The story of Chris Stroffolino, who describes his journey from academia â€" writing Cliffs Notes to Shakespeare, teaching Creative Writing at NYU â€" to the downtown poetry scene of the 90s, to playing in the Silver Jews on their great 1998 album American Water, to a bicycle accident and eventual self-enforced homelessness â€" where he currently lives in a 1983 Ford Econoline van retrofitted with a piano in the back, performing for pedestrians. CONTAINS LANGUAGE THAT MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES. Produced by David Weinberg.

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Photos courtesy of David Weinberg