Cuban spies, and therefore doomed to failure, Renfroe decides to preemptively leak a story to the press about how he and his CIA station have been secretly working with the Cuban government to foil the illegal invasion.  Realizing there is one man who can refute this cover story, Renfroe sends his agents out to kill Serge. (44: 314-316)

Serge’s limo is suddenly surrounded by Renfroe’s agents. (46: 320-323)

• The CIA agents surround Serge’s limo on a “breezy afternoon”. (46: 320)

Renfroe learns the media is describing the invasion as a brilliant coup by the CIA to trick Castro into capturing a boatload of Cuban spies, Mariel undesirables and Miami mobsters.  He suddenly realizes Serge is the now the one man who can vouch for his role in the invasion and orders his agents to abort their mission to kill Serge. (46: 323-325)

• The invasion force left “earlier today”. (46: 324)

Serge, Lenny and Doug enter the address they found in the assassin’s wallet.  Inside the apartment, Serge finds Sergio’s old souvenir box and the missing diamonds.  Lou enters the apartment and realizes the mystery man who has been asking questions around town about the missing diamonds, and whom she hired hitmen to deal with is actually ‘little Serge’.

Agent Miller burst in and takes the diamonds at gunpoint.  Doug, explaining he has been secretly working for the Palermo family the whole time, whips out a gun and forces Miller to hand over the gems.  When the old bum from the alley unexpectedly walks into the apartment, Miller takes advantage of the distraction to kill Doug and run off with the diamonds.  Serge realizes the old bum is his long-lost grandfather, Sergio. (46: 325-331)

Miller comes under attack by a Palermo hit squad.  He buries the diamonds for safe keeping but ends up taking their location with him to the grave as he is gunned down. (46: 331)

Sergio joins Serge and his friends in the limo.  As the drive away, Sergio discovers the McDonald’s cup he fished out the trash is the grand-prize-winning cup. (46: 331-332)

                                               SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2004

Serge and Lenny drop Mick off at the airport. (E: 333-334)

Sergio and the No Name Gang reunite over drinks at the Fontainebleau. (E: 334-336)

• Agent Miller stole the diamonds “a couple of days ago”. (E: 335)

Renfroe celebrates the public relations coup against Castro. (E: 336)

                                                 MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2004

The Chamber of Commerce decide to hire Serge and Lenny to escort Katie Couric and Matt Lauer around Miami. (E: 336-339)

• The Today show will be in Miami “next week” to cover the International Conference of Latin Mayors. (E: 338)

                                                 MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2004

Serge, Lenny and Sergio pick up the Today show hosts in Sergio’s brand-new Rolls Royce. (E: 339)

Pursued by the police, Serge runs through the Note on the Type room. (NotT: 340)

• The Note on the Type narrator says Serge ruined the “Today show this morning”. (NotT: 340)

Serge makes his escape through the About the Author narrator’s room. (AtA: 341)

                             “The key to life, Serge knew, was the diligent keeping of lists”

                                                 - Hammerhead Ranch Motel (E: 287)

• Alphonse “Al” Capone (A.K.A. Scarface)
• John Lennon
• Paul McCartney
• George Harrison
• Ringo Starr
• Carolina Garcia-Aguilera
• Cassius Clay (A.K.A. Muhammad Ali)
• Angelo Dundee• Malcolm Little (A.K.A. Malcolm X)
• Sam Cooke
• Giacobbe “Jake” LaMotta
• Meyer Lansky
• Sam Giancana
• Santos Trafficante, Jr.
• Brian Kelly (as Porter Ricks)
• Luke Halpin (as Sandy Ricks)
• Tommy Norden (as Bud Ricks)
• Katie Couric
• Matt Lauer

• Yellow 1967 Mercury Cougar (SAE cargo volume: 9.1 cu ft.)
• Mrs. Lippowicz’s black Dodge van
• Black limousine #1
• Black limousine #2
• Kawasaki 500 motorcycle

1) Unnamed assassin #1 - Burned to death after he is forced to drink an energy drink 

                                                  spiked with cocaine and crystal meth.  In a panic to lower his 

                                                  heart rate, he sloppily consumes a bottle of pure grain alcohol, 

                                                  which spills onto his clothes.  His alcohol-soaked clothing is 

                                                  accidentally set on fire when it is hit with a lit joint Lenny throws 

                                                  away.

