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3 book review Sweet Home Alabama ~ Mobile & Foley, Alabama ~ Photos by Miss Cie Miss Cie with head bartender The Tavern in Foley Nadya Symone, Zach, Queen Michelle, & The Tavern in Foley Trevor & Miss Cie with Tavern Show Director Robert Sparkulz McCoy Miss The Tavern in Foley Pensacola s Miss Penny B-Bob s in Mobile Hello B-Bob s in Mobile mobile paparazzi New Orleans Reba Douglas & Miss B-Bob s in Mobile Gavin & Roman with Miss Cie Judson, Amber Douglas & Flip Side Bar & Patio in Mobile Eric & B-Bob s in Mobile Trevor & Flip Side Patio Bar in Mobile Drew, Stephen & B-Bob s in Mobile Drew visiting Mobile with Jerry & Ricky Hello Jeremy with Miss Cie Hello Flip Side Bar & Patio in Mobile Mr. New Orleans: The Life of a Big Easy Underworld Legend Frenchy Brouillette and Matthew Randazzo V. Self-Published ISBN: pages. by Frank Perez I met Frenchy Brouillette for the first time in A mutual friend introduced us and as we sat in his Burgundy Street apartment, Frenchy regaled us with tales of his adventures as the longest operating pimp in the French Quarter. As he talked about whores and gangsters and how the Quarter has changed over the decades, I kept thinking, this guy should really write a book. And now, with the help of Matthew Randazzo, he has. Mr. New Orleans: The Life of a Big Easy Underworld Legend is the incredible and fascinating story of how a simple country boy from Marksville, Louisiana, moved to New Orleans and quickly rose through the ranks of the underworld to become a mafia associate and bona fide Quarter character. In many ways, Frenchy is a despicable character he constantly brags about how good-looking he was, he unapologetically describes himself as alcoholic and lazy, and he proudly boasts about thieving and cheating yet, reading this true crime memoir, one can t help but kind of like Frenchy. The book is disturbing in some places, unbelievable in others, but always entertaining especially for anyone interested in the history of New Orleans. But it would be inaccurate to call this a history book, a fact Randazzo readily admits in the introduction. Rather, it s best to approach this book as if you had stumbled into a dive bar in the Quarter and just happened to sit next to an aging character who transfixed you with one amazing story after another. You instinctively know there is some embellishment in the telling but it doesn t matter. The pure serendipity of it all transcends that. Sam Silver Dollar Carolla, Carlos Marcello, Norma Wallace, Edwin Edwards, Jim Garrison, Clay Shaw, Lee Harvey Oswald, David Ferrie, Dean Martin, even Liberace, are all here, along with a motley crew of prostitutes, Johns, gamblers, hit men and G-men. Drawing on a memory filled with thousands of crimes and whores, as well as his 1,600 page FBI file, Frenchy tells all. Frenchy Brouillette has been the reigning Mr. New Orleans for over fifty years. With a record that includes over three dozen felony arrests, multiple gunshot wounds, and a 1,600 page FBI file, Frenchy is the most notorious Cajun gangster in the history of Louisiana and certainly one of the most colorful figures in the history of the Mob. He has been called the Keith Richards of the American Mafia. Matthew Randazzo V was born and raised in New Orleans. He is an investigative journalist and popular historian who seeks to discover extraordinary untold stories from America s underworld. He is also the author of four books, has written for the New York Daily News, and has appeared as an authority on the American underworld on E! Entertainment Television and over 100 radio programs around the world. GayMardiGras.com GayNewOrleans.com September 1-14, 2015 Facebook.com/AmbushMag The Official Mag : AmbushMag.com 43

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