Fat City Blues: Recent Episodes
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In 1971, Paul Hornung lost his Superbowl ring in a poker game in the section of the suburbs of New Orleans called Fat City. Three generations fight and struggle over its possession, paying the price for their greed.
Fat City Blues, inspired by Richard Wagner's ring cycle, is the second in the Crescent City Heat series of novellas written and read by Charlie Brown, the writer of The French Quarter Hustle and Dragon Ash and the writer/director of the feature film Angels Die Slowly.
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Series finale: Ziggy finds himself caught between Kate and Hildy as “Fat City Blues” comes to a fiery end.
Part Four: The Goddamn Twilight: Ziggy returns to Fat City to find Mary Catherine has turned into Kate, the queen of the metal scene.
Part Three finale: To avoid Tony and Mimi, Ziggy seeks out Hildy. He also must battle for his life.
Part Three: The Berlin Wall: Young Ziggy gets a surprise on his 15th birthday: a note from his long-dead mother Seely and a Super Bowl ring.
Part Two finale: Seegar and Seely explore the French Quarter. Norton finds out their secret and Tony learns a secret he wishes he never knew.
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Part Two continued. Seegar and Seely slip away from Norton with a little help from Hildy. They also figure out how to spend more time with each other without being caught. Warning: strong sexual content, listener discretion advised.
Part Two: Slipping at Mickey's. Seegar is new in town. But he meets Seely, the bartender at McAllister’s Landing, and wants to get to know her better. He also meets Hildy, Tony Murano’s daughter and enforcer, who helps him with a new career. Maybe his life is turning around …
Part One: Golden Boy's Ring. Tony Murano hears the real story about why a Super Bowl ring sits in the bar Que Sera. The Black Brothers tell the tale and also tell Tony what to do with that information.