I think I like the bass the most, upright bass thrumbling almost in tune
with the accordian, just a little quieter as the lady with the violin
sings something in a language I can't quite place, Eastern European
maybe, maybe my ancestors sang this song, or maybe the ancestors of the
yuppies-turned-parents meandering at a 3-year-old's gait throught this
parking lot filled with people and produce. "You hold the green paper,"
one mother says, and the daughter stares at it bewildered and curious as
both steer out towards the busy sidewalk. Another song now, and the
crowd clears so I can see the sign tilted half-covered in coins in the
violin case, maybe it says "La Bolshevik," the trio finishes a rousing
whatever and thanks the thinning crowd, how nice it must be to jam in
the sunshine.