Joey Rourke Legacy
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I would never have thought that something like a glass door could come between my husband and me (not in the literal sense),but that is exactly what happened after we moved into our new Miami home in 2001. The glass door in question was the door that led to our back yard and had an etching of a Macaw perched on the handle bar of a Harley Davidson and I totally fell in love with it.
The macaw,named Romeo and the Harley were both prided possessions of the former owner the late Joey Rourke, brother of Hollywood superstar Mickey Rourke who had them both immortalized in this piece of glass.When asked about the door Joey explained it was a dedication to Romeo, his Harley Davidson and the Miami bike shop partnership “Mickey & Joey’s” they had previously owned.
When we viewed the house I don’t remember too much about the Harley ,but I do remember the majestic royal blue & gold Romeo being the loudest thing I had ever heard outside of an airport runway.
My husband although loved the house was less than enthusiastic about the door and wanted to change it for a plain glass door.He thought the door cheesy and “it had to go”. As far as I was concerned the door was a part of the house’s history and with the passing of Joey Rourke some 4 years ago, the tie seemingly became stronger.
Whenever my husband and I discussed re-modeling the back room, the conversation would inevitably go back to changing the door and using typical male logic like the advantages of hurricane resistant glass and I would change the subject, removal of the door was not up for negotiation.
But after six long years of doing battle and the perceived threat of increased hurricane activity I finally succumbed to the idea of replacing all of the doors and windows with the impact resistant type throughout.
It will be sad to see the door go it’s given me many happy moments and has been a great conversation piece at parties and get together’s, I hope it will do the same for whoever the new owner is.
Although my Husband got his way in the end he is was a little sad to see it go too.
The door is available on EBAY
