Around the Block: Episode 6 -- The Piano Player

There's a new arrival in town.  His name is Louis J,  a musician, piano player, and singer of sad songs, busty ballads, and lustful lyrics.  His well-known signature outfit is a sailor hat and jacket, just like his well-known hero, The Captain, the piano player in a well-known 1970s duo who were well-known for keeping it together. Louis J is moving into a studio on the third floor of the Brickston Building where he will teach and write music to tone-deaf matriarchs in need of a good tuning.

With his piano arriving, the mover now has to wait on his crew to arrive to take it up the stairs.  Louis J tells the mover that he is excited about his first gig and is sure to be a hit at the local monthly music festival, locally called Brickstock.  He has a new hit entitled Slipping over You, about a heart broken disco dancer who has lost his ability to disco.

While waiting for the crew, Louis J decides to play for anyone listening.  His first song he ever wrote, You Load 16 Bricks, a tribute to Cole Porter and Huey Lewis, draws the attention of everyone on the street, including Petula, a doberman pinscher, and his owner, Dr. Elliott M. Cass.  Petula who is known for his rudeness, begins to sway at the musical interlude. Dr. Cass, on the other hand, becomes teary-eyed because the song reminds him of his late wife, Dr. Mrs. Cass. She's not dead, just late for their lunch date.

Finally, Louis J's manager and partner in musical mayhem, Peter Paul, shows up in his signature costume -- a llama suit which he has named Mary. Peter Paul distributes flyers about their classes and performances and tells people about Louis J's tragic story of having no musical talent until one day he was hit by a falling brick. A brick which literally appeared from nowhere while Louis J was standing in the middle of a corn field.  After that mysterious brick's appearance, Louis J has had perfect pitch and been able to play the piano.  The crowd continues to grow and Louis J is a hit!

Meanwhile down the street, Arthur P. Hallis, is passing out bananas to the members of The Banana Peelers Club in anticipation of their upcoming gathering.  Professor Ignatius Quizzes is very impressed by the size and weight of the banana he has been given and can hardly wait to peel it.