Sail On Captain Tony

hobbes · Post by **hobbes** » November 3, 2008 2:12 pm

I was fortunate enough to meet him on a wild July 4th weekend a few summers ago..... He will be missed deeply.

Sail on Captain.

Artemus · Post by **Artemus** » November 3, 2008 3:37 pm

That is very sad news. I was just last night working on putting together a collection of pictures of Key West into a frame that included a pic of Captain Tony and one of his saloon. I will miss him very much.

Grams · Post by **Grams** » November 3, 2008 7:33 pm

So sad to hear but what a blessing many of his friends were close by. I never had the cahnce to meet Capt. Tony but I'm sure I would have loved hearing all of his stories. Sail on Capt. Tony until we finally meet at your new place.....

Aquaholic101 · Post by **Aquaholic101** » November 3, 2008 8:06 pm

Capt Tony asked my daughter and wife to marry him. He was a trip...

sonofabeach · Post by **sonofabeach** » November 3, 2008 9:54 pm

Sail on Captain Tony.........
You truly lived "The Dancing Life"

pinacolada lover · Post by **pinacolada lover** » November 3, 2008 11:38 pm

Sail on Captain Tony

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » November 3, 2008 11:41 pm

Sail on Captain Tony...............

BFinnsUp · Post by **BFinnsUp** » November 4, 2008 9:11 am

Sail on Capt. Tony, we will miss you.

rdandcc · Post by **rdandcc** » November 4, 2008 9:28 am

Sail On Captain Tony. We are sorry we never got to meet you.

momsrule27 · Post by **momsrule27** » November 4, 2008 10:03 am

ScarletB wrote:
SchoolGirlHeart wrote:I'm also in KW for MOTM and was out on the sunset cruise with KD Moore, Fingers Taylor and Amy Lee when the news broke. It was very much like one of our Irish wakes. Yes, there was sadness, of course, but there was much celebration of a life well lived, and as many smiles as there were tears. KD, Fingers and Amy played Last Mango and Pirate, among others, and then Lovely Cruise.....

Sail on, Captain Tony. You will be sadly missed and fondly remembered.

From another JB song:

He's somewhere on the ocean now,
the place he ought to be;
with one hand on the starboard rail,
he's waving back at me.
It was definitely "a moment" I feel lucky to have been down here when it happened and will always remember linking arms with other BNers and singing LMIP at the top of our lungs and raising our drinks to Capt Tony He's probably just opening his new heavenly bar about now.

I totally agree - I got chills when they announced it on the cruise....Sail on Capt. Tony ............

fabduo · Post by **fabduo** » November 4, 2008 12:09 pm

I had the great pleasure of meeting & of course had a pic with him in 2006 when I celebrated my 50th b'day in Key West!! Now I am glad we made the effort to go over to his bar that day.
Sail on Capt tony

dnw · Post by **dnw** » November 4, 2008 12:37 pm

ScarletB wrote:
SchoolGirlHeart wrote:I'm also in KW for MOTM and was out on the sunset cruise with KD Moore, Fingers Taylor and Amy Lee when the news broke. It was very much like one of our Irish wakes. Yes, there was sadness, of course, but there was much celebration of a life well lived, and as many smiles as there were tears. KD, Fingers and Amy played Last Mango and Pirate, among others, and then Lovely Cruise.....

Sail on, Captain Tony. You will be sadly missed and fondly remembered.

From another JB song:

He's somewhere on the ocean now,
the place he ought to be;
with one hand on the starboard rail,
he's waving back at me.
It was definitely "a moment" I feel lucky to have been down here when it happened and will always remember linking arms with other BNers and singing LMIP at the top of our lungs and raising our drinks to Capt Tony He's probably just opening his new heavenly bar about now.

Oh, what a special cruise that was.

It was wonderful to be with special BNers.

Sail on, Capt. Tony.

