The Soloist

Nathaniel Ayers was a a Julliard-trained musician who found himself living on the streets of L.A.'s Skid Row. His story--which brings to light the serious issue of mental illness in the United States--was captured in the book "The Soloist" by Steve Lopez and in an upcoming movie with Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. Recently, The California Endowment, a health foundation, presented a grant to the founders of the Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Foundation as it launches to fund the arts at mental health agencies and arts organizations that serve the mentally ill.

For more information on The Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Foundation please go to: http://www.naayers.org

For more information visit us at http://www.calendow.org

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[gege3017]

Great vid :P

[Mediterraneanblue9]

A homelessman with mad skills.

[thanatoso2]

mustard, "creep"

it seems more common than one would imagine

[tdg223]

AMAZING

[pulporange31]

Nice work!