2) Unnamed assassin #2 - Hit by a delivery truck after being covered from head-to-toe in 

                                                    gold paint.

3) Carmine Palermo - Heart failure after his pacemaker is deactivated by a microwave 

                                           oven.

TOTAL GRADUATES = 3

COURSE AUDITS = 0

GRADUATES TO DATE = 25

COURSE AUDITS TO DATE = 14

• Chrome-plated .45 pistol *
• .38 pistol (assumed to be the pistol inside the “.38 shoulder holster” (15: 107))
• Colt handgun
• Luger pistol
• Colt Python revolver
• Beretta pistol
• Sawed-off shotgun

​* This is possibly the same “trusty .45 automatic” mentioned in The Big Bamboo (3: 42), which ​is further confirmed as being Serge’s “favorite Colt .45 automatic” in Atomic Lobster (21: 149).

• “Rule Number One: Everyone is always welcome to show respects.” (4: 39)
• “The number-one rule in life: Anything where you’re your own boss isn’t really a job.” (6:53)
• “That’s the number-one rule in life: Always do what makes you feel better at all times.” (13:94) 
• “Rule Number One is that Rule Number One is whatever you want it to be at any time based on self-interest, blinding rationalization and petulance.” (13: 94)
• “That’s the number-one rule in life: Always tell people exactly what they want to hear at all times.” (26: 177)
• “Rule Number One: Life is like an orgasm.  It’s here and then it’s gone, so you better be paying attention.” (41: 293)
• “Rule Number One: Pizza is always still good.” (41: 298)

1. Develop and test-market a new energy drink
2. Complete rehabilitation and release of endangered Loxahatchee marsh mouse
3. Solve the mystery of his grandfather Sergio’s apparent-suicide
4. Recover the missing diamonds from the Star of India heist
5. Cripple the Mob in South Florida
6. Embarrass Fidel Castro on the global stage
7. Restore the reputation of the U.S. intelligence community
8. Lure NBC’s the Today show back to Miami
9. Participate in my times like Robert Kennedy (depending on weather)
10. Accomplish all-of-the-​above through clean-burning, earth-friendly venture-capital business that involves spiritual growth, historical appreciation and the Internet.

• Marijuana
• Coffee Liqueur (in a White Russian)
• Vodka (Finlandia)
• Beer (Heineken, Grolsch, Budweiser, Bud Light)
• Whiskey (Jack Daniel’s)

• Coconuts (29: 189)
• Bowling pins (38: 258)

PROLOGUE

(pg 0)  Cadillac Beach was published on Tuesday, February 3, 2004.

(pg 5)   The span of the Dolphin Expressway which crosses the “Miami River” is not a 

               “drawbridge”.

(pg 6)  The “executive airport on the west side of Miami International” most likely 

              describes Miami International’s General Aviation Center.  However, it is located on 

              the north side of the airport.  The West Cargo Base is located on the western end 

              of the airport.

CHAPTER 1

(pg 13)  Serge is camping out in a “swamp nestled in the quarter-loop of a freeway 

               interchange  in the part of Tampa where I-275 dumps Busch Gardens’ visitors 

               off for thrifty motels and breakfast buffets”.  This seems to describe the 

               Interstate 275 Exit 50 at Busch Boulevard.

(pg 14)  Serge has escaped from Chattahoochee “a few times”.  One of these occurrences

                was chronicled in Hammerhead Ranch Motel.

(pg 22)  Serge mentions the “72’ Olympic basketball final”.  He is referring to the 

                controversy surrounding the resetting of the game clock and adding three 

                seconds to the end of the game. As a result of the additional three seconds, 

                the Soviets managed to win the game 51 – 50 and were awarded the gold 

                medal. In protest, the members of Team USA refused their silver medals, which 

                are stored in vault in a Lausanne, Switzerland to this day.

CHAPTER 2

(pg 25)  The “bloody shoot-out off Old Dixie Highway” Serge is referring to occurred on 

                Friday, April 11, 1986 when the FBI cornered bank robbers Michael Lee Platt and 

                William Russell Matix at 12201 Southwest 82nd Avenue, Pinecrest, FL., one block 

                east of South Dixie Highway (U.S. Highway 1).

