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For all his setbacks, LA man still finds hope and sanity in the music

I have been a transporter and caretaker of various musical instruments for nearly 13 years. A clarinet and an electric keyboard sit in corners of my office. There's a cello in my garage at the moment, waiting for a ride to the repair shop.

Nathaniel Ayers asked for an inventory update on Christmas morning, after I picked him up at the South Bay mental health rehabilitation center where he lives.

He brought his string bass and trumpet with him. Like I've said before, he's a one-man band, and he never travels

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