TropicalTroubador · Post by **TropicalTroubador** » November 4, 2008 5:20 pm

f2cdlzrd wrote:I was blessed enough to meet the Captain about 5 years ago in Key West. It was ironic to be in Key West the day he died. I was so sad to hear of his passing. I was able to go to his saloon Saturday night and have a drink for him.

Sail on Captain Tony.....

Yes...to all of the above. It seemed the fitting thing to do.

I hope and pray that if I live to be 90, I will be half as active and interesting as Captain Tony.

CrznDnUS1 · Post by **CrznDnUS1** » November 4, 2008 7:13 pm

Sail on Captain'

baadbobby · Post by **baadbobby** » November 4, 2008 10:48 pm

He lived a good life! Let's not be too sad for too long, let's celebrate the Captain!

Me, My wife Amy, and Captain Tony circa April 2002

flipflopgirl · Post by **flipflopgirl** » November 4, 2008 11:04 pm

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:I'm also in KW for MOTM and was out on the sunset cruise with KD Moore, Fingers Taylor and Amy Lee when the news broke. It was very much like one of our Irish wakes. Yes, there was sadness, of course, but there was much celebration of a life well lived, and as many smiles as there were tears. KD, Fingers and Amy played Last Mango and Pirate, among others, and then Lovely Cruise.....

Sail on, Captain Tony. You will be sadly missed and fondly remembered.

From another JB song:

He's somewhere on the ocean now,
the place he ought to be;
with one hand on the starboard rail,
he's waving back at me.

Well said Jen it was quite a moment...i feel honored to have been with all of my BN friends and toast him!!!

Today they had a backhoe in front of Captain Tony's.......i wonder if in typical Captain Tony style he will be buried in the bar????

Sail on Captain Tony thanks for all the great stories and laughs!!!!

docandjeanie · Post by **docandjeanie** » November 4, 2008 11:29 pm

dnw wrote:
ScarletB wrote:
SchoolGirlHeart wrote:I'm also in KW for MOTM and was out on the sunset cruise with KD Moore, Fingers Taylor and Amy Lee when the news broke. It was very much like one of our Irish wakes. Yes, there was sadness, of course, but there was much celebration of a life well lived, and as many smiles as there were tears. KD, Fingers and Amy played Last Mango and Pirate, among others, and then Lovely Cruise.....

Sail on, Captain Tony. You will be sadly missed and fondly remembered.

From another JB song:

He's somewhere on the ocean now,
the place he ought to be;
with one hand on the starboard rail,
he's waving back at me.
It was definitely "a moment" I feel lucky to have been down here when it happened and will always remember linking arms with other BNers and singing LMIP at the top of our lungs and raising our drinks to Capt Tony He's probably just opening his new heavenly bar about now.

Oh, what a special cruise that was. It was wonderful to be with special BNers.

Sail on, Capt. Tony.

Yes, what a moment. I went down to Capt Tony's to sign the book Sunday night, I wrote that I will never forget the moment in 94 when I met him.... a lot of girls know why, and we'll leave it at that, lol. They had a white candle some flowers in a vase and a single red rose on the table with a book of memories that you could leave your comment. The bar was empty with just a few people at the bar, no music and low lights... here are some pics that spoke to me.

Marnin Grita Guy · Post by **Marnin Grita Guy** » November 4, 2008 11:53 pm

My main goal was to meet him while I was there.

I was hoping he would make a book signing.

I..............

chad3 · Post by **chad3** » November 4, 2008 11:55 pm

To quote another great band...
"what a long strange trip it's been"
Wish I would have met him at least once. What a great man!!!
As others have said, sail on. Capt. it was a great ride, no regrets and no looking back.
To the family, you have a great legacy to follow good luck with it. Nothing better to follow a great man.

Probwhite · Post by **Probwhite** » November 5, 2008 10:01 am

Sail on Captain. Thanks for 92 years of a steady hand on the helm.