CHAPTER 3

(pg 29)  Serge and Lenny are currently “living together in South Florida”.  This is a 

                reference to Mrs. Lippowicz’s home in Pompano Beach.

(pg 29)  Realizing he and Lenny have stumbled into Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress, 

                Serge states, “I loved this ride when I was a kid.”  The exhibit originally debuted 

                at the 1964 New York World’s Fair as the center piece for the General Electric 

                pavilion.  It was moved to Disneyland in 1967, but was later relocated to Walt 

                Disney World. It opened to the public on Wednesday, January 15, 1975, when

                Serge was twelve years old.

(pg 30)  Serge describes Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress rotating theater as a “big 

                round stage cut into five pizza slices twenty years apart”. There are only four 

                sections – or acts – in the theater.

CHAPTER 4

(pg 33)  Serge is driving a “rusted-out yellow `67 Mercury Cougar”. If the “yellow” is the  

                Cougar’s original, factory paint job, it is Jamaican yellow.

CHAPTER 5

* No Notes.

CHAPTER 6

(pg 49)  Lenny and his mother live in a “modest blue ranch house” which sits “in the 

                shadow of the I-95 interchange near Pompano Beach”.  In The Stingray Shuffle 

                (25: 189), the house is described as a “single-story concrete ranch house next to 

                the interstate ramp. White, baby-blue trim”.

(pg 49)  Lenny is “forty-eight” years old. In The Stingray Shuffle (25: 189) he is said to be 

                “forty-two” years old in December 1997.  Therefore, Lenny was born around late 

                1955 or early 1956. This means he is about seven years older than Serge.

(pg 50)  Serge has been caring for Mr. Vonnegut for the “last five months”.

(pg 59)  President John F. Kennedy visited Miami on Monday, November 18, 1963.

(pg 59)  Robert Franklin Stroud (A.K.A. Birdman of Alcatraz) died on Thursday, 

                November 21,  1963.

CHAPTER 7

(pg 66)  Lenny says the Mystery Date board game in his room is his “sister’s”.  Therefore, 

                Lenny has a sister; however, It’s not established if she is an older or younger 

                sibling.

CHAPTER 8

* No Notes.

CHAPTER 9

(pg 74)  The I Love Lucy episode Deep Sea Fishing (Season 6, episode 7) first aired on 

                Sunday, November 11, 1956.  In the episode, Lucy and Ricky’s room at the Eden 

                Roc is clearly  shown to be Room #919. Ethel and Fred are shown to be staying 

                in Room #921.

CHAPTER 10

* No Notes.

CHAPTER 11

(pg 82)  The Life and Times of Miami Beach was written by Ann Armbruster and released 

                on Tuesday, October 31, 1995.

CHAPTER 12

(pg 87)  Murray Franklin’s club is the location where Frank Sinatra discovered Don Rickles.

(pg 87)  The Surfaris’ “Wipe Out” reached #2 in the Billboard Charts in autumn 1963.

(pg 87)  The version of “If I Had a Hammer” heard in the bar was most likely the Trini  

                Lopez version.  His version became a hit and reached #3 in the United States in 

                1963.  It is possible it could have been the version sung by The Seekers, who also 

                recorded the song in 1963.  However, The Seekers’ version was never recognized 

                as a hit in the charts.

(pg 87)  The Crystal’s “Da Doo Ron Ron” reached #3 on the Billboard Charts on Saturday, 

                May  11, 1963.

(pg 88)  According to Sergio, Pablo and Gloria are “going through tough financial times,” 

                and Gloria “had to take a sales job at Burdines on the weekends”.

(pg 89)  Sergio has been on his medication for the last “twenty years”.

CHAPTER 13

* No Notes.

CHAPTER 14

* No Notes.

CHAPTER 15

* No Notes.

CHAPTER 16

* No Notes.

CHAPTER 17

(pg 114)  The waiter at Fox’s brings Serge and the reporter “sodas”.  This is one of the rare 

                 times Serge is seen drinking something other than coffee or bottled water.

(pg 115)  Greek Tommy mentions he “got one of the new half dollars”.  The Kennedy 

                half- dollar was first released in April 1964.  However, this scene must occur 

                before Sergio meets Lou, which is before Monday, February 17, 1964.  Therefore, 

                Greek Tommy  must have acquired the not-yet-released coin through one of his 

                underworld  connections.

