Songs From Richmond Avenue
Logline
A Houston love story, with a few dozen beers and a couple of dead bodies along the way: "Songs From Richmond Avenue" offers an off-kilter, satirical take on big-city misfits, the bars they frequent and the occasional, albeit, misguided quest for something better.
Genre
Comedy, Satire,
Short Summary
Primarily, a low-end dive bar called the Relix Club where patrons engage in their two favorite activities - drinking and betting. Also, a few local sites and briefly North Las Vegas.
Amid chaos, much of his own creation, the protagonist blows off his job and heads off to Arkansas in pursuit of woman.
Setting
Houston, Texas
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Quest
Plot - Other Elements
, Picaresque
Mature Audience Themes
Language/Profanity, Substance Abuse
Main Character Details
Name: Unnamed narrator: A journalist of questionable work ethic, who undergoes an epiphany following a bus stop meeting with pretty Michelle
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Insecure, Outspoken, Underdog, Blunt, Complex, Funny, Narcissistic, Romantic, Sarcastic
Additional Character Details
Name: Michelle: Something of a workaholic love interest. Career-oriented but oddly reckless.
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Role: Logical
Key Traits: Aspiring, Beautiful, Charming, Complex, Decisive, Engaging, Educated, Empathetic, Heartthrob, Insecure, Secretive, Skillful
Additional Character Details
Name: The Buddhist: Large, slightly paranoid martial practitioner arts practitioner who is largely for comedic effect.
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Role: Sidekick
Key Traits: Adventurous, Badass, Complex, Gracious, Masculine, Skillful, Charming, Crazy, Criminal, Engaging, Lone Wolf, Secretive
Additional Character Details
Name: Danny: Bartender, thin, worldly, prone to smirking and angry outbursts.
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Role: Sidekick
Key Traits: Blunt, Criminal, Masculine, Outspoken, Underdog
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