Rick's Cabaret New Orleans has opened Rick's Sporting Saloon, the newest Bourbon Street gentleman's club. Rick's has been known for years for bringing adult entertainment to the Big Easy.

Equally mysterious was "Big Daddy" himself, William "Rick" Colacurcio Jr. He arrived in New Orleans with a mystique that only grew as the club embedded itself in the Bourbon Street landscape.

I caught sight of him one early afternoon as he strode along Royal Street, coffee in hand, horn wrapped around his body. (As half of New Orleans can tell you, a sousaphone is a more portable tuba.) ...