(pg 116)  The Miami “Dolphins” first season was in 1966.  The team’s name was picked 

                 through a contest held in 1965.  Out of the 19,843 entries, which comprised over 

                 a thousand different name suggestions, the name Dolphins won out with a 

                 majority of 622 entrants suggesting it.

CHAPTER 18

* No Notes.

CHAPTER 19

* No Notes.

CHAPTER 20

(pg 129)  Sergio’s parents (Serge’s great-grandparents) are María and José Gonzales.

(pg 129)  María and José’s parents (Serge’s great-great grandparents) “arrived from Cuba 

                 on an illegal steamer in the confusion of the Spanish-American War”.

(pg 129)  The “Flaglers, Fishers, Tuttles, and Brickells were living people” are references 

                  to Henry Morrison Flagler, Carl G. Fisher, Julia Tuttle, and William Brickell.

(pg 133)  “Jai alai” means ‘merry festival’ in Basque Spanish.

(pg 133)  The “West Palm Beach Fronton” caught fire and was destroyed in the early 

                 hours of Tuesday, December 26, 1978.

CHAPTER 21

(pg 139)  Serge has a “a giant chrome .45 automatic”.  This is a typographical error; the 

                  handgun is a semi-automatic.

(pg 140)  To reach the alley where he dumps Tony and Keith, Serge begins by driving 

                  down “Collins”.  He makes a “right on Fourteenth Street, then a quick left” into 

                  an alley.  This means the alley is Collins Court, which is behind the Club Deuce.

CHAPTER 22

(pg 145)  Serge’s “burned-down shotgun shack in Tampa” is a reference to Triggerfish 

                  Twist.

(pg 146)  Serge is a suspect in “four homicides” and wanted for questioning in “nine 

                  more”.  At this point, Serge is known to have killed twenty-two people.

CHAPTER 23

(pg 153)  City and Country tell Serge, “How dare you ditch us on the side of the road like

                  that!”  This is assumed to be a reference to The Stingray Shuffle, when he and 

                  Lenny abandoned them at Bok Tower and Gardens.

CHAPTER 24

(pg 162)  “Desi Arnaz was discovered” by bandleader Xavier Cugat while he was the 

                  guitarist for the Siboney Septet at the Roney Plaza Hotel.

(pg 163)  Louisiana’s name is misspelled as “Lousiana”.

(pg 163)  Since Lou’s last name is “Rhodes”.  It is possible she is somehow related to 

                 Sharon and Rachael Rhodes.

(pg 163)  Lou’s fiancée, Big Al is gunned down at the intersection of Washington Avenue 

                 and “Fifteenth Street”.

(pg 165)  The fact Lou, after leaving Roy, makes a “left at Fourteenth” to reach the Club 

                  Deuce, indicates Roy’s pawnshop is located somewhere in the 1400 block of 

                  Washington Avenue.

(pg 165)  Since the Beatles’ “Twist and Shout” was not released until Monday, March 2, 

                  1964, it is not the version Lou plays on the Club Deuce’s jukebox.  Instead, it 

                  is the Isley Brothers’ version of the song, which was a successful chart-topper 

                  during that time.

CHAPTER 25

* No Notes.

CHAPTER 26

(pg 173)  Serge’s letter to Katie Couric mentions he once saw her in the “Rainbow Room  

                 atop the GE Building”.  He mentioned this encounter to the Books, Booze and 

                 Broads in The Stingray Shuffle (32: 252).

(pg 173)  The “Rainbow Room” is located on the 65th floor of the 30 Rockefeller Plaza, 

                  not in the “GE Building”.

(pg 175)  The “Soup Dragons CD” played in the limo is most likely Lovegod, which was 

                  released  on Thursday, July 12, 1990.

CHAPTER 27

(pg 179)  The trial of “Jack Ruby” began on Monday, February 17, 1964.

(pg 179)  The first “Mustang” (the 1964 Mustang ½) was introduced to the public during 

                  the 1964 New York World’s Fair on Friday, April  17, 1964.  Sergio can get ahold 

                  of one “two months” early because he knows “a guy at the dock”.

