Beaumont

Jamie Brickhouse was born and raised in Beaumont, Texas. From a young age he often felt he wasn’t a good fit for him. He considered the town to be a hot and steamy “cancer-capital” port town located in the southeast part of the state. The town is situated on the banks of the muddy Neches River. It was part of the Golden Triangle that included Port Arthur, Orange and Beaumont. The only thing that Jamie found exotic about it was that it was only 30 miles away from Mexico.

New York City

Jamie first visited New York City with his parents. He had been disappointed that Jean didn’t allow him to visit the city with his drama club that was taking a group trip to the Big Apple. Jamie got over his anger when he arrived in the city. He felt it was where he belonged...