The National Treasure is Back

You want good looking guys? Here are five.

That's Julian on the left, and his twin brother Andreas, then The National Treasure, then Joakim, then Beija. Julian, Andreas and Joakim are The National Treasure's sons, and Beija is The National Treasure's nephew.

The Great Plotnik and The Great Ducknik hung around the Big Apple for several years with Treasure and his Norwegian girl friend Tulip, who would later become mother of those three boys.

Treasure is a California boy, who rode his half-Italian-ness to great success on Mulberry Street in New York's Little Italy. Many, many, many great stories stem from that period. The way his sister Justine found their apartment. The night Joey Gallo got shot exiting the clam house. The way Plotnik and Ducknik would meet Treasure and Tulip at Caffe Roma for pastries before the Shiny Shoe boys walked in. The part time job Plotnik had working for Justine in her donut shop that sold lasagna. The weekends at the farm. The afternoon Tulip decided to strip down to go swimming and tractors stopped for miles around.

Treasure was House Photographer for The Great Plotnik's New York bands. All the old photos are his, on rooftops, in clubs, in churches, on the street.

He was also Best Man at Plotnik's wedding. Things would have worked out perfectly if he hadn't gotten locked in the freezer at the florist shop.

Or if he hadn't decided to move to Norway to become a National Treasure. Thanks to the Internet, however, Plotnik has found him. National Treasure is back.