Author: Marvin

Day 2632 Tuesday December 16th 2025 Winchester It’s around 9 degrees today – that’s just above the line but thankfully there’s no wind…and no one at the Buttercross. I’ve got my first caller as I’m tuning up. A man older than me asks if I need permission to play here. I get asked this all the time. I give him… Read more →

Day 2361 Sunday December 14th 2025 Winchester My cold, which I’ve had since Wednesday, was quite bad yesterday so I didn’t come out to play. In town, the top spot’s free – amazing for a Sunday near Christmas; there aren’t even any carol singers in front of the monument or even in front of the tree. No sign of rain… Read more →

Day 2630 Wednesday December 10th 2025 Winchester First time back since November the 16th, so quite a break This was due to lousy weather with cold and rain, and being away for just over a week, visiting Sabine And Joachim in Berlin via Brussels. The lousy weather; temperatures under 10 degrees and rain, lots of it, was either side of… Read more →

Day 2629 Sunday November 16th 2025 Winchester, The Square. While unloading the bike, that tall, white-bearded man – I think he goes by the name Zed or Zee – was standing with his back to me, talking to an old woman in front of the bench to my right. She’s facing me, with a helpless look on her face! When… Read more →

Day 2628 Saturday November 15th 2025 Winchester, The Square That idiot Kev (no one calls him Kevin but there’s a few other names I could call him!) is at the Buttercross, warbling through In The Ghetto. Why he bothers with a mic and amp, God only knows, as his unamplified idiot voice is loud enough. But let’s get out of… Read more →

Day 2627 Thursday November 13th 2025 Winchester 1. The Buttercross 2. In front of Marks & Spencer All I can say is it better go better than yesterday…a lot better or I’m hanging the old guitar up for good! Back out with the shiny Squire because I’m too lazy to bring the 12-string out, because I have to work at… Read more →