In a back alley behind a club, trumpeter Joey Crown is listening to a player inside. The owner, Joey's old friend Baryon, comes out and Joey asks him for a chance to play. Baron refuses, noting that the last time Joey played, he was drunk and screwed up the gig. Joey says that he's on the wagon, but drops a bottle of liquor out of his trumpet case. Baron puts a few dollars in Joey's pocket for old time's sake and asks what happened to him. Joey explains that he's trapped in a miserable life, and the only time he can find something good in his life is when he drinks, which allows him to play and overcome his shyness. Angry, Joey walks away and then starts playing.Joey is soon at a pawnshop selling his trumpet for drinking money. The owner, Nate, gives him $8.50 for the trumpet and Joey has to take it. He goes to a bar and drinks, and then staggers out. He notices Nate putting the trumpet up for sale at $25, and the owner tells Joey that he has responsibilities that the trumpeter can't understand. Disgusted and depressed, Joey walks to the street. He pauses for a moment and then steps in front of an oncoming truck, which hits him and knocks him to the sidewalk.When Joey wakes up, it's several hours later and no one seems to pay him any attention. He approaches a nearby police officer and tries to apologize, but the officer takes no notice of him. Joey walks into a nearby movie theater lobby but no one pays any attention to him. The ticket taker ignores him and Joey turns to a mounted mirror, only to discover that he has no reflection. He realizes that he's dead and that for the first time at his life, he's succeeded at something.Desperate for company, Joey goes to a bar and pours himself a drink. He goes to the jukebox and remembers how the former owner, Charlie, would play his song. Joey then goes back to the club and listens to the trumpeter playing inside. Someone starts playing down the street and Joey goes to in watch
In a back alley behind a club, trumpeter Joey Crown is listening to a player inside. The owner, Joey's old friend Baryon, comes out and Joey asks him for a chance to play. Baron refuses, noting that the last time Joey played, he was drunk and screwed up the gig. Joey says that he's on the wagon, but drops a bottle of liquor out of his trumpet case. Baron puts a few dollars in Joey's pocket for old time's sake and asks what happened to him. Joey explains that he's trapped in a miserable life, and the only time he can find something good in his life is when he drinks, which allows him to play and overcome his shyness. Angry, Joey walks away and then starts playing.Joey is soon at a pawnshop selling his trumpet for drinking money. The owner, Nate, gives him $8.50 for the trumpet and Joey has to take it. He goes to a bar and drinks, and then staggers out. He notices Nate putting the trumpet up for sale at $25, and the owner tells Joey that he has responsibilities that the trumpeter can't understand. Disgusted and depressed, Joey walks to the street. He pauses for a moment and then steps in front of an oncoming truck, which hits him and knocks him to the sidewalk.When Joey wakes up, it's several hours later and no one seems to pay him any attention. He approaches a nearby police officer and tries to apologize, but the officer takes no notice of him. Joey walks into a nearby movie theater lobby but no one pays any attention to him. The ticket taker ignores him and Joey turns to a mounted mirror, only to discover that he has no reflection. He realizes that he's dead and that for the first time at his life, he's succeeded at something.Desperate for company, Joey goes to a bar and pours himself a drink. He goes to the jukebox and remembers how the former owner, Charlie, would play his song. Joey then goes back to the club and listens to the trumpeter playing inside. Someone starts playing down the street and Joey goes to in watch
In a back alley behind a club, trumpeter Joey Crown is listening to a player inside. The owner, Joey's old friend Baryon, comes out and Joey asks him for a chance to play. Baron refuses, noting that the last time Joey played, he was drunk and screwed up the gig. Joey says that he's on the wagon, but drops a bottle of liquor out of his trumpet case. Baron puts a few dollars in Joey's pocket for old time's sake and asks what happened to him. Joey explains that he's trapped in a miserable life, and the only time he can find something good in his life is when he drinks, which allows him to play and overcome his shyness. Angry, Joey walks away and then starts playing.Joey is soon at a pawnshop selling his trumpet for drinking money. The owner, Nate, gives him $8.50 for the trumpet and Joey has to take it. He goes to a bar and drinks, and then staggers out. He notices Nate putting the trumpet up for sale at $25, and the owner tells Joey that he has responsibilities that the trumpeter can't understand. Disgusted and depressed, Joey walks to the street. He pauses for a moment and then steps in front of an oncoming truck, which hits him and knocks him to the sidewalk.When Joey wakes up, it's several hours later and no one seems to pay him any attention. He approaches a nearby police officer and tries to apologize, but the officer takes no notice of him. Joey walks into a nearby movie theater lobby but no one pays any attention to him. The ticket taker ignores him and Joey turns to a mounted mirror, only to discover that he has no reflection. He realizes that he's dead and that for the first time at his life, he's succeeded at something.Desperate for company, Joey goes to a bar and pours himself a drink. He goes to the jukebox and remembers how the former owner, Charlie, would play his song. Joey then goes back to the club and listens to the trumpeter playing inside. Someone starts playing down the street and Joey goes to in watch