(pg 180)  The Beatles performed on the Ed Sullivan Show “last night”.  They performed 

                  on the show on Sunday, February 16, 1964.  The show was broadcast live from 

                  the Napoleon Ballroom at the Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach.

(pg 180)  The photo of the “chimpanzee wearing a wig” is a reference to J. Fred Muggs, 

                  Dave  Garroway’s mascot on the Today show.

CHAPTER 28

(pg 184)  The “Crab Shack” at the location of the old Peppermint Lounge is misnamed. 

                  It should be The Crab House.

(pg 185)  While driving to the Deauville, Lenny “reached Sixty-ninth Street and angled 

                  up the drive” to the hotel.  This is a typographical error; the hotel is at the 

                   intersection of Collins Avenue and Sixty-seventh Street.

(pg 185)  The Beatles stayed in three hotel rooms at the Deauville.  Bunking together, 

                  “Paul and Ringo’s” room was 1219, while John and Cynthia Lennon shared 

                  Room 1211.  George’s hopes of having a room all to himself were dashed when

                  radio DJ Murray the K followed the band from New York City down to Miami 

                  and shared room 1218 with him.

(pg 186)  Dafoe and Lenny are watching the “Florida State game and the Notre Dame 

                  game”.  Unfortunately, neither football team played on Friday, January 2, 2004.  

                  This is true of  both schools’ basketball teams as well.

(pg 186)  Dafoe bets “a dime on USC”.  Since USC played the Rose Bowl on Thursday, 

                  January 1,  2004, which is the day before Dafoe places the bet, it is assumed 

                  he is referring to the upcoming USC / St. Andrews basketball game on Saturday, 

                  January 3, 2004.

CHAPTER 29

(pg 188)  Agent Miller mentions Mahoney “tracked Serge to Tampa in `97”.  This is a  

                  reference to Triggerfish Twist.

(pg 188)  Miller claims Mahoney picked up Serge’s trail “again when Serge infiltrated the 

                  governor’s campaign in ‘02”.  This is one of the few references in the Serge 

                  Storms series to Orange Crush.  The other known reference to that novel is 

                  when Justin Weeks reports on Serge’s criminal file in Hurricane Punch (15: 123).

(pg 189)  Mahoney claims Serge “ran with a wrong-number dizzy for the juju”.  Since this 

                  refers to a person who enjoys smoking marijuana, Mahoney could be talking 

                  about either Coleman or Lenny.

(pg 189)  Mahoney states the last time he heard from Serge, he was “mixing with some 

                  trouble boys on the flimflam, putting the screws to a Peterman after the box 

                  job”.  Roughly translated, Mahoney is saying Serge was mixed up with some 

                  gangsters (trouble boys) in some sort of swindle (flimflam) and they were 

                  putting pressure (screws) on a safe cracker (Peterman) after a safe heist 

                  (box job).  Keeping in mind Mahoney might not be the most reliable narrator 

                  at the moment, this could possibly a reference to an undocumented account 

                  of one of Serge’s adventures.

(pg 190-191)  The “Aquatronics [sic] condo on Brickell with the cutout” Serge mentions 

                         while having sex with Country is the 500 Brickell East & West Towers, which

                         was designed by the Arquitectonica architecture corporation.

(pg 192)  Robert Goulet “forgot the words to the national anthem” during the second 

                 Ali vs. Liston fight, on Tuesday, May 25, 1965.  He sang ‘dawn’s early ‘night.’

(pg 195)  The current “Mayor of Miami Beach” Serge writes to is David Dermer (D).

CHAPTER 30

(pg 197)  The Beatles visited Cassius “Clay’s training camp” on Tuesday, February 18, 1964.

(pg 199)  “Mickey Rourke” fought “Francisco Harris” on Saturday, April 25, 1992 in Miami. 

                  The fight ended in a draw decision.

CHAPTER 31

(pg 202)  The No Name Gang’s betting parlor is said to be “on Collins”.  It is later described

                   as being “up on Fifteenth” (32: 213).  This indicates the betting parlor is at the 

                   intersection of Collins Avenue and 15th Street.  However, it is later implied as 

                   being on “Washington Avenue” (33: 215) and stated as being “just shy of the 

                   (Lincoln Road) pedestrian mall” (33: 216).

