Javier did not really
discriminate with the “exclusive” tag; he was not against lower
classes of folk patronizing the club – as long as they paid. Urias
lent Javier some capital, and a handful of Hallmark's finest chipped
into invest, all with the caveat that it be repaid in one year, and
Javier would become co-owner of the club, with Urias a silent
partner, hence the club was yet another source of revenue for
SkullCorp. Javier's plan was to eventually buy out Urias – if that
was possible.

Javier opened the club on
New Years Eve, 1953. From the first night, two groups that would be
mainstays and lifeblood of the club congealed. The first group to
hold court in the club revolved around Nels Christensen, a cohort of
Javier's that worked for the Machine. He was an investor in theto a house
band, the Ulysses Reale 6. Henry was the only white member of the
band, so Nels tended not to invite Henry's bandmates over except for
an occasional toast. Shiloh Mercer, the soprano sax player, often
crashed their gatherings in an extremely inebriated state. Shiloh was another of the African-American branch of the Mercer clan, and was the 6th great-grandson of Ewen Cromwell. The whole
group enjoyed Shiloh's company, except Nels and his friend Jonathan, an
occasional member of this poor man's Rat Pack. Jonathan Sebastian III
was a wealthy German-descended heir who was a major investor in the
Lucifer Club. Jonathan was often referred to as the “sixth wheel”
by the employees. Javier actually was himself a tight member
of Nels' crew, though unlike Nels and sebastian he was fair to everyone.

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