It was a mythological New York, a smoke-filled era in which men
were men and women were dames, a period when getting properly
inebriated was a sign of character and top shelf was the elixir of
life. Between World War II and the end of the Eisenhower era,
Manhattan's place to be and to be seen was Toots Shor's, and for
those who were part of the inner circle, it sure was fun while it
lasted. Toots Shor was a stout, gregarious palooka who reigned over
his men's club and served up food and strong drink with a heaping
side of insults and put-downs. His gin joint exerted an almost
tidal pull on athletes, writers, radio men, fight promoters,
bookies, not to mention actors, pols and Broadway brokers. Like
survivors clinging to the same life raft, they became inseparable,
hanging out with boldface names including Joe DiMaggio, Frank
Sinatra, Jackie Gleason, Jack Dempsey, Frank Gifford, Walter
Cronkite, Yogi Berra, Mike Wallace, Edward R. Murrow, Earl Warren,
Frank Costello, and Jimmy Hoffa. Shor's became the mother lodge for
assembling after the big prize fights, baseball, basketball and
hockey games. There athletes and fans argued and reminisced until
the early hours of the morning. It all had to end, of course. And
it did. But the compilation in "Saloonkeeper: Toots Shor in His Own
Words and in the Words of Those Who Knew Him" offers a snootful of
nostalgia, a booze-stained portrait of those dear dead days. His
contemporaries as well as subsequent observers have plenty to say
about Toots and his legendary saloon while the big guy's own words
provide his reflections on life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness. No kidding.
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