Volume 1 - Florida Roadkill

Orbit Motel Manager

First appearance; next seen in The Stingray Shuffle.  A weary-looking sixty-year-old Honduran man, four-feet-eleven-inches tall, thin build.

George Veale, III

Successful Tampa orthodontist and member of the Too White Krew Gasparilla Festival club who becomes Serge’s patsy in an insurance fraud scam.   Veale is a boorish, middle-aged man with a twenty-year-old trophy wife, a fondness for strip clubs, and a secret sexual fetish that involves strippers defecating into a goldfish bowl that is set down over his face.  He is forty-one years old, with a portly and untoned physique, beard, and a graying ponytail.

Costa Gorda Hitmen Team

Quartet of enforcers from the island of Costa Gorda, sent to Florida to retrieve the briefcase containing five million dollars in laundered drug money.  All four men are originally from Uzbekistan, but thanks to their cocaine cartel-inspired clothing and their thick, trimmed mustaches, they are usually mistaken for natives of the Caribbean island nation.

Sean Breen

First appearance; next seen in Hammerhead Ranch Motel.  A junior executive with the public relations firm, Turbo Image, who is embarrassed by his marketing achievements: creating the successful cartoon spokesman for Malathion - Malley the Dancing Malathon [sic] Bear, the public relations coup that resulted in Mo Grenadine’s election to the State Senate andrebranding the Rapid Response convenience store chain to Addiction World.  He is married to Karen Breen, father to Christopher and Erin, and has been best friends with David Klein since high school.  Sean is African-American with Irish descent, is typically good-natured and optimistic.  Based on the fact he was in high school during the 1976 Bicentennial, he is in his mid-to-late thirties.

David Klein

First appearance; next seen in Hammerhead Ranch Motel.  He is the assistant state attorney for the Tampa Bay area, who was the star quarterback and the homecoming king at Tampa High School in the mid-1970s.  David is the son of deceased World War II veteran, Reuben Klein;brother to Sarah Klein; and has been best friends with Sean Breen since high school.  He is Jewish, has rugged good-looks, is physically-fit, and is adept in self-defense and physical combat.  David is laconic, somewhat aloof, and is very cool under pressure.  Based on the fact that he attended high school during the 1976 Bicentennial, he is in his mid-to-late thirties.

Serge Alexander Storms

First literary appearance; last chronological appearance is in Cadillac Beach as he escapes from the Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee; appears in Triggerfish Twist during the summertime gap between Florida Roadkill’s Chapters 6 and 9; next seen in Hammerhead Ranch Motel.  Serge is a devout Floridaphile and historian; petty thief; scam artist and clinically-insane vigilante, with a near genius-level IQ.  Despite the lawlessness of his actions, Serge exhibits a strong moral code best described as “Think globally, act criminal locally.”   He was born on an unrevealed date in the early half of October 1962 at the West Palm Beach Memorial Hospital; and was raised in Riviera Beach by his parents, Gloria and Pablo Storms.  Serge graduated from Suncoast High School in the late 1970s and spent a year in prison in the mid-1980s for cocaine possession.  He is described as having Latin-American features, is six-feet tall, wiry and thin.  He has short-cropped dark hair that is graying at the temples, andpiercing blue eyes.  In Orange Crush (36: 258) he is said to weigh “one hundred and sixty pounds.”  His middle name, usually denoted by the initial “A”, is revealed to be “Alexander” in Pineapple Grenade (28: 255).

Seymour “Coleman” Bunsen

First appearance; appears in Triggerfish Twist during the summertime gap between Florida Roadkill’s Chapters 6 and 9; next seen in Torpedo Juice.  A petty criminal with numerous drug and alcohol dependencies, Coleman is described as overweight, with a generally disheveledappearance; sunken-in, beady eyes, and a head that is proportionally too large for his body. His hair color is unknown, but is likely dark brown, because he is mistaken The Hangover actor Zach Galifianakis in Shark Skin Suite (42: 300).  Despite being generally good-natured and harmless, thanks to a traumatic childhood experience (which resulted in his nickname, “Coleman”) he is “emotionally adrift” and is incapable of seeking “anyone’s approval” (5: 54). “Twenty-one” years ago, Coleman was “four” (5: 54) years old, so he is assumed to be twenty-five years old in the spring of 1997. However, in The Pope of Palm Beach (1: 16), a young Coleman is seen on Singer Island in 1965.  It is revealed in Shark Skin Suite that he has an older brother.

Johnny Vegas, the Accidental Virgin

First appearance; next seen in Hammerhead Ranch Motel. Despite his handsome looks, trust-fund wealth, and willing partners, Johnny is plagued by a lifetime of bizarre interruptions that have prevented him from losing his virginity.  He currently resides in his Bal Harbour condominium and uses his forty-foot cigarette boat to pick up attractive and willing women.  He is twenty-two years old, six-feet tall, weighs one hundred and ninety pounds, has a tanned and toned physique, and long black hair.

Blaine Crease

First literary appearance; last chronological appearance is in Triggerfish Twist; next seen Hammerhead Ranch Motel.  As correspondent for Florida Cable News and former stuntman, Blaine often engages in daring stunts to punctuate his in-the-field reports.  These daring feats have resulted in Blaine becoming Florida Cable News’s most recognizable and celebrated correspondents.

Natalie Rojas

First appearance; next seen in Cadillac Beach co-anchoring the news with Blaine Crease for Miami’s Action Five News.   She is currently an anchorwoman for Florida Cable News, as well as Blaine Crease’s co-worker.   Her last name is revealed in Cadillac Beach.

Sharon Rhodes (A.K.A. Sharon Putzenfus)

First appearance; appears in Triggerfish Twist during the summertime gap between Florida Roadkill Chapters 6 and 9; no further appearances to date after this novel.  She is an attractive,but deadly, con artist and stripper with multiple drug addictions.  Sharon is described as six-feet tall; with high cheekbones; full lips and pouting mouth; curly blond hair; and light freckles.  She has a tattoo of a rose dripping blood from its thorns on her left ankle.  It is revealed in Atomic Lobster that she has a younger, but almost identical-looking sister named Rachael Rhodes.

Wilber Putzenfus

Top claims executive for the Family First HMO who was briefly married to Sharon Rhodes.  He is described as one-hundred fifty pounds, pale skin, untoned physique, and a comb-overhair style.

Charles Saffron

The president and CEO of New England Life & Casualty secretly partnered with the Mierda Cartel to launder their drug money.  He is ruthless, confident, and is politically-connected to the power elites of the Tampa Bay area.  Saffron is six feet tall, has black hair, is ruggedly handsome, and has a small scar on the underside of his lip.  He is in his mid-to-late fifties.

Nigel Mount Batten

Sharon’s grifting partner and lover who was briefly married to wealthy Tampa Bay socialite, and recently widowed, Celeste Hamptons.

Susan Tchoupitoulas

A sergeant in the Key West Police Department who is, despite her competence as an officer, regularly harassed by her misogynic male co-workers.  Susan is the twenty-three year olddaughter of Sam Tchoupitoulas.  She is five-foot-eight, attractive, and typically wears her shoulder-length blond hair in a ponytail.

Samuel “Sam” Tchoupitoulas

A retired Hillsborough Deputy Sheriff who has been confined to a wheelchair ever since suffering a gunshot to the spine during the incident at Cockroach Bay in the mid-1980s.  Sam currently lives with his daughter, Susan, in their Olivia Street home in Key West.

Mo Grenadine (A.K.A. Holy Moly)

An unethical, but competent, private investigator and host of a right-wing radio talk show.  He used his radio show’s popularity to win a seat in the Florida state senate. Grenadine regularly spouts off his bigoted and homophobic rhetoric across the airwaves.  As a private eye, he is currently on retainer with New England Life & Casualty.  He is fifty-one years old.

Stinky, Cheese-Dick and Ringworm

A trio of ex-members of The Riders of Eternal Doom, Sunshine Chapter biker gang who briefly live at the Vista Isles West retirement community. Stinky was born in Dayton, Ohio.  Cheese-Dick is the smallest of the three, and has a body covered with scars due to his countless defeats in physical confrontations.  Ringworm, the de facto leader of the three, is six-foot six-inches tall, three hundred and fifty pounds, and sports a tattoo of the flaming Hindenburg on his barrel-like chest.

Jack Savage

First appearance (his image appears on a billboard advertising Vista Isles’ new Phase V); next seen in Orange Crush.  It is revealed in Orange Crush that Savage is a washed-up Hollywood actor who is currently a celebrity spokesman for Second Amendment rights.

Fred McJagger

First appearance; next seen in Hammerhead Ranch Motel.  He is a successful, unethical Florida land developer, and the owner of the Vista Isles retirement community. Aside from the Tampa area Vista Isles Phase I-IV and the upcoming Phase V, it is revealed in Orange Crush that his retirement community also includes Vista Isles East in Vero Beach.  He is sixty years old and is physically-fit.

Max Minimum

Aside from being the unscrupulous lead salesman for Vista Isles West, he also serves as Fred McJagger’s fixer for dealing with various problems that arise at the retirement community.  He secretly harbors a peculiar and deadly fetish for Barbie Dolls.

Dar-Dar

An aspiring assassin hired by Charles Saffron.  He is also the lead singer of the Tampa area death-metal band, Crucifixion Junkies.  His appearance is grungy; he is normally clad in all-black clothing; has long hair; and has an upside-down crucifix scarred into his forehead.

Captain Brian Xeno

First appearance; next seen in Hammerhead Ranch Motel. He is a surly and bigoted captain of a snorkel charter dive boat docked at Stock Island.

