“Don’t Cry Joe” Shotkus

Joe poured beer at The Bowery from the day it opened until he passed in 1997. In the 1930s, Joe and his sister Mary set a marathon dancing record of 5,295 hours (7 months, 10 days, 15 hours) that still stands. In his younger days, Joe delighted Bowery audiences by being packed in a coffin full of ice for as long as an hour.