Author: Marvin

Day 2675 Friday April 3rd 2026 Winchester I meant to go out a bit earlier but, same old story, it kept drizzling. I opted for Nando’s even though the fruit and veg bloke was doing his interminable shouts of ‘Strawberries, three punnets for a fiver!’ I bet he was right pleased to see me, and hear me blast over his… Read more →

Day 2674 Thursday April 2nd 2026 Winchester Down at the crossroads, it’s heaving with people…and lots of children off school. I have two visitors/well-wishers. Firstly, a man who’s thinking of busking for charity with his wife. He asks if he needs permission. I say he doesn’t, well not here in Winchester – ‘You do in other places like Oxford and… Read more →

Day 2673 Tuesday March 31st 2026 Winchester That young keyboard bloke is at the Buttercross again, and I’m approving of his choice of music – Chopin’s Opus 9 No.1 Nocturne. What an appropriate thing to hear just before our impending Palma/Valldemossa trip next week. A Prelude even! I’m down at Nando’s and it’s a warm day. So warm I even… Read more →

Day 2672 Monday March 30th 2026 Winchester It’s a full house, probably due to it being the first day of half-term, meaning there are loads of kids about, meaning more coinage (“mummy, can I have some money to give to that man with the guitar?” – we’ll see). So, from top ‘o the town to the bottom – that middle-aged… Read more →

Day 2671 Monday March 23rd 2026 Winchester The young bloke on the keyboard seems to have monopolised the top spot. No matter, on Mondays, Dave the flower seller isn’t at his spot opposite M&S, so I can set up…and it gets off to a cracking start – I sell a £10 CD before I even start playing! It’s to a… Read more →

Day 2670 Saturday March 21st 2026 Winchester There’s a middle-aged bloke singing at MY weekend spot, The Square. How dare he?! I won’t be beaten, though, because just down the road there’s a sunny spot next to the phone box and that’ll do me. I got a 50p coin during the first song, Albatross, but that was it for awhile.… Read more →