Tom “Crash” Johnson

As the Key West-based charter pilot who flies Charles Saffron to Fort Jefferson, Johnson is well-versed in the historic trivia of Fort Jefferson and the Dry Tortugas.  He is in his mid-twenties, and is described as lanky, with unkempt and curly hair, and handlebar mustache.

    NOTE - The novel's hardcover edition was used for the (Chapter : Page) notations

   There is a gap in Florida Roadkill’s timeline in which the events of Triggerfish Twist occur. The first half of Florida Roadkill ends with Serge reviewing the covertly-taken video of George Veale.  Serge watches the tape from the comfort of his Ybor City “shotgun shack” (6: 81).  This is Florida Roadkill’s final mention of Serge’s house, which is destined to be destroyed by fire in the beginning of Triggerfish Twist.  Therefore, all of the scenes leading up to Serge’s watching Veale on video must occur before Triggerfish Twist.  Working backwards from the numerous July 4th references in Triggerfish Twist, and taking into consideration the allotted space on the timeline for the events in Triggerfish Twist to unfold, Serge’s viewing the embarrassing video tape must occur no later than early May 1997.

   The second section of Florida Roadkill begins in “October” (8: 90) with Serge attempting to blackmail Veale in the backroom of the Red Snapper.  At this point, the summertime events of Triggerfish Twist have already occurred.  It is also during those summer months that Stinky, Cheese-Dick and Ringworm become the heroes of Vista Isles.

   This five-month gap raises the obvious question as to why Serge would wait so long between viewing the video and blackmailing Veale. One possibility could be Serge is . . . well, Serge, and he became sidetracked by the distractions of living on Triggerfish Lane.  Another reason could be the Red Snapper was raided by the police on Friday, July 4, 1997, during the climax of Triggerfish Twist.  The raid could have resulted in the club being shut down for an extended period, which prevented Serge the opportunity to do the necessary detective work of surveilling the club's patron from the video to learn his identity and where he lives.  Whatever the case, the references in Florida Roadkill and Triggerfish Twist establish that Serge’s house could not have burned down any later than the beginning of May and he could not have confronted Veale until that October.

• Sharon Rhodes - Attacked by a thawed-out pet caiman.
• ‘Sue - Stinky and Ringworm’s sunken corpses bobbing up the surface

                                                          (in order of appearance)

“Right Place, Wrong Time”

Written by Mac Rebennack

Performed by Dr. John

“I Just Want to Celebrate”

Written by Dino Fekaris & Nick Zesses

Performed by Rare Earth

“Smoke on the Water”

Written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillian, Roger Glover, John Lord & Ian Paice

Performed by Deep Purple

“Funky Cold Medina”

Written by Young MC, Michael L. Ross & Matt Dike

Performed by Tone Lōc

“Whole Lotta Love”

Written by John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant & Willie Dixon

Performed by Led Zeppelin

“Endless Love”

Written by Lionel Richie

Performed by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

“McHale’s Navy theme music”

Composed by Axel Stordahl

“Oye Como Va”

Written and performed by Tino Puente

“I Wanna Hold Your Hand”

Written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney

Performed by sock puppets on the Skipper Chuck’s Popeye Playhouse

“Kashmir”

Written by John Bonham, Jimmy Page & Robert Plant

Performed by Led Zeppelin

“Closer”

Written by Trent Reznor

Performed by Nine Inch Nails

“Love Rollercoaster”

Written by William “Billy” Beck, Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner, Marshall “Rock” Jones, Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks, Mervin “Merv” Pierce, Clarence “Satch” Satchell & James Diamond Williams

(Referenced by Ringworm)

“Where the Streets Have No Name”

Written and performed by U2

“Tear the Roof off the Sucker”

Written by Jerome Brailey, George Clinton & Bootsy Collins

Performed by Parliament

“Hot Stuff”

Written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards

Performed by the Rolling Stones

“Singin’ in the Rain”

Written by Arthur Freed & Nacio Herb Brown

(Referenced in the narrative about Malley’s tap-dancing performance)

“Take Me to the River”

Written by Al Green & Mabon “Teenie” Hodges

Performed by Talking Heads

"Dark Side of the Moon" (album)

All songs written by Roger Waters

Performed by Pink Floyd

“Money”

Written by Roger Waters

Performed by Pink Floyd

“Rocky Mountain Way”

Written by Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale, Rocke Grace & Kenny Passarelli

Performed by Joe Walsh

“Convoy”

Written William D. Fries Jr. & Louis F. “Chip” Davis

Performed by C.W. McCall (William D. Fries Jr’s pseudonym)

“Afternoon Delight”

Written by Bill Danoff

Performed by Starland Vocal Band

“Muskrat Love”

Written by Willis Alan Ramsey

Performed by Captain & Tennille (or possibly America)

“Last Train to Clarksville”

Written by Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart

(Referenced by Coleman)

“Bridge over Troubled Waters”

Written by Paul Simon

(Referenced by Coleman)

“Fight the Power”

Written by Carlton Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Hank Boxley & Keith Boxley

Performed by Public Enemy

“The Muppet Babies TV show theme song”

Composed by Hank Saroyan

(Referenced by Sean Breen)

“Star-Spangled Banner (National Anthem)”

Written by Francis Scott Key

Performed by Mary Chapin Carpenter.

“Put Your Hand in the Hand”

Written by Gene MacLellan

Performed by the busload of Promise Keepers

“Bohemian Rhapsody”

Written by Freddie Mercury

Performed by a group of Belgian student tourists

“I am Woman”

Written by Helen Reddy & Ray Burton

Performed by the busload of Promise Keepers

“You Don’t Have to Live Like a Refugee”

Written by Tom Petty

Performed by Serge Storms

“Smuggler’s Blues”

Written by Glenn Frey & Jack Tempchin

Performed by Serge Storms

“Hot Fun in the Summertime”

Written by Sly Stone

Performed by Sly and the Family Stone

“Keep on Chooglin’”

Written by John Fogerty

(Referenced by David Klein)

“Margaritaville”

Written by Jimmy Buffett

Performed by a Jimmy Buffett cover band

“Ramblin’ Man”

Written by Dickey Betts

Performed by the Allman Brothers

                                                        (in order of appearance)

Flora-Bama Lounge, Package, and Oyster Bar

17401 Perdido Key Drive, Pensacola, FL.

Cocoa Beach Pier & Mai Tiki Bar (currently the Rikki Tiki Tavern)

​​401 Meade Avenue, Cocoa Beach, FL.

Monkey Jungle

​​14805 SW 216th Street, Miami, FL.

Florida International University

​​11200 SW Eighth Street, Miami, FL.

Jungle Island/Parrot Gardens

​​1111 Parrot Jungle Trail, Miami, FL.

Holiday Inn

10775 Caribbean Boulevard, Cutler Bay, FL.

Last Chance Saloon

​​35800 South Dixie Highway (U.S. Highway 1), Homestead, FL.

Florida Keys Community College

​​5901 College Road, Key West, FL.

Sand Key Lighthouse

​​Approximately 10 miles south-by-southwest of the western tip of Key West, FL.

Rickenbacker Causeway (State Road 913)

Crosses Biscayne Bay, connects Miami, Virginia Key, and Key Biscayne, FL.

Café Exile (AKA Expatriate Café; currently Mangoes)

​​700 Duvall Street, Key West, FL.

Island Joe’s Café (possibly the unnamed Cuban lunch counter)

​​517 Fleming Street, Key West, FL.

Alfred A. McKethan Pine Island Beach State Park

​​10800 Pine Island Drive, Weeki Wachee, FL.

Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom

​​1180 Seven Seas Drive, Lake Buena Vista, FL.

Memorial Hospital of Tampa

​​2901 West Swann Avenue, Tampa, FL.

Florida State Fairgrounds

​​4800 U.S. Highway 301, Tampa, FL.

Palma Ceia Golf & Country Club

​​1601 South MacDill Avenue, Tampa, FL.

Florida Aquarium

​​701 Channelside Drive, Tampa., FL.

Tarpon Springs Heritage Museum

​​100 Library Lane (Beekman Lane), Tarpon Springs, FL.

Zorba’s Greek Bistro & Nightclub

​​504 & 508 Athens Street, Tarpon Springs, FL.

Craig Park (Spring Bayou)

100 Library Lane, Tarpon Springs, FL.

Taste of Greece Bakery

709 Dodecanese Boulevard, Tarpon Springs, FL.

Sheraton Sand Key Resort (the Jim Bakker & Jessica Hahn tryst hotel)

​​1160 Gulf Boulevard (State Road 699), Clearwater Beach, FL.

Bern’s Steak House

​​1208 South Howard Avenue, Tampa, FL.

Henry B. Plant High School

​​2415 South Himes Avenue, Tampa, FL.

Gandy Bridge (West Gandy Boulevard / U.S. Highway 92)

​​Crosses Old Tampa Bay; connects Hillsborough County and Pinellas County, FL.

Columbia restaurant

​​2117 East Seventh Avenue, Ybor City, Tampa, FL.

Cockroach Bay Preserve State Park

​​Ruskin, FL.

Coffee Cup restaurant

​​105 U.S. Highway 41N, Ruskin, FL.

Domino Park Boat Ramp

​​2201 Eighth Street SW, Ruskin, FL.

University of South Florida

​​4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL.

Ballast Point Park and Jules Verne plaque

​​5300 Interbay Boulevard, Tampa, FL.

Cherokee Club & José Martí historical marker

​​1330 East Ninth Avenue, Ybor City, Tampa, FL.

Hillsborough County Jail

​​1201 Orient Road, Tampa FL.

Riviera Garden Apartments (see page 57 in Chapter Notes & Vital Trivia)

​​2629 Avenue E, Riviera Beach, FL.

