Smugglers' Tales - Stories from Key West's outlaw days in the 1970s and 80s.
Schedule
Sat, 08 Jul, 2023 at 06:00 pm
Location
The Studios of Key West | Key West, FL
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Modern-day pirates gather ‘round a bottle of rum for “Smuggler’s Tales” presented by La Cucaracha Chronicles, an evening of interesting and raw storytelling by the smugglers themselves! Have you heard about the infamous “Big Pine 29” drug bust of 1980? Do you want know how many people were really involved in that off-load operation?Hear the tales of their adventures, fear, euphoria and heartaches from those wild Key West days with no Navy, no tourists and NO MONEY! Relive the feelings of running through the jungle in Colombia, Coast Guard planes finding your loaded boat, having to run the US1 blockade in 1982, dumping bales in shallow Cuban waters… and the outrageous paydays that lead to trading in a rusty old bicycle for a Porsche 911.
Creative/scenic design by Michael Marrero
$200 VIP table for four.
$35 General admission.
6-6:45pm
Cocktails on Hugh’s View. Lubricate yourselves with rum, you’ll need it!
7-8pm
Listen to their tales in the Helmerich Theater.
Afterparty
Captain Gomez will be signing copies of his book. The others will remain anonymous.
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Where is it happening?
The Studios of Key West, Key West, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
