Diary Of A Busker Day 18 Thursday December 30th Winchester High Street (opposite Clarks) Time: 1:30 – 4:05pm. Temperature similar to yesterday, but thankfully not as damp. The weather is always the prime concern in this ‘game’…ALWAYS! Another mega-session with no breaks apart from standing up to stretch now and then. Lots of parents with young children – which is… Read more →
Month: January 2011
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 17
Diary Of A Busker Day 17 Wednesday December 29th Winchester High Street (opposite WH Smiths) Time: 12:10 – 3:10pm. Continuing mild weather = a long session! Played more or less non-stop, although the air was quite damp – my yellow guitar dusting cloth was more wet than dry after awhile. Familiars such as ‘Ragtime’ Phillip stopped to say ‘hello’, also Marika,… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 16
Diary Of A Busker Day 16 Friday December 24th Winchester High Street (down from WH Smiths) Time: 1:15 – 4pm. A mild day, for once! So mild, in fact, that I was able to play for over 2 1/2 hours with no more than three 5 minute breaks. my set up time is no more than four minutes, including tuning… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 15
Diary Of A Busker Day 15 Thursday December 23rd Winchester High Street (opposite WH Smiths) Time: 12:30 – 2pm. Got to the High Street at 11:30, but had to hang around for an hour before a spot became vacant – many buskers and beggars about. Salvation Army quartet in front of the Christmas tree, Rob – I found out his… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 14
Diary Of A Busker Day 14 Wednesday December 22nd Winchester High Street (down from WH Smiths, opposite WH Smiths) Time:11:30 – 12:30, 2:20 – 3:50pm. A ‘double-header’ – my first! I got to town earlier, as I wanted to finish earlier but on arriving, there were two young guys strumming Slades’ “Here it is Merry Christmas” or whatever it’s called,… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 13
Diary Of A Busker Day 13 Tuesday December 21st Winchester High Street (down a bit from WH Smiths) Time: 1:30 – 2:30pm. Another cold day – they’re all cold! And, like I should know by now, I never know what’s going to happen with this busking lark – yesterday, over £18 taken but today not even £5 for the same… Read more →