Lizane Apartments (see page 57 in Chapter Notes & Vital Trivia)

​​2701 Avenue E, Riviera Beach, FL.

Fisherman’s Paradise Apartments (Forty-nine West Apartments)

​​49 West Blue Heron Boulevard, Riviera Beach, FL.

(Unknown) apartments (see page 57 in Chapter Notes & Vital Trivia)

​​34 West Blue Heron Boulevard, Riviera Beach, FL.

Parramore’s Fruit House (see page 57 in Chapter Notes & Vital Trivia)

​​2500 Broadway (U.S. Highway 1), Riviera Beach, FL.

Riviera Groves & Packing House (see page 57 in Chapter Notes & Vital Trivia)

​​2815 Broadway (U.S. Highway 1), Riviera Beach, FL

Riviera Beach Drugs (see page 57 in Chapter Notes & Vital Trivia)

​​1301 Broadway (U.S. Highway 1), Riviera Beach, FL.

Burdines clothing store

​​401 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, FL.

West Palm Beach Fronton

​​1415 45th Street, Mangonia Park, West Palm Beach, FL.

Palm Beach Mall

​​1810 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL.

Palm Beach County Health Department, Riviera Beach

​​7289 Garden Road, Riviera Beach, FL.

Suncoast Community High School

​​1717 Avenue S, Riviera Beach, FL.

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

10165 McKinley Drive, Tampa, FL.

Florida Citrus Tower

​​141 North U.S. Highway 27, Clermont, FL.

Miami Seaquarium

​​4400 Rickenbacker Causeway (State Road 913), Key Biscayne, FL.

Epcot

​​200 Epcot Center Drive, Lake Buena Vista, FL.

Edison & Ford Winter Estate (Edison Museum)

​​2350 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL.

Bok Tower Gardens

​​1151 Tower Boulevard, Lake Wales, FL.

Fort De Soto Park

​​3500 Pinellas Baywatch S, St. Petersburg, FL.

Skipper’s Smokehouse

​​910 Skipper Road, Tampa, FL.

La Teresita Bakery & Café

​​3248 West Columbus Drive, Tampa, FL.

Hub bar (original location)

​​400 East Zack Street, Tampa, FL.

Hub bar (current location)

​​719 North Franklin Street, Tampa, FL.

Tampa Convention Center (Fort Brooke’s western boundary)

​​333 South Franklin Street, Tampa, FL.

Cotanchobee Fort Brooke Park (midpoint location of Fort Brooke)

​​601 Old Water Street, Tampa, FL.

Tampa Bay History Center (Fort Brooke’s eastern boundary)

​​801 Old Water Street, Tampa, FL.

Kennedy Boulevard Drawbridge (East / West Kennedy Boulevard)

​Crosses the Hillsborough River; connects Hyde Park and downtown Tampa, FL.

Tampa Bay Hotel / Henry B. Plant Museum

​​401 West Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, FL.

4th of July Café

​​1611 North Howard Avenue, Tampa, FL

Old Meeting House Ice Cream

​​4004 South MacDill Avenue, Tampa, FL

Tiny Tap Tavern

​​2105 West Morrison Avenue, Tampa, FL

Chatterbox Lounge

​​709 South Howard Avenue, Tampa, FL.

Tampa International Airport

​​4100 George J. Bean Parkway, Tampa, FL.

ZooTampa at Lowry Park

​​1101 West Sligh Avenue, Tampa, FL.

New College of Florida

​​5800 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota, FL.

Mauricio Faedo’s Bakery (currently La Segunda)

​​5150 North Florida Avenue (U.S. Highway 41 – business route), Tampa, FL

Howard Frankland Bridge (Interstate 275)

​​Crosses Old Tampa Bay; connects Hillsborough County and Pinellas County, FL.

St. Petersburg Pier

​​800 Second Avenue NE, St. Petersburg, FL.

Birchwood Canopy Hotel (possibly the unnamed hotel on Fourth Avenue)

​​340 Beach Drive NE Street, St. Petersburg, FL.

Salvador Dalí Museum (currently USFSP Harbor Hall)

​​1000 Third Street S, St. Petersburg, FL.

The Sands of Treasure Island

​​11800 Gulf Boulevard (State Road 699), Treasure Island, FL.

Thunderbird Beach Resort

​​10700 Gulf Boulevard (State Road 699), Treasure Island, FL.

Bilmar Beach Resort

​​10650 Gulf Boulevard (State Road 699), Treasure Island, FL.

Surf Beach Resort

​​11040 Gulf Boulevard (State Road 699), Treasure Island, FL.

Haslam’s Bookstore

​​2025 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, FL.

Florida International Museum

​​244 Second Avenue N, St. Petersburg, FL.

Al Lang Stadium (currently Progress Energy Park)

​​230 First Street S / 180 Second Avenue SE, St. Petersburg, FL.

Hillsborough County Courthouse

​​401 North Jefferson Street, Tampa, FL.

Tampa General Hospital

​​1 Tampa General Circle, Tampa, FL.

Tampa Port Authority (Port of Tampa)

​​1101 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL.

Siesta Key North Drawbridge (Siesta Drive)

​Crosses Roberts Bay; connects Siesta Key and South Sarasota, FL.

Siesta Fish Market

​​6641 Midnight Pass Road, Sarasota, FL.

Stickney Point Bascule Bridge (Stickney Point Road)

​Crosses Little Sarasota Bay; connects Siesta Key and South Sarasota, FL.

Crescent Club

​​6519 Midnight Pass Road, Sarasota, FL.

Platt Street Bridge (West Platt Street)

​Crosses the Hillsborough River; connects Hyde Park and downtown Tampa, FL.

Grand Plaza Hotel & Spinners Rooftop Revolving Bistro (the Palm Aire Hotel)

​​5250 Gulf Boulevard (State Road 699), St. Pete Beach, FL.

Loews Don CeSar Hotel

​​3400 Gulf Boulevard, St. Pete Beach, FL.

Sunshine Skyway Bridge (Interstate 275)

​​Crosses Tampa Bay; connects Pinellas and Manatee Counties, FL.

Eckerd Drugs

4685 Gulf Boulevard (State Road 699), St. Pete Beach, FL.

Burger King

4623 Gulf Boulevard (State Road 699), St. Pete Beach, FL.

Publix

​​4655 Gulf Boulevard (State Road 699), St. Pete Beach, FL.

Courtney Campbell Causeway (State Road 60)

​​Crosses Old Tampa Bay; connects Tampa and Clearwater, FL.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

​​(Possibly) 5636 Oakley Boulevard, Wesley Chapel, FL.

Withlacoochee State Forest

​​15003 Broad Street, Brooksville, FL.

Florida National Cemetery

​​6502 SW 102nd Avenue, Bushnell, FL.

Ritz Theater

​​1503 East Seventh Avenue, Tampa, FL.

Florida Museum of Natural History

​​3215 Hull Road, Gainesville, FL.

Little Manatee River Bridge (Tamiami Trail / U.S. Highway 41)

​​​Crosses the Little Manatee River; connects Gulf City and Ruskin, FL.

Florida State Prison (“Starke”)

​​​23916 Northwest 83rd Avenue, Raiford. FL.

Venice Fishing Pier

​1600 South Harbor Drive, Venice, FL.

Gasparilla Island Lighthouse

​220 Gulf Boulevard, Boca Grande, FL.

Port Canaveral

445 Challenger Road, Cape Canaveral, FL.

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

405 ​​​NASA Parkway W (State Road 405), Merritt Island, FL.

Moon Hut

​​​7802 North Atlantic Avenue (State Road A1A), Cape Canaveral, FL.

Banana River Bridge (Martin Andersen Beach Line Expressway / State Road A1A)

Crosses the Banana River; connects Port Canaveral & Merritt Island, FL.

Vehicle Assemble Building

Vab Road, Titusville, FL.

Bernard’s Surf

​​​2 South Atlantic Avenue (State Road A1A), Cocoa Beach, FL.

Space View Park (Mercury 7 monument #1)

​​​Eastern end of Broad Street, Titusville, FL.

Mercury 7 Astronauts monument #2

​​​Outside of Complex 14, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Shuttles Restaurant and Bar (currently Galaxy's Bar & Grill)

​​​6100 North Courtenay Parkway, Merritt Island, FL.

Bagel World Café (currently Brooklyn Hub)

1427 Garden Street, Titusville, FL.

Alma’s Italian and Seafood Restaurant (currently Slow & Low Bar-B-Que)

306 North Orlando Avenue (State Road A1A), Cocoa Beach, FL.

Barge Canal Drawbridge (State Road 401)

Crosses Canaveral Barge Canal; connects northern and southern Port Canaveral, FL.

Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum (Air Force Space & Missile Museum)

191 Museum Circle, Cape Canaveral, FL.

Launch Complex 5 / Mercury-Redstone 3 rocket

191 Museum Circle, Cape Canaveral, FL.

Melbourne National Guard Armory

1889 Stewart Road, Melbourne, FL.

MacDill Air Force Base

6801 South Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, FL.

Desert Inn

5570 South Kenansville Road, Yeehaw Junction, FL.

The Surfside hotel

130 Hammon Avenue, Palm Beach, FL.

Raymond James Stadium (Tampa Stadium)

4201 North Dale Mabry Highway (U.S. Highway 92), Tampa, FL.

Royal Park Bridge (State Road 704)

Crosses the Lake Worth Lagoon; connects West Palm Beach and Palm Beach, FL.

