On the home page of one of the city tourism sites, you’ll see a juggler by the fountain.
Eddie Lieber told me the guy made ninety two grand last year.
You wanna see the city, really see it, through the experience of a street performer?
Go east of Downtown, where there aren’t any fountains.
On that same tourism site , there’s a directory of mansions that the automotive magnates built on the lake.
Before you get to the exit for those, get off at Mondreau, make a right .The first traffic light is Valerie.
If the weather’s nice, there’s an alto sax player leaning on the gas station sign.
I think his name is Hank. Might be Howard. I’ve lived here my whole life and he only knows three songs.
Maybe he knows more, but nobody deserves them.
Make a right again.
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