Tag: Busker

Diary Of A Busker Day 260

Diary Of A Busker Day 260 Thursday July 19th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Bellis, Time: 1:35-3:12pm, 2. Opposite Oxfam, Time:3:41-4:40pm, 3. Opposite O2, Time: 5:27-5:55pmShortly after I start, Colin walks by. I say hello and ask him how he is but although he puts a coin in the bucket, he doesn’t stop, which is unusual for him. ‘Ask… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 259

Diary Of A Busker Day 259 Tuesday July 17th 2012 Broad Street, Reading 1. Outside John Lewis, Time: 10:20-10:30am, 2. Opposite Handbag & Mobile Phone Shop, Time: 10:33-11:05am, 3. Opposite Anne Summers, Time: 1:42-2:28pmToday’s my fourth and final acupuncture appointment. Apart from the fact that I only signed up for four, I can’t afford to come up for more as,… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 258

Diary Of A Busker Day 258 Friday July 13th 2012 St. Lukes Church Fete, Stanmore, Winchester. Time: 3:30-6pm I’ve been invited to provide the background music for the annual summer fete. There’s no fee but they’ve said I can put my bucket out. The bit I’m playing at is inside the church, and thank God for that, as these days… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 257

Diary Of A Busker Day 257 Tuesday July 10th 2012 Reading, Broad Street 1. Opposite Mobile Phone and Handbag Store, Time: 10:25-10:31am, 2. Opposite Anne Summers, Time: 10:40-11:05am, 1:45-3:13pm, 3. Outside John Lewis, Time: 4-5:25pm Back in Reading for my penultimate acupuncture appointment, my day gets off to an annoying start. As I’ve got my guitar on my lap for… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 256

Diary Of A Busker Day 256 Saturday July 7th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 3:29-3:31pm, 2. Fire Exit – Debenhams, Time: 3:42-4:47pm, 3. Opposite Bellis, Time: 5:07-5:21pm It’s the first day of two, of the annual Winchester event, the Hat Fair, the (so-called) “celebration” of street theatre,” so there are a lot of people about, a lot… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 255

Diary Of A Busker Day 255 Thursday July 5th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 1:56-2:57pm, 2. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 3:27-4:53pm, 3. Opposite Bellis, Time: 5:20-6:35pm It’s been raining all week so I haven’t been out busking but it’s cleared up today and needs must. My first customer is a tall woman, not quite a regular, in that… Read more →