Exotic Motorcars of Palm Beach

411 Seventh Street, West Palm Beach, FL.

Breakers Palm Beach

1 South County Road, Palm Beach, FL

Au Bar

336 Royal Poinciana Way, Palm Beach, FL.

Flagler Memorial Bridge / Royal Poinciana Bridge (State Road A1A)

Crosses the Lake Worth Lagoon; connects West Palm Beach and Palm Beach, FL.

Mar-A-Lago estate

1100 South Ocean Boulevard, Palm Beach, FL

Bahia Mar Marina

801 Seabreeze Boulevard (State Road A1A), Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Zoo Miami

​12400 Southwest 152 Street, Miami, FL.

Port Everglades

1850 Eller Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Carlyle Hotel

1250 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL.

Beacon Hotel South Beach (see page 187 in Chapter Notes & Vital Trivia)

720 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL.

Palm Beach International Airport

1000 James L. Turnage Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL.

Omni International Mall

1601 Biscayne Boulevard (U.S. Highway 1), Miami, FL.

Pro Player Stadium (currently Hard Rock Stadium)

347 Don Shula Drive, Miami Gardens, FL.

MacArthur Causeway (State Road A1A)

Crosses the Main Channel of Biscayne Bay; connects Miami and Miami Beach, FL.

Holiday Inn Express Hotel

6650 West 20th Avenue, Hialeah, FL.

Hialeah Park Race Track

2200 East Fourth Avenue, Hialeah, FL.

The Park Central hotel

640 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL.

Clevelander South Beach Hotel & Bar

1020 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL.

The Colony Hotel

736 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL.

Avalon Hotel

700 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL.

Starlite Hotel

750 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL.

News Café

800 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL.

Versace estate

1116 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL.

Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum

907 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL.

Jewfish Creek Drawbridge (Overseas Highway / U.S. Highway 1)

Crosses Lake Surprise, Key Largo, FL.

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park

102601 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL.

Miami International Airport

2100 Northwest 42nd Ave, Miami, FL.

Largo Sound AT & T concrete tower

102180 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL.

Snake Creek Drawbridge (Overseas Highway / U.S. Highway 1)

Crosses over Snake Creek; connects Plantation Key and Windley Key, FL.

Labor Day 1935 hurricane victim monument

81831 Overseas Highway (U.S. Highway 1), Islamorada, FL.

Cheeca Lodge & Pioneer Cemetery

81801 Overseas Highway (U.S. Highway 1), Islamorada, FL.

Channel Five Bridge (Overseas Highway / U.S. Highway 1)

Crosses Channel Five; connects Craig Key and Fiesta Key, FL.

Seven Mile Grill

1240 Overseas Highway (U.S. Highway 1), Marathon, FL.

Seven Mile Bridge (Overseas Highway / U.S. Highway 1)

Crosses Moser Channel; connects Knight’s Key and Little Duck Key, FL.

No Name Pub

30813 Watson Boulevard (State Road 4a), Big Pine Key, FL.

Bogie Channel Bridge (Watson Boulevard / State Road 4a)

Crosses Bogie Channel; connects Big Pine Key and No Name Key, FL.

Mangrove Mama’s restaurant

19991 Overseas Highway (U.S. Highway 1), Summerland Key, FL.

Sugarloaf Lodge

17001 Overseas Highway (U.S. Highway 1), Sugarloaf Key, FL.

Sugar Loaf Shores Airport

5 Bat Tower Road, Summerland Key, FL

Perky’s Bat Tower

Northern end of the Bat Tower Road fork, Summerland Key, FL.

Tavernier Creek Bridge (Overseas Highway / U.S. Highway 1)

Crosses Tavernier Creek; connects Key Largo and Plantation Key, FL.

Sloppy Joe’s Bar

201 Duval Street, Key West FL.

Captain Tony’s Saloon

428 Greene Street, Key West, FL

Key West International Airport

3491 South Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West, FL.

Conch Flyer Lounge

3495 South Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West, FL.

Blue Heaven restaurant

729 Thomas Street, Key West, FL.

 La Cubanita

601 Duval Street, Key West, FL.

Niles Channel Bridge (Overseas Highway / U.S. Highway 1)

Crosses Niles Channel; connects Ramrod Key and Summerland Key, FL.

Southern Cross Hotel

326 Duval Street, Key West, FL.

Truman’s Little White House

111 Front Street, Key West, FL.

Southernmost Point Buoy

Corner of South Street & Whitehead Street, Key West, FL.

Key West Kite Company

408 Greene Street, Key West, FL.

Bull & Whistle

224 Duvall Street, Key West, FL.

Turtle Kraals Restaurant and Bar

231 Margaret Street, Key West, FL.

Land’s End Marina

201 William Street, Key West, FL.

Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville Café

500 Duval Street, Key West, FL.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

401 Duval Street, Key West, FL.

Southernmost House

1400 Duval Street, Key West, FL.

Dennis Pharmacy

1229 Simonton Street, Key West FL.

Salvation Army

1924 Flagler Avenue, Key West, FL.

Key West Cemetery & USS Maine Memorial

701 Pauline Street / 701 Passover Lane, Key West, FL.

Key West Island Bookstore

513 ½ Fleming Street, Key West, FL.

5 Brothers Grocery and Sandwich Shop

930 Southard Street, Key West, FL.

Fausto’s Food Palace

522 Fleming Street, Key West, FL.

Artist House

534 Eaton Street, Key West, FL.

Key West Bait & Tackle (see pg 237 in Chapter Notes & Vital Trivia)

241 Margaret Street, Key West, FL.

Garrison Bight Marina

711 Eisenhower Drive, Key West, FL.

Cow Key Marina

5001 Fifth Avenue, Key West, FL.

Eckerd Drugs (currently Rite Aid Pharmacy)

3010 Flagler Avenue, Key West, FL.

Blue Parrot Inn

916 Elizabeth Street, Key West, FL.

Fort Jefferson

On Garden Key, inside the Dry Tortugas National Park, FL.

Dry Tortugas Lighthouse

On Loggerhead Key, inside the Dry Tortugas National Park.

Key West Police Department

1604 North Roosevelt Boulevard (U.S. Highway 1), Key West, FL.

Crab Shack-Summerland

24580 Overseas Highway (U.S. Highway 1), Summerland Key, FL.

Crowne Plaza Key West La Concha

430 Duval Street, Key West, FL.

Krome Service Processing Center

18201 Southwest 12th Street, Miami, FL.

Louie’s Backyard & Afterdeck Bar

700 Waddell Avenue, Key West, FL.

Dade Corners Travel Plaza (Shell / Pilot Travel Center / Airboat in Everglades)

17696 Southwest Eighth Street (U.S. Highway 41), Miami, FL.

Ochopee Post Office

38000 Tamiami Trail E. (U.S. Highway 41), Ochopee, FL.

                                                 (in order of appearance)

Orbit Motel

Oceanside of North Atlantic Avenue (possibly 6300 block), Cape Canaveral, FL.

Launch Pad food mart

Oceanside of North Atlantic Avenue (possibly 6300 block), Cape Canaveral, FL.

Rapid Response convenience store

U.S. Highway 1, south of Miami, FL.

Southernmost Bong and Hookah

Near the southern shore of Key West, FL.

Johnny Vegas’ condominium

Bal Harbour, Miami, FL

Wilbur Putzenfus’ bungalow

Palma Ceia suburb of south Tampa, FL.

Celeste Hamptons’ home

Manatee Isles suburb of Tampa, FL.

Ocean Crown Harbor Club Tower

Clearwater Beach, FL.

George Veale’s home

San Clemente Street, Palma Ceia suburb of south Tampa, FL.

Tampa High School

Tampa, FL.

Tchoupitoulas’ residence

Olivia Street, Key West, FL.

Unnamed industrial nightclub

Seventh Avenue, Ybor City, Tampa, FL.

Sean & Karen Breen’s home

Tampa, FL.

Mo Grenadine’s one-bedroom condo

Tampa, FL.

Tampa Bay Mall (Florida National Bank, Gold Coast Arcade and Chick fil-A)

Tampa, FL.

Coleman’s childhood home

(Assumed) Tampa, FL.

West Palm Memorial Hospital

West Palm Beach, FL.

Serge’s shotgun shack-style home (built in 1918)

Ybor City, Tampa, FL.

Red Snapper strip club

North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, FL.

Porpoise Inn

East Waters Avenue, east of Interstate 275, Tampa, FL.

Addiction World #1

Fourth Street N & 22nd Avenue N intersection, St. Petersburg, FL.

Puerto Lago Boca Vista Isles (West)

Off U.S Highway 301, Ellenton, FL.

Lester Frangipani’s home

Seminole Heights, FL.

Florida National Bank Tower / New England Life & Casualty

East side of Ashley Drive (likely North Ashley), Tampa, FL.

Hammer-Time bar

West Courtney Campbell Causeway, Tampa, FL.

Charles Saffron’s postmodern waterfront home

Davis Islands, Tampa, FL.

U-Store-It

Industrial park two blocks east of Tampa International Airport, Tampa, FL.

Launch Pad Food Mart

Cocoa Beach, FL.

Purple Pelican Hotel

500 block (north side) of Fleming Street, Key West, FL.

Space Shuttle Hardware and Paint

Cocoa Beach, FL.

Radio Shanty electronics store

Cocoa Beach, FL.

Addiction World #2

Cocoa Beach, FL.

Blast Off! Mart

Cocoa Beach (or Titusville), FL.

Li’l Bucs preschool

Near Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL.

Unnamed clothing boutique

Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, FL.

Unnamed techno dance club

West Palm Beach, FL.

Atomic Olive nightclub

Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, FL.

Unnamed bookstore

Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, FL.

Unnamed knick-knack and souvenir shop

Palm Beach, FL.

Charles Saffron’s penthouse

Palm Beach, FL.

