THE BROKEN DOWN CLOWN IS A MAN ABOUT TOWN,A BAGABON CON WITH A 100 PROOF IN HIS PALM.YOU PASS HIM IN THE STREET THROWING MONEY AT HIS FEET.DOES HE HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT? OR WILL HE SPEND IT ON A TREAT?HE STARES AT HIS FROWN IN THE PUDDLE ON THE GROUND,THE ONLY TIME YOU SEE HIM IS WHEN THE CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN.A LONELY JESTER IN AN ALLEY AS HE COUNTS TODAYS TALLEY.AS THE WEATHER STARTS TO CHANGE AND THE STORM CLOUDS BRING THE RAIN,HE BUY'S A TOKEN FOR THE TRAIN.HE TIGHTENS HIS BELT AROUND HIS ARM AND SEARCHES FOR A VEIN.HE TAKES HIS LIGHTER TO HIS SPOON,HIS TRAIN WILL ARRIVE SOON.IT'S ALMOST TIME TO RELAX ,ALL HE MUST DO IS SIMPLY FOLLOW THE TRACKS.HE WILL FEEL NO MORE PAIN AFTER BOARDING THIS TRAIN. HE SITS BESIDE A MAN WITH A COLLECTION OF CANS,WHO USED TO SELL ADDS,BUT LOOKS LIKE A SLOB AFTER LOOSING HIS JOB.IS HE DOWN ON HIS LUCK ? OR ANOTHER LAME DUCK?IT'S FOR ALL OF YOU TO DECIDE WHEN YOU BOARD FOR A RIDE.BEFORE YOU CAST YOUR STONE,LOOK AT HIS PAINTED FACE YOU MAY SEE YOUR OWN.WE ARE SIMPLY THE CLOWNS,SOME WITH SMILES,OTHERS WITH FROWNS.WE HAVE A STORY BEHIND OUR MASKS,THIS IS ONE ABOUT ANOTHER BROKEN DOWN CLOWN ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS...