Diary Of A Busker Day 2618 Wednesday October 22nd 2025 Winchester.
It’s getting colder, although not cold enough to worry all those brass monkey salesmen who left their samples in the back seat overnight. It’s also another day of graduation (graduation week?) and I feel sorry for all those young ladies who are all dressed up and wearing stiletto heels, because the cobblestone pavement is showing no mercy.
The Most Annoying Person Of The Day award goes to this man –
‘I like your amp. What is it?’
‘It’s a Roland MicroCube.’
‘Right…and what’s that box you’ve got on top? Oh, it’s a Boss equaliser.’
‘Yeah, just to boost the volume up a bit and put a bit more bass end on.’
‘I see…you need a loop.’
‘A loop?’
‘Yeah, then you can layer stuff. You know, record something, then play it back and do something else on top.’
‘Oh yeah, I know what you mean. No, I’m fine with just the guitar. I can’t carry any more stuff with me. I like to travel light – that’s my bike over there, and I like to keep it simple.’
‘Well… it would sound good. get a loop, a Boss loop.’
‘Well, no, I don’t think so. I’m fine just doing the one guitar. That’s all I need.’ At this point, his wife appears and drags him away. She can’t stop him, though. Two minutes later, he’s back to dispence advice –
‘You really need some strap locks on that.’
‘Strap locks?’
‘Yeah, I had a guitar and I didn’t have strap locks on it and it fell down and whoa…really bad. Get some strap locks…and get a Boss loop!’
Now, if there’s one thing worse than a fucking know-all, it’s a non-donating fucking know-all. Get some strap locks and a boss loop? Get lost!