Diary Of A Busker Day 330 Friday March 1st 2013 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Bellis. Time: 1:14-2:04pm 2. Opposite Vodafone. Time: 2:39-3:09pm I’ve been playing barely three minutes before my first interruption but as it’s from Delia, who I’ve found out is still alive, I don’t mind. She asks me if I like chocolate. ‘Of course – who doesn’t?… Read more →
Month: October 2013
Diary Of A Busker Day 329
Diary Of A Busker Day 329 Thursday February 28th 2013 Winchester High Street, opposite Vodafone. Time: 5-6:10pm I meant to come in a bit earlier but started to work out BJ Thomas’s Mama, to play at The Thomas Lord on Mothers’ Day. I don’t know what it is about that song – I remember working it out – it must… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 328
Diary Of A Busker Day 328 Tuesday February 26th 2013 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Bellis. Time: 12:50-1:10pm 2. Opposite Vodafone. Time: 2-3:07pm My first day in for over a week as its been so cold. It was a good job I had a proper (ie: paying) gig last weekend, down in Plympton, courtesy of my old mate, Mr. P.… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 327
Diary Of A Busker Day 327 Thursday February 14th 2013 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Bellis. Time: 1:10-2:42pm 2. Opposite Vodafone. Time: 2:55-3:26pm For once it’s warmed up a bit. For once I’m not dreading the prospect of playing, the pain increasing with every song and every minute! A short woman about my age (or old enough to know better)… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 326
Diary Of A Busker Day 326 Friday February 8th 2013 Winchester High Street, opposite Vodafone. Time: 1:30-2:45pm Another bitterly cold day. I have a chat with Janet halfway through. I hadn’t seen her since well before Christmas and was fearing the worst for her, along with some of my other regulars I haven’t seen, although at 63, Janet’s one of… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 325
Diary Of A Busker Day 325 Wednesday February 6th 2013 Winchester High Street, opposite Vodafone. Time: 1:04-1:33pm, 4:20-4:50pm Another very cold day; the wind, as usual, but I have an appointment to keep with two college girls, Lucinda and Siobhan, who are travelling from Brighton and Bournemouth, respectively, to interview me for a project they’re doing about busking. I am… Read more →