"What the hell was Luca doing in New York City?" is the question asked by Roberto Pettinato. The author of the book Luca es mine says the band leader "did not have two faces" The City, still in force, opened in December 1980 with a recital by The Police.
The seedy bar that Luca describes was where the owner of La City took Sting, singer of The Police, to a concert on the day of its opening. Luca was as bohemian and different as you want, but he was going to dance Last Train to London by Electric Light Orchestra, and I Was Made For Lovin' You by Kiss.