The Prince rarely ventured into the shop, preferring to hold his court on the sidewalk uptown by St. Vincent’s. But on the rare occasion when he did, it was nothing to see New Orleans’ celebrities like John Goodman or Terrance Blanchard seeking an audience with the Prince. He did not treat the rich and famous…
Chapter 18: Mad Max
By the time the kids started working at the voodoo shop, Miss Cara had been completely rehabilitated. She had been drug-free for five years, regained custody of Spider, and even was a narcotics anonymous sponsor at the Grace House meetings on Camp Street. As a matter of fact, she was Jesi’s sponsor. Jesi had been…
Ch 7: Sword From The Stone
While Bobby was in jail, his girl Jesi had become like a surrogate mother to the kids. She was a black haired streetwise chick whose style lay somewhere between biker chick and gothic girl. Miss Cara and the boys enjoyed having her around. Since Spider’s incident with the noodles, Cara regained guardianship of the tattooed…
Lords of Magazine Street: The Ice Cream Gangsters 