Diary Of A Busker Monday February 21st Winchester High Street (corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 12:30-5:35pm). As often happens, I come into town intending to do a mere two hours and end up doing quite a bit more. The weather was overcast – it’s never undercast, and it began to drizzle a number of times, making me decide to… Read more →
Month: February 2011
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 45
Diary Of A Busker Day 45 Saturday February 19th Winchester High Street Next to Accessorize, Time: 4:55-6pm. A short, sharp session-ette at the end of the day. I am starting to almost favour these later ones when there are not as many people about. I seem to take the same amount of money, although there is no guarantee of anything… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day ~ 44
Diary Of A Busker Day 44 Friday February 18th Winchester High Street 1. corner of Marks And Spencer: 4:15-5:45pm, 2. opposite WH Smiths: 6-6:25pm. I came in to do another late session opposite WH Smiths, as it proved quite profitable last night. Coming into the high street I passed two buskers I don’t know – a saxophonist and a guitarist outside… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 43
Diary Of A Busker Day 43 Thursday February 17th Winchester High Street 1. corner of Marks And Spencer: Time: 1:40-4:20pm, 2. opposite WH Smiths, Time: 4:45-5:47pm. I’m down here at the noisy end of town again, because there are some young strummers at my usual spots up the road. Like yesterday, the whistling flower seller helps me with The Third… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 42
Diary Of A Busker Day 42 Wednesday February 16th Winchester High Street 1. corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 11:45-2:15pm, 2. opposite Clinton Cards, Time: 2:33-5:15pm. A man comes up after The Theme From The Third Man and asks me if I have been on “the big wheel?” I have to think about this for a few seconds before I… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 41
Diary Of A Busker Day 41 Saturday February 12th Winchester High Street Opposite Phase Eight Time: 1:20 – 6:20pm. A busy day for shoppers – the busiest I’ve seen since I started busking and the most buskers I’ve ever seen in Winchester – I counted seven in the very small stretch that is the pedestrian precinct, none more than 30… Read more →