Art,

I'm glad to hear you're in touch with Dr. Mark. Please tell him I said hi. I sure miss his fiddle playing.

Yeah, The steakhouse was a labor of love for Gene. In part, I think it was a gallery for his wife to display and sell her artwork. Being a musician, Gene loved to attract other musicians so it was always a great musical hangout. I always made time to eat dinner when I was there so Gene would get some return for his hospitality.

I remember Gene telling me he would visit a few of the best small butcher shops each day and personally select each piece of meat he planned to serve that evening. Each steak was lovingly grilled by Gene over an open fire. The place was small and the menu only listed various beef cuts and baked potatoes but I don't think you could order a finer steak anywhere within a hundred miles.

I notice we've talked about Lackey's Steakhouse, and the wonderful musicians who used to hang out there, in other threads. It's probably thread creep but here are links to the other references I could easily find.

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