(pg 203)  The typo stating Lou “has handy with a sap” is corrected to “was handy with a 

                   sap” in the Audio CD version of Cadillac Beach.

(pg 204)  Queen Elizabeth II gave birth to “Prince Edward” on Tuesday, March 10, 1964.

(pg 208)  Singer Sam Cooke could hardly be considered some “new guy” in February 

                   1964.  The singer had been well-known since the late 1950s.

CHAPTER 32

(pg 211)  Comedian “Louie Anderson” hosted the “Family Feud” from 1999 to 2002.

(pg 211)  Cassius Clay moved to Miami on Monday, December 19, 1960.  His trainer, Angelo 

                 Dundee, got him a room at the Mary Elizabeth Motel, which was located on the 

                 corner of Northwest Second Avenue and Northwest Seventh Street in Overtown. 

                 Shortly thereafter, Dundee arranged for Clay to live at the Sir John Motel.  

                 In 1963, Clay moved to a three-bedroom home at 4610 Northwest 15th Court, 

                 Miami.  It was from this front yard, on Thursday, February 17, 1966, Clay – now 

                 Muhammad Ali – uttered the famous quote, “I ain’t got no quarrel with them 

                 Viet Cong.”.  Later, in 1966, Ali moved to Chicago. It is unclear whether he ever 

                 lived at the “Alexander Apartments”. 

(pg 213)  The No Name Gang’s old betting parlor is located “up on Fifteenth”.

CHAPTER 33

(pg 216)  The betting parlor-turned-nightclub is “just shy of the (Lincoln Road) 

                  pedestrian mall”.

CHAPTER 34

(pg 224)  Sergio’s 1964 apartment is located on the “1400 block of Collins Ave”.

(pg 227)  The episode of the Jackie Gleason Show (A.K.A. American Scene Magazine) 

                  mentioned was episode 5 of Season 3, and aired on Saturday, October 24, 1964.

(pg 228)  After watching the filming of the Jackie Gleason Show, it is possible Sergio 

                  takes little Serge to the Gator Hook on the Loop Road.  Their visit to the 

                  infamous Everglades roadhouse is chronicled in Electric Barracuda (20: 184-186).

CHAPTER 35

(pg 231)  The two-hour Miami Vice series finale “Freefall” aired on Sunday, May 21, 1989.  

                 However, three more episodes were produced, and aired on the USA Network.  

                 (A fourth episode, Too Much, Too Late, was also produced, but, because of its 

                 graphic content, was not aired.)  Coincidentally, the last of these three USA 

                 Network episodes was Leap of Faith, a title which could also fit into the ‘six 

                 degrees of separation’ theme  of Serge’s trivia.

(pg 231)  The series premier of CSI: Miami, titled Golden Parachute, aired on Monday,  

                  September 23, 2002.

(pg 232)  Serge tells Lenny, “Let’s rock”, as they leave the Jackie Gleason Theater.

(pg 235)  Chi-Chi claims, of all the members of the No Name Gang, Mort was the 

                  “closest” to Sergio.

(pg 236)  Serge auditioned for Radio Martí a “few years back”.

CHAPTER 36

(pg 240)  After they attempted to enter the Monson Motor Lodge’s ‘whites-only’ 

                   restaurant, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ralph Abernathy were arrested 

                   in St. Augustine on Thursday, June 11, 1964.

(pg 240)  U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry issued his “Smoking and Health” report 

                   on Saturday,  January 11, 1964.

(pg 240)  John Lennon’s infamous comment of how The Beatles were “more popular 

                   than Jesus now” occurred during an interview conducted by journalist 

                   Maureen Cleave on Friday, March 4, 1966.  In August of that year, the U.S. teen 

                   magazine, Datebook, published his comments.  This led to the a wave of

                   anti-Beatle-mania.  Therefore, “The Beatles were bigger than Jesus” should be 

                   construed as an overall assessment of the group’s popularity in the later-half 

                   of 1964.  It is not meant to be a reference to Lennon’s similar comment made 

                   in 1966.

(pg 240)  On Sunday, June 16, 1963, Soviet textile worker Valentina Tereshkova 

                  (Code Name: Seagull) became the first woman in space.  Her spacecraft was 

                  Vostok VI.

