Diary of a Busker

Diary Of A Busker Day 2592 Monday September 1st 2025 Winchester.   The top spot was free but they’d put up with me for two hours yesterday so I set up down at the old Debenhams entrance/new Nando’s entrance. As yesterday, I started off with Everybody Wants To Rule The World…halfway through the woman who video-ed me doing La Vie… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2591 Sunday August 30th 2025 Winchester.   First time back since the Roman/Florentine holiday and I’m really excited. But not because it’s my first time back but because Don Lavelle’s nearing the end of the painting he was working on before I left and the next one will be the one with me in it,… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2589 Friday August 15th 2025 Winchester.   A hot day (29 degrees) so I left it quite late to come out, not as if it had got much cooler – it had gone down to 28! I also tried to keep the heat down by wearing all white. The Square was taken so I set… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2588 Sunday August 10th 2025 Winchester.   Rockin’ Rob’s at his usual Buttercross spot but my usual spot in The Square is free. It’s another hot day but the spot where I play is always in the shade although, because of the proximity to the foliage in the cathedral grounds, there’s always stuff flying about… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2587 Saturday August 9th 2025 Winchester.   At The Buttercross there’s a bloke sitting on the top step with a speaker on the ground. He’s singing Louis Armstrong’s What A Wonderful World with a backing track and doing it quite well. The weird thing is, he looks like a fucking Drongo! I’ve never seen him… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2586 Friday August 8th 2025 Winchester.   Don Lavelle’s at work on his latest and there’s a bloke doing American Pie at the top spot. ‘Who’s this, Don?’ ‘I don’t know his name but ‘ees pretty good. Hasn’t been here that long.’ ‘Get rid of him! It’s OK, I’ll go round the corner, see you… Read more →