Month: March 2011

Diary Of A Busker Day ~ 68

Diary Of A Busker Day 68 Sunday March 27th Winchester High Street (corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 4:38-6:20pm.)      Spoke for a few minutes with Frank who was, by his own admission, a bit worse for wear, having spent last night talking over old times with an old friend accompanied by a bottle of first class (VSOP) Brandy or… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day ~ 67

Diary Of A Busker Day 67 Thursday March 24th Winchester High Street (1. corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 2:20-3:45pm, 2. opposite WH Smiths, Time: 3:50-5:42pm.)       The weather was fine today, though not much else was. I played for an hour and a half and took only £3.70 and I’m immediately transported back to October last year when I… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 66

Diary Of A Busker Day 66 Wednesday March 23rd Winchester High Street (1. opposite Vodaphone, Time: 11:38-2pm, 2. opposite Marks And Spencer, Time: 2:38-4:10pm.)       It’s Wednesday – Market Day. There’s a lady fiddling with her violin – a fiddler?, opposite Marks And Spencer and a guy sitting on a bench halfway up the high street blasting out La Bumba or… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 65

Diary Of A Busker Day 65 Tuesday March 22nd Winchester High Street (1. corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 1:21-3:43pm, 5:15-6:05pm, 2. opposite WH Smiths, Time: 4:20-5:10pm.) Had a pre performance chat with Bertie the flowerman. He now greets me with “Hey, guitar man!” then does the Third Man tune – “do do do do do…”. Says Bertie – “I had… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 64

Diary Of A Busker Day 64 Monday March 21st Winchester High Street (corner of Marks And Spencer. Time: 2:15-4:25pm.)        On Monday mornings I haul my sack of gold – the earnings from the previous week’s busking – to the bank on the high street and sometimes wander down the road to see if there’s anyone in any of the busking… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 63

Diary Of A Busker Day 63 Saturday March 19th Winchester High Street (1. corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 2:15-3:15pm, 2. opposite Clinton Cards, Time: 3:30-6:25pm.)         Arrived in town at 1 o’clock but couldn’t get a pitch until over an hour later. Talked to Frank down at the noisy corner, waved to Bertie the flowerman across the way. In… Read more →