Metropolis Hotel

700 block Ocean Drive, South Beach, Miami, FL.

Unnamed specialty shop

Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL.

Unnamed dive shop

Key Largo, FL.

Unnamed convenience store

Key Largo, FL.

Unnamed moped rental store

500 block (north side) of Fleming Street, Key West, FL.

Unnamed body shampoo parlor

Key West, FL.

Unnamed imported art store

Key West, FL.

Unnamed sunset cruise ticket counter

Corner of Duval & Angelia Street, Key West, FL.

Charter Boat bar

Duval Street, Key West, FL.

Sting Rays bar

Duval Street, Key West, FL.

Sapodilla Inn

Duval Street, Key West, FL.

Ocean King Resort

Southern end of Simonton Street, Key West, FL.

Shrimpboat Willie’s Motel and Grill

South of Fleming Street, possibly on Elizabeth Street, Key West, FL.  

Southernmost Morgue

Atlantic Boulevard, Key West, FL.

Unnamed clothing-optional laundromat

Atlantic Boulevard, Key West, FL.

Unofficial Jimmy Buffet Museum

Atlantic Boulevard, Key West, FL.

Angel Fish Inn

Key West, FL.

Crash Johnson’s flight tour office

Stock Island, FL.

                                                          (in chronological order)

• Grow up in apartment in Riviera Beach
• Attend jai alai games at the West Palm Beach Fronton
• Punch random people at the Palm Beach Mall
• Graduate from Suncoast Community High School
• Go fishing at Cockroach Bay
• Canoe underneath the Tamiami Trail’s Little Manatee River Bridge
• Spend some time at Florida State Prison
• Watch the Concorde land at Tampa International Airport
• Watch the Super Bowl at the No Name Pub
• Take photos of the José Martí historical marker outside the Cherokee Club
• Speak your mind atop an Interstate 275 information sign
• Spend some time as a guest at the Hillsborough County Jail
• Return home to your Ybor City shotgun shack and acquire a new roommate
• Take a new friend on a tour of Tampa, including:

                    - Dine on bistec en cazuela at La Teresita

                    - Pop into The Hub (original Zack Street location)

                    - Visit the site of Fort Brooke

                    - Try your hand at watercolors outside the Henry Plant Museum

                    - Stop by the Jules Verne plaque at Ballast Point Park

                    - Grab some Cuban sandwiches to-go at 4th of July Café

                    - Drink a milkshake at Old Meeting House Ice Cream

                    - Visit the Tiny Tap Tavern

                    - Pay for your friend’s dart game at the Chatterbox Lounge

                    - Have your pal distract customer at a lounge in Tampa International Airport

• Take in another stray as a second roommate in your Ybor City shotgun shack
• Take your new friends to the Lowry Park Zoo
• Bring home some Cuban bread from Mauricio Faedo’s Bakery
• Focus your entrepreneurial spirit while at the (fictional) Red Snapper strip club
• Visit with some Canadians at the (fictional) Porpoise Inn
• Chase the Canadians into Pasco County via Interstate 275 
• Enter St. Petersburg via the Howard Frankland Bridge
• Drive south on Interstate 275
• Exit Interstate 275 at 22nd Avenue N in St. Petersburg
• Make a pit stop at (the fictional) Addition World
• Watch the sun rise at the St. Petersburg Pier
• Get a room at the Birchwood Canopy Hotel
• Take a tour of St. Petersburg with your friends, including:

                    - Salvador Dalí Museum

                    - Drive up Gulf Boulevard and point out The Sands Hotel, the Thunderbird 

                     Beach Resort, the Bilmar Beach Resort and the Surf Beach Resort

                    - Haslam’s Bookstore

                  - Florida International Museum

                    - Take in a spring training game at Al Lang Stadium

• Do some tree-trimming at the South Tampa home of an orthodontist
• Drive the orthodontist to Tampa General Hospital

                    - Drive south (?!) on Bayshore Boulevard

                    - Make a right (?!) onto the Platt Street Bridge

• Escort the orthodontist to the (fictional) New England Life & Casualty offices
• Threaten the orthodontist at Palm-Aire Hotel's Spinners Rooftop Revolving Bistro
• From his home, follow the orthodontist:

                    - Across the Kennedy Boulevard Drawbridge into downtown Tampa

                    - Park outside the (fictional) Florida National Bank in downtown Tampa

                    - Head east on Interstate 4 to Orlando

                    - Take the Beeline Expressway from Orlando to Cocoa Beach

• Catch up with the orthodontist at the (fictional) Orbit Motel
• Make a supply run at Radio Shanty and Space Shuttle Hardware & Paint (both fictional)
• Leave your motel room to watch a space shuttle launch
• Buy some coffee and a scalped visitor’s pass for the launch at the (fictional) Addiction World
• Watch the shuttle launch on the bank of the Banana River
• Have a late dinner at Bernard’s Surf
• Watch the World Series at the Mai Tiki Bar at the end of the Cocoa Beach Pier
• Head north on U.S. Highway 1 to the Mercury 7 monument at Space View Park
• Drive your friends to the (fictional) Blast Off! Mart for a beer run
• Take your friends to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
• Pop into Shuttles Restaurant and Bar
• Poke your head inside Bagel World Café
• Browse the space memorabilia at Alma’s Italian and Seafood Restaurant
• Cross the Barge Canal Drawbridge
• Get to know your blonde friend a bit better underneath the Mercury-Redstone 3 rocket at the Air Force Space & Missile Museum
• Go on a shopping spree at the Melbourne National Guard Armory
• Enter Palm Beach via the Royal Park Bridge
• Miami Vice-itize your wardrobe at a (fictional) Worth Avenue clothing boutique
• Rent a Lotus Esprit from Exotic Motorcars of Palm Beach
• Check into a room at the Breakers Palm Beach
• Pose a member of the Kennedy clan at Au Bar
• Take your friends to a techno dance club in West Palm Beach
• Cross back into Palm Beach via the Flagler Memorial Bridge
• Drive past Mar-A-Lago estate
• Attend a Carl Hiaasen book-signing at a (fictional) bookstore on Clematis Avenue
• Shoot some photos (and a TEC-9!) outside the (fictional) Atomic Olive Bar
• Buy a pet caiman at a (fictional) knickknack plaza
• Drive back across the Flagler Memorial Bridge (Royal Poinciana Bridge) to Palm Beach
• Return to your room at the Breakers Palm Beach to watch the World Series with your friends
• Take your friends to Bahia Mar Marina to pay tribute to Travis McGee
• Drive to Miami Beach, taking the inland loop to avoid Port Everglades
• Take Collins Avenue to Ocean Drive
• Drive past the Carlyle Hotel
• Point out the spot where Scarface gunned down Hector the Toad in front of the Beacon Hotel
• Check into the (fictional) Metropolis Hotel
• Purchase a disguise for your blonde friend at a (fictional) Washington Avenue specialty shop
• Leave Miami Beach via the MacArthur Causeway
• Attend the final game of the World Series at Pro Player Stadium
• Driving a stolen Corvette, return to Miami Beach via the MacArthur Causeway
• Walk past The Park Central hotel and Clevelander Hotel
• Take a seat on a park bench across from the News Café
• Marvel at the neon glory of The Colony, Beacon, Avalon and Starlite hotels
• Drive past the Last Chance Saloon on the way down to the Keys
• Cross the Jewfish Creek Drawbridge into Key Largo
• Educate the French during a dive trip out of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
• Trade in the Corvette for a bakery truck at a (fictional) convenience store
• Scratch your head in curiosity at the Largo Sound AT & T concrete tower
• Cross the Snake Creek Drawbridge
• Visit the Labor Day 1935 hurricane victim monument
• Show your friend the Cheeca Lodge and the Pioneer Cemetery
• Swap the bakery truck for a LeMans in the Cheeca Lodge parking lot
• Cross the Channel Five Bridge and onto Craig Key
• Resist the urge to stop at the Seven Mile Grill
• Cross the Seven Mile Bridge
• Stop your friend from performing an embarrassing act of petty theft at the No Name Pub
• Drive onto No Name Key via Bogie Channel Bridge
• Drive past Mangrove Mama’s restaurant and the Sugarloaf Lodge
• Take your friend to Perky’s Bat Tower
• Arrive in Key West and watch news coverage of yourself at Island Joe’s Café
• Check into the (fictional) Purple Pelican motel
• Take your friend for some night fishing on an unidentified bridge in the Saddlebunch Keys
• Handle and photograph everything at the Key West Kite Company
• Stop inside a (fictional) Key West body shampoo parlor
• Visit a (fictional) Key West art importer
• Eat some conch fritters at the Southern Cross Hotel
• Take a rickshaw-bicycle tour of Key West, including:

                    - Stop off at a (fictional) drugstore to buy some beer for your guide

                    - Truman’s Little White House

                    - Take nighttime photos of the Southernmost point buoy

                    - Ride past the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum

                    - Ride past the Bull & Whistle

                    - Ride past Turtle Kraals Restaurant and Bar

                    - End the tour at Land’s End Marina with a swim in Key West Bight

• Grab a taxi on Front Street
• Exit the taxi on Greene Street
• Run past Sloppy Joe’s
• Lose yourself in a crowd of Hemingway look-alikes on Duval Street
• Walk past Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville Café
• Avoid unwanted attention by hiding inside a (fictional) sunset tour booth on Angela Street
• Offer a radio personality a drink in your room at the (fictional) Purple Pelican motel
• Go on an early morning shopping spree in Key West
• Take your friend on a walking tour of Key West, including:

                    - Breakfast at the (fictional) Sapodilla Inn

                    - Take daytime photos of the Southernmost point buoy

                    - Walk past the Southernmost House

                    - Eat conch chowder at Dennis Pharmacy

                    - Buy t-shirts to blend in with the locals at the Salvation Army

                    - Climb the fence into the Key West Cemetery

                    - Purchase some postcards and rare, used hardcovers at the Key West Island

                      Bookstore

                    - Have cheese toast and café con leche at 5 Brothers Grocery       

                    - Nosh on a salad at Fausto’s Food Palace

                    - Quickly admire the artwork at Artist House

                    - Crisscross through Old Town

                    - Meet an international terrorist at Key West Bait & Tackle

• Drive to Cow Key Marina
• Commandeer a dive boat from a bigoted dive trip captain
• Buy some flip-flops at Eckerd’s
• Return to the (fictional) Purple Pelican for a near-death experience
• Steal a Mercedes limo from the Key West Police impound lot
• Leave the Keys (more details given in Hammerhead Ranch Motel)
• Drive past Dade Corners
• Drive past the Ochopee Post Office

                                   NOTE: Pages listed are from the hardcover edition  

PROLOGUE

(pg 9)​​  “Rat Patrol” was an ABC TV show (1966-1968) which revolved around the fictional ​​

          ​    exploits of  a group of Allied troops in armored trucks that harassed Rommel’s 

              forces in ​​northern Africa during World War II.

