Mostly written in New Orleans – A wearied boxer turns his back on a chance at a world championship to search for his estranged brother in New Orleans. Trapped in a strained family relationship, a promising, young ballet dancer looks for an escape. Unexpectedly, their paths cross as they discover friendship, heartbreak, and hope in the most unlikely place.
Jim Antonini met the brilliant and eccentric painter Noel Rockmore in the early 90s at Johnny White’s, an infamous French Quarter dive bar. They watched a boxing match there one evening. Rockmore was quite the boxing fan. He told Jim about his wonderful paintings, some of which hung on the walls of the bar. They were stained from years of exposure to cigarette smoke. Jim would meet with him again in the years before he passed. The last time he saw him they listened to Nirvana songs on the jukebox repeatedly to the dismay of many of the bar regulars. Rockmore especially liked “Heart-Shaped Box.” The story behind The Butcher and the Butterfly emerged from the smoky haze of those lazy afternoons spent there.
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