Author: Marvin

Day 2749 Saturday October 3rd 2026 Winchester In The Square for two hours – no longer as I don’t want anyone else coming out and telling me off! An American woman comes up – ‘I really like that one you did just before the last one…the Fourth Man Theme.’ ‘No, the Third man, you mean. The Fourth Man was the… Read more →

Day 2748 Friday October 3rd 2026 Winchester Had a chat with Don on the way down – he’s was halfway down The Pentice and around halfway through his latest painting. As we were shooting the breeze four schoolgirls walk by. ‘Oh, here they are. The schoolgirls. They usually come in threes, I see them everyday…I’ve painted them into the painting.’… Read more →

Day 2746 Tuesday September 29th 2026 Southampton Back to the big city and I’m hoping for a better result, coinage-wise, than the last few times here. I’ve got the dinky ALTO Professional Busker amp, which I can just about carry from the house to the station and from the station to the mall entrance. It means I’ve got to stick… Read more →

Day 2745 Sunday September 27th 2026 Winchester The trolley drama continues…I’ve now put the canvas bag on the old trolley frame, which is all metal. It was out in the back yard waiting to be chucked out but it’s now been given a stay of execution. So, back into town and we’ll see how long this one lasts. I’m setting… Read more →

Day 2744 Saturday September 26th 2026 Winchester That Jacob is a right one. On the walk in he passed me on his bike, or rather Batman passed me. But I knew it was Jacob because of his moustache, barely visible, and his smile – he’s always smiling. First session with a new amp – a Fender Acoustic Junior Go. It’s… Read more →

Day 2743 Friday September 18th 2026 Winchester The high street is choc-a-bloc – there are even two saxophonists, and there’s nowhere for me to set up. While pondering what to do I have a chat with Big Issue Jessica about the keyboard kid and his ancient trilby-hatted dad keeping a watchful slavedriver’s eye on him at opposite side of the… Read more →