(pg 10)​  Johnny Vegas is “twenty-two-years-old” on Monday, October 27, 1997.  However, 

                in Gator A-Go-Go (11: 76) - which takes place during spring break 2010 - he is said

                to have just had his “fortieth birthday”.  If Johnny is twenty-two on Monday, 

                October 27, 1997, he would ​only be thirty-four or thirty-five years-old during 

                Gator A-Go-Go.

(pg 14)  ​During their drive to the Keys, Serge asks Coleman to hand his a “beer”.  To date,

                this, ​​along with the beer he drinks as he watches the pre-launch coverage of the

                shuttle in ​​the Orbit Motel, are the only times the series Serge consumes alcoholic

                beverages.

CHAPTER 1

(pg 24)​​  The “Twenty Thousand Leagues” Under the Sea ride in Walt Disney World’s 

                 Magic Kingdom closed on Monday, September 5, 1994.

CHAPTER 2

(pg 27)​  Technically, there is no such title as “deputy secretary of agriculture” within the

                Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.  Aside from the 

                Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Robert B. Crawford in 

                1997), there are three Deputy Commissioners and one Assistant Deputy 

                Commissioner.

(pg 31)  ​While in Tarpon Springs, Sharon walks by “Spring Bayou, where the archbishop

                throws the cross in the water at Epiphany and the Greek boys jump in after it.” 

                Serge, Coleman and Rachael later attend the annual event in Atomic Lobster.

(pg 32)  ​​“Jim Bakker” and “Jessica Hahn” had their tryst in room #538 of the Sheraton 

                Sand ​​Resort in Clearwater Beach, FL.

CHAPTER 3

(pg 36)​​  The Gasparilla festival occurs “one Saturday afternoon in February, shortly after

                Wilbur ​​Putzenfus was found dead”.  The Gasparilla festival was held on Saturday, 

     ​​​           February 1, 1997.

(pg 38)​​  Veale’s house is “two blocks from the bay”.

(pg 39)​  Veale’s home is on the fictional “San Clemente” Street.   From the clues that he

                 lives “two blocks from the bay” (3: 38), and his home is “off of Obispo” (11: 121), 

                 which is most likely West Obispo Avenue, it can be deduced Veale’s home is in 

                 the Palma Ceia suburb of Tampa and that he lives a couple of blocks away from

                 Hillsborough Bay.

CHAPTER 4

(pg 41)​​  Sean Breen and David Klein became friends in high school during the ​​

               ​“bicentennial”, so in 1976.  Since David is the “quarterback” of the school’s 

               football team when they meet, it is ​​​assumed it happened in the autumn of 

               1976, at the ​​​beginning of the 1976-77 school year.

CHAPTER 5

(pg 54)​​  Coleman was “four” years old “twenty-one years ago”. This should be thirty-one

                 years ago, making Coleman’s birth year 1962 and his current age thirty-five. (see

               The Pope vs Roadkill: A Note On Coleman’s Age)

(pg 54)​​  At the age of “four”, Coleman’s father shoved him into a beer cooler to keep him

                quiet ​​during “another football shipwreck of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers” one

                “Sunday ​​​afternoon”.  Unfortunately, the revelation in The Pope of Palm Beach 

                that young Coleman was on Singer Island in 1965 completely rejects this           

                backstory.  The Buccaneers' first season in the NFL wasn’t until 1976. 

               (see The Pope vs Roadkill: A Note On Coleman’s Age)

(pg 54)​  During the football game, “the Buccaneers fumbled into their own end zone in

                 the fourth quarter.”  Prior to The Pope of Palm Beach, this could have been a

                 reference to the Sunday,  November 21, 1976 game against the Cleveland 

                 Browns.  In that game, the Browns' left defensive end Joseph ‘Joe’ Jones 

                 scored a 0-yard touch-down from a recovered fumble inside the Buccaneers’ 

                 end zone.  Unfortunately, the revelation about Coleman's age in The Pope of 

                 Palm Beach prevents this from being the case. (see The Pope vs Roadkill: 

                A Note On Coleman’s Age)

(pg 54)​​  The trauma of being locked inside the cooler caused Colman to become

                “emotionally ​​adrift; he would never again seek anyone’s approval”.

(pg 55)​​  Coleman is “twenty-two” years old when he is arrested for burglarizing a house.  

                Assuming he was born in 1962, Coleman was likely caught by the police in 1984.

(pg 57)​  Serge was born “the first week of October 1962”.  However, it also stated he was

                born during “the Cuban Missile Crisis”.  The Cuban Missile Crisis did not begin 

                until Tuesday, October 16, 1962, when President Kennedy was made aware of the 

                aerial photographic confirmation of mid-range Soviet nuclear missiles on Cuban 

                soil.  The Crisis ended on Sunday, October 28, 1962 when Khrushchev announced 

                on Radio Moscow that the missiles would be removed.

(pg 57)​​  Serge was born in fictional “West Palm Memorial Hospital”.

(pg 57)  ​One of Serge’s childhood homes is said to be in “Riviera Beach, in an upstairs 

                apartment near a citrus packing house on Blue Heron Boulevard”.  There were

                two confirmed multi-story apartments in the area in the early 1960s: Riviera

                Garden Apartments - 2629 Avenue E and Lizane Apartments - 2701 Avenue E.

                Both buildings are still in existence and are a block from the old Riviera Groves &

                Packing House.  Two other apartment buildings - neither of which have been

                confirmed as multi-story - were also in the area: Fisherman’s Paradise 

                Apartments (later re-named Forty-nine West Apartments) - 49 West Blue Heron

                Boulevard and an unnamed apartment building - 34 West Blue Heron 

                Boulevard.  Since it is unknown which of these apartments is being referred to, 

                they have all been placed in The E-Ticket Tour of Florida section.

(pg 57)  ​The apartment Serge lived in during his childhood was “near a citrus packing 

                 house on Blue Heron Boulevard".  In the early ​1960s, there were only two citrus

                 packing businesses in Riviera Beach: the Riviera Groves & Packing House - 2815 

                 Broadway, and Parramore’s Fruit House - 2500 Broadway. Although Parramore’s

                 was situated at the Broadway / Blue Heron Boulevard intersection, Riviera 

                 Groves & Packing House was only a block north of Blue Heron Boulevard.  

                 Since it is unknown which business is being referred to, both have been placed 

                 in The E-Ticket Tour of Florida section.

(pg 57)​  The actual name of the drugstore with a “giant bottle of Coppertone on the roof”

                 is a bit of a mystery – even to Tim Dorsey!  According to the author, he bought a

                 postcard depicting the  image years ago.  However, he could not recall which

                 drugstore it depicted, nor could he locate the postcard among his vast 

                 collection of Florida souvenirs.  We concluded the  postcard was probably of 

                 the old Riviera Beach Drugs.

(pg 57)​  Serge’s mother, Gloria Storms nee Gonzalez, worked at “Burdines” when he was 

                young.  This nearest Burdines clothing store to the Storms’ residence was at 

                401 Clematis Street,  West Palm Beach, FL.

(pg 57)  ​Serge’s father is a jai-alai player named “Pablo”, and known to his fans as 

                “Testarondo”.

(pg 58)​  Pablo died from a freak jai alai mishap “one night in November".  A review of the

                Florida State Gaming Commission’s annual reports from the 1960s shows the 

                West Palm Beach Fronton did not begin its season in November until the 

                1967-68 season.  Prior to that, the season lasted from early December to early 

                April.  But, beginning with the 1967-68 season, the fronton’s schedule was 

                pushed up to late November and ended in late March.  The flashback in 

                Triggerfish Twist (12: 72) indicates Pablo was still alive as late as Christmas 1968.  

                So, the earliest season he could have died in would be the 1969-70 season, 

                which lasted from Friday, November 14, 1969 to Saturday, March 21, 1970.  This 

                also means Pablo was alive at least through Serge's seventh birthday.

(pg 58)​​  Chuck Zink’s last name is misspelled as “Zinc”.

(pg 58)​  “Skipper Chuck’s Popeye Playhouse” aired from 1957 to 1979 and was hosted by

                ‘Skipper’ Chuck Zink.  It was broadcast in southern Florida on WTVJ.

(pg 58)  After the mishap during the Skipper Chuck’s Popeye Playhouse, Serge’s mother 

                spent the next “thirteen years” trying to find a “suitable role model” for her son.    