(pg 241)  President Johnson’s, Daisy Girl, political commercial only aired once.  It was 

                  shown  during the Monday, September 7, 1964 broadcast of the NBC Monday 

                  Movie (David and Bathsheba).  Therefore, Sergio and the gang would not have 

                  been able to  see it on TV in Jack La Motta’s Club on Friday, October 30, 1964.

(pg 241)  The “Gulf of Tonkin” incident occurred on Sunday, August 2, 1964.

(pg 241)  Flipper’s New Adventure premiered on NBC on Saturday, September 19, 1964. 

                  Given the date of this scene, the episode Sergio is referring to is Dolphin For 

                  Sale (Season 1,  episode 5), which aired on Saturday, October 24, 1964.

(pg 241)  Flipper’s New Adventure starred actor Brain Keith as Porter Ricks.  In the 1963 

                  movie Flipper, Porter Ricks was played by The Rifleman star “Chuck Connors”.

(pg 241)  Considering the TV series “Branded” did not premier until Sunday, January 24,  

                  1965, it is doubtful Coltrane could be referencing the show back in October 1964.

                  Perhaps Coltrane saw some promotional footage of the show.

(pg 242)  Lenny Bruce was arrested for obscenity, resulting from his performance at the 

                  Café Au Go-Go in Greenwich Village, on Tuesday, April 7, 1964.  The ensuing trial 

                  resulted in a guilty verdict on Wednesday, November 4, 1964.

(pg 242)  Pumpernik’s Restaurant & Deli was the location for Larry King’s mid-morning 

                  radio show on AM 610 - WIOD.

CHAPTER 37

(pg 246)  Prior to operating out of Building 25 on the University of Miami’s south campus, 

                   the CIA’s local station was at 299 Alhambra Circle in Coral Gables.  In late 1961, 

                   with post-Bay of Pigs tensions rising between the United States and Cuba and 

                   CIA involvement to oust Castro escalating, the Coral Gables station was moved 

                   to the larger and more remote Building 25.

CHAPTER 38

(pg 253)  To get to Lou’s apartment, Serge and Chi-Chi travel through a “desolate stretch” 

                  of Miami “south of the river”.  It is implied that, on their way, they pass near an 

                  “empty Metrorail car” traveling “along its elevated track”.  The only place the 

                  Metrorail crosses the river is in the Brickell district – which can hardly be 

                  considered “desolate”.  Most likely, Serge and Chi-Chi cross the river into Brickell, 

                  and then travel west into the East Little Havana area. (Note: Because the 

                  directions are so vague, there’s no way to say for certain where Lou’s apartment 

                  is located.  But but the Barcelona Apartments at 1260 Southwest Sixth Street is 

                  a good stand-in.)

(pg 256)  The “HIV-positive Muppet” Serge mentions in his letter to the Wall Street 

                  Journal is  ‘Kami’, who was introduced in 2002 on the South African version of 

                  Sesame Street.

(pg 260)  Serge states it has been “thirty-two years” since the Miami Dolphins undefeated 

                  1972 season.

(pg 260)  The “circus midgets in aluminum Airstream encampment south of Tampa” 

                   Serge mentions was the cluster of retirement cottages behind the Gibtown 

                   Showmen’s Club auditorium.  The International Independent Showmen’s 

                   Association, Inc. (IISA) offered these cottages to any of its members, free of 

                   charge.  In the 1940’s, Gibsonton, FL. became a sanctuary for circus sideshow 

                   performers desiring a place where they would not attract unwanted attention 

                   and derision from the public.  The population grew so much that the local post 

                   office even erected a specially-designed low counter to accommodate the 

                   midget performers.

(pg 260)  Serge mentions a “home for elderly space chimps up at the Cape”.  He is 

                   referring to the Save the Chimps sanctuary, where over three hundred 

                   chimpanzees live.  The sanctuary was founded by Carole Noon in 1997 in 

                   response to the news that the United States Air Force was putting their 

                   chimps – a population of 140 living at Holloman Air Force Base – up for auction. 

