Joseph Delaney was born on January 22, 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Delaney had careers as a columnist/critic for the Las Vegas Sun and as an attorney and consultant for recording companies.
Marlon Tinana is a real estate investor and supporter of the Las Vegas, Nevada gay community. In 1993, Tinana was hired along with Edmund Ueling as managers to transform The Cave Nightclub into a gay nightclub, with the eventual goal of making an LGBTQ+ district in Las Vegas. Tinana and Uehling had experience in managing the Gipsy, a popular gay nightclub in Las Vegas, and also co-owned a gay bookstore, Get Booked, until 1995.