![]() In 1992, investigators accused Pat Matassini of having ties to a “Tampa crime family” because he had once owned part of a bar called Godfather’s, that sat on land Trafficante owned. Not long after that, he was convicted of a conspiracy to distribute nearly $1 million in counterfeit cash. Records show that Rod-Man Inc., Pat Mattasini’s company, bought the 2001 Odyssey property in 1974. Newspaper ads for a new club named 2001 first appeared in 1970, and the first ad featuring the spaceship appeared in 1971. ![]() Read more: Tampa strip clubs and the battle to bare it all: How the lap dance was outlawed 20 years ago before cutting the conversation short and hanging up. Asked by phone why they sold the Odyssey, Lechner said it was “the Trafficantes” who took over the club, referring to reputed mob boss Santo Trafficante Jr. Lechner, 85, confirmed it was Jerry DeLong who was responsible for the spaceship.
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