About 1975 I was living in St. Petersburg and on 49th Street North there was a very popular night club called the Inferno. It was huge with crowds close to a 1,000 people and three dance floors and the walls were painted like flames. The staff wore shirts or vests with the devil face on the back. What made it even more unique was over every table hung a small lighted pentant that had a 3 digit number. On each table was a telephone and you could call the number of any table and talk to whoever answered.
You can probably figure out some of the things that could go wrong. One of the times I was there with a big group of people and at the next table was also a big group. During the evening I noticed the people at the other table had taken their telephone and put it in someone purse. I asked our waitress what would happen if someone took a phone in your section. She said it would cost her $100. I told her that at the next table they have taken their phone. She told the bouncers, and about 3 huge guys converged on that table. Apparently there was some sort of confrontation and I saw one of the guys from that table escorted to a room through a door in the flames that I didn't even know was there. The door was park ways open and I could see these guys getting a little rough with the fellow. Needless to say, we got up and left.
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