in pursuit of pat o'brien
A well-intentioned reporter becomes a story chaser in love with
the joie de vivre of one man, Pat O’Brien. Inventor of the
Hurricane cocktail. Proprietor of the world-famous Pat O’Brien’s
bar. Godfather of the French Quarter of New Orleans.
Three decades after the Dixie Mafia robbed and shot down the O’Brien
family, the author cruises in the Dove across Lake Pontchartrain to interview
Pat’s daughter but finds her suffering from depression locked inside
the family’s fortressed estate.
Surrounded by moral decay, addiction and unreliable sources, the author, often
inebriated herself, struggles to stay focused, and be as respectful as a
noble savage can be. Sometimes her sarcasm and inner ramblings take control
where the facts leave her stranded. Which is where her gonzo adventures begin
as a storm brews in pursuit of Pat O’Brien.
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