The False Note

A day in the life of an organ grinder down on his luck who wanders the streets of Paris dreaming of what might be He cant help but crank out the occasional false note just often enough to enrage his listeners and discourage any donations He dreams of playing a large pipe organ The juke box drowns him out at a cocktail bar a church organ drowns him out on a street pinball machines drown him out at Luna Park The citys neon lights and commercial posters overwhelm his small art At the end of the day he captures the tear of a calliope horse his sole earnings for the day which may prove magical