                   Ms. Noon successfully acquired 21 of the chimpanzees in 1999.  However, the 

                   remaining 119 were sold to a biomedical research company, the Coulston 

                   Foundation.  Due to multiple violations of the Animal Welfare Act, the Coulston 

                   Foundation ended up filing for bankruptcy in 2002.  Save the Chimps swooped 

                   in and acquired Coulston’s 226 chimp population, including the 121 chimps 

                   they failed to get in 1999.  Unfortunately for Serge, he is a bit off on his 

                   geography, as the sanctuary is in Fort Pierce, not “the Cape”.

(pg 264)  Serge is slightly off while searching for the location of “Jake LaMotta’s Lounge”. 

                   The “Lum’s Hot Dogs” he attacks is at 2302 Collins Avenue – the old location of 

                   the Twenty-Three Club.  LaMotta’s nightclub was located next door, at 2300 

                   Collins Avenue.

CHAPTER 39

(pg 267)  Chi-Chi is “forty-five” years old when he visits the CIA safe house in “1964”.

(pg 270)  The I Love Lucy episode the Mafia members are watching is likely a rerun of  

                   Season 2, episode 4, Job Switching.  The episode originally aired on Monday,  

                   September 15, 1952. Side note: The conveyor belt Lucy and Ethel are manning 

                   in the  episode contained chocolate candies, not “cream pies”.

(pg 281)  Lenny mentions he “used to run a forklift at Home Depot”.

CHAPTER 40

(pg 290)  Moondog is wrong when he states they “started filming Goldfinger today”. 

                   Principal photography for Goldfinger (including the “Welcome to Miami 

                   Beach” airplane banner scene) began in Miami Beach on Monday, January 20, 

                   1964, and concluded in the Miami area five days later.  Goldfinger was released 

                   on Thursday, September 17, 1964.  Perhaps the plane Moondog sees in the sky 

                   is a promotional stunt advertising the (relatively) new film.

(pg 291)  Jack Roland Murphy (A.K.A. Murf the Surf), Allen Dale Kuhn, and Roger Fredrick

                  Clark stole the Star of India from the “Museum of Natural History” on Thursday, 

                  October 29, 1964.  They were arrested two days later.

CHAPTER 41

(pg 293)  In the movie, “Goldfinger’s room” at the Fontainebleau is room #905.

(pg 293)  “Jerry Lewis” filmed The Bellboy in the Hotel Fontainebleau.  Principal 

                  photography at the hotel occurred from Monday, February 8, 1960 to Saturday, 

                  March 5, 1960.

(pg 293)  In Goldfinger, Jill Masterson wears a black bikini, not a “white” one, as she 

                  assists  Goldfinger in his card cheating scheme.

CHAPTER 42

(pg 303)  Serge watched The Dirty Dozen “last night”.

CHAPTER 43

(pg 305)  Although the official address for Jimbo’s Place is 4201 Rickenbacker Causeway, 

                   its actual location was on Virginia Key, off Arthur Lamb Jr. Road, on the shore 

                   of the Lamar Lake lagoon, and to the east of the Central District Wastewater 

                   Treatment Plant.  The Lamar Lake Boat Dock is currently located there, with 

                   an address of 3801 Arthur Lamb Jr. Road.

CHAPTER 44

(pg 312)  The Flipper episode Serge is watching guest-starring Martin Sheen is titled 

                 Flipper and the Seal, which aired on Saturday, January 28, 1967.  Considering 

                 the show was  cancelled in April 1967, this could hardly be considered an “early 

                 Flipper” episode.

CHAPTER 45

(pg 318)  Martha and Vandellas’ “Dancing in the Street” was released on Friday, July 31, 

                  1964.

CHAPTER 46

(pg 323)  The “Y-100” radio station Serge listens to is WHYI-FM.

(pg 325) The lyrics Serge sings, “Thank you for lettin’ me be myself again!” is from the 

                  song “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)”, which was released in 

                  December 1969 by Sly and the Family Stone.

EPILOGUE

(pg 333)  Serge ditches City and Country at “a convenience store”.

(pg 337)  While praising Miami, Serge – in his ghost-written article for Mick Dafoe – states 

                  that the city has “a couple of decent pro football teams, the Dolphins and the 

                  Hurricanes.”.  The Miami Hurricanes are the University of Miami’s football team. 

                  Perhaps Serge was under pressure to meet a deadline for the article’s 

                  publication and inadvertently added the word “pro” in the text.