Diary Of A Busker Day 458 Wednesday October 2nd 2013 Chichester (1. In front of HSBC bank, The Cross, Time: 11:45-2:15pm, 2. In front of Marks & Spencer, East Street, Time: 3-5:30pm). This town certainly has a knack for providing a familiar face to welcome me. Today it’s Kai – the violinist, who I last saw in that huge mall… Read more →
Category: Busking
So: To Speak Festival
Marvin is a guitarist and lyricist who has received numerous awards for his work; his song, ‘Beautiful Balloon’, achieved 1st prize in the Music Innovation Category by Fatea Magazine in 2009, and he was awarded the Gold Artist Award from Radio Gets Wild in 2010. He is also a successful blogger, known for his ongoing work… Read more →
Update For Day 659 – the day of the assault.
A letter I wrote, commenting on the incident of Day 659 appeared in the Hampshire Chronicle, Thursday November 6th 2014 Thanks To Women Who Came To Rescue (heading) Sir, Whilst busking yesterday in Winchester, I was subjected to an assault by a drunk man who, firstly, threatened to smash my guitar, and then lunged at me. Fortunately he was arrested… Read more →
Busking In Istanbul
Busking In Istiklal Avenue, district of Beyoglu, Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday December 9th 2014 (Excerpt from cruise diary) 3:15pm. Left ship to go into Istanbul to busk. Nick was going to accompany me and film me, but as his crew card hasn’t been sorted out he wasn’t allowed off the ship. On the way to the 2nd security checkpoint, in the… Read more →
Day 2173
Diary Of A Busker Day 2173 Thursday June 15th 2023 Winchester High Street (in front of the Nat West Bank) Over the past couple of months I’ve had bunches of people, mainly middle-aged women and mainly from Holland, come up and say “Our coach driver asked us to say hello to you.” It’s left me scratching my head, as in… Read more →
Day 2172
Diary Of A Busker Day 2172 Wednesday June 14th 2023 Broad Street, Reading Another hot day but there’s a huge bit of shade in front of the huge John Lewis shop. Bloody hell, but Reading’s noisy – there’s some generator humming near by, dogs barking, babies screaming. One woman parked her buggy behind me and the sprog let rip for… Read more →