Diary Of A Busker Day 313 Wednesday January 2nd 2013 Winchester High Street, opposite Vodafone. Time: 4:12-5:30pm A sad day. It was 4:45. I’d been playing for almost 40 minutes and doing OK – lots of coinage from young children out with their parents (one lady requested Stardust; I’ll ‘look into it’ I said) and the temperature wasn’t too cold… Read more →
Month: July 2013
Diary Of A Busker Day 312
Diary Of A Busker Day 312 Saturday December 22nd 2012 Winchester High Street, opposite Oxfam. Time: 12:17-1:54pm, 3:30-4:15pm Finally, a mild day with no wind, and my poor hands are certainly grateful. The whole street’s full of the usual; part-time Christmas buskers, brass trios/quartets, groups of carol singers – mainly teenage girls, clarinettists – all teenage girls. I plonk my… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 311
Diary Of A Busker Day 311 Thursday December 20th 2012 Winchester High Street, opposite Bellis. Time: 5:20-6:52pm I come into town during a break in the rain although by the time I arrive it had started again, moderately…moderate rain! So it was a good thing there was no one – not even the omnipresent pack of carollers – near The… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 310
Diary Of A Busker Day 310 Tuesday December 18th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Vodafone. Time: 12:07-1:04pm 2. Corner of Marks & Spencer. Time: 1:29-2:44pm Near The Buttercross there’s a student-aged girl I’ve seen many times. She’s dressed in a white Victorian dress, her face is painted white and she’s standing dead still on a box…I don’t know –… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 309
Diary Of A Busker Day 309 Monday December 17th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam. Time: 2:42-4pm 2. Opposite Vodafone. Time: 4:31-5:39pm My mission; to provide an alternative to the hordes of pre-pubescent kids blasting out boring Christmas carols, thereby cashing in and stealing MY money! Or at least get a better hourly average than yesterday. Oh yes, I… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 308
Diary Of A Busker Day 308 Sunday December 16th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite WH Smiths – Parchment Street. Time: 1:42-2:29pm 2. Opposite Oxfam. Time: 2:58-4:27pm As it’s just over a week before Christmas, there’s loads of people about, which means loads of people out busking, or should I say loads of kids out playing 15 second Christmas carol… Read more →