                This statement would seem to imply that Pablo died around the time Serge was 

                five years old.  However, the flashback in Triggerfish Twist (12: 72) indicates Pablo 

                was still alive as late as Christmas 1968, when Serge was six years old.  Additional 

                references (see above entry for pg 58) indicate Pablo was even alive at least past 

                Serge's seventh birthday, and possibly longer.

(pg 59)​  The “Woody Allen” play is the one-act play titled Death.  It is part of Allen’s book

                of short-stories and plays, Without Feathers, which was published on Monday, 

                May 12, 1975.

(pg 60)​​  While growing up, Serge becomes obsessed with the subject of the "minting of 

                 U.S. coins”.  This is touched upon in Nuclear Jellyfish, where he shows off his 

                 extensive knowledge about coin collecting.

(pg 60)  Serge graduated from “Suncoast High School”.  According to Gator A-Go-Go 

                (38: 240), Serge is a member of the “Kinder Kollege class of `67”.  Since he 

                 graduated kindergarten in the spring or summer of 1967, Serge would have 

                 graduated high school in the spring or summer of 1979.

(pg 60)  ​​Serge is a “world-class drywaller”.

(pg 60)​​  “Other than the occasional beer, Serge eschewed drugs and alcohol”.

(pg 60)​  Serge is currently prescribed “Prozac, Zoloft, Elavil and lithium”.  The selective 

                 serotonin reuptake inhibitors Fluoxetine (Prozac) and Sertraline (Zoloft) are 

                 mainly used to adult depression, but can be prescribed to treat other disorders 

                 as well.  In Serge’s case, he is most likely on on these for his obsessive-

                 compulsive disorder.  The tricyclic antidepressant amitriptyline (Elavil) is 

                 prescribed for major depressive disorders.  Lithium is used to treat episodes 

                 of manic episodes and manic depression.

(pg 61)​  Serge was initially treated with “Ritalin, then tricyclics”.  His doctors later decide 

               against the incremental method of treatment and “loosed the spectrum of 

               psychotropic drugs” on him. Methylphenidate (Ritalin) stimulates the central 

               nervous system and is used to treat hyperactivity, impulse control, attention 

               deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

(pg 61)​  At the time in which he began ranting about the demise of Florida atop the 

               interstate sign, Serge hadn’t taken his “lithium and Prozac for two weeks”.

(pg 61)  ​​Serge’s “motto could have been Think globally, act criminally locally”.

(pg 63)  ​​Serge’s shotgun shack home in Ybor City is described as “vintage 1918”.

(pg 63)​​  At 14.4 square feet, Serge’s 1965 Barracuda’s “wraparound rear window” was the ​​

                biggest piece of automotive glass produced at the time.

(pg 63)  ​​Serge’s Barracuda “had been green but was now brown”.  The 1965 Barracuda ​​​

                was not offered in green; the closest factory color offered was Medium ​​

                Turquoise.  It's safe to assume the car has a custom paint job.

(pg 66)​  Serge’s explanation for why he alternates between steaming hot and frigid cold 

                 water in the shower is that the “rapid temperature changes” makes him feel 

                 “alive”.  He performs this same routine in both Hammerhead Ranch Motel (1: 23) 

                 and Triggerfish Twist (14: 85-86).

(pg 66)​​  As he prepares to give Coleman “The Tour” of Tampa, Serge says, “Let’s rock!”.  

                This is ​​the first time Serge uses his (unofficial) catchphrase.

(pg 66)​​  Serge orders “bistec en cazuela” (braised steak in a pot) and Coleman orders 

                “arroz ​​con pollo” (chicken and rice) at La Teresita.

(pg 68)​​  Serge saw the “SST land” at the airport.  The Concorde made its first and only 

                landing ​​at Tampa International Airport on Saturday, March 30, 1985.

(pg 68)​  The “Miami Vice” episode Serge mentions is Definitely Miami, Season 2, 

                episode 12.  This episode first aired on Friday, January 10, 1986.  Coincidentally, in 

                The Big Bamboo (11: 106), Sergio Gonzales mentions this is his favorite (it’s the 

                one with Ted Nugget!) Miami Vice  episode.

(pg 69)​  At the airport bar, Serge watches the “Tampa Bay Lightning” playing the “Florida 

                Panthers”.  The Lightning and Panthers competed against each other on both 

                Saturday, March 1, 1997 and Saturday, March 29, 1997.  However, neither date can 

                work in the timeline for Florida Roadkill. 

CHAPTER 6

(pg 75)  ​​“Carlos Lehder” was a co-founder of the Medellin Cartel.

(pg 75)  ​“Robert Vesco” was a notorious fugitive financier involved in shady credit 

                dealings and high stakes investment frauds.

(pg 76)​  The two Canadian tourists tell Sharon that they are staying at the (fictional) 

                Porpoise Inn on “Waters Boulevard”.  Since Interstate 275 is to the “west” of the 

                motel, the motel is located on East Waters Avenue.

(pg 78)​  While at Addiction World, Serge purchases a “quart of OJ”.  This is one of the rare 

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

(pg 79)​​  The fact the “New York Yankees” are playing at “Al Lang Stadium” indicates ​​the 

                game is an MLB spring training game.  The only game the Yankees played at 

                Al Lang Stadium during ​​the spring training season occurred on Thursday, March 

                20, 1997 and was against the St. Louis Cardinals.

(pg 81)  ​​Serge views the hidden camera footage of Veale inside his “shotgun shack".  

               This ​​must occur before Sharon and Coleman burn down Serge’s house at the 

                beginning of ​​Triggerfish Twist, on Monday, May 12, 1997.

CHAPTER 7

(pg 82)​  The fictional Puerto Lago Boca Vista Isles retirement community is located 

                somewhere south of “Interstate 75”, off “Exit 46".  In Orange Crush (34: 243), it is 

                established the retirement community is located “north” of Sarasota High 

                School and just off an Interstate 75 exit “near a factory outlet mall”.  This outlet

                mall is likely the Ellenton Premium Outlets, which is off Exit 224 in Ellenton, FL.

(pg 82)​​  The has-been movie star “Jack Savage”, seen on the billboard advertising Puerto ​​

                Lago Boca Vista Isles retirement community, makes an actual appearance in 

                Orange ​​Crush.

CHAPTER 8

(pg 90-91)​  Sharon’s nicknames for Coleman are “Charlie Brown”, “blockhead”, and “that 

                      funny ​​round-headed kid".  This is due to Coleman’s “head being too big for

                      his body".

CHAPTER 9

(pg 97)​​  While driving Veale to the Tampa General Hospital emergency room, Serge 

                 drove ​​“south on Bayshore”.  This is incorrect.  Leaving Veale’s house in Palma 

                 Ceia, Serge ​​would have been traveling north on Bayshore Boulevard. to get to 

                 the hospital.

(pg 98)​  Continuing his drive from Veale’s Palma Ceia home to Tampa General Hospital, 

                Serge makes a “right onto the Platt Street Bridge”.  This is also incorrect, as this 

                hospital is on Davis Islands.  The bridge Serge would have taken would be the 

                Columbia Drive Bridge, which connects the Hyde Park area of Tampa with 

                Davis Islands.

CHAPTER 10

(pg 105)​  David was “seventeen” years old when he was arrested for running moonshine.  

                  The ​​fact Sean Breen wasn’t among the group that David was driving when he 

                  was ​​arrested could indicate this flashback scene occurs before they met in high 

                  school.

CHAPTER 11

(pg 111)  ​Since its appearance is not mentioned again, the giant “Crucifixion Junkies” 

                tattoo on ​​Coleman’s chest is most likely a temporary tattoo.

(pg 112)​  On Wednesday, October 22, 1997, Serge confronts Veale and accuses him of ​​​

                 “intentionally trying to avoid” him and Coleman.  On Saturday, October 18, 1997, ​​

                 Serge gave Veale “twenty-four” hours to pay up.  It is during this gap that Bill 

                 Maher ​​interviews Serge via telephone on Politically Incorrect in Triggerfish 

                Twist’s Epilogue.

(pg 121)​  The fictional San Clemente Street where Veale lives is off “Obispo".  This is likely 

                 a reference to West Obispo Street in the Palma Ceia suburb of ​​south Tampa.

(pg 122)​  Saffron first meets the members of the Costa Gordan drug cartel “on a steamy 

                  July night in the Florida Keys in 1989”.  ​There is a “first quarter moon” in the sky

                  the night.  The first quarter moon in July 1989 occurred on Tuesday, July 11, 

                  1989.  The fact he meets them at “four A.M.” means this scene occurs in the 

                  early  hours of Wednesday, July 12, 1989.

(pg 123)​  Saffron was in “his late forties” in July 1989; so, he is in his mid-to-late fifties in 

                  1997.

(pg 124)​  The Caribbean island nation of “Costa Gorda” plays a big part in the plot of 

                  Pineapple ​​Grenade.  However, it is revealed in The Stingray Shuffle (9: 65) the 

                  Mierda Cartel, ​​which Saffron works for, is headquartered in “Grenada”.

(pg 127)​  Part of Veale’s disguise is a  “Devil Rays baseball cap".  Although the Tampa Bay 

                  Devil Rays did not start playing in the MLB until the 1998 season, merchandise 

                  promoting the team’s upcoming debut season was likely available for purchase 

                  in October 1997.

(pg 127)  ​Following Veale from his house to the bank, Serge tracks the fleeing Veale 

                  “down ​​MacDill Avenue to Kennedy Boulevard".  Since Veale lives “two blocks 

                  from the bay” ​​(3: 38), and therefore in the Palma Ceia suburb, technically Serge 

                  would have followed ​​Veale up (north) MacDill Avenue.

