Mr. Whitekeys

Mr. Whitekeys, also known as W. Keys, is a musician, recording artist, entrepreneur, writer, media personality and ornithologist in the U.S. state of Alaska.

He was the owner and operator of a nightclub called the Fly By Night Club, located in the Spenard neighborhood of Anchorage, from 1980 to 2006.

[1] He began working as a bar band musician, particularly for Mike Gordon at his new Spenard establishment Chilkoot Charlie's.

Whitekeys originally came to Fairbanks as part of this expansion where he played in "Two Street" bars during the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System and the economic boom which accompanied it.

[citation needed] After playing throughout Alaska, and later a short-lived stint in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, he started his own nightclub, the Fly By Night Club, which opened for business on July 31, 1980.

[4] The Whale Fat Follies was performed from June to September and was largely geared towards tourists, being advertised as "the Alaskan show The Department Of Tourism does NOT want you to see."

[1] Whitekeys sold the establishment to Allen Choy, the owner of a popular South Anchorage nightclub, and his partner Jeff Matosky.

[citation needed] Following the sale of the Fly By Night Club, Whitekeys performed at private events and professional conferences.

Plaque in Golden Heart Plaza in downtown Fairbanks , containing names of Fairbanks residents. In his book Mr. Whitekeys' Alaska Bizarre: Direct from the Whale Fat Follies Revue , Whitekeys points out that a man named "Dick Flopalotofit" is listed next to a man named "Stubby" on the plaque.