Author: Marvin

Day 2709 Sunday June 28th 2026 Winchester The heat wave now over (it lasted from last Monday through to Friday…well, it was a couple of degrees cooler yesterday but still 27-29), I’m back at the traditional Sunday spot in The Square. As I’m setting up, a little boy asks ‘What are you doing?’ ‘Well, I’m going to play my guitar.’… Read more →

Day 2708 Sunday June 21st 2026 Winchester The traditional Sunday spot in The Square is free but there’s not much shade and even less as the afternoon progresses – it’s 29 degrees and I’m not going to suffer THAT much for my art, so I think I’ll pass on that for today…much to the relief of the Hambledon arse, I’m… Read more →

Day 2704 Wednesday June 17th 2026 Winchester Firstly, there’s a gear upgrade. I’ve got fed up with that new Hartwood amp. It’s nice and small but it can’t seem to handle the 12-string and is distorting at quite a low volume. And I was comparing it with the much bigger Cube Street yesterday, with both guitar and vocal mic in… Read more →

Day 2703 Sunday June 14th 2026 Winchester Strewth! There’s someone in my weekend spot in The Square! It’s the youngish bloke who incredibly carts an upright piano about. Luke someone or other. He’s on a break. I ask how long he’s going to be and he says another hour and a half. That’s no good to me – ‘I don’t… Read more →

Day 2702 Friday June 12th 2026 Winchester Back to the small town…and someone else who’s back is that kid on the keyboard from a few years back. In fact, he’s been back for a few weeks now but I hadn’t seen him for around five years. He must be around seventeen now. And he’s got a slightly different sign –… Read more →

Day 2701 Tuesday June 9th 2026 Southampton Back to the big city. The good thing is there’s nobody else playing. The bad thing is it pours down the minute, no, the SECOND I start up with La Vie En Rose. I’m in front of the mall entrance in the middle of the street. Like an idiot I was determined to… Read more →