CHAPTER 12

(pg 132)  ​Based on the different paths the seven boats took to flee the authorities, the 

                  kilos of ​​cocaine likely fell into the water south of Snag Point and north of Dung 

                  Islet.

(pg 135)  ​Due to his Cuban heritage, Serge has “Hispanic” features.

(pg 135)  ​Susan Tchoupitoulas is “ten” years old in early November 1984.

(pg 139)  ​Serge is “twenty-two” years old in early November 1984.

(pg 140)​  As a result of his attempt to flee with the package of cocaine, Serge was 

                  sentenced ​​to a “year and a day at Starke".

CHAPTER 13

(pg 142)  ​“Serendipity” is the name of McJagger’s sailboat Ringworm, Stinky and 

                  Cheese-​​Dick are using.  It is also the name of the cruise ship in Atomic Lobster.

(pg 145)​  David and Sean are preparing to watch "an evening launch of the space shuttle 

                  Columbia".  This shuttle ​​launch is a fictional event.  The closest launches to this 

                  date ​​were the Atlantis’  STS-86 mission on Thursday, September 25, 1997 and 

                  the ​​​Columbia’s STS-87 mission on Wednesday, November 19, 1997.

CHAPTER 14

(pg 152)​  While watching the pre-launch shuttle coverage on the television in their Orbit 

                  Motel ​​room, Serge drinks a “single beer” and becomes “half drunk and 

                  thoroughly insane”.  ​​Chronologically, this is the first time Serge is shown 

                  drinking alcohol.

(pg 154)  ​Before leaving him to his fate, Serge suggests Veale “can try to counteract the 

                  swinging motion (of the miniature Space Shuttle) by shaking the chair a little”.  

                  By publication date, this is the first time Serge offers his victim a ‘bonus round’.  

                  However, the advice Serge gives Scorpion in Triggerfish Twist (38. 234) is the 

                  first chronological example of a bonus round.  The first time Serge refers to 

                  the “bonus round” by name is in Pineapple Grenade (7: 84).

CHAPTER 15

(pg 158)  ​While at the Cocoa Beach Pier, Serge orders a “Dr. Pepper”.  This is another one 

                  of the rare times he is shown drinking something other than bottled water or 

                  coffee.

CHAPTER 16

(pg 161)  ​During the Apollo 12 mission, Captain “Alan Bean” was the fourth man to walk 

                 on the ​​moon.  Coincidentally, he, along with Commander Charles Conrad, 

                 moonwalked in the ​​Ocean of Storms.

(pg 165)​  Costa Gorda is said to as a “small island nation in the Lesser Antilles,” existing 

                  “only on paper”, with the “sole purpose” of creating “jurisdictional confusion for 

                  shell corporations, offshore bankers, dummy partnerships, shadow firms, tax 

                  shelters and eighty-year-old Nazis”.  However, in Pineapple Grenade, it is 

                  described as a sovereign nation, complete with its own democratically elected 

                  government, military, etc.  Clearly, at some point after Florida Roadkill, the small 

                  Caribbean nation experienced a dramatic transformation.

(pg 165)​  The Costa Gordan hitmen work for the “Mierda Cartel”.

(pg 167-168)​  The Costa Gordan hitman falls out of the “west window” of the Florida 

                          National Bank ​​Tower and lands on “Ashley Street”.  Since the fictional 

                          tower is in ​​downtown Tampa, it is located on the eastern side of either 

                          North or South Ashley ​​Drive.

CHAPTER 17

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CHAPTER 18

(pg 174)  ​Serge sees the service tray in the Worth Avenue boutique and says, “Ooooooo.  

                  Com-ple-​​men-tary cof-fee".   By publication date, this is the first time Serge 

                  shows an interest ​​in the beverage.  Chronologically, however, the effects of 

                  caffeine on Serge have ​​​already been shown when he and Coleman go on their 

                  Night Tour of south Tampa in ​​Triggerfish Twist.

(pg 177)  ​When Coleman takes the syringe Sharon used to shoot-up heroin and uses it 

                  himself, ​​it’s stated a “warm broth of horse and HIV” is inside the syringe.  This 

                  suggests ​Sharon is HIV-positive.  It also suggests that Coleman injected himself 

                  with the ​​life-threatening virus.

(pg 178)  ​Although it wasn’t released until November 1997, the “green books” Carl 

                  Hiaasen are autographing are most likely hardcover copies of Lucky You.

CHAPTER 19

(pg 181)  ​Serge insists that breakfast “is the most important meal of the day”.  He later 

                 repeats this in both The Big Bamboo (40: 314) and Atomic Lobster (7: 51).

(pg 187)​  As they arrive at the Metropolis Hotel, Serge points to spot on Ocean Drive 

                  where “Al Pacino shot that guy in Scarface".  He is referring to the end of the 

                  classic ‘chainsaw scene', where Pacino chases Hector the Toad out of the Sun 

                  Ray Apartments and guns him down on the street in front of the neighboring 

                  Beacon Hotel.  The fact Serge can clearly see the spot on the street from his 

                  vantage point at the front of the Metropolis indicates the fictional hotel 

                  is somewhere on the 700 block of Ocean Drive.

(pg 189)​  Sharon aims a “.380 automatic” at Coleman.  A .380 automatic is a type of 

                  cartridge, not a handgun.  The handgun is referenced earlier as just a “.380” 

                  (6: 77) & (19: 184).

CHAPTER 20

(pg 196)​  On the way to the World Series, Serge pulls the Lotus into an alley and places 

                  Sharon’s ​​corpse “in the trunk".  Although, chronologically speaking, Honest Al 

                  from Triggerfish ​​Twist was the first person (dead or alive) to be transported in 

                  Serge’s trunk, Sharon is ​​the first actual victim of Serge’s to be placed a car 

                  trunk.  As such, she is listed as ‘Car ​​trunk guest #1’ in the Graduates from 

                 Bonus Round University section.

(pg 198)  ​Serge’s enthusiastic behavior upon his chance meeting with Dave Berry at the 

                  World Series is inspired by author Tim Dorsey’s real-life encounter with the 

                  acclaimed humorist.

CHAPTER 21

(pg 204)  When Susan begins her investigation, the “panel truck from Glotski’s Bakery” 

                   and the “LeMans” have already been ​​stolen.

CHAPTER 22

(pg 207)  Serge is described as “tall and thin” with “prematurely gray hair and lancing 

                   blue ​​​eyes".

(pg 207)​  Coleman is described as having a “chubby head that was a little too big for his 

                   body, ​​and sunken, small eyes".

(pg 210)  ​While at the No Name Pub, Serge “apologized” to the bartender for Coleman’s ​​​

                  attempt to steal a wad of the dollar bills taped to the bar’s walls.  Coleman ​​​

                  attempts this same stunt years later in Torpedo Juice (12: 102).

(pg 211)​  The “3-D” commercial Serge refers to is the Diet Coke ad that aired during Super ​​​

                 Bowl XXIII, which was played on Sunday, January 22, 1989.

(pg 212)  ​It is not explained how Grenadine managed to place the “homing device” onto 

                  the ​​stolen LeMans.  It is assumed he witnessed Serge and Coleman ditching 

                  the ​​​stolen bakery truck for the LeMans and placed the device underneath the 

                  car at an ​​opportune moment.

(pg 212)  ​“Sugar” the dolphin died on Friday, June 13, 1997.

(pg 212)  ​The “isolated airstrip” on Sugarloaf Key is the Sugar Loaf Shores Airport.  The 

                  unnamed ​​“movie” filmed there is the 1989 James Bond film, License to Kill.

(pg 219)​  The fictional Purple Pelican is tucked “between a used bookstore and a moped 

                  rental ​​on Fleming Street, just around the corner from Duval Street and a block 

                  from La ​​​Cubaria [sic]".  The used bookstore is likely the Key West Island 

                  Bookstore, which would place the fictional motel on the northside of Fleming 

                  Street's 500 block.

(pg 219)​  Key West’s La Cubanita restaurant misspelled as “La Cubaria".

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CHAPTER 24

(pg 233)​  While waiting for Coleman to wake up, Serge reviews his “1939 WPA guide to 

                   Florida”.  ​​The book was published by Oxford Press in November 1939.  He will 

                   later be seen ​​reading the book while waiting out Hurricane Alex inside the 

                   Desert Inn in Hurricane ​​Punch (7: 64).

(pg 234)​  As they conclude breakfast at the Sapodilla Inn to explore Key West, Serge tells 

​​                   Coleman, “Let’s rock.”.

(pg 237)  Serge takes Coleman to “The Bait House” on “Garrison Bight”.  Likely, this is a 

                  reference to Key West Bait & Tackle, which is on Key West Bight, not Garrison 

                  Bight.

(pg 239)​  The “Peter Fonda” movie Serge is taking about is the 1975 film 92 in the Shade.

CHAPTER 25

(pg 245)​  Jonny Quest’s first name is misspelled as “Johnny”.

(pg 247)​  When up against Saffron in the gunfight, Serge’s memories turn towards a day 

                   in his childhood, eating a “tuna sandwich” in his backyard with his mother.

CHAPTER 26

(pg 248) ​ While standing in Grenadine’s room, the GPS receiver points Susan “north” to 

                   the Purple Pelican.  This means the Shrimpboat Willie’s Motel and Grill lies 

                   somewhere south of Purple Pelican and Fleming Street.

(pg 248)  ​From Shrimpboat Willie’s, Susan drives “up Elizabeth Street” to reach the 

                   Purple Pelican.

CHAPTER 27

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CHAPTER 28

(pg 268)​  The “Fighting Conchs” on Susan’s t-shirt is the school mascot for Key West 

                   High School

CHAPTER 29

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