Diary Of A Busker Day 108 Wednesday June 1st Winchester High Street (opposite Clinton Cards, Time: 2:42-6:10pm.) A slow start – no money for 15 minutes until Steve (“I’m one of the top 8 guitarists in the country”) turns up. He likes my sound but thinks it would be better with some chorus effect on it. This is an… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker Day ~ 107
Diary Of A Busker Day 107 Tuesday May 31st Winchester High Street (corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 11:00-1:40pm, 2:07-4:15pm.) An earlier start than usual as I would like to finish before 6 o’clock for a change. I haven’t been playing two minutes when I hear someone else playing, quite near and very loud. I look up the road… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day ~ 106
Diary Of A Busker Day 106 Sunday May 29th Winchester High Street (opposite Vodafone, Time: 2:10-6:15pm.) I haven’t been been playing long when so-called “Dangerous” Dave turns up, more or less demanding I play The Third Man. He’ll even pay me, but he’ll have to wait as I’m in the middle of a group of songs with a different tuning. “D’you mind… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day ~ 104
Diary Of A Busker Day 104 Wednesday May 25th Winchester High Street (opposite Clinton Cards, Time: 2:05-5:27pm.) An old lady (a potential “regular”?) gives me a pound and says she doesn’t like the music of today, neither do I, I say, but then we’re not 20, either of us, are we? She goes away, comes back 5 minutes later,… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day ~ 103
Diary Of A Busker Day 103 Sunday May 22nd Winchester High Street (1. corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 12:40-1:12pm, 2. opposite WH Smiths, Time: 4:05-6:05pm.) These days there seems to be as many people in town as on any other day, and as I didn’t come in yesterday… I take the obligatory reconnaissance to see who’s in the… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day ~ 102
Diary Of A Busker Day 102 Friday May 20th Winchester High Street (1. opposite Phase 8, Time: 12:55-1:45pm, 2. opposite Vodafone, Time: 1:50-6:05pm.) Frank and his accordion have settled down near where the market ends, halfway up the high street now, so I set up between him and WH Smiths. I play for almost an hour but get only… Read more →